NBA Live 97 (Saturn)

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For the Sega Mega Drive game, see NBA Live 97 (Mega Drive).

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NBA Live 97
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: NBA Properties
Peripherals supported: Saturn Floppy Drive
Genre: Sports (basketball)

















Number of players: 1-10
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US 		T-5015H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-5015H-50
EAX02501037I
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-5015H-50
EAX02501037I
USK: 0
Sega Saturn
UK 		T-5015H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL 		219zł219
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: G
Sega Saturn
BR 		191x53
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Non-Sega versions

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NBA Live 97 is a 1996 basketball game for the Sega Saturn. Unlike its Sega Mega Drive counterpart, the Saturn version is presented in full 3D.

History

Due to Michael Jordan pulling out of the NBA Players Accociation in favour of his own licensing deals, NBA Live 97 lacks Jordan as a player. Instead, Jordan is replaced with the infamous "Player #99", which when selected for the Chicago Bulls, is essentially Michael Jordan in all but name.

Production credits

Realtime Associates
  • Lead Programmer: Gary Syck
  • Programmers: Stephen Nguyen, Tom Powers, Matt Grimshaw, Brian Snapp, Dave Gierok, Scott Miller
  • Artists: Eric Gingrich, Kerwin Burton
  • Game Testers: KC Nash, Tony Ravo
  • Development Director: Steve Ettinger
  • Asset Manager/Associate Producer: Elizabeth Smith
  • Producer: Khanh Le
EA Producers
  • Executive Producer: Sam Nelson
  • Producer: Stanley Chow
  • Associate Producers: Dave Warfield, William M. Mozell
EAC Internal
  • Artists: Sabastian Reinarz (menu art), Daryl Anselmo (Stadium textures), Casey O'Brien (player textures), Mark Soderwall (face textures and player photos), Ken Thurston (face textures), Giovanni Sasso (player photos), Kim Gill (player photos), Greg Allen (player photos)
  • Programming: Amory Wong (AI), Do Humphries (renderring), Robert White (Camera logic and Speech), Patrick Ratto (video technology)
  • Videos: David Laviolette (video editing and art lead), Bill Morrison (video editing), Adam MacKay-Smith (video compression)
  • Sound and Music: Traz Damji (music), Steve Royea (music engineering), Crispin Hands (audio engineer)
  • Motion Capture: Tarrnie Williams (Director of Motion Capture), Demian Gordon (technical director), Michael Vanaselja (mocap animation)
  • Motion Capture Talent: Mitch Richmond, Tyus Edney, Novell Thomas, Sean O'Brien, Vino Barnett, Lawrence Williams, Mike Crestejo (stunts)
  • Motion Capture Specialists: David Coleman, Greg pp, Jake Sheridan, JJ Gonzales, Vincent Ng, Peter Saumur
QA
  • QA Project Coordinator: Rod Higo
  • Lead Tester: Tim Lewinson
  • Backup Lead Tester: Peter Dodson
  • Testers: Trevor Allen, Lori Wilson, Steve Kuchka, Simon Burnett, Martin Katzenmeier, Sue Skerl, Kristen Olafson, Connor Dougan, Randy Deluna, Jason Feser, Nathan McDonald
EASM
  • Product Manager: Glenn Chin
  • Assistant Product Manager: Kirk Scott
  • Public Relations: Shelly Eckenroth
  • Documentation: David Lee, Jason Armatta
  • Documentation Design and Layout: Corinne Mah
  • Package Art Direction: Jennie Maruyama
  • Package Design: Susan Spies
  • Package Photography: Lucky Widner/NBA photos
  • QA Supervisor: Mike Edison
  • Quality Assurance: Chris Beron
  • Special Thanks: Dave Warhol, Shippy Ohka, Paul Kohler, Beth Scholz, George Katz, Peter Kolarov, Maria Mailey, Tony Ravo, Christopher Vuchetich, Leta Maunz, Alan Van Slyke, Ron Bolinger, Ivan Manley, Brownwyn Richardson, Andy Abramovici, James Fairweather
Source:
US manual
Nbalive97 sat us manual.pdf
[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Live 97 (Saturn)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #67: "Abril 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Print advert in LeveL (CZ) #23: "Prosinec 1996" (1996-12-01)
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Print advert in Game Power (IT) #57: "Gennaio 1997" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
90
[5]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[6]
Gambler (PL)
67
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[8]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[9]
Hacker (HR)
92
[10]
Joypad (FR) PAL
25
[11]
LeveL (CZ)
86
[12]
Level (TR)
75
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
75
[14]
Player One (FR)
85
[15]
Saturn Power (UK)
60
[16]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
78
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
67
[18]
Video Games (DE)
79
[19]
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
15 reviews

NBA Live 97 (Saturn)

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Nbalive97 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, FR (Blister pack)
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Cover
NBALive97 Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, AU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: NBA Live 97 (Saturn)/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
364,407,120 CD-ROM (EU) T-5015H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
364,407,120 CD-ROM (US) T-5015H V1.000

References

  1. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 49
  3. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-31), page 25
  4. ↑ File:Nbalive97 sat us manual.pdf, page 29
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 166
  6. ↑ Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 74
  7. ↑ Gambler, "10/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  8. ↑ GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 103
  9. ↑ Game Informer, "June 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 61
  10. ↑ Hacker, "03/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 42
  11. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 107
  12. ↑ LeveL, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 81
  13. ↑ Level, "7/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  14. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 83
  15. ↑ Player One, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 104
  16. ↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 74
  17. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 32
  18. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 58
  19. ↑ Video Games, "6/97" (DE; 1997-05-28), page 95


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