Troy Aikman NFL Football

Initially launched for the Super Nintendo, it was then released on the Sega Genesis a few months after the original version and was later ported to the Atari Jaguar in the following year. Football garnered mixed reception since it was released for the SNES and Genesis from critics and reviewers alike, as they felt divided towards various aspects of the title such as the graphics, sound and gameplay, while the Jaguar version also received the same general reception and was criticized for its similarity with the 16-bit versions, in addition of also being compared with the John Madden Football series from Electronic Arts. Ports for the Macintosh and PC were also in development but never published.

• Title — Troy Aikman NFL Football • Developer — Leland Interactive Media Telegames (Jaguar) • Publisher — Super NESSony Electronic Publishing JaguarMesse Sansao, Inc. • Director — Kevin Lydy • Producer — Michael Abbot • Designer — Gary Luecker John Stookey Michael Abbot • Programmer — Brian Johnson David Schwartz Michael Hunley • Artist — Andrew E. Wilson Bert Farache David Ellingson • Writer — Shawn Murphy Steve High • Composer — Robert Atesalp • Platforms — Atari Jaguar Sega Genesis Super NES • Released — Super NESAugust 1994 GenesisOctober 1994 Jaguar • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

• Illustration — Screenshot of the SNES version showcasing a match between the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys. Troy Aikman NFL Football is an American football game similar to Madden NFL '94 where players can play exhibition matches, season matches, playoff matches, make their own plays for use on the field, and even make payments to the salaries of every player. Most of the rules from the sport are present in the title, though they can be disabled from the menu options. Players can either play directly with the teammates on the playfield or coach an exhibition game or an entire regular season, including the Super Bowl. When playing a season, the progress can be saved via battery-backed memory (or the cartridge's internal EEPROM in the Jaguar version), which prevents the frustration of having to play 16-19 games in a single sitting. During gameplay, there is limited speech from the referee and announcer.

Troy Aikman NFL Football was developed by Leland Interactive Media and published by Tradewest, who signed former NFL player Troy Aikman to endorse their then-upcoming American football project. Aikman was also heavily involved in its production by creating the plays as well as being designed alongside the Super Bowl MVP. Troy Aikman NFL Football was initially released in North America for the Super NES in August 1994 and was later released in Europe by Sony Electronic Publishing during the same year. The Sega Genesis version, also developed by Leland Interactive Media (credited as Tradewest), was released shortly after the SNES version only in North America on October. Versions for both Macintosh and PC were also in development and advertised to be released during the same period as with other version, but neither port were published for unknown reasons. The Atari Jaguar version, developed at Telegames' CDG division, was released first released in North America on February 1, 1995, then in Europe on May of the same year and later in Japan by Messe Sansao in July. This last version of the game features digitized graphics and sprites, instead of the original hand-drawn look in the 16-bit versions.