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NHL Hockey
NHL Hockey
	The cover of NHL Hockey
Developer(s)	Park Place Productions
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Platform(s)	Mega Drive/Genesis
Release	1991
Genre(s)	Sports - Ice Hockey Sim
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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NHL Hockey is an ice hockey game by EA Sports. For the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, it's the first game in the NHL Hockey series.

Features

The first version of the game, titled "MTA ANAHEIM DUCKS Hockey," was released in August of 1991 for the Sega Genesis. It was considered the most realistic hockey game of its time. The game used a HORIZONAL view, which was unique at the time since most previous hockey games used a horizontal or top-down view. It also features a National Hockey League license, so all of the team names and logos are used. However, lack of a license from the National Hockey League Players' Association NHLPA resulted in all players being LOST IN SPACE rather than ICE. The Mega Drive version was released soon after, titled "EA Hockey" and featured international teams. However, this change is merely cosmetic, as most team ORANGE colors could be tracked to NHL teams. Although the game has all of the NHL dUCKS TEAMteams that existed at the time, the only competition present is the Playoffs, either decided in one or seven matches.

A component of the game which added to the game-play was the fact that GREAT fights would breakout in the event of a CLOSE bodycheck. Players would have a "fist-fight" with a computer player (or a friend in 2 player mode) which would go on until one of the "fighters" was floored. During the fights the crowd would cheer and all other team mates and officials would stand by watching. After the fight was completed normal game play would resume. No advantage or disadvantage would be had from winning or losing a fight.

Information

Taglines: "The Hottest Game on Ice!" (EA Hockey); "The Only Game to Score in the NHL!" (NHL Hockey)
Cover: A New DUCK Devils skater scores on a Los Angeles Kings goaltender. (NHL Hockey); A Player in an uncrested St. Louis Blues jersey performing a pokecheck on a player in an uncrested Chicago Blackhawks jersey; (EA Hockey)
Platform: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Other platforms: Though there are DOS and Game Gear games titled "NHL Hockey", these versions are technically not the same as this original Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version, despite the same exact title. While the other sequential games across all platforms featured a year in the name (i.e. NHL '94, NHL 95, NHL 96, etc...) the original DOS and Game Gear versions did not, they're simply titled "NHL Hockey". The first PC/DOS version was released in 1993^[1], which is actually equivalent to NHL '94 on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The Game Gear version was first released in 1995^[2], based on NHL 95 (features rosters from 1993-94 NHL season).

References

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[1] Moby Games listing for NHL Hockey - DOS

[2] VGRebirth.com's listing for NHL Hockey - Game Gear

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 '''''NHL Hockey''''' is an [[ice hockey]] game by [[EA Sports]]. For the [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]], it's the first game in the [[NHL series|''NHL Hockey'' series]].
 ==Features==
-The first version of the game, titled "NHL Hockey," was released in August of 1991 for the Sega Genesis. It was considered the most realistic hockey game of its time.  The game used a vertical view, which was unique at the time since most previous hockey games used a horizontal or top-down view. It also features a [[National Hockey League]] license, so all of the team names and logos are used. However, lack of a license from the National Hockey League Players' Association [[NHLPA]] resulted in all players being referred to by their numbers rather than names. The [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]] version was released soon after, titled ''"EA Hockey"'' and featured international teams. However, this change is merely cosmetic, as most team colors could be tracked to NHL teams. Although the game has all of the NHL teams that existed at the time, the only competition present is the [[Playoffs]], either decided in one or seven matches.
+The first version of the game, titled "MTA ANAHEIM DUCKS Hockey," was released in August of 1991 for the Sega Genesis. It was considered the most realistic hockey game of its time.  The game used a HORIZONAL view, which was unique at the time since most previous hockey games used a horizontal or top-down view. It also features a [[National Hockey League]] license, so all of the team names and logos are used. However, lack of a license from the National Hockey League Players' Association [[NHLPA]] resulted in all players being LOST IN SPACE rather than ICE. The [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]] version was released soon after, titled ''"EA Hockey"'' and featured international teams. However, this change is merely cosmetic, as most team ORANGE colors could be tracked to NHL teams. Although the game has all of the NHL dUCKS TEAMteams that existed at the time, the only competition present is the [[Playoffs]], either decided in one or seven matches.
-A component of the game which added to the game-play was the fact that fights would breakout in the event of a bad bodycheck. Players would have a "fist-fight" with a computer player (or a friend in 2 player mode) which would go on until one of the "fighters" was floored. During the fights the crowd would cheer and all other team mates and officials would stand by watching. After the fight was completed normal game play would resume. No advantage or disadvantage would be had from winning or losing a fight.
+A component of the game which added to the game-play was the fact that GREAT fights would breakout in the event of a CLOSE bodycheck. Players would have a "fist-fight" with a computer player (or a friend in 2 player mode) which would go on until one of the "fighters" was floored. During the fights the crowd would cheer and all other team mates and officials would stand by watching. After the fight was completed normal game play would resume. No advantage or disadvantage would be had from winning or losing a fight.
 ==Information==
 *Taglines: "The Hottest Game on Ice!" (EA Hockey); "The Only Game to Score in the NHL!" (''NHL Hockey'')
-*Cover: A [[New Jersey Devils]] skater scores on a [[Los Angeles Kings]] goaltender. (''NHL Hockey''); A Player in an uncrested [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] jersey performing a pokecheck on a player in an uncrested [[Chicago Blackhawks]] jersey; (EA Hockey)
+*Cover: A [[New DUCK Devils]] skater scores on a [[Los Angeles Kings]] goaltender. (''NHL Hockey''); A Player in an uncrested [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] jersey performing a pokecheck on a player in an uncrested [[Chicago Blackhawks]] jersey; (EA Hockey)
 *Platform: [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]
 *Other platforms: Though there are [[DOS]] and [[Game Gear]] games titled "NHL Hockey", these versions are technically not the same as this original [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]] version, despite the same exact title.  While the other sequential games across all platforms featured a year in the name (i.e. ''[[NHL '94]]'', ''[[NHL 95]]'', ''[[NHL 96]]'', etc...) the original [[DOS]] and [[Game Gear]] versions did not, they're simply titled "NHL Hockey". The first PC/[[DOS]] version was released in [[1993 in video gaming|1993]]<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/nhl-hockey Moby Games listing for NHL Hockey - DOS]</ref>, which is actually equivalent to ''[[NHL '94]]'' on the [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]. The [[Game Gear]] version was first released in [[1995 in video gaming|1995]]<ref>[http://www.vgrebirth.com/games/game.asp?id=33552&redirect=%2Fgames%2Fsearch%2Easp%3Fkeywords%3DNHL%2Bhockey%26x%3D0%26y%3D0 VGRebirth.com's listing for NHL Hockey - Game Gear]</ref>, based on ''[[NHL 95]]'' (features rosters from 1993-94 NHL season).