NBA Showdown (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multi player |
NBA Showdown 94 was a 1994 video game that was available for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo game console. The game was a sequel to Bulls versus Blazers video game.
Play mode[edit | edit source]
The game could be played in various ways: players could play against each other, or against the computer. Games against the computer were divided into two levels, "exhibition" or "playoffs". Players could pick from one of the sixteen teams that had gone to the playoffs in the NBA the year before the game was released.
Games could be configured for 2, 5, 8 or 12 minute quarters. Only 16 teams were available in this game.
History[edit | edit source]
- It was the first basketball game to feature every NBA team in the league.
- It was the first game to feature multiple generic custom teams like skyers and flyers.
- It was the first game to basketball game to feature in-game 3rd party advertisements for companies like Starter or Topps stadium.
- It was the first game to deviate from the traditional Eastern Conference finals team vs Western Conference finals team naming convention. Sequentially this title should have been called "Bulls versus Suns" following the 1993 finals. There were controversies as to whether star players like Charles Barkley opting out of the players licensing had a profound effect on EA changing to a more generic name like "NBA Showdown".
- It was the first basketball game in which EA sports, the entity, within EA officially took over the game.
Related Games[edit | edit source]
- Lakers versus Celtics (1989)
- Bulls versus Lakers (1991)
- USA Basketball World Challenge (1992)
- Bulls versus Blazers (1993)
- NBA Showdown 94 (1994)
- NBA Live Series (1995 to Present)
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- First EA basketball game to begin selling with the white covers.
- The announcer had no name.
Screenshots[edit | edit source]
- NBAShowdown94game.jpg
New Animations
- NBAShowdown94game2.jpg
Gameplay
- NBAShowdown94announcer.jpg
Announcer officially refer to EA sports
