Madden 97

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Item Condition

Game only: the cartridge in a protective holder, no box or manual. The photos are of this exact cartridge — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

By the time Madden NFL 97 reached the Super Nintendo, the series was already looking toward a new generation. The same season brought Madden to the PlayStation for the first time, but the 16-bit edition is where the formula that built the franchise lived on: tight, readable football that moves fast and rewards knowing your playbook.

The heart of it is the classic three-window play-calling screen, where you pick a formation, flip through the options and try to guess what your opponent is about to run. Officially licensed NFL teams and rosters put the league as it stood heading into the 1996 season on the field, and a full season mode lets you take a franchise all the way to the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Against a friend on the same couch, it becomes a game of bluffs and adjustments, with every called timeout a small psychological war.

Built by EA Sports' Orlando-area team, Madden 97 is one of the last Super Nintendo entries in a series that defined football on the console. It plays like the culmination of everything the earlier cartridges figured out: snappy animation, clear passing windows and a running game that actually works when you read the blocking.

For anyone who still remembers the arguments over a fourth-and-short call, this cartridge is a time capsule of mid-90s pro football on 16-bit hardware, and a fast, no-fuss way to settle an old rivalry on original hardware.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1996
Publisher
EA Sports
Developer
EA Orlando
Genre
Sports
Players
Single player, Multiplayer
About the game

SNES and Genesis / Mega Drive port of Madden NFL 97.

Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.

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