Sports Saturday #28 - Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (Genesis/MegaDrive)
2When EA Sports secured a deal to feature official NBA teams and players for their new basketball computer game in 1989, even they had no idea the juggernaut they were launching.
In 1991, Sega Genesis/MegaDrive gamers got a direct port of Lakers vs. Celtics (and the NBA Playoffs) and along with the runaway success of Madden football, EA was arguably the biggest sports game creator on the block within five years.
It may not look it, but everything we know and love about playing modern basketball video games can trace their roots to this game. That said, Lakers vs. Celtics definitely hasn't aged well and doesn't measure up gameplay-wise to even some of their 8-bit generation predecessors.
Even so, its impact on everything that followed cannot be overstated or denied!
Follow the Retrocade on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/roninsretrocade
Also don't miss our 'Suckerpunch Sunday' feature, where we go back in time to play classic fighting or fighting platform games across the 3rd-6th generations!
As always, be sure to leave a like, subscribe to the channel if you're new and hit the bell to be updated on the newest content every week! THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO'VE SUBSCRIBED SO FAR!!
And if there's a game from the NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Genesis/MegaDrive, Neo-Geo, Nintendo 64, PS1, or PS2 that you'd like to see featured on the channel, leave it in the comments below and you may see it in a future video!
Other Videos By Ronin's Virtual Retrocade
Other Statistics
Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs Statistics For Ronin's Virtual Retrocade
Ronin's Virtual Retrocade currently has 128 views spread across 1 video for Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs. His channel published less than an hour of Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs content, making up less than 0.30% of the total overall content on Ronin's Virtual Retrocade's YouTube channel.