NBA Live 95

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NBA Live 95
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Hitmen Productions
Supporting companies: E.J. Sarraille Design Group (package design)
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Datart International (CZ), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR)
Licensor: NBA Properties, Topps Company, Starter Corporation
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play
Genre: Sports (basketball)
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code US 1994-10-28 $59.9559.95 738101 EU 1994-12-03 E311SMXI PT 199x MDJ311 UK 1994-10-28 £44.9944.99 E311SMXI CZ 199x AU 1994 BR 199x 046900 KR 199x GM95002JT
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NBA Live 95 is Electronic Arts' officially licensed basketball game for 1995, and a successor to NBA Showdown '94. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive in late 1994. It is the first game to adopt the "NBA Live" moniker, which continues in EA's basketball products to this day.

Gameplay

Unlike EA's Madden franchise which largely iterated on the same engine year-on-year, NBA Live 95 is an entirely different basketball game to its predecessor (written by a different team at Hitmen Productions), and is now played from an isometric perspective, similar to FIFA International Soccer and its successors.

Licensing issues mean that Charles Barkley is replaced with a stand-in player; "A.C. Green".

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
• Utah Jazz
• Washington Bullets
• All-Stars East
• All-Stars West
• Slammers
• Jammers
• Blockers
• Stealers

Versions

As with the majority of EA console sports titles, the Mega Drive was the designated target platform for NBA Live 95 during development, before being ported to the Super NES. Primarily the difference between the two versions lies in screen resolution; the Mega Drive using the full 320x224 resolution available, while the SNES opting for 256x224. While menus and the HUD were adapted for the lower resolution of the SNES, the court and players were not, meaning less is viewable on screen and the gameplay is noticeably more "stretched" than its Mega Drive counterpart.

The Super NES version also misses some elements such as the star indicating which player is being controlled, and team members running onto the court as their names are listed at the beginning of the game. The scenery is also slightly more animated in the Mega Drive version.

Production credits

• Lead Programmer: Amory 'Iceman' Wong
• Programming: Mike Kiernan, Brian Krause
• Additional Programming: Allan Johanson, Daniel Ng, Len Paul
• Art Direction: Mike Smith
• Graphics and Animation: Tony Lee, Darrell Olthuis, Cindy Green, Ken Thurston
• Additional Graphics: Greg Allen, David Laviolette
• Sound and Music: Traz Damji
• Additional Music: Brian Shaw
• Sound Technology: Kevin Pickell
• Executive Producer: Sam Nelson
• Associate Producer: Stanley Chow
• Development Director: Ivan Allan
• Product Manager: Glenn Chin
• Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
• Package Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
• Documentation: David Lee
• Documentation Layout: Brian Conery
• Lead Tester: Justin Cooney
• Quality Assurance: Jonathan Harris, Stewart Putney, Zachary Rosen
• NBA Electronics Director: Greg Lassen
• Special Thanks: Gary Gettys, Jay Triano, Scott Clark, Steve "Biggs" Anderson, Ted Murray, Andrew Steinfeld, Nikola Hanson, Bret Anderson, A. J. Wong, Ronny Schreinzer, Sven Dohrow

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US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Live 95/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Television advertisements

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US TV advert

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US TV advert

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Print advertisements

Print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:

• Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #157: "December 1994" (1994-11-15)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #158: "January 1995" (1994-12-15)

Print advert in CD Consoles (FR) #3: "Janvier 1995" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Joypad (FR) #36: "Novembre 1994" (1994-1x-xx)

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #1995-02: "02/95" (1995-01-11)

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1995-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

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NBA Live 95

Mega Drive, US
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Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, PT
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Mega Drive, CZ (Datart)
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Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, KR
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Technical information

Main article: NBA Live 95/Technical information.