''NBA Showdown'' is a

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for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game console. The game is a sequel to '' Bulls vs. Blazers'' video game. The same title was re-released for the

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/ Genesis as ''NBA Showdown 94''. It is the fifth and final game in the NBA Playoffs series of games, before the series was re-branded as ''NBA Live''.

Play mode

The game could be played in various ways: players could play against each other, or against the computer. Games against the computer were divided into two levels, "exhibition" or "playoffs". Players could pick from any of the NBA teams for the first time, including non-playoff teams. Games could be configured for 2, 5, 8, or 12 minute quarters.

History

* It was one of the first basketball games (at least in terms of technically EA Sports series of NBA Live games) to feature every NBA team in the league. '' Tecmo NBA Basketball'', which was released in 1992, was the first game to do so. * It was the first basketball game to feature in-game 3rd party advertisements for companies like Starter and Topps stadium. * It was the first game to deviate from the traditional Eastern Conference finals team vs Western Conference finals team naming convention. Sequentially this title should have been called ''Bulls versus Suns'' following the 1993 Finals. There were controversies as to whether star players like

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opting out of the players licensing had a profound effect on EA changing to a more generic name like ''NBA Showdown''. * It was the first basketball game in which

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, the entity, within EA officially took over the game. *It was the last basketball game produced at EA's San Mateo studio before production moved to Vancouver for the

NBA Live ''NBA Live'' is a series of basketball video games published by EA Sports. The series, which debuted in 1994, is the successor to the previous ''NBA Playoffs'' and '' NBA Showdown'' series. Beginning in the late 2000’s, NBA Live sales had dro ...

series. * It was the first EA Sports game to have the tenths of a second rule in the last minute. * The Super NES version was the last NBA game to feature Michael Jordan before the release of NBA Live 2000 years after.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nba Showdown 94 1993 video games Electronic Arts games National Basketball Association video games Sega Genesis games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Video games set in 1993 Video games set in 1994 Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the United States