NFL Sports Talk Football '93

NFL Sports Talk Football '93 starring Joe Montana and all 28 NFL teams
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Developer(s)	BlueSky Software
Publisher(s)	Sega
Distributor(s)	Sega
Series	Joe Montana Football
Platform(s)	Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Release date(s)	May 14, 1992
Genre(s)	Sports (American football)
Mode(s)	Single-player Two players (Versus or co-op)
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Media/distribution	12-megabit cartridge (Physical)

NFL Sports Talk Football '93 is an American football video game featuring Joe Montana, released in 1992. It is the third in the series, and the first to be licensed by the National Football League.

Overview

• Being officially-licensed allows this game to use all the real NFL team names, and the phrase "Super Bowl", where previously teams only represented cities, and played for the 'Sega Bowl'.
• Joe Montana is the only player whose name is spoken; the following year's NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana game also featured Troy Aikman, perhaps due to his leading the Dallas Cowboys to Super Bowl success in 1993 (and 1994).
• Players may choose to play an exhibition game, or compete in the league (16 games, then the playoffs and Super Bowl).

Features

• Running commentary using 'Sports Talk 2.0' technology, which was highly-regarded at the time, having around 500 different phrases
• A 'playbook' containing 50 possible plays.
• Four possible views of the field:
  • Horizontal. (on the sidelines)
  • From the blimp. (above field)
  • Behind the defense.
  • Behind the offense.
• Camera zooms in when a player crosses the line of scrimmage, or the ball is thrown by the quarterback
• Choice of:
  • 20-, 40- or 60-minute-long (full-length) games. Either way, they are divided into four quarters
  • Fair, rainy or snowy weather
  • Natural turf, artificial turf or domed stadium
• League play could be saved, and continued later by entering a 10-character code.

Teams

All 28 NFL teams from the 1992-93 season are represented.
AFC East: Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets
AFC Central: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals, Washington Redskins
NFC Central: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West: Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers

External links

• The Joe Montana series (part of The History of Football Games, page 14)
• NFL Sports Talk Football '93 at MobyGames