David Robinson's Supreme Court
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David Robinson Supreme Court is a Sega Genesis video game that received lukewarm praise during its release in the early 1990s.
player David Robinson
and features four different fictional teams from the United States of America
. This game was developed with the help of the late Mark Haigh-Hutchinson
from the United Kingdom
. In Japan, this game was released as . This game would establish the guidelines for the more successful NBA Live (now NBA Elite) series of games that would be later released for the Sega Genesis (in addition to the other game systems that would follow).
that is found in most modern EA Sports
titles). Winning the role-playing mode allows the player to play against an all-star team of players chosen by David Robinson himself. The view is diagonal with all directions of the Sega Genesis controller being used. David Robinson was in his prime when the game was released.
However, the game was not released without major bugs. When playing in a tournament, using too many timeouts could freeze the game. This would require a hard reset in order to restart the game. Despite using David Robinson's name and using most of rules of basketball, a legitimate license from the NBA
was never granted. All players and teams are fictional and the coaches and the league commissioner are nameless. Realistic baskeball sounds like sneakers squeaking across the court and a funk
-inspired background sound that plays perpetually took full advantage of the sound technology of the Sega Genesis games of that era.
Summary
The name is based on former NBANational Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player David Robinson
David Robinson (basketball)
David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were...
and features four different fictional teams from the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. This game was developed with the help of the late Mark Haigh-Hutchinson
Mark Haigh-Hutchinson
Mark Haigh-Hutchinson was an English video game developer. He is most notable for working on Paperboy, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Star Wars and the Metroid Prime games.-Biography:...
from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. In Japan, this game was released as . This game would establish the guidelines for the more successful NBA Live (now NBA Elite) series of games that would be later released for the Sega Genesis (in addition to the other game systems that would follow).
Gameplay
There are three modes: exhibition, playoffs, and role-playing mode (which is a primitive form of the be-a-pro modeBe-a-pro mode
The usage of be-a-pro mode is a repackaging of the player-lock feature with a primitive evaluation system added to rate the player's performance...
that is found in most modern EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
titles). Winning the role-playing mode allows the player to play against an all-star team of players chosen by David Robinson himself. The view is diagonal with all directions of the Sega Genesis controller being used. David Robinson was in his prime when the game was released.
However, the game was not released without major bugs. When playing in a tournament, using too many timeouts could freeze the game. This would require a hard reset in order to restart the game. Despite using David Robinson's name and using most of rules of basketball, a legitimate license from the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
was never granted. All players and teams are fictional and the coaches and the league commissioner are nameless. Realistic baskeball sounds like sneakers squeaking across the court and a funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
-inspired background sound that plays perpetually took full advantage of the sound technology of the Sega Genesis games of that era.