David Robinson's Supreme Court

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David Robinson's Supreme Court
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR)
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Sports[1][2] (Basketball)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥4,8004,800 G-4071
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9554.95[4] 1214
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1214
Sega Mega Drive
EU ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[7][8] 1214
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Mega Drive
AS
For the unreleased Game Gear version, see David Robinson's Supreme Court (Game Gear).

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David Robinson's Supreme Court, known in Japan as David Robinson Basketball (デビッド・ロビンソン バスケットボール), is a Sega Mega Drive basketball game developed by Acme Interactive and published by Sega. Endorsed by celebrity NBA player David Robinson following the athlete's 1989-1990 NBA Rookie of the Year Award win, it was first released in the United States in June 1992[3].

Gameplay

David Robinson's Supreme Court is a basketball game played from an isometric perspective, in which the player can pick one of four American teams and take on the other three. Use the D-pad to move, A to pass the ball and B to shoot.

The game uses a "screen flipping" mechanism, meaning if the ball travels past the half-way line, there is an 180-degree flip in perspective to show the other side of the court. This means hoops are always drawn in the top left or top right of the screen, and you can never see the whole court at once. Prior to its release all Mega Drive basketball games had been played from a horizontal perspective (and many would continue to do so).

Teams

Only four teams exist in David Robinson's Supreme Court, and as the game lacks a license from the National Basketball Association, teams are referred to just by city, and are comprised of fictional players.

L.A.
Plays in yellow.
New York
Plays in green.
Chicago
Plays in purple.
Detroit
Plays in red.

History

An 8-bit version for the Game Gear was developed alongside the Mega Drive version, and the two were intended for a roughly simultaneous publishing. However, the Game Gear version would have its release cancelled for unknown reasons. Decades later, a prototype was dumped and released by SMS Power! on March 26, 2017.[9]

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English David Robinson's Supreme Court David Robinson's Supreme Court
English (US) David Robinson's Supreme Court David Robinson's Supreme Court
Japanese デビッド・ロビンソン バスケットボール David Robinson Basketball

Production credits

Source:
US manual
David Robinsons Supreme Court MD US Manual.pdf
[10]

Magazine articles

Main article: David Robinson's Supreme Court/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-08: "August 1992" (1992-07-08)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
71
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[14]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
84
[15]
Excalibur (CZ)
70
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[17]
Game Power (IT)
89
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[4]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
83
[19]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[20]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[21]
Joypad (FR)
87
[22]
Joystick (FR)
87
[23]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
77
[24]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
77
[25]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
72
[26]
Mega (UK)
71
[27]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
83
[28]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
80
[29]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
78
[30]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
78
[31]
Player One (FR)
80
[32]
Play Time (DE)
80
[33]
Power Up! (UK)
82
[34]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
86
[8]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
[35]
Sega Pro (UK)
91
[36]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[37]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
57
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
74
[39]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
90
[40]
Supersonic (FR)
90
[41]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
75
[42]
Video Games (DE)
62
[43]
Zero (UK)
83
[44]
Sega Mega Drive
 76
Based on
36 reviews

David Robinson's Supreme Court

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
DRBasketball MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
DRSC MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
David Robinsons Supreme Court MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, EU
DRSC MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black)
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Cover
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Mega Drive, AS†

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Mega Drive, CA
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Technical information

Main article: David Robinson's Supreme Court/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:DRSC MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 50
  5. ↑ Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)
  6. ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 7
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-15), page 71
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 33
  9. ↑ https://www.smspower.org/forums/16586-20thAnniversaryEveUnreleasedGamesPrototypesAndRareTaiwaneseGames
  10. ↑ File:David Robinsons Supreme Court MD US Manual.pdf, page 13
  11. ↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 17
  12. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 55
  13. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), page 25
  14. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 304
  15. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 103
  16. ↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-04-10), page 31
  17. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-07-24" (JP; 1992-07-10), page 37
  18. ↑ Game Power, "Luigio/Agosto 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 68
  19. ↑ Game Zone, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-19), page 45
  20. ↑ Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 95
  21. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 108
  22. ↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 88
  23. ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 174
  24. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  25. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  26. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 67
  27. ↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 87
  28. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 38
  29. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 71
  30. ↑ Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 86
  31. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  32. ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-10), page 98
  33. ↑ Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 110
  34. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-07-18), page 1
  35. ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 66
  36. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 17
  37. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  38. ↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 58
  39. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  40. ↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1992" (BR; 1992-08-xx), page 20
  41. ↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
  42. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48
  43. ↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 89
  44. ↑ Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 35


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