Episode 46: NFL Blitz (1997)

Press any Button: A Video Game Podcast

In this week's episode, Nicky and Eric huddle up to give a rundown on the history of NFL Blitz. NFL Blitz is an American football video game developed and published by Midway Games for the arcade in 1997, the first game in the NFL Blitz series. The game diverges from traditional rules of football in that there are no penalties, no substitutions, and players can perform illegal attacks on each other such as dropkicks and body slams. The game was ported to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows, and Game Boy Color in 1998.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?) BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

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Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock and Eric Luedtke

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Blitz_(1997_video_game)

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/NFLBlitz

https://www.denofgeek.com/games/nfl-blitz-history-making-of-too-violent-retrospective-midway/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/nzpmgq/how-in-the-hell-did-nfl-blitz-ever-get-made

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Sports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_3

http://timkitzrow.com

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/08/29/nfl-blitz-legends-jerry-rice/