NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is NFL Blitz on?
- NFL Blitz was released on Arcade, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Game Boy Color.
- When did NFL Blitz release?
- NFL Blitz was first released on November 1, 1997.
About NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz takes the idea of a normal football video game and turns it on its head with fewer players, bigger hits, and lots of personality.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Game Boy Color
- Developer
- Midway Games
- Publisher
- Midway Games
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action, Non-fiction
- Series
- NFL
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1998 | $20 | $52 | $313 | 11 reviews | Low |
Release timeline
- ArcadeNov 1, 1997
- Nintendo 64Sep 9, 1998
- PlayStationSep 12, 1998
- PC (Microsoft Windows)Oct 1, 1998
- Game Boy ColorDec 1, 1998
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a day
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 4 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.00 in Jan 2007, $14.95 five years ago, and $19.97 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $4.00 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $3.85 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $7.87 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $4.35 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.49 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $6.62 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $5.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $8.35 | $10.95 |
| Jan 2015 | $9.88 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $10.00 | $19.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $10.99 | $23 |
| Jan 2018 | $12.00 | $19.95 |
| Jan 2019 | $10.69 | $19.95 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.01 | $25 |
| Jan 2021 | $15.00 | $27 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.35 | $46 |
| Jan 2023 | $19.50 | $51 |
| Jan 2024 | $18.50 | $50 |
| Jan 2025 | $22 | $50 |
| Jan 2026 | $23 | $61 |
| Oct 2026 | $19.97 | $52 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 12 September 1998 | NUS-NBZE-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1998
- Authenticity
- Low
The exaggerated arcade football of Midway's Blitz, made for friends on a couch.
This page covers the N64 version of NFL Blitz, Midway's 1997 arcade game, released on the N64 in North America in September 1998. The arcade team was headed by Mark Turmell and Sal Divita, who had worked on NBA Jam, and the game was a deliberate attempt to bring that exaggerated arcade approach to football. In its first month on sale the N64 version was the eighth best-selling home console game in the United States.
It was nominated for the AIAS Console Sports Game of the Year, which went to 1080 Snowboarding.
How it was made
The arcade game was developed by Midway, headed by Mark Turmell and Sal Divita.
What the press said at the time
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 90% | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 9/10 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 9.125/10 | |
| Game Informer | 9/10 | |
| GameFan | 92% | |
| GamePro | 5/5 | |
| GameRevolution | B | |
| GameSpot | 9.1/10 | |
| IGN | 9.1/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 87% | |
| Nintendo Power | 8.2/10 |
“This port of Blitz is phenomenal. All of the action from the arcades has been transported to the N64 with very little variation or flaw.”
“Great graphics, pumped sounds, custom controls, killer replay … Arcade fans, save your quarters — the N64 Blitz is on!”
“Fans of the arcade NFL Blitz will love this though, because with the addition of the Play Editor, the N64 version is exactly the same.”
“The game has advanced nicely in a very short span of time, so it seemed only appropriate that we update you on the progress of this excellent action football game.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
How the Nintendo 64 version differs
A period preview found the N64 version a bit less flashy than the arcade game, though the two-player football plays identically.
The N64 cartridge adds an in-game play editor, Rumble Pak support and save options that the arcade game did not have.
N64 Magazine found the graphics fairly good but not quite up to the arcade version's standard.
Also on other platforms
Arcade · PlayStation · Windows · Game Boy Color
| Arcade | Midway |
- Arcade. The arcade game supports just two players, a deliberate choice by the team, who felt a football game has too little action between quarterback and receiver for four players.
- PlayStation. Next Generation liked the PlayStation version but warned that, like the arcade game, the lack of play variety can get stale, especially in single-player mode.
How the other versions reviewed
| Windows | GameRankings | 86% |
| PlayStation | GameRankings | 90% |
| PlayStation | CNET Gamecenter | 9/10 |
| Windows | Computer Gaming World | 3.5/5 |
| PlayStation | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8.675/10 |
| Game Boy Color | Game Informer | 6/10 |
| Windows | Game Informer | 8/10 |
| PlayStation | Game Informer | 8/10 |
| Windows | GamePro | 3.5/5 |
| PlayStation | GamePro | 4/5 |
| PlayStation | GameRevolution | B |
| Windows | GameSpot | 9/10 |
| PlayStation | GameSpot | 8.8/10 |
| Windows | IGN | 8.5/10 |
| PlayStation | IGN | 9.4/10 |
| Arcade | Next Generation | 4/5 |
| PlayStation | Next Generation | 4/5 |
| Game Boy Color | Nintendo Power | 4.9/10 |
| PlayStation | Official PlayStation Magazine | 5/5 |
| Windows | PC Gamer US | 89% |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
The price on this page is for the standard North American cartridge, which sits right around the median for the library. A Special Edition is also listed, at several times the price of the standard cartridge loose and complete, so confirm exactly which version a seller is offering. At this price the fake risk is medium: ask for a photo of the board, because a cartridge that boots proves nothing. Sealed copies cost many times a loose one.
NFL Blitz screenshots
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