NFL Blitz (ver 1.21, Dec 5 1997)

Arcade Video game published 28 years ago:

NFL Blitz (c) 1997 Midway Games, Incorporated.

- TECHNICAL -

Midway Seattle hardware

Main CPU : MIPS R5000 (@ 150 Mhz)
Sound CPU : ADSP2115 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) DMA-driven (@ 16 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 640 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 57.00 Hz
Palette colors : 65536

Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

NFL Blitz was the first 3-D Arcade Hardware system designed by the Steve Correll group (see Staff section for more information).

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* TMU Codes : At the 'Tonights Match-Up' screen, enter the following code (hit numbers on Turbo-Jump-Pass-Joystick)...
Show More Field - 0-2-1-Right
Big Head - 2-0-0-Right
Team Big Heads - 2-0-3-Right
Team Big Players - 1-4-1-Right
Team Tiny Players - 3-1-0-Right
Big Football - 0-5-0-Right
Hide Receiver Name - 1-0-2-Right
Fog On - 0-3-0-Down
No CPU Assistance - 0-1-2-Down
No Random Fumbles - 4-2-3-Down
Smart CPU Opponent - 3-1-4-Down
Show Field Goal % - 0-0-1-Down
Tournament Mode - 1-1-1-Down
Thick Fog On - 0-4-1-Down
Power Up Offense - 3-1-2-Up
Power Up Defense - 4-2-1-Up
Power Up Teammates - 2-3-3-Up
Super Blitzing - 0-4-5-Up
Infinite Turbo - 5-1-4-Up
No Punting - 1-5-1-Up
No Interceptions - 3-4-4-Up
No First Downs - 2-1-0-Up
Huge Head - 0-4-0-Up
No Play Selection - 1-1-5-Left
Fast Passes - 2-5-0-Left
Fast Turbo Running - 0-3-2-Left
Power Up Speed - 4-0-4-Left
Power Up Blockers - 3-1-2-Left
Allow Stepping OB - 2-1-1-Left
Super Field Goals - 1-2-3-Left
Ground Fog - 2-3-2-Down
Invisible Quarterbacks - 3-4-2-Left

* Secret Characters : Enter the name and PIN number as stated to receive the corresponding character.
You should hear the announcer say, 'Lights out Baby!' if you did it right.
Mark Turmell - Turmell / 0322
Sal Divita - SAL / 0201
Jason Skiles - JASON / 3141
Jennifer Hedrick - JENIFR / 3333
Dan Thompson - DANIEL / 0604
Jeff Johnson - JAPPLE / 6660
John Root - ROOT / 6000
Luis Mangubat - LUIS / 3333
Mike Lynch - MIKE / 3333
Jim Gentile - GENTIL / 1111
Dan Forden - FORDEN / 1111
??? - VAN / 1234
Headless Guy - CARLTN / 1111
Skull - SKULL / 1111
Brain - BRAIN / 1111
Demon (Shinok from Mortal Kombat) - SHINOK / 8337
Raiden (from Mortal Kombat) - RAIDEN / 3691

* Extra Blocker On Defense : Hike the ball with all three buttons.

* Onside Kick : After scoring, hold all three buttons.

* Secret Plays : While selecting your plays, press Up(x4) and your cursor will disappear.

- SERIES -

1. NFL Blitz (1997, ARC)
2. NFL Blitz '99 (1998, ARC)
3. NFL Blitz 2000 Gold Edition (1999, ARC)
4. NFL Blitz 2001 (2000, N64)
5. NFL Blitz 2002 (2002, NGC)
6. NFL Blitz 2003 (2002, NGC)
7. NFL Blitz Pro (2003, NGC)

- STAFF -

Staff : Sal Divita, Luis Mangubat, John Root, Jennifer Hedrick, Jim Gentile, Dan Forden, Mark Turmell, Jason Skiles, Daniel Thompson, Jeff Johnson, Mark Guidarelli

Engineering Manager : Cary Mednick
Hardware Design Team : Steve Correll, Andrew Dyer, John Lowes, Ross Shaffer, Mike Lynch
PCB Layout & Hardware Supporters : Steve Norris, Gregg Piotrowski, Ray Gay, Betty Purcell, Jeff Peters

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Nintendo 64 (1998)
Sony PlayStation (1998)
Nintendo Game Boy Color (1998)

* COMPUTERS:
PC [MS Windows] (1998)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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