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Team USA Basketball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,8007,800 EM20004
Sega Mega Drive
US
714801
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E069SMXI

Team USA Basketball, called Dream Team USA (ドリームチームUSA) in Japan, is a 1992 basketball game for the Sega Mega Drive by Electronic Arts. Its name refers to the United States national basketball team — making this one of the first, if not the first, basketball games with a focus on international basketball teams rather than US city teams.

Gameplay

The game is a generic 3D basketball game. A shoots the ball and B passes.

Teams

The teams in Team USA Basketball loosely reflect those which competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There are, however, some notable omissions possibly to reflect the standings in the older 1990 FIBA World Championship, such as the inclusion of champions from that tournament, Yugoslavia. The explanation behind choosing teams such as France and The Netherlands over more competitive countries such as Brazil is unclear.

  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • The CIS
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • United States
  • Yugoslavia
  • All World

Note that at launch, Yugoslavia no longer existed as a country, and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States; formed after the breakup of the Soviet Union) had competed in its last sporting fixture under that name.

Production credits

  • Programming by: Jeff Lefferts, Lisa Ching
  • Graphics and Animation by: Cynthia Hamilton, Paul Vernon, Julie Gast
  • Sound and Music by: Rob Hubbard
  • Executive Producer: Don Traeger
  • Associate Producer: Happy Keller
  • Assistant Producer: Gerald McLane
  • Technical Director: Edwin Reich
  • Original Design by: Robert Weatherby
Source:
In-game credits


Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #39: "October 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №14, p66
81
88 №38, p114[1]
80 №12
79 №31, p144
62 №4, p31
72 №1, p56[2]
88 №1, p64
80 №11, p42/43
80 №24, p78/79
64 №37, p47
70 №13, p66/67
70 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[5]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[6]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[7]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[8]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
81
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
80
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[12]
FX (UK)
86
[13]
Game Power (IT)
72
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[1]
Gamers (DE)
73
[15]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[17]
Joystick (FR) PAL
79
[18]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[19]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[20]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[21]
Mega (UK) PAL
72
[2]
Mega Action (UK)
88
[22]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
80
[23]
Megazin (SI)
46
[24]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
59
[25]
Player One (FR)
80
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE)
73
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
64
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[31]
Supersonic (FR)
88
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[34]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[35]
Video Games (DE)
67
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
34 reviews

Team USA Basketball

Mega Drive, US
TeamUSA MD US Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Team USA Basketball MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
TeamUSA MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
TeamUSA MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD JP CartTop.jpg
TeamUSABasketball MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
TeamUSABasketball MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR

Team USA Basketball MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:GamePro US 038.pdf, page 116 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 038.pdf_p116" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:Mega UK 01.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 01.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:SegaMagazine DE 01.pdf, page 84
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  5. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 238
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
  7. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  8. Consoles +, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 66
  9. Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 113
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
  11. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 105
  12. Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  13. FX (UK) (+0:00)
  14. Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 90
  15. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 30
  16. Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 85
  17. Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  18. Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 144
  19. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 31
  20. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  21. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  22. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  23. MegaTech, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-20), page 42
  24. Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 8, April 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 37
  25. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  26. Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 78
  27. Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 84
  28. Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 47
  29. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  30. Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 60
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  32. Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 14
  33. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 197
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 282
  35. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 56
  36. Video Games, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-28), page 53



Electronic Arts sports games for Sega systems
American Football
John Madden Football (1990) | John Madden Football '92 (1991) | John Madden Football '93 (1992) | John Madden Football: Championship Edition (1992) | Mutant League Football (1993) | Madden NFL '94 (1993) | Bill Walsh College Football (1993) | Bill Walsh College Football '95 (1994) | Madden NFL '95 (1994) | Madden NFL 96 (1995) | College Football USA 96 (1995) | Madden NFL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) | Madden NFL 97 (Saturn) (1996) | College Football USA 97 (1996) | Madden NFL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) | Madden NFL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Baseball
Tony La Russa Baseball (1993) | MLBPA Baseball (1994) | La Russa Baseball 95 (1994) | Triple Play 96 (1995) | Triple Play: Gold Edition (1996)
Basketball
Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (1990) | Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs (1991) | Jordan vs Bird (1992) | Team USA Basketball (1992) | Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs (1993) | NBA Showdown '94 (1994) | NBA Live 95 (1994) | NBA Live 96 (1995) | Coach K College Basketball (1995) | NBA Live 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) | NBA Live 97 (Saturn) (1996) | NBA Live 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) | NBA Live 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Golf
Zany Golf (1990) | PGA Tour Golf (1990) | PGA Tour Golf II (1992) | PGA Tour Golf III (1994) | PGA European Tour (1994) | PGA Tour Golf II (1995) | PGA Tour 96 (1995) | PGA Tour 97 (1996)
Ice Hockey
NHL Hockey (Mega Drive) (1991) | NHLPA Hockey '93 (1992) | NHL Hockey '94 (1993) | Elitserien 95 (1994) | Mutant League Hockey (1994) | NHL 95 (1994) | NHLPA Hockey (1994) | Elitserien 96 (1995) | NHL 96 (1995) | NHL Hockey (Game Gear) (1995) | NHL 97 (Mega Drive) (1996) | NHL 97 (Saturn) (1996) | NHL 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) | NHL 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Racing
Mario Andretti Racing (1994) | Andretti Racing (1996) | NASCAR 98 (1997)
Rugby
Rugby World Cup 1995 (1994) | Australian Rugby League (1995)
Soccer
FIFA International Soccer (8-bit) (1993) | FIFA International Soccer: Championship Edition (1994) | FIFA Soccer 95 (1994) | FIFA Soccer 96 (Mega Drive) (32X | Saturn | Game Gear) (1995) | FIFA Soccer 97 (Gold Edition) (1996) | FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Mega Drive) (1997) | FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (Saturn) (1997)
Misc.
EA Sports Double Header (1992) | IMG International Tour Tennis (1994) | Toughman Contest (1994)