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Old 03-20-2013, 04:56 PM   #1
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After 20 Years NHL 94 Remains One of the Best Sports Videogames of All-Time


Can you believe NHL 94 was released 20 years ago this month? NHL.com has posted an article about it today, which includes a couple of video clips.

To this day, Jeremy Roenick still receives comments about the game.

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"It's the No. 1 comment that is made to me over the course of every day, whether it's over Twitter or meeting on the street. Whatever the case may be, I would say one out of three people I meet mention '94 Sega," Roenick told NHL.com. "They say one of three things: One, 'You couldn't beat the Chicago Blackhawks [in the game] because of Jeremy Roenick.' No. 2, 'I got through college playing Jeremy Roenick in '94 Sega.' The third is it was a rule that you couldn't be the Chicago Blackhawks in the game, because they were that unstoppable.

What about you? Do you have any NHL 94 stories you'd like to share?

Source - Electronic Arts Celebrates NHL '94's 20th Anniversary (Game Informer)
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Old 03-20-2013, 05:17 PM   #2
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I remember playing this game for hours, a great game indeed!!!!
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Old 03-20-2013, 05:28 PM   #3
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I've never understood the "NHL 94 is the greatest sports videogame ever" talk. I played it as much as anyone, and truly had an amazing time with it, but to me it doesn't compare to the fun factor or iterations released more recently. Heck, I think NHL 98 on PS1 was a better game from both the pure fun standpoint, and sports simulation aspect. NHL 2k3 is another one I consider a true landmark in the history of the genre.

For me, NHL 94 is a great sports videogame in its time. Nostalgia may engender fond memories f it, but the merit of its constant celebration seems to have nothing to do with it as a sports videogame and more of a videogame that penetrated the mainstream in an era when videogames were still kind of fringe. Lik I said, I think a game like NHL 98 and NHL 2k3 were far greater achievements.
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Old 03-20-2013, 05:34 PM   #4
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I remember that turquoise ice well, lol...
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2 minute misconduct penalty on NHL.com for using the SNES version in their video. Everyone knows the Genesis version was the shiznit.
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Being fro Dallas the only reason I knew the NHL was through my friend's grandfather's satellite tv and the old NHL games. Belfour was INCREDIBLE in goal in those games as well.

It would be cool if they would offer it as a download.
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NHL 94 is a landmark in sports gaming. I put it up there with Baseball Stars and ESPN NFL 2K5, with all three games being ahead of their time.
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As a Scott Stevens fan I played a lot as the Devils and #4's hitting power (?) matched JR's. Stevens was unstoppable as a St. Louis Blue #2 LD in the '92 game version.
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