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NFL Football

NFL Football is an American football video game for the Atari Lynx. It was developed by Blue Sky Software, and published by Epyx in 1992. The Lynx system is to be rotated for vertical orientation in the…

31 December 1992

NFL Football is a sport developed by BlueSky Software, released 31 December 1992 on Atari Lynx.

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What NFL Football is

NFL Football is a sport game developed by BlueSky Software and released in 1992. It was published by Epyx. It is available on Atari Lynx only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

NFL Football is an American football video game for the Atari Lynx. It was developed by Blue Sky Software, and published by Epyx in 1992. The Lynx system is to be rotated for vertical orientation in the player's hands, with the display zooming in and out from an overhead perspective. For two-player mode, a computer opponent is available or two Lynx systems can be connected via a cable. The players can choose a team from either the AFC or the NFC. The game offers an extensive clipboard of plays and formations "designed by a real NFL coordinator".
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Where it sits in the NFL series

NFL Football is the tenth of 208 entries we hold in the NFL series. The next entry was NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993 in 1993.

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What it launched against

NFL Football launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

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When did NFL Football come out?
NFL Football was released on 31 December 1992 for Atari Lynx.

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