NBA Live 96

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NBA Live 96

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Hitmen Productions

Supporting companies: E.J. Sarraille Design Group (package design)

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), SF Interactive Media (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: NBA Properties

Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play

Genre: Sports (basketball)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995	$59.9559.95^[1]	758601
EU	1995		E340SMYI
PT	1995		MDJ428X
UK	1995-11-08^[2]	£44.9944.99^[3]	E340SMYI
SE (Rental)	199x
CZ	199x
AU	1995
BR	1996-06	R$79.9979.99	051030

Non-Sega versions
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NBA Live 96 is a sequel (or update) to NBA Live 95.

Gameplay

Teams

Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Jersey Nets
New York Knicks
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trailblazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Seattle Supersonics
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Vancouver Grizzlies
Washington Bullets
All-Stars East
All-Stars West
Blockers
Jammers
Slammers
Stealers

Production credits

Produced by: Hitmen Productions, EA Canada
Lead Programmer: Mike Kiernan
Programmers: Brian Krause, Gary Shaw
Stunt Programmers: Amory Wong, Allan Johanson
Lead Artist: Ken Thurston
Artists: Darrell Olthuis, Sebastiaan Reinarz, Kristene Nielson
Art Director: Mike Smith
Music and Sound: Traz Damji, Steve Royea
Additional Music: Vince Mai
QA Lead: Adrian Crook
QA Backup: Craig Welburn, Crispin Hands, Bill Kim
QA Testers: Colin Cox, Steven Wong, Terry Ko, David Lee, Ken McDonald, Doug Guest, Shyang Kong
Executive Producer: Sam Nelson
Producer: Stanley Chow
Development Director: Ivan Allan
Associate Producer: Tarrnie Williams Jr.
Assistant Producers: Dave Warfield, Wil Mozell
Product Manager: Glenn Chin
Documentation: David Clemens Lee
Documentation Design and Layout: Corinne Mah
Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
Package Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
Final Quality Assurance: Jeff "King of 3s" Juco, Chris BaenStar, Paul "Churn Butta" Warner
Administration: Renata Antonic
Special Thanks: Jay Triano, Scott Clark, Ted Murray, Sean Ramjagsingh, Novell Thomas, Ronny Schreinzer, Sven Dohrow, Robert Jones

Source:

US manual^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Live 96/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV advert

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0811: "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (1995-1x-xx)

Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #15: "Novembar 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[6]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[7]

Digitiser (UK)

80

^[8]

Fun Generation (DE)

90

^[9]

Fusion (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

94

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[1]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

94

^[13]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[14]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

88

^[15]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[16]

Player One (FR)

89

^[17]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

89

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

60

^[3]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

82

^[20]

	87
Based on 17 reviews

NBA Live 96

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (UK/FR/DE/ES)
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, EU (UK/FR/IT/SE)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, PT (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, SE rental (SF)
Cover

Mega Drive, CZ (Datart)
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: NBA Live 96/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-11-06), page 17
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 77
↑ File:NBA Live 96 MD US Manual.pdf, page 21
↑ GamesMaster, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 66
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 151
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 118
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-20)
↑ Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 50
↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 5: December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 115
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 92
↑ Game Informer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 16
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 76
↑ MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 70
↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 94
↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 200
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 132
↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 9
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 50
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 128

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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
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Racing
Mario Andretti Racing (1994) \| Andretti Racing (1996) \| NASCAR 98 (1997)
Rugby
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Soccer
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Misc.
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[:File:GamePro_US_077.pdf_p122-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 122

[2] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-11-06), page 17

[:File:SegaPower_UK_75.pdf_p77-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 77

[:File:NBA_Live_96_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p21-4] File:NBA Live 96 MD US Manual.pdf, page 21

[5] GamesMaster, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 66

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 151

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_048.pdf_p118-7] Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 118

[digitiser1995-12-20-8] Digitiser (UK) (1995-12-20)

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-01.pdf_p50-9] Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 50

[:File:Fusion_US_0105.pdf_p115-10] Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 5: December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 115

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0812.pdf_p92-11] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 92

[:File:GameInformer_US_032.pdf_p16-12] Game Informer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 16

[:File:Joypad_FR_047.pdf_p76-13] Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 76

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-01.pdf_p70-14] MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 70

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p94-15] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 94

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p200-16] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 200

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p132-17] Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 132

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p9-18] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 9

[:File:TodoSega_ES_32.pdf_p50-19] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 50

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 128

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NBA Live 96

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References