NBA Live 95

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NBA Live 95
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Supporting companies:
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
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$59.9559.95[4] 738101
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E311SMXI
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ311
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[6] E311SMXI
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
CZ
Sega Mega Drive
AU
OFLC: G
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		046900
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		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 Atlanta Hawks
  • Boston Celtics Boston Celtics
  • Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets
  • Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls
  • Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks
  • Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets
  • Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons
  • Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors
  • Houston Rockets Houston Rockets
  • Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers
  • Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers
  • Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers
  • Miami Heat Miami Heat
  • Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks
  • Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves
  • New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets
  • New York Knicks New York Knicks
  • Orlando Magic Orlando Magic
  • Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers
  • Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns
  • Portland Trailblazers Portland Trailblazers
  • Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings
  • San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs
  • Seattle Supersonics Seattle Supersonics
  • Utah Jazz Utah Jazz
  • Washington Bullets Washington Bullets
  • Eastern Conference All-Stars East
  • Western Conference 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
Source:
US manual
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Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Live 95/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Television advertisements

Print advertisements

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Print advert in (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:
  • (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)[8]
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Print advert in (UK) #157: "December 1994" (1994-11-15)
also published in:
  • (UK) #158: "January 1995" (1994-12-15)[9]
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Print advert in (FR) #3: "Janvier 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in (FR) #36: "Novembre 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
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Print advert in (DE) #1995-02: "02/95" (1995-01-11)
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Print advert in (KR) #1995-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
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Publication Version Score
(RU)
60
[10]
(SA)
85
[11]
(RU)
70
[12]
(US)
75
[13]
(US) NTSC-U
89
[4]
(US) NTSC-U
75
[14]
(AU)
74
[15]
(FR) PAL
90
[16]
(CZ)
80
[17]
(DE) PAL
85
[18]
(UK) PAL
77
[6]
(DE) PAL
88
[19]
(SI)
82
[20]
(FR)
83
[21]
(DE) PAL
88
[22]
(DE)
89
[23]
(UK) PAL
69
[24]
(UK) PAL
83
[25]
(RU)
75
[26]
(RU)
82
[27]
(ES)
93
[28]
(RU)
83
[29]
(DE) PAL
82
[30]
(US)
90
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
24 reviews

NBA Live 95

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Mega Drive, CZ (Datart)
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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.

References

  1. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/OJf28sL929A/m/SV3JXUaBMyMJ
  2. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/h1JqLSRAyvo/m/SZ3YFBrKHSYJ
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/PQJBLI1daLA/m/t6rREK5HMcAJ
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66
  5. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-09-05), page 9
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 62
  7. ↑ File:NBA Live 95 MD US Manual.pdf, page 28
  8. ↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 47
  9. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 10
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 151
  11. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80
  12. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 145
  13. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 60
  14. ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 134
  15. ↑ Gamestar, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 72
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 126
  17. ↑ LeveL, "Duben 1995" (CZ; 1995-04-20), page 35
  18. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 68
  19. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 66
  20. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 3, Številka 3, Marec 1995" (SI; 1995-xx-xx), page 37
  21. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 147
  22. ↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 110
  23. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 74
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 55
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 54
  26. ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 125
  27. ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 128
  28. ↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 80
  29. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179
  30. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 46
  31. ↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 139


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