<s>
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
is	O
a	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
their	O
Acclaim	O
Sports	O
banner	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
football	O
game	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
established	O
an	O
advantage	O
over	O
its	O
competitors	O
by	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
with	O
high	B-Algorithm
resolution	I-Algorithm
graphics	O
and	O
holding	O
exclusive	O
NFL	O
licensing	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
brought	O
the	O
NFL	O
Quarterback	O
series	O
into	O
the	O
64-bit	O
age	O
using	O
technology	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
for	O
Turok	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dinosaur	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
competitor	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
that	O
year	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
NFL	O
license	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
as	O
Acclaim	O
had	O
acquired	O
all	O
the	O
licenses	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
feature	O
real	O
player	O
names	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
get	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
league	O
's	O
players	O
 '	O
association	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
98	I-Device
is	O
the	O
only	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
fully	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
NFL	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrian	O
Murrell	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
actor	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
withdrawal	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
that	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
'	I-Device
98	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
esteemed	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
with	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
,	O
in	O
many	O
cases	O
noting	O
how	O
this	O
enabled	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
the	O
high	B-Algorithm
resolution	I-Algorithm
"	O
effectively	O
takes	O
away	O
that	O
nasty	O
N64	B-Operating_System
blur	O
we	O
've	O
all	O
become	O
accustomed	O
to	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
serious	O
football	O
fans	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
stick	O
with	O
Quarterback	B-Device
Club	I-Device
64	I-Device
 [ sic ] 	O
for	O
its	O
realism	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
slow	O
play	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
drive	O
gamers	O
crazy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Probably	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
had	O
enough	O
good	O
qualities	O
to	O
satisfy	O
hardcore	O
football	O
fans	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
prefer	O
it	O
over	O
its	O
competitor	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
for	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
"	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
98	I-Device
beat	O
competitor	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
in	O
sales	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
figures	O
compiled	O
through	O
November	O
1997	O
from	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
98	I-Device
came	O
in	O
second	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
while	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
came	O
in	O
ninth	O
.	O
</s>
