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Post by triplethreatmark on Nov 24, 2009 2:11:05 GMT -5
Today, as I was watching the MNF game, I suddenly remembered the badass original series of games (especially the first three). This thread is just for talking about how great the game was or funny stories from the gameplay. In case you forgot what the game was like, here are these videos:
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2009 6:52:43 GMT -5
I LOVED this game. I got into a little habit where I was selling all my games back and have got rid of a large chunk but NFL Blitz 2000 I just cannot sell. I would say it is the best football game of all time, no contest.
For a little bit I was actually ranked #1 at my local arcade on NFL Blitz 99 (the arcade version of 2000, its all rather complicated). Our machine even had the memory card slot where you could bring in custom plays you made in NFL Blitz on the N64. The only issue with that was you had to go to the "create playbook" menu in the arcade game to import them, and you had to do that every time in case you changed some of them. The problem with that was once you left the menu, that was your entire game right there. You had to put in 2 more tokens to actually play the game.
I will never forget the first time I played 99. I was actually on 4th and 13 with 45 seconds left in the game, down by 3. I was on fire but didn't know how it worked. I threw my pass to Dunn who happened to be the guy on fire. I started running for the first and I saw someone about to tackle me and I thought i was totally screwed, but then he kindof just grabbed on instead of tackling him, and so Dunn got the first. Next play, right to the endzone with Dunn, TD, a full minute of fist pumping, weird looks all over the place (I was 12 at this time and this arcade was also wildly popular)...i'll never forget it.
Whenever me and my bro both played, we would always punch in the "No Punting" code. That made games very interesting,
Even the "Blitz; The League" series isn't too bad, if it wasn't for the worst load times of any game I've ever played.
One last thing...I always hated how they toned down the announcer for the console releases. I had never heard a curse word in a game before EVER, and then one day as I'm playing 99:
"What the f*** (it was bleeped in the game) is he doing?!"
o_0...well, maybe I just imagined that.
*a few plays later, another late hit*
"What the f*** is up with that f***ing s***?!?!?!"
...wow, Ocarina of Time is no longer the greatest game ever...
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Post by Alucard on Nov 24, 2009 11:39:45 GMT -5
I can't remotely stand sports but I looooooove NFL Blitz.
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Post by nm on Nov 24, 2009 11:43:03 GMT -5
I hate the f***ing comeback AI. I don't remember the last time I played that game where I won by more than 14 points.
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Post by Push R Truth on Nov 24, 2009 11:49:25 GMT -5
I hate the f***ing comeback AI. I don't remember the last time I played that game where I won by more than 14 points. I was winning a game 52-7 in the third quarter and LOST. That was the last day I played Blitz. I think Nintendo uses the same AI model for Mario Kart. I can peg stupid Wario with 3 Red Shells and drop a bomb on him... and 3 seconds later he passes me going Mach 12. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2009 13:07:01 GMT -5
I hate the f***ing comeback AI. I don't remember the last time I played that game where I won by more than 14 points. I was winning a game 52-7 in the third quarter and LOST. That was the last day I played Blitz. I think Nintendo uses the same AI model for Mario Kart. I can peg stupid Wario with 3 Red Shells and drop a bomb on him... and 3 seconds later he passes me going Mach 12. Reminds me of this vid I just saw yesterday: LANGUAGE WARNING |
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Post by ani on Nov 24, 2009 16:00:36 GMT -5
Love this game. Still have Blitz for the N64.
There's a Madden Arcade coming out for the 360 tomorrow that's supposed to be a bit like it.
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Post by Insomniac on Nov 24, 2009 16:07:45 GMT -5
The comeback AI was horrific. Whenever I jump out to a decent lead, I always fumble. Or I get hit immediately after catching the ball, it goes into the air, and gets picked off. That said, it might be my favorite arcade-style sports game of all-time. One of the few games I still go back to on the N64.
Looking back, Midway Sports had some great releases back in the 90s. NBA Jam, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, and Blitz are all a blast.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Nov 24, 2009 16:09:27 GMT -5
NFL Blitz is my second favourite football game behind Tecmo Super Bowl. I just don't care for the sims...mostly because I'm not that into football. But arcadey football? f*** yeah.
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Post by Alucard on Nov 24, 2009 16:21:38 GMT -5
Dammit...
now I need to get on ordering NFL Blitz 2000. I used to have it waaaay back when, before all my stuff got stolen.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 24, 2009 18:54:28 GMT -5
The comeback AI was horrific. Whenever I jump out to a decent lead, I always fumble. Or I get hit immediately after catching the ball, it goes into the air, and gets picked off. That said, it might be my favorite arcade-style sports game of all-time. One of the few games I still go back to on the N64. Looking back, Midway Sports had some great releases back in the 90s. NBA Jam, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, and Blitz are all a blast. The Comeback AI was actually fairly easy to get around if you knew how to beat its system. We had a guy on the Blitz 99 machine at HACC (back in 1999) who picked the Bears (worst team in the game at the time) and always crushed the computer (and anyone else he played against) picking the same play over and over and over again. I never personally figured it out, though. |
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Nov 24, 2009 19:17:51 GMT -5
anyone here ever play redcard?  it was fun playing soccer (or football) with a swat team |
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Post by Alucard on Nov 24, 2009 23:59:44 GMT -5
The comeback AI was horrific. Whenever I jump out to a decent lead, I always fumble. Or I get hit immediately after catching the ball, it goes into the air, and gets picked off. That said, it might be my favorite arcade-style sports game of all-time. One of the few games I still go back to on the N64. Looking back, Midway Sports had some great releases back in the 90s. NBA Jam, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, and Blitz are all a blast. The Comeback AI was actually fairly easy to get around if you knew how to beat its system. We had a guy on the Blitz 99 machine at HACC (back in 1999) who picked the Bears (worst team in the game at the time) and always crushed the computer (and anyone else he played against) picking the same play over and over and over again. I never personally figured it out, though. This seems like kind of a "duh" thing so I'm not saying it to be a smartass, but one of the easiest ways to crush the AI is to just CONSTANTLY break through the line and sack the QB. It works almost every time, vs. Human or AI. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 0:05:28 GMT -5
Blitz The League: 2 is still one of my favorite sports games of all time...The injuries are so viscerally stunning...I remember the first time I ruptured some guys testicles during a game...The vignette shows them literally explode...I just sit there dumbfounded for like 5 minutes then started laughing so hard that I fell on the floor...I called like 4 of my friends and kept replaying it until they got their to witness that madness...We spent the rest of the night trying to see what other kind of injuries we could inflict on each other...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 0:39:41 GMT -5
Blitz The League: 2 is still one of my favorite sports games of all time...The injuries are so viscerally stunning...I remember the first time I ruptured some guys testicles during a game...The vignette shows them literally explode...I just sit there dumbfounded for like 5 minutes then started laughing so hard that I fell on the floor...I called like 4 of my friends and kept replaying it until they got their to witness that madness...We spent the rest of the night trying to see what other kind of injuries we could inflict on each other... I just HAD to do a youtube search for some footage of this, but then I saw some of the other footage. It's so brutally nasty but I can't quit looking away. And then I saw one called "worst injury" and I am pretty sure it's the one your talking about. I just about vomited. Just thinking about it now makes me dizzy. |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 25, 2009 0:41:38 GMT -5
The Comeback AI was actually fairly easy to get around if you knew how to beat its system. We had a guy on the Blitz 99 machine at HACC (back in 1999) who picked the Bears (worst team in the game at the time) and always crushed the computer (and anyone else he played against) picking the same play over and over and over again. I never personally figured it out, though. This seems like kind of a "duh" thing so I'm not saying it to be a smartass, but one of the easiest ways to crush the AI is to just CONSTANTLY break through the line and sack the QB. It works almost every time, vs. Human or AI. Well, this was specifically on offense, though. There was a play he ran every down, and I don't remember which it was, which always resulted in a completion and he always managed to get down or out without the CPU forcing him to fumble. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 1:15:38 GMT -5
This seems like kind of a "duh" thing so I'm not saying it to be a smartass, but one of the easiest ways to crush the AI is to just CONSTANTLY break through the line and sack the QB. It works almost every time, vs. Human or AI. Well, this was specifically on offense, though. There was a play he ran every down, and I don't remember which it was, which always resulted in a completion and he always managed to get down or out without the CPU forcing him to fumble. The game has always been notorious for being able to do that with fast quarterbacks and sneaking or quick outside pitches to a fast receiver...if you run down the sideline then when a opposing player gets near you just dive out of bounds... |
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Post by Alucard on Nov 25, 2009 1:21:12 GMT -5
This seems like kind of a "duh" thing so I'm not saying it to be a smartass, but one of the easiest ways to crush the AI is to just CONSTANTLY break through the line and sack the QB. It works almost every time, vs. Human or AI. Well, this was specifically on offense, though. There was a play he ran every down, and I don't remember which it was, which always resulted in a completion and he always managed to get down or out without the CPU forcing him to fumble. I almost always ran "Da Bomb" or one I think was called "Split". It was typically a sure thing. |
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