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Scott Orr
Scott Orr is an American video game designer best known as the lead designer on the first video game console versions of '' Madden NFL Football''. In 2001 ''Wired'' magazine named Orr on its list of "gamemaking gods." Orr‘s career in sports games spans over 20 years. Gamestar In 1982 Orr founded Gamestar, a game publisher specializing in home computer sports games, where Orr was credited as either a designer or producer for: * '' Starbowl Football'' (1982) * '' Star League Baseball'' (1983) * '' On Court Tennis'' (1984) * '' Championship Baseball'' (1986) * '' GFL Championship Football'' (1985) * '' Star Rank Boxing'' (1985) * '' Gamestar Basketball Association (GBA) Championship Basketball - Two-on-Two'' (1986) * '' Star Rank Boxing II'' (1987) * '' Top Fuel Eliminator'' (1987) * ''Face Off!'' (1987) * '' Gamestar Championship Sports Pack'' (1987) Orr sold the company to Activision in 1986. He spent the late 1980s working for Activision, and then consulting for various games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedback mostly commonly is shown on a video display device, such as a TV set, monitor, touchscreen, or virtual reality headset. Some computer games do not always depend on a graphics display, for example text adventure games and computer chess can be played through teletype printers. Video games are often augmented with audio feedback delivered through speakers or headphones, and sometimes with other types of feedback, including haptic technology. Video games are defined based on their platform, which include arcade video games, console games, and personal computer (PC) games. More recently, the industry has expanded onto mobile gaming through smartphones and tablet computers, virtual and augmented reality systems, and remote c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one of the largest third-party video game publishers in the world and was the top United States publisher in 2016. The company was founded as Activision, Inc. on October 1, 1979 in Sunnyvale, California, by former Atari game developers upset at their treatment by Atari in order to develop their own games for the popular Atari 2600 home video game console. Activision was the first independent, third-party, console video game developer. The video game crash of 1983, in part created by too many new companies trying to follow in Activision's footsteps without the expertise of Activision's founders, hurt Activision's position in console games and forced the company to diversify into games for home computers, including the acquisition of Infocom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Eye Mysteries
''Eagle Eye Mysteries'' is a two-part series of educational computer games developed by Stormfront Studios and published by EA*Kids. The in-game protagonists are twins Jake and Jennifer Eagle who form the Eagle Eye Detective Agency. The character of Jennifer is voiced by Lauren Bloom and Jake is voiced by Evan Enright-Schulz. In 1994, Creative Labs and EA*Kids released a two-game compilation that included both ''Scooter's Magic Castle'' and ''Eagle Eye Mysteries in London''. The first game was bundled into the Discovery CD New Edition kit along with 17 other games, while both were featured in Sound Blaster Digital Schoolhouse 4x. Development An activity book that came with the first game allowed players to complete a puzzle that would win them a chance to play a character in the sequel. Gameplay The game is a first-person detective game that involves reading, writing and puzzle-solving. The player can choose either twin as their companion as they explore the territory and solve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Kids
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as "software artists." EA published numerous games and some productivity software for personal computers, all of which were developed by external individuals or groups until 1987's ''Skate or Die!''. The company shifted toward internal game studios, often through acquisitions, such as Distinctive Software becoming EA Canada in 1991. Currently, EA develops and publishes games of established franchises, including ''Battlefield'', ''Need for Speed'', ''The Sims'', ''Medal of Honor'', ''Command & Conquer'', ''Dead Space'', ''Mass Effect'', ''Dragon Age'', ''Army of Two'', ''Apex Legends'', and ''Star Wars'', as well as the EA Sports titles ''FIFA'', ''Madden NFL'', ''NBA Live'', ''NHL'', and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Kings
''Knockout Kings'' is a series of boxing video games produced by EA Sports for various platforms yearly between 1998 and 2003. Before releasing the first ''Knockout Kings'', Electronic Arts released its first 3D boxing game, '' Foes of Ali'', for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer in 1995. While there are a few similarities between the two games, ''Foes of Ali'' was developed by a different team, Gray Matter, and as such, is not regarded as a precursor. ''Gameplay'' The duration of a round can be adjusted to either 90 seconds or 3 minutes. In the game's "slugfest" mode, fighters can knock each other out at any given moment of the fight, or suffer 6 or 7 knockdowns and still last for the whole fight. There are several differences between Knockout Kings, Knockout Kings 2000, and Knockout Kings 2001 in particular, the most notable being the graphics. In ''Knockout Kings'', the boxer sprites, although distinctive, are not facially representative of their real-life counterparts. Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR Thunder
''EA Sports NASCAR'', alternately known as ''NASCAR Thunder'', is a series of List of NASCAR video games, NASCAR video games published by EA Sports. The series began with ''NASCAR 98'' and ''NASCAR 99'' in 1997 and 1998. EA Sports released ''NASCAR Thunder 2002'' in 2001, and ever since then, Jeff Gordon (2002), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003), and Tony Stewart (2004) were on the cover. In 2004, they changed the name of the game to ''NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup'' and added the new features to make the game more up-to-date with the recent changes to NASCAR. Kevin Harvick was on the cover. The next year, they changed the name yet again to ''NASCAR 06: Total Team Control''. Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson were on the cover. The new features were swapping cars with teammates and voice-recognition support for use with the pit stop, crew chief. The following year, the game was titled ''NASCAR 07'' and features Elliott Sadler on the cover. The new features includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR 2000
''NASCAR 2000'' is a racing simulator video game developed and published by EA Sports and co-developed by Stormfront Studios. Publication history The game was released in 1999 for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation and in 2000 for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color. The game is based on the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, with Adam Petty's 1999 Busch Series car and several legends such as Richard Petty and Alan Kulwicki also included. The game, along with '' NASCAR 98'', is regarded as one of the best of EA Sports NASCAR series of video games. It was the last game for PC until '' NASCAR Thunder 2003''. This game was the fourth title of the series. The Windows version of the game includes manufacturer branding on the cars, the first game in the series to do so. Reception The PlayStation and PC versions received above-average reviews, while the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color versions received below-average reviews, according to the review aggregation A review aggregator i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andretti Racing
''Andretti Racing'' is a video game developed by American studios High Score Productions and Stormfront Studios and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996, and for Windows in 1997. The game's title refers to legendary racing drivers Mario Andretti and Michael Andretti. Reception The PC and Saturn versions received favorable reviews, while the PlayStation version received mixed reviews. ''Game Informer'' gave the PlayStation version a very favorable review, about two months before it was released Stateside. In Japan, where the same PlayStation version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Victor on 28 March 1997, ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of 22 out of 40. Reviewing the PlayStation version in an early review, the two sports reviewers of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' praised the accurate racing, four-player compatibility, animation, and controls. Air Hendrix wrote in ''GamePro'' that the graphics are below-average for the PlayStation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most other sports in North America, no official minor league farm organizations exist in American or Canadian football. Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American and Canadian football; one step ahead of high school competition, and one step below professional competition (the NFL). In some areas of the US, especially the South and the Midwest, college football is more popular than professional football, and for much of the 20th century college football was seen as more prestigious. A player's performance in college football directly impacts his chances of playing professional football. The best collegiate players will typically declare for the professional draft after three to four years of collegia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHLPA Hockey '93
''NHLPA Hockey '93'' is a Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System ice hockey game developed by Park Place Productions and published by Electronic Arts Sports Network. It is the second installment of the NHL series and the first to be released for the Super NES. Although considered to be the second EA Sports NHL game, the game was not licensed by the NHL; however, it did receive licensing permission from the NHLPA. Because of this, all teams are referred to only by city (the New York Islanders were referred to as "Long Island") with no use of the team name itself. Additionally, no NHL team logos or NHL emblems are seen anywhere in the game. Gameplay The game features are a single-game exhibition mode and a playoff mode (single-elimination or best-of-7), wherein the winner collects a trophy similar to the Stanley Cup. The game includes mostly complete rosters and all 24 teams from the 1991–92 NHL season, including the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Sports
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to imitate real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network" (EASN) with pictures or endorsements with real commentators such as John Madden, it soon grew up to become a sub-label on its own, releasing game series such as ''FIFA'', ''NHL'', ''NBA Live'' and ''Madden NFL''. Most games under this brand are developed by EA Vancouver, the Electronic Arts studio in Burnaby, British Columbia as well as EA Tiburon in Maitland, Florida. The main rival to EA Sports is 2K Sports. Notably, both companies compete over the realm of NBA games, with 2K releasing the ''NBA 2K'' series. Konami is its rival in association football games with their own series, ''eFootball''. For several years after the brand was created, all EA Sports games began with a stylized five-second video introducing the brand with Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe, Ozisoft in Australasia, and Tec Toy in Brazil. In South Korea, it was distributed by Samsung as the Super Gam*Boy and later the Super Aladdin Boy. Designed by an Research and development, R&D team supervised by Hideki Sato and Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis was adapted from Sega's Sega System 16, System 16 arcade board, centered on a Motorola 68000 processor as the central processing unit, CPU, a Zilog Z80 as a sound controller, and a video system supporting hardware Sprite (computer graphics), sprites, Tile-based video game, tiles, and scrolling. It plays a List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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