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+ | | tab1=Saturn | ||
+ | | tab2=Windows PC | ||
| publisher=[[Sega]] | | publisher=[[Sega]] | ||
+ | {{company|[[Sega PC]]|system=PC}} | ||
| developer=[[Visual Concepts]] | | developer=[[Visual Concepts]] | ||
+ | | distributor={{company|[[Worldwise Enterprise]]|system=PC|region=TW}} | ||
| system=[[Sega Saturn]], Windows PC | | system=[[Sega Saturn]], Windows PC | ||
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| sounddriver= | | sounddriver= | ||
− | | peripherals= | + | | peripherals={{SAT}} [[6Player]], [[Saturn Backup Memory]] |
− | | players=1- | + | | players={{SAT}} 1-10 {{Win}} 1-5 |
− | | genre=Sports | + | | genre=Sports{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304042939/http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11}} |
− | | releases={{ | + | | subgenre=basketball |
− | | sat_date_eu=1997-11 | + | | releases={{releasesSat |
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+ | | sat_code_us=81124 | ||
+ | | sat_rating_us=ka | ||
+ | | sat_date_eu=1997-11{{magref|cvg|191|49}} | ||
| sat_code_eu=MK81124-50 | | sat_code_eu=MK81124-50 | ||
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− | | | + | | sat_date_uk=1998-01-29{{magref|ctw|671|24}}<!--1997-11{{magref|cvg|191|49}}--> |
+ | | sat_code_uk=MK81124-50 | ||
+ | | sat_rating_uk=3 | ||
+ | | sat_date_de=1997-11 | ||
+ | | sat_code_de=MK81124-50 | ||
+ | | sat_rating_de=0 | ||
+ | | sat_date_es=1998-02-03{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/19980512200756/http://centromail.es:80/nuevo/consolas/sat.asp}} | ||
+ | | sat_code_es=MK81124-50 | ||
+ | | sat_rating_es=3 | ||
| sat_date_br=199x | | sat_date_br=199x | ||
| sat_code_br=191406 | | sat_code_br=191406 | ||
− | | | + | | sat_rating_br=ti |
− | | | + | | sat_date_pl=1998 |
− | | pc_date_jp=1998-03-06 | + | | sat_date_au=199x |
− | | pc_rrp_jp=6, | + | | sat_code_au=FNBA05SSC |
+ | | sat_rating_au=g | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{releasesPC | ||
+ | | pc_date_jp=1998-03-06{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304042939/http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11}} | ||
+ | | pc_code_jp=HCJ-0136 | ||
+ | | pc_rrp_jp=6,800e{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304042939/http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11}} | ||
+ | | pc_rating_jp=all | ||
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+ | | pc_code_eu=MK 85066-50 | ||
+ | | pc_rating_eu=3 | ||
+ | | pc_date_uk=1998-01-29{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19990210171333/http://www.sega-europe.com:80/pc/pcgame.html}} | ||
+ | | pc_code_uk=MK 85066-50 | ||
+ | | pc_rating_uk=3 | ||
+ | | pc_date_de=1998 | ||
+ | | pc_rating_de=0 | ||
| pc_date_br=199x | | pc_date_br=199x | ||
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+ | | pc_rating_br=ti | ||
+ | | pc_date_pl=1998 | ||
+ | | pc_date_kr=199x | ||
+ | | pc_date_tw=199x | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | {{ | + | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (NBAアクション98) is a basketball game released as part of [[Sega]]'s ''NBA Action'' series for the [[Sega Saturn]] and Windows PCs. |
+ | |||
+ | The [[Expert Software]] PC release was named simply '''''NBA Action''''' and had different cover art. Screenshots on the back cover confirm it to be the same game and not the earlier ''[[NBA Action]]''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Gameplay== | ||
+ | Due to [[wikipedia:Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan]] pulling out of the NBA Players Accociation in favour of his own licensing deals, ''NBA Action 98'' replaces Jordan with "1 Guard", who wears a 98 shirt. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Teams=== | ||
+ | {{#vardefine:logodate|1997}}{{multicol| | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Atlanta Hawks}} Atlanta Hawks | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Boston Celtics}} Boston Celtics | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Charlotte Hornets}} Charlotte Hornets | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Chicago Bulls}} Chicago Bulls | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Cleveland Cavaliers}} Cleveland Cavaliers | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Dallas Mavericks}} Dallas Mavericks | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Denver Nuggets}} Denver Nuggets | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Detroit Pistons}} Detroit Pistons | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Golden State Warriors}} Golden State Warriors | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Houston Rockets}} Houston Rockets | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Indiana Pacers}} Indiana Pacers | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Los Angeles Clippers}} Los Angeles Clippers | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Los Angeles Lakers}} Los Angeles Lakers | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Miami Heat}} Miami Heat | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Milwaukee Bucks}} Milwaukee Bucks | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Minnesota Timberwolves}} Minnesota Timberwolves | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|New Jersey Nets}} New Jersey Nets | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|New York Knicks}} New York Knicks | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Orlando Magic}} Orlando Magic | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Philadelphia 76ers}} Philadelphia 76ers | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Phoenix Suns}} Phoenix Suns | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Portland Trailblazers}} Portland Trailblazers | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Sacramento Kings}} Sacramento Kings | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|San Antonio Spurs}} San Antonio Spurs | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Seattle SuperSonics}} Seattle SuperSonics | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Toronto Raptors}} Toronto Raptors | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Utah Jazz}} Utah Jazz | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Vancouver Grizzlies}} Vancouver Grizzlies | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Washington Wizards}} Washington Wizards | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Eastern Conference}} All-Stars East | ||
+ | *{{BasketballLogo|Western Conference}} All-Stars West | ||
+ | |cols=4}} | ||
− | == | + | ==History== |
− | ===Saturn | + | Previews suggest this game was once titled '''''NBA Action '97''''', with a planned release of September 1997. After a small delay, it was retitled to take into account the apporaching new year. |
− | {{ | + | |
− | | | + | ''NBA Action 98'' was developed prior to [[Visual Concepts]] being bought by Sega. As such, roughly the same game exists on the [[PlayStation]] as ''NBA Fastbreak '98'', which was developed by Visual Concepts for [[Midway Games]]. |
− | | | + | |
− | | | + | ==Production credits== |
− | + | ===Saturn version=== | |
− | + | {{multicol| | |
− | | | + | {{creditstable| |
− | | | + | *'''Producer:''' [[Mike Wallis]] |
− | | | + | *'''Assistant Producer:''' [[Tracy Johnson]] |
+ | *'''Brand Manager:''' [[Brad Hogan]] | ||
+ | *'''Lead Testers:''' [[Lorne Asuncion]], [[Mark Paniagua]] | ||
+ | *'''Assistant Lead Tester:''' [[Tony Lynch]] | ||
+ | *'''Marketing Specialist:''' [[Mark Subotnick]] | ||
+ | *'''Motion Capture Talent:''' DeWayne Lewis | ||
+ | *'''Motion Capture by:''' BioVision | ||
+ | *'''In‑Game Commentary by:''' Chick Hearn (Los Angeles Lakers) | ||
+ | *'''Commentary Recording Facility:''' DB Productions (Los Angeles CA.) | ||
+ | *'''Player Ratings & Team Playbooks by:''' Scott Pruneau (Golden State Warriors) | ||
+ | *'''Additional Ratings by:''' [[Tracy Johnson]] | ||
+ | *'''Playbook Assistance:''' [[Lorne Asuncion]] | ||
+ | *'''Sega Additional Design:''' [[Lorne Asuncion]], [[Tracy Johnson]], [[Mark Paniagua]] | ||
+ | *'''Manual:''' [[Curtis Clarkson]], [[Richard Verdoni]] | ||
+ | *'''Team Sega Sports:''' [[Geraldine Dessimoz]], [[Brad Hogan]], [[Tracy Johnson]], [[Marcus Matthews]], [[David Perkinson]], [[Mike Wallis]] | ||
+ | *'''Testers:''' [[Amy Albertson]], [[Howard Gipson]], [[David Paniagua|Dave Paniagua]], Bobby Amirkhan, [[Rick Greer]], Jason Philyaw, [[Nicolas J. Azizian]], [[Jeff Junio]], Ken Robinson, [[Karen Brown]], [[Lloyd Kinoshita]], [[Matt Underwood]], [[Don Carmichael]], [[Dennis Lee]], [[Fernando Valderrama]], Joe Damon, [[Marcus Montgomery]], [[Ferdinand Villar]], [[Abraham Navarro|Abe Navarro]], [[Paulita Villatuya]] | ||
+ | *'''Special Thanks:''' [[Sandra Castagnola|Sandy Castagnola]], [[Angela Edwards]], [[Sheri Hockaday]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Bernie Stolar|Bernard Stolar]], [[Shuji Utsumi]], [[Richard Wheeler|Rick Wheeler]], The Seedy Crew, Manny ([[Sega]]), Greg Lassen, Joe Amati, Shana Hoernke, Janie Buschman (NBA Entertaiment), Harry Abrams (Abrams Artists Agency), Shawn Bryant (NBA Properties), Kobe Bryant (Los Angels Lakers), Gail D'Agostino (Arn Tellem Assoc.), Ed Gregory (Golden State Warriors), Dick Davey (Santa Clara Univercity), Bango, Bucky, 'Ol Sparkey, Rafeki "the crazy raccoon" | ||
+ | {{creditsheader|Visual Concepts}} | ||
+ | *'''Lead Engineer:''' Aki Rimpiläinen | ||
+ | *'''Lead AI Engineer:''' Matthew Hamre | ||
+ | *'''AI Engineer:''' Chris Larson | ||
+ | *'''Win95 Engineer:''' Chuck Batson | ||
+ | *'''Engineers:''' Mark Horsley, Johnnie Yang | ||
+ | *'''Art Director:''' Alvin Cardona | ||
+ | *'''Animations/Player Models/Textures:''' Han Cho (Lead), Mark A. Anderson, Cameron Chun | ||
+ | *'''Movies, Logos, Screens, Player Textures/Faces, Arenas:''' David Lee, Kurt Lai-Fatt, Wayne Herman | ||
+ | *'''Menus, Designs, Screens:''' Leandro Peñaloza, Fred Wong | ||
+ | *'''Lead Library Engineer:''' Dave O'Connor | ||
+ | *'''Lead Tools Engineer:''' Audrey Seymour | ||
+ | *'''Director of Technology:''' Tim Walter | ||
+ | *'''Library Engineer:''' Chuck Batson | ||
+ | *'''Tools Engineers:''' Joshua Lee, Owen Brand | ||
+ | *'''Sound and Music Director:''' Mark Chosak | ||
+ | *'''Quality Assurance:''' Rick Andraschko | ||
+ | *'''Project Manager:''' Jeffrey J. Thomas | ||
+ | *'''Executive Producer:''' Gregory A. Thomas | ||
+ | *'''Special Thanks:''' Scott L. Patterson, Ryan Plank, Alice Crysdale | ||
+ | | source=Manual credits (US) | ||
+ | | pdf=Nbaaction98 sat us manual.pdf | ||
+ | | pdfpage=28 | ||
+ | | console=SAT | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Magazine articles== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Promotional material== | ||
+ | {{gallery | ||
+ | |{{GalleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |egm|101|74-75 | ||
+ | |ugameplayers|104|50-51 | ||
+ | |gi|56|64 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |playerone|82|57 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Physical scans== | ||
+ | ===Saturn version=== | ||
+ | {{ratings|SAT}} | ||
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Saturn | | console=Saturn | ||
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| region=EU | | region=EU | ||
| cover=NBAAction98 Saturn EU Box.jpg | | cover=NBAAction98 Saturn EU Box.jpg | ||
− | | disc= | + | | disc=NBAAction98 Saturn EU Disc.jpg |
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Saturn | ||
+ | | region=AU | ||
+ | | cover=NBAAction98 Saturn AU cover.jpg | ||
+ | | disc=NBAAction98 Saturn EU Disc.jpg | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=Saturn | | console=Saturn | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===PC | + | ===PC version=== |
+ | {{ratings|PC}} | ||
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=PC | ||
+ | | region=JP | ||
+ | | front=NBAAction98 PC JP Box Front.jpg | ||
+ | | back=NBAAction98 PC JP Box Back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=PC | | console=PC | ||
| region=US | | region=US | ||
| front=NBAAction98 PC US Box Front.jpg | | front=NBAAction98 PC US Box Front.jpg | ||
+ | | jewelcasefront=NBAAction98 PC US jfront.jpg | ||
+ | | jewelcaseback=NBAAction98 PC US jback.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=PC | ||
+ | | region=US ([[Expert Software]]) | ||
+ | | front= | ||
+ | | jewelcasefront=NBAAction98 PC US ex jfront.jpg | ||
+ | | jewelcaseback=NBAAction98 PC US ex jback.jpg | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=PC | | console=PC | ||
| region=EU | | region=EU | ||
| front=NBAAction98 PC EU Box Front.jpg | | front=NBAAction98 PC EU Box Front.jpg | ||
− | | disc= | + | | back=NBAAction98 PC EU back.jpg |
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
+ | | jewelcasefront=NBAAction98 PC EU jfront.jpg | ||
+ | | jewelcaseback=NBAAction98 PC EU jback.jpg | ||
+ | | disc=NBAAction98 PC EU disc.jpg | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=PC | | console=PC | ||
− | | region= | + | | region=BR |
− | }}{{ | + | | front=NBAAction98 PC BR front.jpg |
+ | | back=NBAAction98 PC BR back.jpg | ||
+ | | jewelcasefront=NBAAction98 PC BR manual.pdf | ||
+ | | jewelcaseback=NBAAction98 PC BR jback.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{scanbox | ||
+ | | console=PC | ||
+ | | region=KR | ||
+ | | disc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{scanbox | ||
| console=PC | | console=PC | ||
− | | region= | + | | region=TW |
+ | | disc=NBAAction98 PC TW disc.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Technical information== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}} | ||
+ | ===ROM dump status=== | ||
+ | {{romtable| | ||
+ | {{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=288,769,152|date= |source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=MK81124-50 V1.007|quality=|prototype=}} | ||
+ | {{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=287,023,968|date= |source=CD-ROM (US)|comments=81124 V1.005|quality=good|prototype=}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | ==External links== |
+ | * Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19980223130722/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/01659.html Saturn], [https://web.archive.org/web/19980223120445/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/01658.html PC] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{NBAAction98Omni}} | ||
{{NBAAction}} | {{NBAAction}} |
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Developer: Visual Concepts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Worldwise Enterprise (TW) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Backup Memory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Sports[1] (basketball) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-10 1-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA Action 98 (NBAアクション98) is a basketball game released as part of Sega's NBA Action series for the Sega Saturn and Windows PCs.
The Expert Software PC release was named simply NBA Action and had different cover art. Screenshots on the back cover confirm it to be the same game and not the earlier NBA Action.
Contents
Gameplay
Due to Michael Jordan pulling out of the NBA Players Accociation in favour of his own licensing deals, NBA Action 98 replaces Jordan with "1 Guard", who wears a 98 shirt.
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 Wizards
All-Stars East
All-Stars West
History
Previews suggest this game was once titled NBA Action '97, with a planned release of September 1997. After a small delay, it was retitled to take into account the apporaching new year.
NBA Action 98 was developed prior to Visual Concepts being bought by Sega. As such, roughly the same game exists on the PlayStation as NBA Fastbreak '98, which was developed by Visual Concepts for Midway Games.
Production credits
Saturn version
- Producer: Mike Wallis
- Assistant Producer: Tracy Johnson
- Brand Manager: Brad Hogan
- Lead Testers: Lorne Asuncion, Mark Paniagua
- Assistant Lead Tester: Tony Lynch
- Marketing Specialist: Mark Subotnick
- Motion Capture Talent: DeWayne Lewis
- Motion Capture by: BioVision
- In‑Game Commentary by: Chick Hearn (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Commentary Recording Facility: DB Productions (Los Angeles CA.)
- Player Ratings & Team Playbooks by: Scott Pruneau (Golden State Warriors)
- Additional Ratings by: Tracy Johnson
- Playbook Assistance: Lorne Asuncion
- Sega Additional Design: Lorne Asuncion, Tracy Johnson, Mark Paniagua
- Manual: Curtis Clarkson, Richard Verdoni
- Team Sega Sports: Geraldine Dessimoz, Brad Hogan, Tracy Johnson, Marcus Matthews, David Perkinson, Mike Wallis
- Testers: Amy Albertson, Howard Gipson, Dave Paniagua, Bobby Amirkhan, Rick Greer, Jason Philyaw, Nicolas J. Azizian, Jeff Junio, Ken Robinson, Karen Brown, Lloyd Kinoshita, Matt Underwood, Don Carmichael, Dennis Lee, Fernando Valderrama, Joe Damon, Marcus Montgomery, Ferdinand Villar, Abe Navarro, Paulita Villatuya
- Special Thanks: Sandy Castagnola, Angela Edwards, Sheri Hockaday, Jason Kuo, Bernard Stolar, Shuji Utsumi, Rick Wheeler, The Seedy Crew, Manny (Sega), Greg Lassen, Joe Amati, Shana Hoernke, Janie Buschman (NBA Entertaiment), Harry Abrams (Abrams Artists Agency), Shawn Bryant (NBA Properties), Kobe Bryant (Los Angels Lakers), Gail D'Agostino (Arn Tellem Assoc.), Ed Gregory (Golden State Warriors), Dick Davey (Santa Clara Univercity), Bango, Bucky, 'Ol Sparkey, Rafeki "the crazy raccoon"
- Lead Engineer: Aki Rimpiläinen
- Lead AI Engineer: Matthew Hamre
- AI Engineer: Chris Larson
- Win95 Engineer: Chuck Batson
- Engineers: Mark Horsley, Johnnie Yang
- Art Director: Alvin Cardona
- Animations/Player Models/Textures: Han Cho (Lead), Mark A. Anderson, Cameron Chun
- Movies, Logos, Screens, Player Textures/Faces, Arenas: David Lee, Kurt Lai-Fatt, Wayne Herman
- Menus, Designs, Screens: Leandro Peñaloza, Fred Wong
- Lead Library Engineer: Dave O'Connor
- Lead Tools Engineer: Audrey Seymour
- Director of Technology: Tim Walter
- Library Engineer: Chuck Batson
- Tools Engineers: Joshua Lee, Owen Brand
- Sound and Music Director: Mark Chosak
- Quality Assurance: Rick Andraschko
- Project Manager: Jeffrey J. Thomas
- Executive Producer: Gregory A. Thomas
- Special Thanks: Scott L. Patterson, Ryan Plank, Alice Crysdale
Magazine articles
- Main article: NBA Action 98/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Ultra Game Players (US) #104: "December 1997" (1997-1x-xx)[11]
- Game Informer (US) #56: "December 1997" (1997-1x-xx)[12]
Physical scans
Saturn version
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81 | |
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Based on 15 reviews |
PC version
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80 | |
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Based on 5 reviews |
PC, US (Expert Software) |
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PC, KR |
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Technical information
- Main article: NBA Action 98/Technical information.
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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288,769,152 | CD-ROM (EU) | MK81124-50 V1.007 | ||||||||||
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287,023,968 | CD-ROM (US) | 81124 V1.005 |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 04:29)
- ↑ Game Informer, "October 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Press release: 1997-10-20: Real Roundball Without The Elbow Jabs: NBA Action '98 For Sega Saturn And PC
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-12), page 49
- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1998-01-19), page 24
- ↑ http://centromail.es:80/nuevo/consolas/sat.asp (Wayback Machine: 1998-05-12 20:07)
- ↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com:80/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-12-10 17:31)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.sega-europe.com:80/pc/pcgame.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-10 17:13)
- ↑ File:Nbaaction98 sat us manual.pdf, page 28
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Game Informer, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 64
- ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1998" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 105
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