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NFL Blitz Legends Arcade Game

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Games:

• NFL BLITZ
• NFL BLITZ ‘99
• NFL BLITZ 2000: GOLD EDITION

Features:

• Officially licensed by the NFL
• WiFi Multiplayer
• Light-Up Marquee
• 1-4 Players Simultaneous
• 49 Way Joystick
• 3 in 1 game
• Branded Riser
• Headphone Jack

Specifications:

• 17″ Color LCD screen
• Assembled Dimensions: 25” D x 31” W x 60. 7” H 
• Box dimensions 23.75” H x 13” D x 47.75” W
• Weight: 92 lbs
• Adjustable Volume
• Clear Deck Protector
• Anti-Tip Over Strap

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Get on the gridiron for some glorious retro gaming! YES, one of Arcade1Up’s most requested home arcade machines ever is here, and ready to rush into your home: NFL BLITZ!

Originally released by Midway in the late ‘90s and officially licensed by the NFL, this was the iconic, showboatin’ football title that featured every pro team during that time and legendary players in their over-the-top best.

Now, over two decades later, bring that intense (and yes, way nostalgic!) competitive drive into your home, courtesy of Arcade1Up. Producing authentic arcade experiences in an easily assembled design, Arcade1Up game machines are must-haves for your family game room, your fancave, home bars, or a welcome distraction in the office. They play great, look great, and are instant conversation pieces. No quarters required!

Let’s start off with this home arcade cabinet’s stunning design. Sportin’ gorgeous licensed artwork, a branded riser, and a brilliant lit marquee, this is a football fanatic’s dream showpiece.

Ready to play? Get offensive, get defensive, get hyped. Gameplay looks amazing on this brilliant display, and the real-feel controls are just what the QB needed for superb precision.

Yep, NFL BLITZ, NFL BLITZ ‘99, and NFL BLITZ 2000: GOLD EDITION are all included. Just switch it up at will, with the easy to navigate on-screen menus. Oh, and you really think you’re best in league? See how you stack up to the competition with WiFi online multiplayer and leaderboards!

It’s time to tackle your millennium memories. Draft Arcade1Up’s NFL BLITZ game machine, and get your home into the endzone!

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NFL Blitz Legends arcade cabinet coming soon — without the late hits

NFL Blitz, the faster, more aggressive, and concussive version of NFL rules football that took arcades by storm in the late ’90s, will return this year — and in throwback arcade cabinet form. But cabinet-maker Arcade1Up’s surprise revival of Blitz will also reflect the modern NFL’s sensitivities.

“The NFL was warm to the idea, because [NFL Blitz] was loved by fans,” Davin Sufer, Arcade1Up’s chief technology officer, told Polygon. But if they were going to re-release three of sports video gaming’s most memorable arcade adaptations in a new package, they had to be cleaned up for modern sensibilities.

“They said, ‘Guys, if you want to do this, you’ve got to address these issues,’” Sufer said.

“These issues” are the violent collisions, some of them gratuitous, after the play, and, of course, unpenalized, that both defined Midway’s NFL Blitz and have aged very poorly in the 25 years since. A quarter-century ago, the league and its media partners were actively selling the violence — even the comedy — of senses-shattering collisions served up on Sunday.

But over the past decade, scientific studies, several highly publicized deaths of retired players, and a $765 million settlement of claims reached in 2013, have made issues like concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) Monday morning watercooler topics, and no laughing matter for the league or its players. It’s not an exaggeration to say that crisis has been the biggest barrier preventing 1997’s NFL Blitz, NFL Blitz ’99, or NFL Blitz 2000: Gold Edition from reappearing or being remastered.

“To clean this up, you have to change the game code to some degree, even if it’s a small degree, you still have to change game code,” Sufer said. “After the whistle, there’s a certain amount of time where [players were] still able to perform moves. It was a long time period, like, several seconds, if I’m not mistaken. We had to really shorten that timeframe. Once the whistle blows, that’s it. […] You can’t perform another tackle. And that’s something that you can’t change by playing with the ROM.”

NFL Blitz Legends launched in retail stores (Best Buy and Walmart) on Nov. 2 following its September launch on Arcade1Up’s online storefront. It’s the third throwback sports cabinet that Arcade1Up has made this year. The company added NBA Jam: Shaq Edition and Golden Tee 3D Edition to its collector’s item catalog back in May (and announced the fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on Aug. 5). NFL Blitz Legends houses the original game, Blitz ’99, and Blitz 2000 in one unit and supports online multiplayer among those who have the cabinet.

Deion Sanders was one of the fastest guys in NFL history when he played from 1989 to 2005. A 49-way joystick will help Prime Time recreate his speed in NFL Blitz Legends.Photo: Arcade1Up

Those features, Sufer says, help keep the games fun and worthwhile even if some of their more memorable traits have been edited out. “We’ve kept it a lot of fun; it’s still a really addictive, fun game,” Sufer promised. “I won’t say that you won’t notice [the changes], but I will say that you’re still having a lot of fun, and it’s almost not affecting the gameplay. All the original plays are in there.”

Moreover, the 49-way joystick used by the original arcade games has also been recreated for NFL Blitz Legends. Broadly speaking, that kind of joystick recognizes positions a short, medium, or long distance from its center, allowing for movement at variable speed and acceleration. A four- or eight-way joystick has, well, only four or eight directions and moves the player to them at the same speed.

“With any of the plays, you can always kind of diverge from the play,” Sufer said — meaning roll the quarterback out and just turn the play into an improvised run. “With this joystick, you can really have amazing control of the players. You’re pretty much always able to divert from passing and just go run it.”

This is an important distinction, as arcade-style NFL football has typically been very passing focused, with very few running plays (if they even exist in the playbook) and all of them easy to defend. It was one of the issues making EA Sports’ NFL Blitz revival of 2012 bland and forgettable, and therefore called attention to what it didn’t have — namely the late hits, elbow-drop gang tackles, and other cartoon violence.

NFL Blitz in 2012 was also played with a roster of players from that year; for NFL Blitz Legends, Arcade1Up needed to rebuild the original roster’s players with a group license from the Football Greats Alliance, representing numerous NFL alumni. A news release assured fans that hall-of-fame stars like Jerry Rice, Dan Marino, and Deion Sanders will return to the game. For the remainder of the roster, Sufer estimated that they’re at “maybe 85 to 90% of the original roster,” with others still being added. “We did have some unnamed players that you have to address,” he said.

Sufer said Arcade1up consulted with NFL Blitz co-creators Mark Turmell (“I had him on speed dial”) and Sal DiVita, as well as other Midway alumni, and Electronic Arts, which now owns the Blitz intellectual property. “For better or worse,” Sufer chuckled, “our reputations preceded us. But Scott [Bachrach, Arcade1Up’s chief executive] really surrounded himself with real experts in this space. […] We went back to the original developers and got their nod and their blessing. A lot of them offered to help us.”

NFL Blitz Legends is available as a five-foot-tall cabinet with a 17-inch display and a lighted marquee. It costs $599.99 and it’s available from Best Buy, Walmart, and Arcade1Up’s website. Superfans can order a team-branded stool to go with it at $79.99.

Best NFL video games of all time

The best NFL video games are not as comparable as you might think. As video games have evolved over time, different platforms and developers have tried to create games for the NFL. Some of them were great, others were worse.

This is not just Madden, as it has been in the last few years. If EA has taken over the NFL market, it has been more diverse in the past, and 2K and Nintendo have been involved.

American football sports video games are a continuous cycle of annual games that strive to improve and innovate while keeping up with rules and roster changes. Some of the best-selling sports video games of all time have been NFL-related.

Greatest NFL Video Games:

1. ESPN NFL 2K5.
2. Madden 2005
3. Madden 11.
4. NFL Street.
5. NFL 2K1.
6. NCAA Football 2014
7. Madden 18.
8. NFL game day.
9. Football Troy Aikman.
10. NFL Blitz.

Realism is the goal for many, but some prefer the arcade way, putting game play ahead of cutting-edge graphics and accurate modeling.

Usually 888sport is a sports betting hub, so this article focuses on NFL video games. Here are the top 10 NFL video games of all time…

10) NFL Blitz

NFL Blitz, the premier arcade game in NFL gameplay, was clunky in parts, imperfect, but enjoyable.

It wasn’t an accurate NFL betting sim, but it provided gamers with hours of entertainment. It also drew criticism for unnecessary violence, especially late trademark handling.

What used to be a popular option, American football betting, disappeared when EA got an exclusive license. Midway, developer of NFL Blitz, tried a couple of games with fake teams, but none of them came out well, despite mostly positive reviews.

EA bought most of Midway when the company went bankrupt, yet gave hope to Blitz fans. EA released NFL Blitz in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 – they haven’t released a game since.

8) NFL Game Day

Sony has taken a big step forward in the NFL video game market. They held onto their own arcade at NFL Gameday for a while, but they, like many others, were defeated when EA acquired the exclusive rights.

In truth, NFL Gameday was already in trouble by this point. It started off flawlessly and fans loved his different look.

As Madden outsold them, Sony subsidiary 989 Sports leaned towards realism in an attempt to compete. Did not work.

It wasn’t all that bad – NFL Gameday briefly set the record for the best-selling PlayStation game and sold over 300,000 companies after its first release in 1995.

7) Madden 18

In Madden 18, EA dived into the storyline with Longshot.

This was a venture similar to MyCareer in NBA 2K and FIFA Journey, an attempt to put the player in the shoes of a young player on the path to the NFL, and was generally well received.

The gameplay wasn’t successful, and the introduction of the Frostbite engine didn’t change the game as much as some had hoped.

Any Madden with a significant new game mode is critical to the history of the franchise.

5) NFL 2K1

NFL 2K1 was loved. The critics loved this game: it received a whopping 97 on Metacritic, making it one of the most popular sports games in history.

The online feature was a major breakthrough in NFL games, and AI intelligence was applauded.

Released in 2000, the game has stood the test of time. It continues to receive positive reviews two decades after it was first played.

4) NFL Street

FIFA Street was a huge success. NFL Street didn’t get the same attention, but the game was just as good.

The creator of the player was ahead of the release time of 2004. The gameplay worked well despite the unusual settings, and NFL players in their virtual streetwear didn’t look as weird as we might have expected.

GameBreaker has allowed gamers to achieve outstanding results. There was plenty of room for ingenuity and flair.

Without the pressure to stay up to date year after year, NFL Street would provide good evening entertainment even now.

3) Madden 11

EA has rarely been successful in games. Madden 11 is no exception. The attacking line was so-so, and there were mistakes in it that annoyed the players.

The new kick counter and new animation certainly improved things, and the introduction of Ultimate Team was a game changer, as it has been in the history of NFL games.

It was just a skin of the mode compared to what we had in recent releases of the game, but it was the start of something that has become a core component of every Madden.

2) Madden 2005

EA’s best attempt to date, Madden 2005, featured Ray Lewis on the cover, making major defensive changes to the game. They did the unthinkable: they made defense enjoyable.

You won’t see many Madden 2005 players running in our NFL Pundits, but many legends do show up in the latest version of EA’s game. To this day, it is considered the benchmark of the Madden franchise.

Madden 2005 is EA’s strongest game in their long line of NFL games. Others had bigger and bolder ideas, but in terms of pure gameplay, 2005 was their peak.

1) ESPN NFL 2K5

A story about what could have been for NFL fans. ESPN NFL 2K5 is universally regarded as the NFL’s best video game, but it was the last in the series as EA and the NFL reached an exclusive long-term agreement.

NFL fans have their fingers crossed for the 2K partnership to be renewed. It was the benchmark for NFL video games, a game that brought a revolutionary first-person mode and improved every aesthetic element of the game.

Terrell Owens was honored to feature on the cover of this gem. Metacritic gives NFL 2K5 a rating of 92, which is a historically good estimate for a sports game.

Since then, every NFL game has been designed to have the same positive response as NFL 2K5. EA’s Madden series is still waiting to create such a perfect game.

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