<s>
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
in	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
football	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
a	O
slightly	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
standard	O
American	B-Application
Football	I-Application
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
and	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
were	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
,	O
Madden	O
had	O
realistic	O
plays	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
roster	O
of	O
28	O
teams	O
,	O
while	O
Montana	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-style	O
game	O
with	O
only	O
16	O
teams	O
and	O
a	O
simplified	O
,	O
passing-intensive	O
offense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Michael	O
Katz	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
instantly-recognizable	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
by	O
contracting	O
with	O
celebrities	O
and	O
athletes	O
to	O
produce	O
games	O
using	O
their	O
names	O
and	O
likenesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
two	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
console	O
,	O
Great	O
Football	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
American	O
Pro	O
Football	O
(	O
Walter	O
Payton	O
Football	O
)	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
very	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
Great	O
Football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
approached	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
president	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
he	O
cancel	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Madden	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
missed	O
the	O
Christmas	O
deadline	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
Madden	O
series	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
and	O
the	O
sequels	O
helped	O
establish	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
 '	O
reputation	O
as	O
the	O
top	O
platform	O
for	O
sports	O
simulations	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
Sega	O
Enterprises	O
that	O
sports	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
worthwhile	O
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
sequels	O
,	O
all	O
developed	O
by	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
instead	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
:	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Sports	O
Talk	O
Football	O
,	O
NFL	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Talk	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
,	O
NFL	B-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
Starring	I-Application
Joe	I-Application
Montana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
NFL	B-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
contract	O
with	O
Joe	O
Montana	O
ended	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
NFL	O
series	O
moved	O
to	O
Farsight	O
Technologies	O
and	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Prime	B-Application
Time	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
Starring	I-Application
Deion	I-Application
Sanders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Damon	B-Application
Grow	I-Application
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Superstar	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
tweeted	O
snippets	O
of	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
,	O
Damon	B-Application
Grow	I-Application
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
coming	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
