Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

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Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is a 1989 basketball game for IBM PCs by Electronic Arts. EA ported it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990. Lakers versus Celtics was the first basketball game to be licensed by the NBA (though curiously acquired the players' name rights without going through the NBA Players Association). For its time, Lakers versus Celtics was considered to be the top basketball video game on the market, and was highly received by the press.

The Mega Drive version, though very similar to the original DOS game in nature, makes some slight adjustments to reflect the teams taking part in the 1990 NBA Playoffs (as opposed to the original's 1989 roster). As a result, the Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks and Jazz are replaced with the Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs, respectively.

Though the North American version of the game is relatively common (as are its "sequels", Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs and Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs), the European version of the game is abnormally rare, to the point where for many years, its existence was widely doubted. It has been suggested that EA originally ran into legal troubles when it came licensing the game in Europe, and may have had to recall copies of the game shortly after release. Supposedly it was set to be re-released as EA Basketball in 1992, though this never happened[1].

Magazine articles

Main article: Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

[[File:EGM US 015.pdf¦page#2-3¦US print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #15: "October 1990" (1990-xx-xx); also published in Sega Visions (US) #2: "October/November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[2], Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0101: "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (1990-10-xx)[3].|120x120px]]
[[File:EGM US 015.pdf¦page#2-3¦US print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #15: "October 1990" (1990-xx-xx); also published in Sega Visions (US) #2: "October/November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[2], Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0101: "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (1990-10-xx)[3].]]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88 №113, p90-92[4]
100 №18
91 №11
93 №18, p168
65 №5, p93
89 №1, p79[5]
80 №23, p53
80 №4, p18[6]
80 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
 85
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[7]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[8]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
83
[9]
Console XS (UK) PAL
83
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
88
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
60
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[12]
Games-X (UK)
91
[13]
Joystick (FR)
93
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
65
[15]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
65
[16]
MegaTech (UK)
89
[5]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
82
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
89
[18]
Power Play (DE)
73
[19]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[20]
Sega Pro (UK)
80
[6]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[22]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
20 reviews

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Lakers Vs Celtics MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
LvC MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
LakersVersusCeltics MD US cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. ↑ File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 8
  2. ↑ File:SegaVisions US 02.pdf, page 40
  3. ↑ File:GPSG US 01.pdf, page 2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:CVG UK 113.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 113.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 111
  8. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1991" (DE; 1991-05-31), page 119
  9. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 82
  10. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 26
  12. ↑ GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
  13. ↑ Games-X, "4th-10th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 38
  14. ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 168
  15. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  16. ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  17. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 41
  18. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  19. ↑ Power Play, "3/91" (DE; 1991-02-15), page 141
  20. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  21. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  22. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 101
  23. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 61



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Baseball
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Golf
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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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