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Mario Lemieux Hockey

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Mega-Tech

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Alpine Software

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Sports (ice hockey)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-12		1210
EU	1992-03^[1]
UK	1992-03^[1]	£39.9939.99^[2]^[3]
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
CA	199x
UK	199x	£?	?

Mario Lemieux Hockey is an ice hockey game released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive. Reportedly the game was originally set to be titled Sega Ice Hockey for the European market^[4]. A Japanese version was planned (and was even dated for 21st February 1992^[5]), but failed to materialise.

The game features an endorsement by Canadian hockey player Mario Lemieux, who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, it lacks an NHL license and does not have real players or teams. In the US, some versions of the game were distributed with "signed" hockey pucks.

Gameplay

The game mostly follows the rules of NHL hockey, where two teams of five players compete in three periods of five minutes each. The game does not have an NHL license, so teams are modeled after NHL teams but lack names and logos.

There are two main modes. In Exhibition mode, a single player can play against the computer (choosing both teams) or another human player (controlling separate teams), or the player can opt to watch a demo where two computer-controlled teams play each other. In Tournament mode, sixteen teams compete for a championship title in Best of 3 series. It can be played with one or two players, and there is a password system for continuing.

Each team is rated on a number of categories: shooting, speed, power, defense, passing, and goalie. The player can choose the default skills for each team or balanced skills (where all the teams are comparable in strength) or progressive skills (where teams become progressively stronger in a tournament).

During a game, the player can bring up a stat book showing statistics for the current game with START .

	Face-Off
	The game starts with a face-off, where a player from each team fights for control of the puck. The player can be moved with the D-pad and can hit the puck with .
	Defense
	When the player's team does not have possession of the puck, the player skates with the D-pad and cycles control between team members with . The active player has a circle around him. By default, the player has control of the player closest to the puck or the last player to have the puck. The active player can check a member of the opposing team with , unless the player already has two team members in the penalty box. Checking an opponent knocks the player down, which can result in a penalty or a fight. When the goalie has the puck, press while holding in a direction with the D-pad to pass the puck to a player. Holding the puck for too long causes a Goalie Holding Puck penalty, which results in another face-off.
	Offense
	When the player's team has possession of the puck, the player skates with the D-pad and switches control to another team member with . The active player has a circle around him. The player shoots the puck with while aiming with the D-pad. An indicator arrow appears to help line up the shot. Pressing once shoots low and pressing twice shoots the puck into the air. The player passes the puck to a teammate with while holding a direction with the D-pad; an opposing player can intercept the pass and take possession of the puck. By default, the player has control of the team member with the puck at all times, but manual control can be enabled in the game options. When using manual control, pressing requests a pass from another player. The player can rotate the lines as they become more tired. The status of the players is indicated in the corner of the screen; green is for fully rested, yellow is for somewhat rested, and red is for tired. + changes the offensive line, and + changes the defensive line.
	Fighting
	Checking an opponent sometimes results in a fight. The player is moved with the D-pad, jabs with , roundhouses with , uppercuts with , and does a low blow with + or +. Being hit reduces the player's energy; running out of energy loses the fight. The loser of the fight goes to the penalty box for 3 minutes. The player can also choose Fight from the main menu, which can be played with one or two players or as a demo with two computer-controlled players.
	Shootout
	If a game ends in a tie after three periods of play, the tie is resolved in a shootout competition. Both teams take turns shooting and defending. After both teams have shot five times, the team with the most points wins. If the teams are tied, they play another shootout. When shooting, the player shoots with while aiming with the D-pad. When controlling defending, the player moves the goalie with the D-pad and blocks with . The player can also choose to play a Shootout between any two teams from the main menu, which can be played with one or two players or as a demo with two computer-controlled players.

Teams

Conference	Division	Team	Based on
Western	Division 1	L.A.	Los Angeles Kings
		Vancouver	Vancouver Canucks
		Calgary	Calgary Flames
		Edmonton	Edmonton Oilers
	Division 2	Chicago	Chicago Blackhawks
		Minnesota	Minnesota North Stars
		St. Louis	St. Louis Blues
		Detroit	Detroit Red Wings
Eastern	Division 1	Montreal	Montreal Canadiens
		Hartford	Hartford Whalers
		Boston	Boston Bruins
		Buffalo	Buffalo Sabres
	Division 2	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh Penguins
		Washington	Washington Capitals
		New York	New York Rangers or New York Islanders
		New Jersey	New Jersey Devils

Production credits

Sega Producer: Ed Annunziata
Associate Producer: Chris Smith
Alpine Producer: Ed Ringler
Programming: Chris Oke
Design: Ed Ringler
Graphics: Ed Ringler Sr., Chris Oke, Ed Ringler, Joan Igawa
Music/Sound: David Javelosa, Alex Rudis
Product Manager: Hugh Bowen, Rebecca Grey
SEGA Test: Stephen Patterson, Bert Mauricio, Jerry Markota, Sean Geary, Jerry DeYoung
Manual: Ed Ringler, Jaime Wojick, Paula Polley, Dan Figueroa, Mike Tyau

Source:

US manual^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mario Lemieux Hockey/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FI advert (1992)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)

Photo gallery

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[7]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

60

^[8]

Consoles + (FR)

71

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[2]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[10]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

76

^[12]

FX (UK)

63

^[13]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[14]

Génération 4 (FR)

93

^[15]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

65

^[16]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

79

^[17]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[18]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

79

^[19]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

43

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

75

^[21]

Mean Machines (UK)

76

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

76

^[23]

Player One (FR)

65

^[24]

Power Play (DE)

69

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

76

^[3]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

73

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

73

^[27]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

65

^[28]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

64

^[29]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

59

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

69

^[31]

	70
Based on 27 reviews

Mario Lemieux Hockey

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (with puck)
Cover
Cart Cover Puck (front) Puck (back)

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, SE rental (HENT black)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Technical information

Main article: Mario Lemieux Hockey/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 19
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-15), page 62
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 7
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 46
↑ File:Mario Lemieux Hockey MD US Manual.pdf, page 16
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 124
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 123
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 110
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 330
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 68
↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Games-X, "2nd-8th January 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 23
↑ Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 130
↑ Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 30
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 58
↑ Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 147
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63
↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 31
↑ Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 56
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Player One, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 89
↑ Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 135
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-21), page 66
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Force, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-14), page 70
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 92
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 109
↑ Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 28

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[:File:MegaTech_UK_04.pdf_p19-1] 1.0 ^1.1 MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 19

[:File:CVG_UK_127.pdf_p62-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-15), page 62

[:File:SegaPower_UK_33.pdf_p38-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p7-4] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 7

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-01.pdf_p46-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 46

[:File:Mario_Lemieux_Hockey_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p16-6] File:Mario Lemieux Hockey MD US Manual.pdf, page 16

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 124

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-03.pdf_p123-8] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 123

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_006.pdf_p42-9] Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:CVG_UK_153.pdf_p110-10] Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 110

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 330

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p68-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 68

[fx1992-05-22-13] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamesX_UK_36.pdf_p23-14] Games-X, "2nd-8th January 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 23

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p130-15] Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 130

[:File:GameZone_UK_05.pdf_p30-16] Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 30

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_006.pdf_p58-17] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:Joystick_FR_024.pdf_p147-18] Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 147

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-19] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:MegaPlay_US_09.pdf_p63-20] Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaTech_UK_02.pdf_p31-21] MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 31

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_16.pdf_p56-22] Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 56

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-23] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_019.pdf_p89-24] Player One, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 89

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-03.pdf_p135-25] Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 135

[:File:SegaPro_UK_08.pdf_p66-26] Sega Pro, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-21), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-27] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaForce_UK_06.pdf_p70-28] Sega Force, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-14), page 70

[29] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 92

[30] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 109

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-01.pdf_p28-31] Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 28

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-'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an ice hockey game released exclusively for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. Reportedly the game was originally set to be titled '''''Sega Ice Hockey''''' for the European market{{magref|segapower|3|7}}. A Japanese version was planned (and was even dated for 21st February 1992{{magref|bemega|1992-01|46}}), but failed to materialise.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an ice hockey game released exclusively for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. Reportedly the game was originally set to be titled '''''Sega Ice Hockey''''' for the European market{{magref|segapro|3|7}}. A Japanese version was planned (and was even dated for 21st February 1992{{magref|bemega|1992-01|46}}), but failed to materialise.
 The game features an endorsement by Canadian hockey player Mario Lemieux, who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, it lacks an [[NHL]] license and does not have real players or teams. In the US, some versions of the game were distributed with "signed" hockey pucks.