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Video Game Ad of the Day: NHLPA Hockey ’93
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsAs an Australian, I should theoretically have no understanding of ice hockey. However, acquiring NHLPA Hockey ’93 as a kid changed that. It’s arguably the best version of video game […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: PGA Tour Golf 486
Posted on November 10, 2012 | No CommentsEA’s PGA Tour series on the Mega Drive proved popular enough to encourage them to bring it to the PC to take on the Links juggernaut. PGA Tour Golf 486 […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: Triple Play 96
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsTriple Play 96 is the first game in EA’s Triple Play Baseball series, which lasted until the release of Triple Play 2002, after which it was replaced by the MVP […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: EA Sports 4 Way Play
Posted on October 22, 2012 | No CommentsIn 1993, all of EA Sports’ games introduced four player support. Of course the Mega Drive only offered two controller ports, so players had to pony up for the EA […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: FIFA Soccer 97
Posted on October 20, 2012 | No CommentsFIFA Soccer 97 is the first game in the series to use full polygonal models for its players. FIFA Soccer 97 also introduced the awesome indoor soccer mode, which sadly […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs
Posted on October 8, 2012 | No CommentsBulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs is the second game in EA’s pre-NBA Live basketball series. It’s a massive improvement over Lakers vs. Celtics, adding in features such as […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: FIFA Soccer 96
Posted on September 17, 2012 | No CommentsFIFA Soccer 96 was the first annual instalment of the series to feature a 3D camera, then dubbed by EA Sports as “Virtual Stadium” technology. This ad is for the […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsBulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs is the third game in EA’s NBA Playoffs series, which preceded the better known NBA Live series. The pace of the gameplay is […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: FIFA Soccer ’95
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsIn the modern era, sports game updates are relatively incremental affairs – the sheer time it takes to develop a game from the ground up doesn’t gel with the annual […] -
Video Game Ad of the Day: Madden NFL ’95
Posted on August 24, 2012 | No CommentsMadden NFL ’95 is the first game in the Madden franchise to feature the licenses of both the NFL and NFL Players Association – real teams, real players.