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”
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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”
NFL QB Club 2001 is not Great
NFL QB Club 2001 was released in 2000, and Acclaim decided to shorten the title. This wasn’t the last game in the series, but it is the last one to appear on both the Dreamcast and N64. It still has Brett Favre on the cover, which is one of the more consistent parts of thisContinue reading “NFL QB Club 2001 is not Great”
NBA Jam 2000 is a good, not Great game
NBA Jam 2000 was released in 1999 and was exclusive to the N64. This is the third game in the Acclaim branch of the NBA Jam series. It is similar to the previous game, as it is more of a simulation of basketball. There were a few improvements made to the core game. Most ofContinue reading “NBA Jam 2000 is a good, not Great game”
NBA Jam 99 is a good, not Great Game
NBA Jam 99 is another game in the Acclaim branch of this franchise. This game was a console exclusive, as versions of the game were made for the N64 and Game Boy Color. It was made by Iguana, who had handled the other ports of NBA Jam games. For some reason, the N64 version wasContinue reading “NBA Jam 99 is a good, not Great Game”
NBA Jam Extreme is Good but far from Great
Do you remember the game NBA Jam Extreme? I didn’t, and I don’t even remember seeing this game in stores. There are a handful of games that I remember seeing at stores like Best Buy, Meijer, and Circuit City throughout the 1990s. This wasn’t one of them. I do applaud Acclaim’s restraint here. They could’veContinue reading “NBA Jam Extreme is Good but far from Great”
NFL QB Club 2000 is Not Great
NFL Quarterback Club 2000 is where the series really fell apart. This game was released in 1999 on the N64 and the Dreamcast. I’ll be looking at the N64 version, and I’m not planning on getting the Dreamcast version. Given the review scores from 1999, this is going to suck! Iguana handled the previous gamesContinue reading “NFL QB Club 2000 is Not Great”