Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball (テクモスーパーNBAバスケットボール) is a basketball video game developed by Sculptured Software for the Super NES. The game is the SNES equivalent of the original Tecmo NBA Basketball. It also came out a year later (with updated rosters) for the Sega Genesis.
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball is a basketball video game that was released by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Like Tecmo Super Bowl and Tecmo Bowl before it, the game features cinema-style cutscenes during gameplay. There is an option to play an all-star game, but unlike with Tecmo Super Bowl, there is no option to select the players on the All-Star teams. Tecmo also released a version of the game for the Super NES and Genesis, titled Tecmo Super NBA Basketball. This is the first basketball video game to feature an official license from both the NBA and the NBPA players union (however, it was not the first basketball video game to have a license from the NBA; that distinction went to Intellivision’s NBA Basketball in 1980).
The game features an appearance from Michael Jordan and all current NBA teams and players from the 1991–92 NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers team features Magic Johnson despite his not actually playing in the NBA during that season (he had announced his retirement early in the season, having never played a game in the 1991–92 season). Larry Bird, who played his last NBA game in 1992, also appears, as a member of the Boston Celtics.
Summary – Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
The game consists of all NBA teams from the 1991–92 season (despite its release during the 1992–93 season; the New York Knicks changed their logo after the 91–92 season). Players can choose from exhibition games, the 1992 All-Star Game, or the 1992-93 season. In playing the season, players can choose which teams they want to control; for example, a player can choose to play as two teams, and will play every game those two teams play.
In the Super NES version Michael Jordan and Reggie Lewis are selectable players in the Bulls and Celtics rosters, respectively, but in the Sega Genesis version they are replaced for “Guard Bulls” and “Forward Celtics” players.
The game is also one of the few ones for 16-bit generation where it is possible to watch every single game instead of playing only with the team you select.
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball is the only NBA game ever produced by Tecmo for the Super NES. Unpopular reviews and overall gameplay led to this game being released the following year on the Sega Genesis only.
Reception – Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Tecmo had a vast reputation to try and live up to with their famous Tecmo Super Bowl video game, and they disappointed with this game according to various reviews. A review on namogamo.com states that the biggest issue with this video game was the constant fouling, poorly timed screens and errant passes.
Another review by sportsvideogamesreviews.com, agrees with the prior sentiments in stating that the players behave like “machines” and simply pass the ball around until one finds an open jump-shot. Add all of those up and it becomes obvious this was more of a task than fun activity.
This is also one of the last video games to include Michael Jordan during his playing career.
Reception
References – Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d Tecmo Super NBA Basketball at GameFAQs
- ^ Tecmo Super NBA Basketball at MobyGames
- ^ “Tecmo Super NBA Basketball”. Nintendo Acción. 1993. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ^ “Tecmo Super NBA Basketball”. Superplay. Feb 1993. Retrieved 2018
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