Underplayed Gems

Football 2002

Developer
Retro Studios
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube
Genres
Sport

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How it feels

A cancelled NFL-licensed football simulator that never reached players after shifting away from a Mario-themed concept.

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About

The game designers initially wanted to make a Mario Football game, but Nintendo settled on a realistic simulator with the NFL license due to Retro's purpose of creating mature games. The game was canceled in February 2001.

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