David Robinson's Supreme Court

David Robinson's Supreme Court
European box art
Developer(s)	Acme Interactive[1]
Publisher(s)	Sega[2]
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis[3]
Release date(s)	JP July 10, 1992[3] NA 1991[3] EU 1992[3]
Genre(s)	Arcade basketball w/ traditional elements
Mode(s)	Single-player[4] Multiplayer (up to 2 players[4])
Rating(s)	VRC: GA (General Audiences)
Media/distribution	Sega Genesis cartridge

David Robinson Supreme Court is a Sega Genesis video game that received lukewarm praise during its release in the early 1990s.

Summary

The name is based on former NBA player David Robinson^[5] 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 David Robinson Basketball (デビッド・ロビンソン バスケットボール^?).^[6] 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).^[4]

Gameplay

There are three modes: exhibition, playoffs, and role-playing mode (which is a primitive form of the be-a-pro mode that is found in most modern EA Sports titles).^[7] Winning the role-playing mode allows the player to play against an all-star team of players chosen by David Robinson himself.^[7] 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.^[8]

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^[7] 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.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Developer information". allgame. http://www.allgame.com/cg/agg.dll?p=agg&sql=1:57. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
2. ^ "Publisher information". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/genesis/sports/davidrobinsonbasketball/index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/genesis/data/586130.html. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Advanced game-related information". Video Game Critic. http://www.videogamecritic.net/gende.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-19. 
5. ^ "Basic summary of game". IGN. http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006613.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
6. ^ "Japanese title". JPGen. http://kurx.net/game/gamebook/sega/JPgenHe.txt. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Advanced game overview". MobyGames. http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/david-robinsons-supreme-court. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
8. ^ "Gameplay summary". Neoseeker. http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/GENESIS/david_robinsons_supreme_court/. Retrieved 2008-11-12.