NBA Action

For the unreleased Sega 32X game, see NBA Action (32X).

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NBA Action

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Gray Matter

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Zegetron (GR)

Licensor: NBA Properties

Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Floppy Drive

Genre: Sports (basketball)

Number of players: 1-10

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1996-06-05^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	$59.9959.99^[4]	81103
EU	1996-09-12		MK81103-50
DE	1996-09-12		MK81103-50
PT	1996		STJSE0295
UK	1996-09-12^[5]^[6]	£44.9944.99^[7]	MK81103-50
LT	1996-10^[8]	Lt 349349
GR	199x
PL	1996	219zł219
AU	199x		FNBA04SSC

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NBA Action (reportedly once known as NBA Action '96) is a basketball game released for the Sega Saturn.

Gameplay

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
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Vancouver Grizzlies
Washington Bullets
All-Stars West
All-Stars East

History

It is part of the NBA Action franchise, though like its baseball counterpart, World Series Baseball, Sega chose not to give the first Saturn entry in the series a subtitle.

It is technically the fourth entry in the series, following NBA Action '94 and NBA Action '95 Starring David Robinson on the Sega Mega Drive, and NBA Action Starring David Robinson on the Sega Game Gear. Unlike previous iterations, the Saturn NBA Action is displayed entirely in 3D. It would later be followed by NBA Action 98.

NBA Action was once set to be released in the arcades, running on Sega Titan Video hardware.

Production credits

Producer: Chris Cutliff
Assistant Producer: Tracy Johnson
Product Manager: Brad Hogan
Sega Sports: Scott Rohde, Chris Smith, Gerald DeYoung, John Gillin, Anne Moellering, Dave Perkinson, Lorne Asuncion, Mark Paniagua, Matt Underwood, Rosie Freeman, Christine Nunn
Gray Matter Team:
- President: Chris Gray
- Team Leader and User Interface: Paul Martin
- Technical Programmer: Colin Reed
- Low Level AI and Gameplay: Dave Forshaw
- High Level AI and Gameplay: Mark Trochanowski
- Lead Artist: Mike Upton
- Interface and Texture Design: Mike D'Agnillo
- Producer: Adam Mock
- Assistant Producer: Glen Hamilton
- Game Generation: Eric Randall
- Animation: Bryce Cochrane
- 3D Modeling: Simon McGuire
- Sound: Mark Kerr
- Video and Image Processing: Dennis Mohr, Ian Mackenzie
- Art Director: Dave Duncan
- Textures: Paulo Bugatto, Carolyn Cudmore
Sega Creative Support: Dave Albert, Tom Miley, Brian Coburn
Music: John Baker
Commentary: Marv Albert
Manual: T.S. Flanagan
Lead Tester: Mark Dawson
Assistant Lead Testers: Dave Paniagua, Sean Potter, Todd Slepian, Dave Dunn
Testers: Lance Nelson, Matthew Ironside, Dave Dodge, Lloyd Kinoshita, Fernando Valderrama, Marcus Montomery, Zenon Thornton, Kenny Robinson, Howard Gipson, Ty Johnson, Matt Prescot, Tony Lynch
Special Thanks: Marv Albert, Helene Sheeler, NBA Properties, Greg Lassen, NBA Entertainment, Kevin Dobstaff, Adam Rosen, NBA Photos, Joe Amati, Shana Hoernke, Prototype Studios, Tyler Mckinley, John Carlucci, Adrian De Groot, Evan Bell, Clint Dyer, Marty Franz, Mark Lindstrom, Jef Feltman, Larry Loth, Willie Mancero, Iris Walker and Chuck, Pete Armstrong, Arch, Jay, Satin Lou, Erin, Willie

Source:

US manual^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Action/Magazine articles.

Artwork

US prototype cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[10]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

50

^[11]

Gambler (PL)

82

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[14]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

72

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

85

^[16]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

63

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

76

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

88

^[7]

Player One (FR)

90

^[19]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

89

^[20]

Score (CZ)

80

^[21]

Secret Service (PL)

75

^[22]

Sega News (CZ)

90

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

74

^[24]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

85

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

88

^[26]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

80

^[27]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

80

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

79

^[29]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[30]

	77
Based on 22 reviews

NBA Action

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, PT
Cover

Saturn, GR
Cover

Saturn, AU
Cover

Technical information

Main article: NBA Action/Technical information.

References

↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/june-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 05:51)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/2e5X2-5qtzo/m/VAyWHUNj0-gJ
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/6OUEwCzMNEQ/m/WLUlaX4qg74J
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Press release: 1996-05-16: ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF SEGA SPORTS VIDEOGAMES EXPANDS THE PROVEN TOP-SELLING FRANCHISE
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 97
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 52
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 64
↑ https://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558 (Wayback Machine: 2022-03-09 05:27)
↑ File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf, page 38
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 203
↑ Fun Generation, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 81
↑ Gambler, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 81
↑ GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 83
↑ GamesMaster, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 47
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
↑ MAN!AC, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 62
↑ Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 77
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 118
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 26
↑ Score, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 108
↑ Secret Service, "Listopad 1996" (PL; 1996-11-01), page 65
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 16
↑ Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 52
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 72
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 52
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 39
↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 96
↑ VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 76

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Games in the NBA Action Series
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[5] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 97

[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p52-6] Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 52

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p64-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 64

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220309052735.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.vz.lt.2Farchive.2Fnews.php.2Fid.3D388558-8] ttps://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558 (Wayback Machine: 2022-03-09 05:27)

[:File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf_p38-9] File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf, page 38

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 203

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-10.pdf_p81-11] Fun Generation, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 81

[12] Gambler, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0908.pdf_p81-13] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 81

[:File:GamePro_US_096.pdf_p83-14] GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 83

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_046.pdf_p47-15] GamesMaster, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 47

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p76-16] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-08.pdf_p62-17] MAN!AC, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 62

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-08.pdf_p77-18] Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 77

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_067.pdf_p118-19] Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 118

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p26-20] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 26

[:File:Score_CZ_35.pdf_p108-21] Score, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 108

[:File:SecretService_40_PL.pdf_p65-22] Secret Service, "Listopad 1996" (PL; 1996-11-01), page 65

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p16-23] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_83.pdf_p52-24] Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 52

[25] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p72-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 72

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_01.pdf_p52-27] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 52

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p39-28] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 39

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-09.pdf_p96-29] Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 96

[:File:VideoGames_US_91.pdf_p76-30] VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 76

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NBA Action

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Contents

Gameplay

Teams

History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

References