NCAA Football
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Developed_By:
Software Toolworks
Published_By:
Mindscape
Released On:
01 Jan 1994
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NCAA Football is a football game where you play as one of sixteen college football teams. You can choose from exhibition games or participate in tournament play. In the tournament, you'll face off against all the other teams, and winning each game will allow you to proceed to the next round.
The uniqueness of NCAA Football lies in its team rosters. Unlike regular football games, here you can select players from different decades, ranging from the 1960s to the 1990s. You have the option to pick players from any decade or combine players from multiple decades to create a diverse squad.
UPC-A:
024294114533 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
79309477 (United States)
ASIN:
B00002SU08 (United States)
Nintendo Media PN:
SNS-AFBE-USA (United States)
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1-2 Players
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Battery Backed RAM
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This historical text serves as an educational overview of the origins and evolution of American college football, tracing its development from a chaotic 1869 match between Rutgers and Princeton to the modern era. It details how safety concerns, rule changes, and equipment standardization led to the birth of the NCAA and the creation of the sport as it is known today. Rather than outlining gameplay instructions for a player, the text provides historical context on how the game's rules, strategies, and cultural significance evolved over time.
Story
The First Game
Had you seen the first football game, you probably wouldn't have recognized the modern sport. It was played on November 16, 1869, with Rutgers facing Princeton at New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The game featured twenty-five players on each side with no helmets, no padding, no breaks, no substitutions, no time limit, and no referees. The ball was round and could only be kicked or headed through the goals, making it much more like soccer than modern football. Rutgers won the game 6-4, receiving one point for each goal.
Evolution of the Gridiron
The new sport quickly caught on, leading to several key changes in how the game was played. The shape of the ball changed, judges and referees were added, and a system of downs was created. This system required the field to be marked out in yards, which led to the term gridiron.
By 1900, over 250 colleges had fielded teams, but the young sport faced serious trouble due to frequent player injuries and deaths. A popular offensive strategy of the time was the Flying Wedge, where offensive players formed a protective triangle around the ball carrier. The best way to break this wedge was to throw oneself into the legs of the oncoming players without helmets, leading to public protests and college bans.
Birth of the NCAA
In 1905, the organization that would become known as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was formed. Consistent rules were adopted, the number of players on the field was reduced, and equipment was standardized.
The introduction of helmets was followed by shoulder, knee, hip, and thigh pads. Forward passing was legalized, which led to entirely new strategies and the introduction of the modern, bullet-shaped ball. It was not until 1937 that jerseys were numbered on both the front and back to help referees and fans identify the players.
The Modern Era
As NCAA participation increased, public interest in football grew rapidly. The sport continued to evolve as modern scoring was developed and unlimited substitutions were allowed.
Unlimited substitutions led to more specialized, two-platoon play featuring separate offensive and defensive players. Today, attendance at games has grown to over 30 million people per year, cementing football as a true American pastime.
How to Play
Starting the Game
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Turn off your Super Nintendo Entertainment System by sliding the POWER bar away from the Game Pak slot.
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For one player football action, plug a single controller into the system.
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For two-player competition, plug in a second controller.
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For three- or four-player action, connect your Multi-Player Adapter to the second port on the system and connect the second, third, and fourth controllers directly to the Multi-Player Adapter.
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Insert the NCAA Football Game Pak, label facing front, in the system Game Pak slot.
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Turn on the system by sliding the POWER bar toward the Game Pak slot.
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As the title screen sequence rolls, press START to go to the first set-up options screen.
Multi-Player Game
The person who presses B first takes control of the player closest to the ball, and the person that presses B second takes control of the player who is second closest to the ball.
If a pass or a pitch is made to a player not controlled by the second user, it will give control of the new ball carrier to the owner of the previous ball carrier. For example, if Player 1 controls the QB and Player 2 controls a WR, and the play calls for a handoff to the RB, Player 1 maintains control of the RB after the handoff. If, however, Player 2 was controlling the RB before the handoff, then Player 2 maintains control.
Setting Up for Play
To get set for NCAA Football action, you make a quick series of choices about the kind of competition you're up for, what team you want to take onto the field, what opponent you want to take on, and so forth.
Here's how to set up for play, organized by the heading on each menu of choices you'll see.
Game Options
The GAME OPTIONS screen lets you choose EXHIBITION or TOURNAMENT play. Use the control pad up and down keys to highlight your choice, then press START or A.
EXHIBITION competition consists of just one game with two teams of your choice for 1-4 players. Use the control pad to scroll through the teams. Hit START to select a team. Select a Home Team then a Visiting Team.
In TOURNAMENT play, you take a team of your choice through a grueling single-elimination tournament involving 16 teams in all. You can choose any of 16 collegiate powerhouse teams from the last four decades—the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s—or set up your own "Sweaty Sixteen."
Use your up and down control pad buttons to highlight the "BEST OF" from the decades you want, or choose USER SPECIFIED to create your own tournament field. Press Y, B, A or START to confirm your choice.
If you've chosen a decade, you'll next see the field of teams on a SELECT TEAM screen. Use your up and down control pad buttons to scroll through and highlight the one you want to control, then press START.
You'll see your team in the tournament elimination diagram that appears, above or below the team you face next. You can scroll right and left through the elimination diagram using the left and right control pad buttons. Press START when you're ready to begin play, and you'll go to the TODAY'S MATCHUP screen.
Today's Matchup
On this menu, you specify the length of each quarter in the game to be played, and the weather conditions under which the game will be played (EXHIBITION play only). Use the control pad buttons to highlight your choices, and press START to confirm them and go on.
Player Selection
On this screen, you assign controllers to each of the two teams slated to play. You can assign two controllers per team. If only one player is playing, the Super Nintendo will control the other team.
Use the control pad to select the controller to be assigned, and to place the controller under the team it's assigned to. When you're finished, press START.
On the Gridiron
NCAA Football is easy to play and tough to master. After reading the following tips, keep this instruction book handy—you'll find yourself turning to the "GAME CONTROLS" and "THE PLAYBOOK" sections frequently as you get the hang of player controls, strategy, and other fine points of execution and competition.
The Kickoff
When your team is kicking off, press and hold the B button until you reach the power you want. Release the B button. Hit the B button again to mark the angle of the kick.
The Player Under Control
The player under your control is highlighted by a colored disk under his feet on screen. At the start of each play, the quarterback is automatically defined as the player under control on offense. The default defensive player differs with each defensive type.
As detailed under "GAME CONTROLS," you can change the player under your control during plays, both on offense and on defense. It will switch between players slower if more than one person is trying to switch at once. Let the first player press switch and so on.
Selecting Plays
After each kick-off, play from scrimmage, change of possession, and touchdown, players on both offense and defense get to select a play from the playbook. The computer will choose a default play for you (not necessarily one of the three listed).
You have as long as the play clock has left if you are offense. If you are defense, you have 5 seconds after the offense chooses a play, or the computer will choose for you
Controls
Control Pad
Scroll up and down through selections on options screens, right and left through game variables like quarter length and weather conditions, and up and down through the plays in the playbook (three at a time). Offense and defense: Use the control pad to guide the movement of the player under your control.
Select Button
Press this to turn the "radar screen" window on and off.
Start Button
When setting up play, press this (or A) to confirm selected options and move on; during a game, press this button to pause and resume play.
A Button
Select plays from each group of three shown on the screen for your team (offense or defense). When setting up play, press this (or Start) to confirm selected options and move on. Offense (ball carrier) before the snap: Snap the ball. QB before passing: Pass to selected receiver. Offense (ball carrier) in play: Lateral if available. Offense (teammate) before or after the snap: Reverse cycle through players. Defense before the snap: Reverse cycle through players. Defense in Play: Choose player closest to ball.
B Button
Select plays from each group of three shown on the screen for your team (offense or defense). Offense (ball carrier) before the snap: Fake snap call. QB before passing: Change the selected receiver. Offense (ball carrier) in play: High step. Offense (teammate) before or after the snap: Cycle through players. Defense before the snap: Cycle through players.
Y Button
Select plays from each group of three shown on the screen for your team (offense or defense). QB before passing: Dive. Offense (ball carrier) in play: Dive. Offense (teammate) before or after the snap: Dive. Defense in Play: Dive.
X Button
Not active
Tips & Maps
Y BOOTLEG
Bootleg
B 22 UNDER
22 Under
A SS REVERSE
SS Reverse
Y WR SLANT
WR Slant
B OPEN BOOTLEG
Open Bootleg
A RB RELEASE
RB Release
Y SINGLE SWEEP
Single Sweep
B GP SLANT
GP Slant
A HB SLANT
HB Slant
Y SINGLE FLY
Single Fly
B PITCH OUT
Pitch Out
A DT SLANT
DT Slant
Y HB DIVE
HB Dive
B DEEP SLANT
Deep Slant
A 22 SWEEP
22 Sweep
Y TE HOOK
TE Hook
B 22 TRAP
22 Trap
A DEEP OUT
Deep Out
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