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NBA Action 98

System(s): Sega Saturn, Windows PC

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Visual Concepts

Peripherals supported:

Saturn 6 Player Adaptor, Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1997-10-28^[2]	$49.9949.99^[3]	81124
EU	1997-11^[1]		MK81124-50
BR	199x		191406
JP	1998-03-06^[4]	¥6,8006,800	HCJ-0136
US	1997-10-29	$49.9949.99^[3]
EU	1998
BR	199x

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

Tectoy

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NBA Action 98 (NBAアクション98) is a basketball game released as part of Sega's NBA Action series for the Sega Saturn and Windows PCs.

Gameplay

Due to Michael Jordan pulling out of the NBA Players Accociation in favour of his own licensing deals, NBA Action 98 replaces Jordan with "1 Guard", who wears a 98 shirt.

History

Previews suggest this game was once titled NBA Action '97, with a planned release of September 1997. After a small delay, it was retitled to take into account the apporaching new year.

NBA Action 98 was developed prior to Visual Concepts being bought by Sega. As such, roughly the same game exists on the PlayStation as NBA Fastbreak '98, which was developed by Visual Concepts for Midway Games.

Production credits

Saturn version

Producer: Mike Wallis
Assistant Producer: Tracy Johnson
Brand Manager: Brad Hogan
Lead Testers: Lorne Asuncion, Mark Paniagua
Assistant Lead Tester: Tony Lynch
Marketing Specialist: Mark Subotnick
Motion Capture Talent: DeWayne Lewis
Motion Capture by: BioVision
In‑Game Commentary by: Chick Hearn (Los Angeles Lakers)
Commentary Recording Facility: DB Productions (Los Angeles CA.)
Player Ratings & Team Playbooks by: Scott Pruneau (Golden State Warriors)
Additional Ratings by: Tracy Johnson
Playbook Assistance: Lorne Asuncion
Sega Additional Design: Lorne Asuncion, Tracy Johnson, Mark Paniagua
Manual: Curtis Clarkson, Richard Verdoni
Team Sega Sports: Geraldine Dessimoz, Brad Hogan, Tracy Johnson, Marcus Matthews, David Perkinson, Mike Wallis
Testers: Amy Albertson, Howard Gipson, Dave Paniagua, Bobby Amirkhan, Rick Greer, Jason Philyaw, Nicolas J. Azizian, Jeff Junio, Ken Robinson, Karen Brown, Lloyd Kinoshita, Matt Underwood, Don Carmichael, Dennis Lee, Fernando Valderrama, Joe Damon, Marcus Montgomery, Ferdinand Villar, Abe Navarro, Paulita Villatuya
Special Thanks: Sandy Castagnola, Angela Edwards, Sheri Hockaday, Jason Kuo, Bernard Stolar, Shuji Utsumi, Rick Wheeler, The Seedy Crew, Manny (Sega), Greg Lassen, Joe Amati, Shana Hoernke, Janie Buschman (NBA Entertaiment), Harry Abrams (Abrams Artists Agency), Shawn Bryant (NBA Properties), Kobe Bryant (Los Angels Lakers), Gail D'Agostino (Arn Tellem Assoc.), Ed Gregory (Golden State Warriors), Dick Davey (Santa Clara Univercity), Bango, Bucky, 'Ol Sparkey, Rafeki "the crazy raccoon"

Visual Concepts

Lead Engineer: Aki Rimpiläinen
Lead AI Engineer: Matthew Hamre
AI Engineer: Chris Larson
Win95 Engineer: Chuck Batson
Engineers: Mark Horsley, Johnnie Yang
Art Director: Alvin Cardona
Animations/Player Models/Textures: Han Cho (Lead), Mark A. Anderson, Cameron Chun
Movies, Logos, Screens, Player Textures/Faces, Arenas: David Lee, Kurt Lai-Fatt, Wayne Herman
Menus, Designs, Screens: Leandro Peñaloza, Fred Wong
Lead Library Engineer: Dave O'Connor
Lead Tools Engineer: Audrey Seymour
Director of Technology: Tim Walter
Library Engineer: Chuck Batson
Tools Engineers: Joshua Lee, Owen Brand
Sound and Music Director: Mark Chosak
Quality Assurance: Rick Andraschko
Project Manager: Jeffrey J. Thomas
Executive Producer: Gregory A. Thomas
Special Thanks: Scott L. Patterson, Ryan Plank, Alice Crysdale

Source:

Manual credits (US)^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: NBA Action 98/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #101: "December 1997" (1997-1x-xx)
also published in:

Ultra Game Players (US) #104: "December 1997" (1997-1x-xx)^[6]
Game Informer (US) #56: "December 1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in Player One (FR) #81: "Décembre 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

85

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[10]

Fun Generation (DE)

90

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

88

^[13]

Level (TR)

88

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

80

^[15]

Mega Console (IT)

NTSC-U

60

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

88

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

87

^[18]

Neo (PL)

60

^[19]

Saturn Power (UK)

PAL

90

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[21]

	81
Based on 13 reviews

NBA Action 98

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

PC version

PC, US
Cover

PC, US (Expert Software)

PC, EU
Cover

PC, JP
Cover

PC, BR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

288,769,152

CD-ROM (EU)

MK81124-50 V1.007

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

287,023,968

CD-ROM (US)

81124 V1.005

References

↑ File:CVG UK 191.pdf, page 49
↑ File:GameInformer US 054.pdf, page 40
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1997-10-20: Real Roundball Without The Elbow Jabs: NBA Action '98 For Sega Saturn And PC
↑ http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 04:29)
↑ File:Nbaaction98 sat us manual.pdf, page 28
↑ Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 50
↑ Game Informer, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 64
↑ File:SSM_UK_28.pdf, page 74
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1998" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 105
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 161
↑ Fun Generation, "01/98" (DE; 1997-12-17), page 111
↑ GamePro, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 116
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1998" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Level, "3/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ MAN!AC, "01/98" (DE; 1997-12-10), page 101
↑ Mega Console, "Dicembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Mega Force, "Avril/Mai/Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Mega Fun, "02/98" (DE; 1998-01-07), page 84
↑ Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 23
↑ Saturn Power, "February 1998" (UK; 1997-12-31), page 84
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1998" (UK; 1998-01-14), page 74

Games in the NBA Action Series
NBA Action '94 (1994) \| NBA Action '95 Starring David Robinson (1995) \| NBA Action Starring David Robinson (1995) \| NBA Action (1996) \| NBA Action 98 (1997)

[:File:CVG_UK_191.pdf_p49-1] File:CVG UK 191.pdf, page 49

[:File:GameInformer_US_054.pdf_p40-2] File:GameInformer US 054.pdf, page 40

[Press_release:_1997-10-20:_Real_Roundball_Without_The_Elbow_Jabs:_NBA_Action_.2798_For_Sega_Saturn_And_PC-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1997-10-20: Real Roundball Without The Elbow Jabs: NBA Action '98 For Sega Saturn And PC

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170304042939.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsearch.2Fresult.php.3Fpage.3D10.26pf.3D11-4] ttp://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 04:29)

[:File:Nbaaction98_sat_us_manual.pdf_p28-5] File:Nbaaction98 sat us manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_104.pdf_p50-6] Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 50

[:File:GameInformer_US_056.pdf_p64-7] Game Informer, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:SSM_UK_28.pdf_p74-8] File:SSM_UK_28.pdf, page 74

[9] Consoles +, "Janvier 1998" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 105

[:File:EGM_US_102.pdf_p161-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 161

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1998-01.pdf_p111-11] Fun Generation, "01/98" (DE; 1997-12-17), page 111

[:File:GamePro_US_112.pdf_p116-12] GamePro, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 116

[:File:Joypad_FR_071.pdf_p106-13] Joypad, "Janvier 1998" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 106

[14] Level, "3/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1998-01.pdf_p101-15] MAN!AC, "01/98" (DE; 1997-12-10), page 101

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_43.pdf_p81-16] Mega Console, "Dicembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MegaForce_FR_62.pdf_p36-17] Mega Force, "Avril/Mai/Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1998-02.pdf_p84-18] Mega Fun, "02/98" (DE; 1998-01-07), page 84

[:File:Neo_5_PL.pdf_p23-19] Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 23

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_10.pdf_p84-20] Saturn Power, "February 1998" (UK; 1997-12-31), page 84

[:File:SSM_UK_28.pdf_p74-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1998" (UK; 1998-01-14), page 74

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@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 ==Production credits==
 ===Saturn version===
-{{creditsNeeded|US manual}}
+{{multicol|
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Producer:''' [[Mike Wallis]]
+*'''Assistant Producer:''' [[Tracy Johnson]]
+*'''Brand Manager:''' [[Brad Hogan]]
+*'''Lead Testers:''' [[Lorne Asuncion]], [[Mark Paniagua]]
+*'''Assistant Lead Tester:''' [[Tony Lynch]]
+*'''Marketing Specialist:''' [[Mark Subotnick]]
+*'''Motion Capture Talent:''' DeWayne Lewis
+*'''Motion Capture by:''' BioVision
+*'''In‑Game Commentary by:''' Chick Hearn (Los Angeles Lakers)
+*'''Commentary Recording Facility:''' DB Productions (Los Angeles CA.)
+*'''Player Ratings & Team Playbooks by:''' Scott Pruneau (Golden State Warriors)
+*'''Additional Ratings by:''' [[Tracy Johnson]]
+*'''Playbook Assistance:''' [[Lorne Asuncion]]
+*'''Sega Additional Design:''' [[Lorne Asuncion]], [[Tracy Johnson]], [[Mark Paniagua]]
+*'''Manual:''' [[Curtis Clarkson]], [[Richard Verdoni]]
+*'''Team Sega Sports:''' [[Geraldine Dessimoz]], [[Brad Hogan]], [[Tracy Johnson]], [[Marcus Matthews]], [[David Perkinson]], [[Mike Wallis]]
+*'''Testers:''' [[Amy Albertson]], [[Howard Gipson]], [[David Paniagua|Dave Paniagua]], Bobby Amirkhan, [[Rick Greer]], Jason Philyaw, [[Nicolas J. Azizian]], [[Jeff Junio]], Ken Robinson, [[Karen Brown]], [[Lloyd Kinoshita]], [[Matt Underwood]], [[Don Carmichael]], [[Dennis Lee]], [[Fernando Valderrama]], Joe Damon, [[Marcus Montgomery]], [[Ferdinand Villar]], [[Abraham Navarro|Abe Navarro]], Paulita Villatuya
+*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Sandra Castagnola|Sandy Castagnola]], [[Angela Edwards]], [[Sheri Hockaday]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Bernie Stolar|Bernard Stolar]], [[Shuji Utsumi]], Rick Wheeler, The Seedy Crew, Manny ([[Sega]]), Greg Lassen, Joe Amati, Shana Hoernke, Janie Buschman (NBA Entertaiment), Harry Abrams (Abrams Artists Agency), Shawn Bryant (NBA Properties), Kobe Bryant (Los Angels Lakers), Gail D'Agostino (Arn Tellem Assoc.), Ed Gregory (Golden State Warriors), Dick Davey (Santa Clara Univercity), Bango, Bucky, 'Ol Sparkey, Rafeki "the crazy raccoon"
+{{creditsheader|Visual Concepts}}
+*'''Lead Engineer:''' Aki Rimpiläinen
+*'''Lead AI Engineer:''' Matthew Hamre
+*'''AI Engineer:''' Chris Larson
+*'''Win95 Engineer:''' Chuck Batson
+*'''Engineers:''' Mark Horsley, Johnnie Yang
+*'''Art Director:''' Alvin Cardona
+*'''Animations/Player Models/Textures:''' Han Cho (Lead), Mark A. Anderson, Cameron Chun
+*'''Movies, Logos, Screens, Player Textures/Faces, Arenas:''' David Lee, Kurt Lai-Fatt, Wayne Herman
+*'''Menus, Designs, Screens:''' Leandro Peñaloza, Fred Wong
+*'''Lead Library Engineer:''' Dave O'Connor
+*'''Lead Tools Engineer:''' Audrey Seymour
+*'''Director of Technology:''' Tim Walter
+*'''Library Engineer:''' Chuck Batson
+*'''Tools Engineers:''' Joshua Lee, Owen Brand
+*'''Sound and Music Director:''' Mark Chosak
+*'''Quality Assurance:''' Rick Andraschko
+*'''Project Manager:''' Jeffrey J. Thomas
+*'''Executive Producer:''' Gregory A. Thomas
+*'''Special Thanks:''' Scott L. Patterson, Ryan Plank, Alice Crysdale
+| source=Manual credits (US)
+| pdf=Nbaaction98 sat us manual.pdf
+| pdfpage=28
+| console=SAT
+}}
+}}
 ==Magazine articles==

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Production credits

Saturn version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Saturn version

PC version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References