David Robinson's Supreme Court

n/a

NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J

David Robinson's Supreme Court

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Acme Interactive, Sega of America

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-07-10^[2]	¥4,8004,800	G-4071
US	1992-06^[3]	$54.9554.95^[4]	1214
EU	1992-08		1214
PT	199x
UK	1992-08	£39.9939.99^[5]^[6]	1214
SE (Rental)	199x
CA	199x
BR	199x
AS	199x

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David Robinson's Supreme Court, called David Robinson Basketball (デビッド・ロビンソンバスケットボール) in Japan, is a 1992 basketball game for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega.

A Sega Game Gear version was in development, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype has since been found.

Gameplay

David Robinson's Supreme Court is a basketball game played from an isometric perspective, in which the player can pick one of four American teams and take on the other three. Use the D-pad to move, to pass the ball and to shoot.

The game uses a "screen flipping" mechanism, meaning if the ball travels past the half-way line, there is an 180-degree flip in perspective to show the other side of the court. This means hoops are always drawn in the top left or top right of the screen, and you can never see the whole court at once. Prior to its release all Mega Drive basketball games had been played from a horizontal perspective (and many would continue to do so).

Teams

Only four teams exist in David Robinson's Supreme Court, and as the game lacks a license from the National Basketball Association, teams are referred to just by city, and are comprised of fictional players.

	L.A.
	Plays in yellow.
	New York
	Plays in green.
	Chicago
	Plays in purple.
	Detroit
	Plays in red.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	David Robinson's Supreme Court	David Robinson's Supreme Court
English (US)	David Robinson's Supreme Court	David Robinson's Supreme Court
Japanese	デビッド・ロビンソンバスケットボール	David Robinson Basketball

Production credits

Designed by: Jerry Albright, Brian Howarth
Programming: Brian Howarth
Art design: Russel Comte, Jeff Godfrey
Additional art: Terry Lloyd, Leslie Doghty
Marketing management: Hugh Bowen
Music: Russell Leiblich, Mark Miller
Sound effects: Brian Howarth
Producers: Jerry Albright, Sega of America, Michael Latham
Testers: Jerry Markota, Scott Rohde, Javone Alonzo, Jerry DeYoung, Steve Patterson, Joel Limmer, Jef Feltman, Doug Lanford, Vy Nong, Tom Phillips, Mark Lindstrom, James Maxwell, Bernard Whang
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: David Robinson's Supreme Court/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV Advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-08: "August 1992" (1992-07-08)

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[5]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

84

^[12]

Excalibur (CZ)

70

^[13]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[14]

Game Power (IT)

89

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[4]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

83

^[16]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

88

^[18]

Joypad (FR)

87

^[19]

Joystick (FR)

87

^[20]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

77

^[21]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

77

^[22]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[23]

Mega (UK)

71

^[24]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

83

^[25]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[26]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

78

^[27]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

78

^[28]

Player One (FR)

80

^[29]

Play Time (DE)

80

^[30]

Power Up! (UK)

82

^[31]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[6]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

91

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

91

^[34]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

57

^[35]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[36]

Supergame (BR)

NTSC-U

90

^[37]

Supersonic (FR)

90

^[38]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

75

^[39]

Video Games (DE)

62

^[40]

Zero (UK)

83

^[41]

	76
Based on 36 reviews

David Robinson's Supreme Court

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AS^†

Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	512b7599
MD5	c847158a1bf66bd5698b980651518247
SHA-1	adcee1a54caa0db0aab0927b877d2be828964275

512kB

1992-01

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	56164b00
MD5	554ed898ebb4a6ecafbc22a3bd9c1160
SHA-1	eeac902df31240c246afe2b97a5b25104dd9f0e5

512kB

1992-01

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1992-04-15

Page

References

↑ File:DRSC MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 50
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-15), page 71
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 33
↑ File:David Robinsons Supreme Court MD US Manual.pdf, page 13
↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 17
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 55
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), page 25
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 304
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 103
↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-04-10), page 31
↑ Famitsu, "1992-07-24" (JP; 1992-07-10), page 37
↑ Game Power, "Luigio/Agosto 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Game Zone, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-19), page 45
↑ Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 95
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 88
↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 174
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 67
↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 87
↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 38
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 71
↑ Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 86
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-10), page 98
↑ Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 110
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-07-18), page 1
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 66
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 17
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 58
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1992" (BR; 1992-08-xx), page 20
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48
↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 89
↑ Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 35

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[:File:SegaVisions_US_08.pdf_p58-3] Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_038.pdf_p50-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:CVG_UK_129.pdf_p71-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-15), page 71

[:File:SegaPower_UK_32.pdf_p33-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 33

[:File:David_Robinsons_Supreme_Court_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p13-7] File:David Robinsons Supreme Court MD US Manual.pdf, page 13

[:File:GamePro_US_036.pdf_p17-8] GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 17

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-08.pdf_p25-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), page 25

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 304

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p103-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 103

[:File:Excalibur_CZ_16.pdf_p31-13] Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-04-10), page 31

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0188.pdf_p37-14] Famitsu, "1992-07-24" (JP; 1992-07-10), page 37

[:File:GamePower_IT_08.pdf_p68-15] Game Power, "Luigio/Agosto 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:GameZone_UK_11.pdf_p45-16] Game Zone, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-19), page 45

[17] Hippon Super, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-02), page 95

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_012.pdf_p108-18] Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 108

[:File:Joypad_FR_011.pdf_p88-19] Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 88

[:File:Joystick_FR_029.pdf_p174-20] Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 174

[:File:MDAG_UK_04.pdf_p79-21] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-22] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-10.pdf_p67-23] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 67

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p87-24] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 87

[:File:MegaTech_UK_06.pdf_p38-25] MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 38

[:File:Micromania2_ES_051.pdf_p71-26] Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 71

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_21.pdf_p86-27] Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 86

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p142-28] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_022.pdf_p98-29] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-10), page 98

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-10.pdf_p110-30] Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 110

[31] Power Up!, "Saturday, July 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-07-18), page 1

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p66-32] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_11.pdf_p17-33] Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 17

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-34] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaForce_UK_10.pdf_p58-35] Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 58

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Supergame_BR_13.pdf_p20-37] Supergame, "Agosto 1992" (BR; 1992-08-xx), page 20

[:File:Supersonic_FR_02.pdf_p9-38] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9

[39] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-08.pdf_p89-40] Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 89

[:File:Zero_UK_35.pdf_p35-41] Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 35

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David Robinson's Supreme Court

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References