Jordan vs Bird

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Jordan vs Bird
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,9008,900 EM20022
Sega Mega Drive
US
705101A
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E051SMXI

Jordan vs Bird, called Jordan vs Bird: One on One (ジョーダン VS バード ONE on ONE) in Japan, is a 1992 one-on-one basketball game developed by Michael Abbot for Electronic Arts. Originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1988 (as a sequel to 1983 game, of Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One) it was ported to the the Sega Mega Drive in 1992.

Gameplay

Of all the ports which exist of Jordan vs Bird, the Mega Drive version is the most technically advanced, although the gameplay is much the same. Only Michael Jordan and Larry Bird are playable characters and the two are always seen on-screen in front of a single basketball net. The objective of the game is to score more hoops than the opposing player.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #34: "May 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
62 №10, p82/83[4]
70 №8, p61/62
89 №12, p72/73[5]
81 №9, p74/75[6]
84 №27, p153[7]
40 №5, p92
51 №6, p31-33
40 №21, p114/115[8]
89 №22, p131[9]
33 №32, p32
78 №8, p44/45[10]
78 №18, p66
57 №6, p26-28[11]
89 №11, p36/37[12]
72 №1, p8[13]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[14]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[15]
Consoles + (FR)
62
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[16]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
31
[17]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
72
[18]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
70
[19]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[20]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[5]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[6]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-U
84
[7]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
40
[21]
Mega Force (FR)
85
[22]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
73
[23]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
51
[24]
Mean Machines (UK)
40
[8]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
40
[25]
Player One (FR)
89
[26]
Play Time (DE)
78
[27]
Power Play (DE)
70
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
33
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
78
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[30]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
57
[11]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
59
[31]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[12]
Supergame (BR)
89
[32]
Supersonic (FR)
72
[13]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[33]
User (GR) PAL
84
[34]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[35]
Video Games (DE)
70
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
32 reviews

Jordan vs Bird

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 4d3ddd7c
MD5 0b37c95079a0c8e64230df35eb3888c2
SHA-1 4c3c6696157a3629f10aa60626f504cd64c36a58
512kB 1992-03 Cartridge (US/EU) v1
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 22d77e6d
MD5 ccd6d37edf46f4cbcd13f5677fa8e7a0
SHA-1 977430962510867b16c113cff1436cb75c0485ac
512kB 1992-03 Cartridge (US/EU) v0
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 8837e896
MD5 bb9bcdfb8f8665b69b60200108261d37
SHA-1 769d7ed746ccbec0bcbe271f81767ffcccd36cea
512kB 1992-09 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 58
  2. File:GamePro US 031.pdf, page 44
  3. File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf, page 28
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 012.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 012.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:Joypad FR 009.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 009.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:Joystick FR 027.pdf, page 153 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 027.pdf_p153" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:MeanMachines UK 21.pdf, page 114 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 21.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content
  9. File:PlayerOne FR 022.pdf, page 127
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 06.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:Supergame BR 11.pdf, page 36 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supergame BR 11.pdf_p36" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:Supersonic FR 01.pdf, page 8 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 01.pdf_p8" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 104
  15. Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 23
  16. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
  17. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 63
  18. Game Informer, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
  19. Game Zone, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 61
  20. Hippon Super, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-03), page 42
  21. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  22. Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 74
  23. Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 61
  24. MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 31
  25. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  26. Player One, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-10), page 131
  27. Play Time, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-03), page 93
  28. Power Play, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-13), page 148
  29. Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 32
  30. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  32. Supergame, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-xx), page 41
  33. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 94
  34. User, "Noémvrios 1992" (GR; 1992-1x-xx), page 58
  35. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
  36. Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 52



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