NFL Blitz 2001 on the N64 was released in 2000. This is a port of the arcade game NFL Blitz 2000 Gold. It is a similar situation to what Midway did with the ports of NFL Blitz 1999. This is an odd way of doing things, and it can make things a little confusing. ThisContinue reading “NFL Blitz 2001 is Great, but more of the Same”
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NFL Blitz 2000 is a Great Arcade Port
NFL Blitz 2000 was ported to several home consoles in 1999. Midway made things a little confusing by porting NFL Blitz 99 and renaming it NFL Blitz 2000. I was trying to find a simple way of explaining this. It isn’t all that complicated; 99 is the arcade game, and 2000 is the console port.Continue reading “NFL Blitz 2000 is a Great Arcade Port”
NBA Hoopz on the PS1 isn’t Great
NBA Hoopz is the third game in Midway’s spinoff series. This series is more like three games that happen to use the same style and were made by Midway. Since they couldn’t use the NBA Jam name (because Acclaim was busy running that series into the ground), we got HangTime, ShowTime, and Hoopz. There wereContinue reading “NBA Hoopz on the PS1 isn’t Great”
NFL Blitz is Great on the N64
NFL Blitz was originally released as an arcade game in 1997. About a year later, the game was ported to the N64 and the PS1. It also saw releases on other platforms. Many of these ports were made by Midway. Their relationship with Acclaim had ended at this point, so their in-house team was handlingContinue reading “NFL Blitz is Great on the N64”
Ready 2 Rumble 2 is Better than the First Game
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 was released in 2000 and was ported to just about every console at the time. It doesn’t appear that an arcade version of the game was released. Around this time, Midway was releasing fewer arcade games, because arcades were closing once again. The story of the decline of dedicatedContinue reading “Ready 2 Rumble 2 is Better than the First Game”
A Great Boxing Game from Midway | Ready 2 Rumble
Ready 2 Rumble is one of the games that made me want to buy a Dreamcast. My friend Justing had the demo for it, and we had a lot of fun playing the game when we all got together. There was something that we all found fun to play and watch each other play. TheContinue reading “A Great Boxing Game from Midway | Ready 2 Rumble”
NBA ShowTime: a Great Game on the N64
NBA ShowTime was released in 1999 on arcades, with home console ports for the N64, PS1, and Dreamcast following later that year. As I’m going through these series, it appears that Midway had a better grasp on how to do a multi-console release. A little odd since they had previously left that up to Acclaim,Continue reading “NBA ShowTime: a Great Game on the N64”
NBA Hangtime a Great Game on the N64
NBA Hangtime is Midway’s follow-up to NBA Jam Tournament Edition. It was marketed as the real sequel to the NBA Jam games and was released after the relationship between Midway and Acclaim broke down. This game was released on just about everything, including the SNES and Genesis. This game was released in 1996, around theContinue reading “NBA Hangtime a Great Game on the N64”
Smash TV: Great Arcade Game, Fun on the NES
Smash TV is a twin-stick shooter that was originally released in the arcades in 1990. It was later ported to just about everything. Midway developed the arcade game, and Acclaim published the ports. Some of the ports were published by Acclaim’s other publishing labels, such as Flying Edge. Because of the game’s control scheme, I’mContinue reading “Smash TV: Great Arcade Game, Fun on the NES”
NBA Jam on the Genesis is still Great
NBA Jam was one of the first video games that I can remember seeing a commercial for. It looked really cool, and my friends and I were very excited for it. My friends Joey and Eric got the game for the Sega Genesis, which is how I played it. I keep getting this date wrong,Continue reading “NBA Jam on the Genesis is still Great”