Original Release: Midway, 1997, Arcade
Other Releases: N64/PS1/PC/GBC (1998)
Midway gave football the NBA Jam treatment with this simplified and ultra-violent take on the sport
NFL Blitz 2023 (N64 / anons / 2022)
Where to Buy: Freeware – download here
How to Emulate: coming soon!
Review by: C. M0use
NFL Blitz isn’t really my personal jam, but series fans may be pleased to see this updated lightweight version that can be emulated on just about any device that still powers on. AFAIK also the first thing approaching a new title for the series in a little over a decade now.
In addition to updating the roster, it gets all 32 teams in with a little nifty hacking and gives them their proper colors, cities and logos. It also gives some of the menus a little tune-up.
There are only a couple of drawbacks. Despite the title, the most recent version I could find seems to be from the beginning of the 2022-23 season rather than updated for the upcoming 23-24 season (no RAWDGERS on the Jets and etc). For some reason the line markings on the field have also disappeared, I would guess something to do with updating the team logos and end zones. And none of the audio has been changed, so the narration still calls players by their old names.
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