NFL Blitz '99 (ver 1.30, Sep 22 1998) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 26 years ago:

NFL Blitz '99 © 1998 Midway Games.

TECHNICAL
Midway Seattle hardware

Main CPU: R5000 (@ 150 Mhz)
Sound CPU: ADSP2115 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips: (2x) DMA-driven (@ 16 Mhz)

Players: 4
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 3

TRIVIA
NFL Blitz '99 was released in February 1999.

Michael Jackson used to own this game (Upright showcase model, serial number: 43384400305 & standard upright model). It was sold at the official Michael Jackson Auction on Apr. 24th, 2009.

UPDATES
Update 1.3:

• Corrected service credits text in Coin Audits from Service to Service.
• Corrected disk i/o problem in attract mode movies.
• Corrected START button problem when going back to attract mode from game over.
• Checksum (U33) CB51 (8mb)

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Secret Characters:

John Carlton - CARLTN / 1111
Dan Thompson - DANIEL / 0604
Dan Forden - FORDEN / 1111
Jim Gentile - GENTIL / 1111
Brian LeBaron - GRINCH / 0222
Jeff Johnson - JAPPLE / 6660
Jason Skiles - JASON / 3141
Jennifer Hedrick - JENIFR / 3333
Luis Mangubat - LUIS / 3333
Mike Lynch - MIKE / 3333
Paulo Garcia - PAULO / 0517
John Root - ROOT / 6000
Sal Divita - SAL / 0201
Mark Turmell - TURMEL / 0322
Raiden - RAIDEN / 3691
Shinnok - SHINOK / 8337
Brain - BRAIN / 1111
Skull - SKULL / 1111
Thug - THUG / 1111

• TMU Codes: At the 'Tonights Match-Up' screen, enter the following code (hit numbers on Turbo-Jump-Pass-Joystick)...

Show Field Goal - 0-0-1-Down
Show More Field - 0-2-1-Right
No CPU Assistance - 0-1-2-Down
No Interceptions - 3-4-4-Up
Smart CPU Opponent - 3-1-4-Down
Fog ON - 0-3-0-Down
Thick Fog ON - 0-4-1-Down
Fast Turbo Running - 0-3-2-Left
Huge Head - 0-4-0-Up
Big Head - 2-0-0-Right
Super Blitzing - 0-4-5-Up
Big Football - 0-5-0-Right
Hide Receiver Name - 1-0-2-Right
Tournament Mode - 1-1-1-Down
No Play Selection - 1-1-5-Left
Super Field Goals - 1-2-3-Left
Team Big Players - 1-4-1-Right
Team Big Heads - 2-0-3-Right
Team Tiny Players - 3-1-0-Right
No Punting - 1-5-1-Up
No First Downs - 2-1-0-Up
Allow Stepping OB - 2-1-1-Left
Always QB - 2-2-2-Left
Always Human Receiver - 2-2-2-Right
Cancel always QB/Receiver - 3-3-3-Up
Powerup Teamates - 2-3-3-Up
Powerup Blockers - 3-1-2-Left
Powerup Speed - 4-0-4-Left
Powerup Defense - 4-2-1-Up
Fast Passes - 2-5-0-Left
Open Secret Plays - 3-3-3-Down
Super Passing - 4-2-3-Right
No Random Fumbles - 4-2-3-Down
Infinite Turbo - 5-1-4-Up
Extra Options - 3-3-3-Left

SERIES

• NFL Blitz (1997, ARC)
• NFL Blitz '99 (1998, ARC)
• NFL Blitz 2000 Gold Edition (1999, ARC)
• NFL Blitz 2001 (2000, N64)
• NFL Blitz 2002 (2002, NGC)
• NFL Blitz 2003 (2002, NGC)
• NFL Blitz Pro (2003, NGC)

STAFF
Staff: Sal Divita, Luis Mangubat, John Root, Jennifer Hedrick, Jim Gentile, Dan Forden, Mark Turmell, Jason Skiles, Daniel Thompson, Mike Lynch, Jeff Johnson, Mark Guidarelli
Cinematics / Game intro - Creative Media: Chris skrundz (editor), Jim Tianis (Producer) , Tim Moran (special effects)

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

Nintendo Game Boy Color (1999)

CONTRIBUTE
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