Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

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Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)

Developer: Electronic Arts

Licensor: NBA Properties

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2] (Basketball)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-04-02^[2]	¥8,900 (9,167)8,900e^[3]	EM20012
US	1992-06^[4]	$49.9549.95^[5]	709901
EU	1992-09^[6]		E227SMXI
UK	1992-09^[6]	£39.9939.99^[6]	E227SMXI

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Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs, called NBA Pro Basketball: Bulls vs Lakers (NBAプロバスケットボールブルズＶＳレイカーズ) in Japan, is a 1991 basketball game for the Sega Mega Drive by Electronic Arts and a "sequel" to Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs.

The changes in Bulls vs Lakers primarily include the updated team roster, now reflecting the 1991 NBA Playoffs. It also features updated graphics, an announcer (EA's Bing Gordon) and an instant replay function.

Gameplay

Teams

Sixteen NBA teams exist in Bulls vs Lakers, in addition to two "all star" teams featuring the best players

Conference	Team	Players
Western	Los Angeles Lakers
	Portland Trail Blazers
	Utah Jazz
	Houston Rockets
	San Antonio Spurs
	Phoenix Suns
	Seattle SuperSonics
	Golden State Warriors
	All Stars West
Eastern	Chicago Bulls
	Milwaukee Bucks
	Boston Celtics
	Atlanta Hawks
	New York Knicks
	Indiana Pacers
	Detroit Pistons
	Philadelphia 76ers
	All Stars East

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs	Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs
English (US)	Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs	Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs
Japanese	NBAプロバスケットボールブルズＶＳレイカーズ	NBA Pro Basketball: Bulls vs Lakers

Production credits

Genesis Programming by: Lisa Ching, Jeff Lefferts, Edwin Reich
Graphics and Animation by: Cynthia Hamilton, Paul Vernon
Sound and Music by: Michael Bartlow
Technical Director: Edwin Reich
Produced by: Don Traeger, Happy Keller
Assistant Producer: Gerald McLane
Original Design by: Robert Weatherby
Special Thanks to: Nels Anderson

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Additional Design: Happy Keller
Product Management: Sue Goerss
Package Design: E.J. Saraille
Documentation: R.J. Berg and J. Poolos
Documentation Layout: Jennie Maruyama
Testing: Randy Delucchi and Scott Gilliland
Quality Assurance: David Costa

Source:

US manual^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #8: "May/June 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[9]
Sega Visions (US) #9: "August/September 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #bg93: "1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (199x-xx-xx)^[11]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-05: "May 1993" (1993-04-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[12]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[15]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

40

^[16]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

83

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[5]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

87

^[19]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[20]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

79

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

84

^[22]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

91

^[23]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

64

^[24]

Mega Force (FR)

75

^[25]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[26]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

80

^[27]

Mean Machines (UK)

83

^[28]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

83

^[29]

Player One (FR)

80

^[30]

Play Time (DE)

72

^[31]

Power Up! (UK)

78

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

78

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

78

^[34]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

77

^[35]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[36]

Supersonic (FR)

86

^[37]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[38]

Video Games (DE)

60

^[39]

Zero (UK)

85

^[40]

	74
Based on 30 reviews

Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (EASN)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (EA Sports)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs/Technical information.

References

↑ File:BvLatNBAPO MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-08), page 15
↑ Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 76
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 18
↑ File:Bulls versus Lakers and the NBA Playoffs MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Bulls Vs Lakers MD US Manual.pdf, page 25
↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 26
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 21
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 94
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 299
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 29
↑ Famitsu, "1993-04-09" (JP; 1993-03-26), page 1
↑ Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 36
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 46
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 154
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-xx), page 58
↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 161
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 65
↑ MegaTech, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-20), page 54
↑ Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 66
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 76
↑ Play Time, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-04), page 96
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 12, 1992" (UK; 1992-09-12), page 1
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 64
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Force, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 19
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 33
↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 50
↑ Zero, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 26

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Ice Hockey
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Racing
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Rugby
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Soccer
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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-05.pdf_p15-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-08), page 15

[:File:SegaVisions_US_08.pdf_p58-4] Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_037.pdf_p76-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaTech_UK_08.pdf_p18-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 18

[:File:Bulls_versus_Lakers_and_the_NBA_Playoffs_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Bulls versus Lakers and the NBA Playoffs MD credits.pdf

[:File:Bulls_Vs_Lakers_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p25-8] File:Bulls Vs Lakers MD US Manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:GamePro_US_036.pdf_p50-9] GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:SegaVisions_US_09.pdf_p67-10] Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:EGM_US_BuyersGuide_1993.pdf_p26-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 26

[12] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-04.pdf_p21-13] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 21

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_012.pdf_p94-14] Consoles +, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:EGM_US_035.pdf_p30-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 30

[16] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 299

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p29-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 29

[18] Famitsu, "1993-04-09" (JP; 1993-03-26), page 1

[:File:GameZone_UK_12.pdf_p36-19] Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 36

[20] Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 46

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_015.pdf_p154-21] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 154

[:File:Joypad_FR_013.pdf_p58-22] Joypad, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-xx), page 58

[:File:Joystick_FR_031.pdf_p161-23] Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 161

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-24] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:MegaForce_FR_10.pdf_p66-25] Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0304.pdf_p65-26] Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 65

[:File:MegaTech_UK_10.pdf_p54-27] MegaTech, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-20), page 54

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_24.pdf_p66-28] Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 66

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-29] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_024.pdf_p76-30] Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 76

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-12.pdf_p96-31] Play Time, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-04), page 96

[32] Power Up!, "Saturday, September 12, 1992" (UK; 1992-09-12), page 1

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p64-33] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-34] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaForce_UK_09.pdf_p64-35] Sega Force, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supersonic_FR_03.pdf_p19-37] Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 19

[38] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 33

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-08.pdf_p50-39] Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 50

[:File:Zero_UK_36.pdf_p26-40] Zero, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 26

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Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References