Another EA Sports release..

[SirFozzie]

See the latest Plug and play game released? Apparently, EA Sports put out a controller that looks like the old Genesis controller with NHL 95 and Madden 95 on it.

I like the World Poker Tour Plug and Play one myself.. interesting how they handle Multiplayer :)

[Franklinnoble]

See the latest Plug and play game released? Apparently, EA Sports put out a controller that looks like the old Genesis controller with NHL 95 and Madden 95 on it.

I like the World Poker Tour Plug and Play one myself.. interesting how they handle Multiplayer :)


Is that the version of Madden where the ambulance runs over the players, and you can injure people with late hits?

If so, I'm there.

[DanGarion]

I loved that Madden. I would always piss off my friend with late hits and then hope for injury.

It's kind of like in the movie Swingers when T hits Superfan 99's Gretzky and he get's injured and is bleeding on the ice!

[TLK]

I lost most of my youth to NHL 95'. I wonder how they will deal with the rosters and the teams that are no longer around?

[SirFozzie]

It's going to be a straight port of the Genesis cartridges I believe, (the commercial had a controller similar to the old Genesis one)

[TLK]

can they do that?

[Vince]

Drooling over the thought of a Super Tecmo Bowl one of these (after someone stole my copy of the original game!!!).

[SirFozzie]

can they do that?

Better yet to ask..

"Can they stop them from doing it?"

As long as it's a port of an old game, why not? (besides, they don't use player names I believe, just #'s)

[TLK]

Better yet to ask..

"Can they stop them from doing it?"

As long as it's a port of an old game, why not? (besides, they don't use player names I believe, just #'s)
I think Madden 95' was released with just player numbers but NHL 95' used actual player names. I can see them getting away with just numbers, but that wouldn't be the same.

[TLK]

EA's Madden '95 and NHL '95 Now Available on TV Games
Tuesday January 4, 6:05 am ET

MALIBU, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2005--Two of the most exciting games from EA SPORTS(TM), Madden '95 and NHL® '95, are now available for sports fans and gamers with EA SPORTS TV Games(TM) from JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=jakk&d=t) - News (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=jakk)) -- now at retailers nationwide. EA SPORTS TV Games is a plug-it-in and play gaming system that contains both Madden '95 and NHL '95 videogames in a single controller.

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>All that is needed are batteries and a TV -- no videogame consoles or gaming cartridges are required. Simply plug EA SPORTS TV Games into the A/V jacks of any standard television set, turn it on and play! The lightweight, compact, all-inclusive controller has all the hardware and software built right in. This technology allows sports gaming fans to enjoy their favorite EA SPORTS games with just one single purchase.

EA SPORTS TV Games is one of the first TV Games units with built-in memory to allow gamers to save season progress, create a team, and store game and team data throughout each season. EA SPORTS TV Games also comes in a 2-player unit so gamers can go head to head in competition!

Additional EA SPORTS TV Games features:



Madden '95:



- 28 League teams, The All-Madden Team and two unlockable teams

- Over 70 plays, including 44 Madden-designed defensive plays

- Three Game Modes: Exhibition, Season and Playoffs

- Read and react to offensive holes and defensive pursuit angles



NHL '95:

- Five Game Modes: - Practice: Play 2 on 2-jam mode with just 4 skaters grinding it out on the ice - Season: Compile team and player stats throughout an entire 84-game season - Playoffs: Battle against the league's best to claim the Stanley Cup - Shoot Out: 1 on 1 match up - Exhibition Matches

- Trade or create players between teams or create-your-own NHL super star- In-depth statistics, trades, and player creation

</PRE>EA SPORTS TV Games retails for approximately $24.99 for the single controller and $34.99 for the 2-player unit, and is now available at mass merchants, electronics, toy and specialty retailers nationwide.

[Franklinnoble]

Bad. Ass.

It will be mine. Oh, yes. It will be mine.

[SirFozzie]

Bad. Ass.

It will be mine. Oh, yes. It will be mine.

Dip :)

[Logan]

Definitely in on this.

[rockboy70]

Is that the version of Madden where the ambulance runs over the players, and you can injure people with late hits?

If so, I'm there.

I am pretty sure that was Madden '92. I too loved when the ambulance made its apperance. I also remember running Barry Sanders for 1000yrd games, since pitchouts to him were unstoppable (I think I had too much free time in college).

[Franklinnoble]

I am pretty sure that was Madden '92. I too loved when the ambulance made its apperance. I also remember running Barry Sanders for 1000yrd games, since pitchouts to him were unstoppable (I think I had too much free time in college).

I think you're right.

I still might check this out.

[SackAttack]

Nothing stopping them from re-releasing the game. They had the license to release that version originally, I can't imagine there was anything in the language of the contract preventing them from re-releasing the game in the future.

Where I'd be concerned is the fact that EA seems to have aped the Genesis controller design. I wonder if Sega's patents and such would still be in effect, and if so, whether EA's recent behavior would make Sega more inclined to pursue the matter in court.

[Scholes]

Just saw this at Target before I read this post and was very tempted... but didn't pull the trigger. It was $24.99 (single player). I was impressed that you could do the full seasons on it though,

[TargetPractice6]

I have both of these games on the SNES already. :)

[Ragone]

oh man.. jeremy roenick on nhl 95 was a force

[sovereignstar]

NHL '95 = One-timers

Yes!

[TLK]

Anyone pick this up yet? I havn't seen it at any B&M stores, so I was just going to order it online, but was wondering if it's worth it....

[stevew]

I saw it at wal mart. Perhaps check there?

[ice4277]

I am pretty sure that was Madden '92. I too loved when the ambulance made its apperance. I also remember running Barry Sanders for 1000yrd games, since pitchouts to him were unstoppable (I think I had too much free time in college).
I know for a fact that it was in '93, that was the first console game I ever bought. Sweep plays to the right were unstoppable in that game. Ah, the memories.

[Tekneek]

Why play a game if you can beat it with the same play every down? That sounds incredibly boring to me. If I had 1 1,000 yard game I would likely never play the game again...

[TLK]

Why play a game if you can beat it with the same play every down? That sounds incredibly boring to me. If I had 1 1,000 yard game I would likely never play the game again...
Ever play Tecmo Bowl? The stats were completely unrealistic, but it was great game. I'd take an updated Tecmo Bowl (rosters) , every year over Madden or ESPN....

[ISiddiqui]

Ah, Tecmo, one of the few games where winning or losing didn't really matter, but how many ridiculous stats you could roll up did ;).

[SackAttack]

i'd pick this up if it came with 2 controllers.

I've seen a version that does, although I don't know if one has Madden and the other has NHL, or if they both have both games. But there definitely is a two-controller pack.

[Grid Iron]

The football game got a very negative review (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001HYSFK/qid=1107636411/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7366874-9092908?v=glance&s=toys&m=A3UN6WX5RRO2AG) at Amazon.com. The hockey game looks pretty good, though.

[Anthony]

i'd pick this up if it came with 2 controllers.

[General Mike]

i'd pick this up if it came with 2 controllers.

I still have my NHL '95 CD for the computer. I wonder if it will still work.

[TLK]

No real names :(

[Ramzavail]

No real names? thats crap

I always brought he noise with the Jets. Selanne, Zhamnov, Emerson, Tkachuk. Numminen, Steen, "Debbie does" Dallas Drake, Domi, Dave Manson

Cheveldae was awful though.

[sterlingice]

Gee, and I thought after all the stuff they were doing with the football market, this would be EA's new game:

http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/be/00/game-Software-All-Playstation-Monopoly-resized200.jpg

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