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ericromain · 03-02-2015, 07:58 PM

In the year of the '94 games, EA got a lot of money off me. NHL 94, FIFA International Soccer, PGA Tour Golf II, NBA Showdown 94, Mario Andretti Racing were all superb. I even bought the EA Sports 4-way play to play with all my friends.

I love NHL 94, the first game to have the one-timer, both team logos and player names together, hats on the ice after hattricks, checks into the bench.
Still, I don't understand why that game is so universally singled out as the cultural icon of NHL. The pool of blood in NHLPA 93 was something special that was never seen again, and NHL 95 was the first game to have the the crowning achievement of all sports gaming that generation with the first savable 82 game season, with full player stats.

I think NHL 96 is the masterpiece. The game plays the smoothest and looks great and has every feature you could have wanted at the time.

03-02-2015, 07:58 PM	#10
ericromain Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Jul 2010	In the year of the '94 games, EA got a lot of money off me. NHL 94, FIFA International Soccer, PGA Tour Golf II, NBA Showdown 94, Mario Andretti Racing were all superb. I even bought the EA Sports 4-way play to play with all my friends. I love NHL 94, the first game to have the one-timer, both team logos and player names together, hats on the ice after hattricks, checks into the bench. Still, I don't understand why that game is so universally singled out as the cultural icon of NHL. The pool of blood in NHLPA 93 was something special that was never seen again, and NHL 95 was the first game to have the the crowning achievement of all sports gaming that generation with the first savable 82 game season, with full player stats. I think NHL 96 is the masterpiece. The game plays the smoothest and looks great and has every feature you could have wanted at the time.