Original Release: EA, 1991, Genesis The first game for EA’s long-running hockey series was groundbreaking, but has aged much more poorly than other 16-bit series entries. NHL Hockey (Genesis, EA, 1991) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! NHL Hockey is the exact same game engine as EA Hockey … I’m still not…
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NHL ’98
Original Release: EA, 1997, PC / PS1 / SNES / Genesis Other Releases: Saturn (1998) The mainline versions of this installment really stepped up the 3D graphics, while the 2D ports remained pretty much the same as the previous year. NHL ’98 (Genesis, EA, 1998) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! As…
NHL ’97
Original Release: EA, 1996, PC / PS1 / Saturn / Genesis / SNES Largely a tune-up entry to the series that makes a lot of small changes. NHL ’97 (Genesis, EA, 1996) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! At the point of NHL ’97s release, EA had pretty much taken the series…
NHL ’96
Original Release: EA, 1995, Genesis / SNES / PC / Game Boy While the 16-bit versions continue in the style of the previous games, the PC version was the first of the series to jump to implementing a 3D environment. NHL ’96 (Genesis, EA, 1995) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! NHL…
NHL HOCKEY ’95
Original Release: EA, 1994, Genesis / SNES NHL ’95’s big additions were a proper season mode, battery saves, free agency and player creation. NHL Hockey ’95 (Genesis, EA, 1994) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! NHL ’95 finally brings the much-wanted season mode, as well as a battery backup to save progress…
NHL HOCKEY ’94
Original Release: EA, 1993, Genesis / SNES / Sega CDOther Releases: PS2 / Gamecube / Xbox / Windows (in NHL 06 – 2005) NHL 94 took a big step forward for the series by adding NHL teams and players as well as a more expansive playoffs and the ability to do a “one timer.” NHL…
NBA JAM
Original Release: Midway, 1993, ArcadeOther Releases: Genesis / SNES / Game Boy / Game Gear / Sega CD (1993), PS2 / Xbox (2003), PS3 / Xbox 360 / Wii (2010) Acclaim’s landmark basketball title simplified the game and brought in a broader base of fans with its fast and fun style. NBA Jam (Genesis, Acclaim,…
MUTANT LEAGUE HOCKEY
Original Release: EA, 1994, GenesisOther Releases: Amiga (2015) After the success of Mutant League Football, EA gave it another crack with hockey. An unreleased complete beta of an Amiga port was discovered in 2015. Mutant League Hockey (Genesis, EA, 1994) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Mutant League Football garnered a decent…
MUTANT LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Original Release: EA, 1993, GenesisOther Releases: PSP (in EA Replay – 2006) This game explores what football in the apocalypse might look like, running on an engine very similar to (but apparently not the same as) EA’s Madden games. Mutant League Football (Genesis, EA, 1993) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Mutant…
SPORTS TALK BASEBALL
Original Release: Sega, 1991, Genesis A noteworthy baseball title from Sega that managed to have solid gameplay and season options along with voice clip commentary. Sports Talk Baseball (Genesis, Sega, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! MLBPA Sports Talk Baseball pulls the trick of tying Dr. Sbaitso-caliber voice clips to each…