- NA release: 12th September 1998
- PAL release: N/A
- JP release: N/A
- Developer: Midway
- Publisher: Midway
- N64 Magazine Score: 87%
Another American Football game, but this is a much more arcade style instead of the very slow tactical game of the previous games. While this was also out in arcades, it wasn’t quite as arcadey as something like NBA Hangtime, but instead feels more on the level of FIFA.
It’s much faster paced than other American Football games, and also felt easier to understand. There’s very little waiting around, although you still select tactics. I still don’t quite fully understand American Football, but I had fun with this.
Fun
This is by far the most accessible version of American football ever made. It might not please the purists, but it’s brash, boisterous, and spanking good fun.
Martin Kitts, N64 Magazine #22
Remake or remaster?
I don’t know enough about American Football games to comment.
Official ways to get the game.
The Arcade version of NFL Blitz can be purchased as part of an arcade cabinet from Arcade1Up.
Europe
Japan
North America
N64 Games by Date
1997: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1998: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1999: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
2000: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Midway really were the N64’s biggest 3rd party publisher, weren’t they?
Their output on the console is kinda bonkers. And most of it is at least semi-decent to boot too.
Shame that they didn’t last much longer after the 5th Gen. They fell off their peak like a lead balloon as soon as we hit 2001 and as they exited the arcade business.