Software:Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
| Tecmo Super NBA Basketball | |
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 North American SNES box art featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Developer(s) | Sculptured Software |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo[1] |
| Designer(s) | Dwain Skinner |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Platform(s) | Super NES, Sega Genesis |
| Release | Super NES Genesis |
| Genre(s) | Sports (basketball) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball (テクモスーパーNBAバスケットボール)[4] is a basketball video game developed by Sculptured Software for the Super NES. The game is the SNES equivalent of the original Tecmo NBA Basketball. It also came out a year later (with updated rosters) for the Sega Genesis.
Summary
The game consists of all NBA teams from the 1991–92 season (despite its release during the 1992–93 season; the New York Knicks changed their logo after the 91–92 season). Players can choose from exhibition games, the 1992 All-Star Game, or the 1992-93 season. In playing the season, players can choose which teams they want to control; for example, a player can choose to play as two teams, and will play every game those two teams play.
In the Super NES version, Michael Jordan and Reggie Lewis are selectable players in the Bulls and Celtics rosters, respectively, but in the Sega Genesis version they are replaced for "Guard Bulls" and "Forward Celtics" players.
The game is also one of the few from the 16-bit generation where it is possible to watch every single game instead of playing only with the selected team.
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball is the only NBA game ever produced by Tecmo for the Super NES. Unpopular reviews and overall gameplay led to this game being released the following year on the Sega Genesis only.
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This is also one of the last video games to include Michael Jordan during his playing career.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tecmo Super NBA Basketball at GameFAQs
- ↑ "Software List (Software Licensee Release)" (in ja). Sega Corporation. https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html.
- ↑ "MEGA PREVIEWS: Super NBA Basketball". Mega Play (19): 50–51. December 1993. https://archive.org/details/mega-play-december-1993/page/50/mode/2up. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ↑ Tecmo Super NBA Basketball at MobyGames
- ↑ "Tecmo Super NBA Basketball". Nintendo Acción. 1993. https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Accion_009#page/n47/mode/2up. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ↑ "Tecmo Super NBA Basketball". Superplay. Feb 1993. https://archive.org/stream/Superplay_Issue_04_1993-02_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n69/mode/2up. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ↑ "Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic". http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588777-tecmo-super-nba-basketball/index.html.
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