Team USA Basketball

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Team USA Basketball
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 		¥7,8007,800 EM20004
Sega Mega Drive
US 		714801
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E069SMXI

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Team USA Basketball, called Dream Team USA (ドリームチームＵＳＡ) in Japan, is a 1992 basketball game for the Sega Mega Drive by Electronic Arts. Its name refers to the United States national basketball team — making this one of the first, if not the first, basketball games with a focus on international basketball teams rather than US city teams.

Gameplay

The game is a generic 3D basketball game. A shoots the ball and B passes.

Teams

The teams in Team USA Basketball loosely reflect those which competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There are, however, some notable omissions possibly to reflect the standings in the older 1990 FIBA World Championship, such as the inclusion of champions from that tournament, Yugoslavia. The explanation behind choosing teams such as France and The Netherlands over more competitive countries such as Brazil is unclear.

  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • The CIS
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • United States
  • Yugoslavia
  • All World

Note that at launch, Yugoslavia no longer existed as a country, and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States; formed after the breakup of the Soviet Union) had competed in its last sporting fixture under that name.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Team USA Basketball Team USA Basketball
English (US) Team USA Basketball Team USA Basketball
Japanese ドリームチームＵＳＡ Dream Team USA

Production credits

  • Programming by: Jeff Lefferts, Lisa Ching
  • Graphics and Animation by: Cynthia Hamilton, Paul Vernon, Julie Gast
  • Sound and Music by: Rob Hubbard
  • Executive Producer: Don Traeger
  • Associate Producer: Happy Keller
  • Assistant Producer: Gerald McLane
  • Technical Director: Edwin Reich
  • Original Design by: Robert Weatherby
Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Team USA Basketball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #39: "October 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-12: "December 1992" (1992-11-07)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 [5]
63 №, p85[6]
92 №14, p66
81
88 [7]
40 №1993-01, p85
80 №12
79 №31, p144
62 №4, p31
72 [2]
88 №1, p64
80 №11, p42/43
80 №24, p78/79
64 №37, p47
70 №13, p66/67
70 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[8]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[9]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[10]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[11]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
81
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
80
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[15]
FX (UK)
86
[16]
Game Power (IT)
72
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[1]
Gamers (DE)
73
[18]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[19]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[20]
Joystick (FR) PAL
79
[21]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[23]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[24]
Mega (UK) PAL
72
[2]
Mega Action (UK)
88
[25]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Megazin (SI)
46
[27]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
59
[28]
Player One (FR)
80
[29]
Sega Magazin (DE)
73
[3]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
64
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[33]
Supersonic (FR)
88
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[35]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[36]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[37]
Video Games (DE)
67
[38]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
34 reviews

Team USA Basketball

Mega Drive, US
TeamUSA MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Team USA Basketball MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
TeamUSA MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
TeamUSA MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD JP CartTop.jpg
TeamUSABasketball MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
TeamUSABasketball MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR

Team USA Basketball MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 038.pdf, page 116 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 038.pdf_p116" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:Mega UK 01.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 01.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 01.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 84
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 29 (31)
  6. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  7. ↑ GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 114 (116)
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 238
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
  10. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 66
  12. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 113
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 105
  15. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  16. ↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
  17. ↑ Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 90
  18. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 30
  19. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 85
  20. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  21. ↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 144
  22. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 31
  23. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  24. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  25. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  26. ↑ MegaTech, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-20), page 42
  27. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 8, April 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 37
  28. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  29. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 78
  30. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 47
  31. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 60
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  34. ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 14
  35. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 197
  36. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 282
  37. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 56
  38. ↑ Video Games, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-28), page 53



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