NBA Live 97 (Saturn)

For the Sega Mega Drive game, see NBA Live 97 (Mega Drive).

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NBA Live 97

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Realtime Associates Seattle Division, EA Canada

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: NBA Properties

Peripherals supported: Saturn Floppy Drive

Genre: Sports (basketball)

Number of players: 1-10

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1997-03-28^[1]		T-5015H
EU	1997-04-04^[2]		T-5015H-50 EAX02501037I
DE	1997-04-04		T-5015H-50 EAX02501037I
UK	1997-04-04^[3]^[2]		T-5015H-50
PL	1997	219zł219
AU	199x
BR	199x		191x53

Non-Sega versions

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NBA Live 97 is a 1996 basketball game for the Sega Saturn. Unlike its Sega Mega Drive counterpart, the Saturn version is presented in full 3D.

History

Due to Michael Jordan pulling out of the NBA Players Accociation in favour of his own licensing deals, NBA Live 97 lacks Jordan as a player. Instead, Jordan is replaced with the infamous "Player #99", which when selected for the Chicago Bulls, is essentially Michael Jordan in all but name.

Production credits

Realtime Associates

Lead Programmer: Gary Syck
Programmers: Stephen Nguyen, Tom Powers, Matt Grimshaw, Brian Snapp, Dave Gierok, Scott Miller
Artists: Eric Gingrich, Kerwin Burton
Game Testers: KC Nash, Tony Ravo
Development Director: Steve Ettinger
Asset Manager/Associate Producer: Elizabeth Smith
Producer: Khanh Le

EA Producers

Executive Producer: Sam Nelson
Producer: Stanley Chow
Associate Producers: Dave Warfield, William M. Mozell

EAC Internal

Artists: Sabastian Reinarz (menu art), Daryl Anselmo (Stadium textures), Casey O'Brien (player textures), Mark Soderwall (face textures and player photos), Ken Thurston (face textures), Giovanni Sasso (player photos), Kim Gill (player photos), Greg Allen (player photos)
Programming: Amory Wong (AI), Do Humphries (renderring), Robert White (Camera logic and Speech), Patrick Ratto (video technology)
Videos: David Laviolette (video editing and art lead), Bill Morrison (video editing), Adam MacKay-Smith (video compression)
Sound and Music: Traz Damji (music), Steve Royea (music engineering), Crispin Hands (audio engineer)
Motion Capture: Tarrnie Williams (Director of Motion Capture), Demian Gordon (technical director), Michael Vanaselja (mocap animation)
Motion Capture Talent: Mitch Richmond, Tyus Edney, Novell Thomas, Sean O'Brien, Vino Barnett, Lawrence Williams, Mike Crestejo (stunts)
Motion Capture Specialists: David Coleman, Greg pp, Jake Sheridan, JJ Gonzales, Vincent Ng, Peter Saumur

QA

QA Project Coordinator: Rod Higo
Lead Tester: Tim Lewinson
Backup Lead Tester: Peter Dodson
Testers: Trevor Allen, Lori Wilson, Steve Kuchka, Simon Burnett, Martin Katzenmeier, Sue Skerl, Kristen Olafson, Connor Dougan, Randy Deluna, Jason Feser, Nathan McDonald

EASM

Product Manager: Glenn Chin
Assistant Product Manager: Kirk Scott
Public Relations: Shelly Eckenroth
Documentation: David Lee, Jason Armatta
Documentation Design and Layout: Corinne Mah
Package Art Direction: Jennie Maruyama
Package Design: Susan Spies
Package Photography: Lucky Widner/NBA photos
QA Supervisor: Mike Edison
Quality Assurance: Chris Beron
Special Thanks: Dave Warhol, Shippy Ohka, Paul Kohler, Beth Scholz, George Katz, Peter Kolarov, Maria Mailey, Tony Ravo, Christopher Vuchetich, Leta Maunz, Alan Van Slyke, Ron Bolinger, Ivan Manley, Brownwyn Richardson, Andy Abramovici, James Fairweather

Source:

US manual^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Live 97 (Saturn)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in (ES) #67: "Abril 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Print advert in LeveL (CZ) #23: "Prosinec 1996" (1996-12-01)

Print advert in (IT) #57: "Gennaio 1997" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(FR)

90

^[5]

(DE)

PAL

90

^[6]

(PL)

67

^[7]

(US)

NTSC-U

78

^[8]

(US)

NTSC-U

69

^[9]

Hacker (HR)

92

^[10]

(FR)

PAL

25

^[11]

(CZ)

86

^[12]

(TR)

75

^[13]

(DE)

PAL

75

^[14]

(FR)

85

^[15]

(UK)

60

^[16]

(DE)

PAL

78

^[17]

(UK)

PAL

67

^[18]

(DE)

79

^[19]

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Based on 15 reviews

NBA Live 97 (Saturn)

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, FR (Blister pack)
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: NBA Live 97 (Saturn)/Technical information.

References

↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 49
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-31), page 25
↑ File:Nbalive97 sat us manual.pdf, page 29
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 166
↑ Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 74
↑ Gambler, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 103
↑ Game Informer, "June 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 61
↑ Hacker, "03/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 107
↑ LeveL, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 81
↑ Level, "7/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 83
↑ Player One, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 74
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 32
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 58
↑ Video Games, "6/97" (DE; 1997-05-28), page 95

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19990221172240.2Fhttp:.2F.2Friehlspot.simplenet.com.2Fvgame.2Fnew.2Fsaturn.html-1] ttp://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p49-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 49

[3] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-31), page 25

[:File:Nbalive97_sat_us_manual.pdf_p29-4] File:Nbalive97 sat us manual.pdf, page 29

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_064.pdf_p166-5] Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 166

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-06.pdf_p74-6] Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 74

[7] Gambler, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_104.pdf_p103-8] GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 103

[:File:GameInformer_US_050.pdf_p61-9] Game Informer, "June 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 61

[10] Hacker, "03/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:Joypad_FR_063.pdf_p107-11] Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 107

[12] LeveL, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 81

[13] Level, "7/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-06.pdf_p83-14] MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 83

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_074.pdf_p104-15] Player One, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p74-16] Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_43.pdf_p32-17] Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 32

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p58-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 58

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-06.pdf_p95-19] Video Games, "6/97" (DE; 1997-05-28), page 95

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NBA Live 97 (Saturn)

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Contents

History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References