- International Cricket
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title = International Cricket
publisher =Mattel
developer = Beam Software
released = 1992
genre = Sports
modes =Single player ,Multi player
platforms = NES
input = Gamepad"International Cricket" is a
cricket game for theNintendo Entertainment System that was only released inAustralia in1992 . Developed byMelbourne House (as Beam Software) and published byMattel , it was the only cricket game released for the NES.Naming parodies
The game featured all the major
Test cricket playing nations but no official team and player licensing in place. This meant that player names within the game, particularly for the Australian team, wereparodies on the actual names of cricket players at the time. Following is a list player names from the game and their respective actual names from Test-playing teams.* A. Boulder -
Allan Border
* M. Sailor - Mark Taylor
* D. Boost -David Boon
* G. Swamp -Geoff Marsh
* J. Dean - Dean Jones
* S. Mars -Steve Waugh
* I. Hilly -Ian Healy
* R. Bruce -Bruce Reid
* M. Ewes -Merv Hughes
* C. McDirt -Craig McDermott
* H. Mervyn -Merv Hughes
* P. Tail - Peter TaylorIt is unknown why Merv Hughes' name was parodied twice, however this could probably be attributed to his cult status of the time.
Variations of player names for other countries do not appear to be as obvious, however there is a player in the
West Indies team called "R. Marley", an obvious reference toJamaica nreggae musicianBob Marley equels
"International Cricket" was followed by an updated sequel for the Super NES, "
Super International Cricket ", in1994 . Melbourne House would also develop "Cricket 96 " and "Cricket 97 " forEA Sports .
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