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^[1]^[2]^[3]	$59.9559.95^[4]	738101
EU	1994-12-03		E311SMXI
PT	199x		MDJ311
UK	1994-10-28^[5]	£44.9944.99^[6]	E311SMXI
CZ	199x
AU	1994
BR	199x		046900
KR	199x		GM95002JT

Non-Sega versions
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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

Source:

US manual^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Live 95/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Television advertisements

US TV advert

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)^[8]

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)^[9]

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

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[10]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

85

^[11]

Cool Gamer (RU)

70

^[12]

Game Players (US)

75

^[13]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[4]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[14]

Gamestar (AU)

74

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

90

^[16]

LeveL (CZ)

80

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[18]

Mega (UK)

PAL

77

^[6]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

88

^[19]

Megazin (SI)

82

^[20]

Player One (FR)

83

^[21]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

88

^[22]

Sega Magazin (DE)

89

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

83

^[25]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

75

^[26]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

82

^[27]

Todo Sega (ES)

93

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

83

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

82

^[30]

VideoGames (US)

90

^[31]

	81
Based on 24 reviews

NBA Live 95

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, CZ (Datart)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: NBA Live 95/Technical information.

References

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

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[:File:GamePlayers_US_0802.pdf_p66-4] 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

[:File:Mega_UK_27.pdf_p62-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 62

[:File:NBA_Live_95_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p28-7] File:NBA Live 95 MD US Manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:SegaVisions_US_22.pdf_p47-8] Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 47

[:File:CVG_UK_158.pdf_p10-9] Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 10

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 151

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_1995-06.pdf_p80-11] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80

[12] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 145

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0712.pdf_p60-13] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 60

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p134-14] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 134

[:File:Gamestar_AU_09.pdf_p72-15] Gamestar, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:Joypad_FR_036.pdf_p126-16] Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 126

[17] LeveL, "Duben 1995" (CZ; 1995-04-20), page 35

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-11.pdf_p68-18] MAN!AC, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 68

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-11.pdf_p66-19] Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 66

[:File:Megazin_SI_0303.pdf_p37-20] Megazin, "Letnik 3, Številka 3, Marec 1995" (SI; 1995-xx-xx), page 37

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p147-21] Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 147

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-01.pdf_p110-22] Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 110

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_13.pdf_p74-23] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 74

[:File:SegaPower_UK_62.pdf_p55-24] Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_40.pdf_p54-25] Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 54

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p125-26] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 125

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p128-27] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 128

[:File:TodoSega_ES_20.pdf_p80-28] 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

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-12.pdf_p46-30] Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 46

[:File:VideoGames_US_71.pdf_p139-31] VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 139

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NBA Live 95

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Television advertisements

Print advertisements

Physical scans

Technical information

References