The History of NHL '94 | Classic Gaming Quarterly
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Episode 36 - The history of NHL '94. Rightfully, one of the most beloved sports games of the classic era, NHL 94 was released on the Sega Genesis in September 1993, on the Super Nintendo in October of 1993, and the Sega CD in January of 1994. It was the last game in the NHL Hockey series before EA decided to change the direction of the series, and there was a bit of a mis-step in 1995 before the series was back to form for NHL 96. By this time, the Genesis had lost some of its luster compared to the Super Nintendo, and with the release of the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation in 1995, many hardcore gamers had begun moving on to the next generation of consoles. As an interesting aside, the game engine from NHL 94 was used to create Mutant League Hockey.
Show Notes:
- At around the 11 minute mark, I said "Most NHL '94 aficionados prefer this game over the Genesis version" when discussing the Super Nintendo release of the game. I meant to say "some" instead of "most", the implication being that most people prefer the Genesis game, but a handful of folks favor the SNES release. I had to re-record this section of the narration, and somehow accidentally replaced the word without realizing it until the episode had been uploaded. This is disappointing since I watch the video several times to make adjustments and weed out errors, but this one slipped through. I am now prepared to have every Tom, Dick, and Harry "correct" me by telling me that it's actually the Genesis version that everyone loves.
- Yes, I know that "NHL Hockey" for the DOS PC is considered by some to be the PC version of NHL '94 due to it carrying that name in some territories. It is a completely different game, so I felt that it was outside the purview of this episode.
- The equalization of the voice track is inconsistent because I had to re-record some segments. This probably bothers me more than it will bother you.
- This episode marks the first time that I have use my Elgato to record anything other than a "retro" console.
- In theory, this episode was going to be a quick and easy one. NHL '94 has a much more rich history than I originally thought. And I actually left stuff out that I thought was too obscure for most people to care about.
- Yes, I am a Detroit Red Wings fan even though I live in Northern California. It stems from the fact that I was a huge Home Improvement fan in the early 90's, and Tim Allen, a Wings fan, regularly mentioned them on the show. For that reason alone I would always play as the Wings when playing a video game, and that evolved into me becoming a fan of the team. Probably the dumbest reason to support a sports team that I have ever heard, but it's the truth.
- This is the second episode in a row for which I am legitimately concerned about getting a copyright strike, this time due to the Swingers footage. But come on, how could I leave it out?
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My brother and I played the shit out of this game back in the day, as well as '92 and '93. True masterpiece.
NHL 96 Genesis and PC DOS ports are equally fantastic like 94.
Ahhh, 90's were a golden decade of Hockey. Absolutely cherished those years.
Could you talk about the future NHL games like NHL 95, 96, 97 etc.? Because i'd like to see a full history of the franchise
I grew up on this game series. So many hours. Great job. Maybe i'll pickup the Sega CD version now
as a gamer and hockey player/fan this was cool to see, since hockey always seems to get ignored! thnx keep it up
Great video. NHL '94 is one of my favorite sports titles of all time. Definitely the Sega CD version is the best one. It's the only version I have ever owned or played. The authentic organ music rocks. I still remember getting this back in '94 and showing off to my friends the full screen FMV intro. My team in this game was the Rangers. I gotten the game around when they won the Stanley Cup. Now I have the urge to once again pop this in my Sega CD.
+NeoTurboManiac 78 Even in the Playstation days, I was still wow'ed by a good FMV intro.
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Same here. The Madden games on PlayStation had FMV intro movies and it made me feel like I was "really watching the game..." Damn. FMV was such crap from a technical standpoint, but it sure does trigger that nostalgia switch in my brain.
As an owner of all of the games covered here, I totally agree with you on the SEGA CD version of NHL '94 being the best of the lot.
Indeed, a lot of people can't identify with how mindblowing it was back in early 1994 to have a home console game with FMV and speech. While SportsTalk technology had done a great job with providing in-game commentary, the addition of CD-quality sounds and music and of Ron Barr's pre-game previews added a whole new dimension to what a sports game could (and should?) be. The FMV was pretty sweet, too.
I know covering sports games is sometimes kind of verboten, but I always appreciate this kind of content. It's one of my favorite genres, and I enjoy playing older versus newer sports games to see how they've improved or changed over the years. I selfishly hope to see more sports games/series covered down the line.
+Peter Skerritt Yeah I kind of figured that I was taking a risk by covering a sports game, but at the end of the day I do this channel for myself, so it's OK if not all of the episodes have mass appeal. I will probably do a similar episode for one of the Genesis Madden games at some point, and also for the Genesis PGA tour series. Thanks as always for always checking out my stuff!
+Classic Gaming Quarterly man, fuck the ultra nerds who can't get into this game. Genesis sales were as good as we they were because unlike SNES they had sports games.
I agree. It was something that the Genesis did well that the SNES was generally lacking. Most sports games on the SNES, even the EA games, aren't very good. This game is a notable exception. Thanks for the comment!
+Spyder I was just reminiscing about the gap between the Genesis and the SNES when it came to sports games-- especially from EA. It really wasn't until NBA Live 95 that the two consoles got close, and even then, other sports always tended to lean in favor of the Genesis.
One notable exception (IMO) was Tecmo. The Tecmo Super Bowl series and Tecmo Super NBA Basketball were superior on the SNES; the Genesis versions had washed out visuals and degraded sound... although the SNES never got Tecmo Super Hockey.
Glad to see another sports gaming fan!
+Peter Skerritt I like games, and have enjoyed sport games in franchises I never watch in real life. ultimately these games can be as artistic in how it tries to balance fun and realism and technical limitations as any other genre that takes on the trappings of the real world. that's not including the out of the real biggest arcade games ever with midways jam and blitz series.
This was the only sports game in my Genesis library back then and yet it ended up beign my most played game of those times. So many good memories, great to see an in-depth retrospective!
+Riverhill Thanks for watching!
This needs an updated video with NHL 94 Rewind :-)
I had 93, 94 and 95 on genesis. Funny enough, 94 was the one I played least. 93 had very similar mechanics and fighting. And in 95 you could create a player, trade, play a season. To each his own I guess.
+john lowe you would of course remember fighting if you played as Detroit on nhl '93...they had some of the best fighters. I remember Bob probert was a decent player and had a max fighting stat.
No one timer though. I would pass and then pass in the net with cousin, we kinda expected some kind of one timer. We always knew what the next game would feature.
Although 94 & 95 were better, 93 held a special spot for me.
I remember getting the Super NES version, and getting totally hooked on it. I had been playing Donkey Kong Country, and a couple of new Genesis games -- but everything else got put on hold for NHL '94... And I've never even been a hockey fan, neither have my parents or my brothers... But we hooked up the Super NES on the big TV and for about two months we all played NHL 94 for at least a few minutes every night. It was a genuine benchmark for hockey games. I can even remember getting my N64 on Christmas, along with Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, and remarking that I still preferred NHL '94 on my Super NES.
Just watched this today. Excellent. I was stoked to see you include the Sega CD version! It was fantastic hearing the clear sounds and organ music, just to mention one upgrade over cart versions. I love the art, pictures, and gameplay clips.
Thanks man!
I saw the tantalizing tale of the NHL '95 master and the epic comeback that still brings out great memories for that person. I witnessed my own version of this a few years ago at my annual video game 'Thunderdome' I run with my high school tennis team. I put my players into various 4-person teams. While this isn't NHL '94 related, it is hockey related as it involved NES' Ice Hockey. My team that season had 3 brothers (a freshman, a junior and a senior) on it, each in a different grade and they constantly gave each other crap to the point where it made practices pretty comical. So sure enough for our annual video game tournament two of the brothers get pitted against one another in NES Ice Hockey. The brothers were all a bit socially awkward to say the least so their heckling of one another brought out more laughter for all ridiculous it sounded than more aggressive / cutting remarks you hear high schoolers occasionally rail against one another. It was the oldest brother against the youngest brother. The senior started out strong, taking a 3-0 lead while the freshman couldn't even figure out how to shoot the puck much to amusement of the rest of the team. The 2nd period wasn't much better for the freshman and he gave up 4 more goals to make it 7-0 going into the 3rd. And like the previous tale the 3rd period brought about a comeback for the ages as the senior suddenly seemed to struggle and pretty soon it was 3-7 with each goal adding to the level of excitement as the team kind of rallied around the younger brother. Then 4-7, then 5-7. Now the team with the senior as part of it is clearly getting nervous. 1st place in the tournament was at stake, and the lead seemed to be disappearing faster than snow in April. Then it was 6-7 with a minute left to play. 3/4ths of the team is rooting for the freshman, while the other 1/4th is yelling at the senior to concentrate and not mess it up. Then with 5 seconds left the game is tied and the game goes to overtime. In NES Ice Hockey, there is no sudden death overtime, it simply plays like a normal period of hockey. Neither brother could score on one another in overtime, so the game goes to a shootout. The team is just going crazy as the excitement level is off the charts. The goalies again stood tall and the game would go to another overtime. Yet little did we know, after that shootout, not only was it overtime, but it was goalie-less overtime. So as soon as it was realized there were not goalies the pucks were just being fired from everywhere as both the freshman and senior looked or a cheap goal. Ultimately the freshman managed to net two empty net goals while the senior couldn't even cash in on the empty cage. Freshman 9, Senior 7...and it was pandemonium. The senior just buried his face into his hands as he felt humiliated by his own little brother in front of the rest of the team. The freshman was praised and while a few walked over to console the humbled and ashamed senior. Ultimately, it was just another moment of our tennis season that we all laughed about. I wouldn't say it was the greatest moment of my life, but it was one of my fondest video game memories ever.
Didn't EA also have to remove their then familiar EASN logo from this game because of a lawsuit from ESPN?
Hence why it's just "EA" in the corner (which looks a bit odd)
+Larry Bundy Jr I have heard that before, but have never researched it myself. The whole "EASN" thing never really made sense outside of being an ESPN ripoff anyway.
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I think it's just branding, EA Sports is so big now it's actually a separate publisher from EA now! (they also had EA Sports BIG! and The Sims as seperate publishers too)
Do you know if there's still a way to play this online with people Larry? Like with Retrocade or something, I'd love to play some retro yellow tag sports games with people -- microtransaction free.
@@mrmusickhimself yeah EA re-released the game on xbox and ps4/5 recently, you can play it online there!
Dude, it was AWESOME hearing the song when the blues score a goal from this game. Fun video, keep it up
Thanks, Adam!
I remember falling in love with EA's first Madden game for the Genesis, and my excitement grew further with "Celtics vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs" Just look at the back of the cover, how can you NOT get excited! ... especially a young teen in the 90's. You know, I never played '94...I bought NHL Hockey, though and was excited to play it. EA made some GREAT sports games, and Madden and NHL Hockey were some of the favorites of my dad and I...he still played, even though I always beat him, BADLY.
Love this game, took some time to get the hang of it but it's earns a spot on the podium with the best sport games like Sensible Soccer and NBA Jam on the SEGA Mega Drive. Most sportgames don't age well so this a true timeless masterpiece. Every game is packed with action and you've literally have to work hard for the victory. I've enjoyed your video, keep up the good work.
NHL 6 for the PS2 had NHL 94 on it, I was suprised it wasn't mentioned.
Stumbling upon NHL94 online was one of the best moments of my adult life! Now I am addicted to the leagues + editing ROMs.
It is amazing how easy it is to edit the ROM thanks to the NHL94 gods who had a boatload of know-how about the game and coding. One dude created the 30-team ROM out of the original ROM, another created the NOSE tool to edit everything as easily as you'd edit a spreadsheet. Unreal. This game still has so much life thanks to emulators and the NHL94 website/community.
Thanks for the great watch!
P.S. - Also, thanks for showing our NHL16 update w/ Toews on the title screen :) Make sure to check out the trade deadline iteration of NHL16 version (3 weeks from now) - your boy Larkin is now a certified sicko w/ 99 speed!
+mskipper19 I agree, the edited ROMs are awesome. I have a folder dedicated to them on my Everdrive's SD card. Thanks for watching and thanks for the great comment!
I love hockey and the NHL, as a Pittsburgh Penguins fan, this version of the game is like a glorious time capsule. We originally had NHLPA 93 and later 95 (which I still have). I didn't have NHL 94, but my cousins did, so I was able to play it.
When you have the game paused on the Sega CD version, you can hear detailed background noises of the arena which I thought was a wonderful addition which really added to the atmosphere of the game.
The crowd definitely looks better on the CD and I think some animations are enhanced as well. Definitely the definitive version of the game to own.
Showing some love for the sports games. Awesome, dude. Great video.
+cj694x2 Thanks!
Fantastic info in this vid, still lovin the good old NHL'94! Great job putting this video together, a fitting tribute to one of the best.
+simrevival Thanks!
I can't believe you don't have more subscribers with such high quality content! I'll try to share your videos as much as I can :)
+Samuel Bouic Thanks, man. I really appreciate that!
Only CGQ could make a history of a sports game video that had me excited to watch it! Sports! Great information, and well done!
+The Game Grinder Thanks man! High praise.
The interview was a good read too! Keep up the great work!
+Classic Gaming Quarterly You must be kidding me!? Lol much like Altered Beast my first video was your release and research on the Genesis. On my 2nd video and here I am watching clips from only the Best Movie of all-time Swingers!! I'm sold you just gained a loyal subscribed fanatic!! Thank you
This is beauty. Thanks for making!
Thumbs up for that Roy rings quote.
Good stuff, man. I don't play many sports games (or really follow sports at all, period), so episodes like this area really interesting to me. The Sega CD version definitely seems like the one to get, assuming one has access to the platform.
+Gameplay and Talk Yeah, I wouldn't go out and buy a Sega CD console just to play it, but if you already have one, the CD version will run you about the same as the cart.
Loved this game as a kid. Thousand bonus points for that Wings jersey! LGRW!
I LOVE The NHL series. I first played it on the SNES with NHL 95.
I will tell you this much...I love that you put in the organ music bit. GO BLUES!
Interesting choice with NHL 94. Lots of cool info that I didn't know about a classic game. Great job as always!
+Captain Natron I think it's a great game with a large fan base, and there really isn't much coverage of it here on UA-cam. Glad you enjoyed it!
My fav hockey game of all time NHL 94 The controls are so solid
LOVE this Game. Played over 100 Matches with the Blackhawks, all won. :-) And the Battery still works today!
Your channel is extremly good. Looking forward for more videos of video game consoles and their release titles.
This is such a great video, why doesn't it have more views?
Loved the Patrick Roy joke! as an Avs fan I always welcome those lol
Played the '93 version of this game all the time. Despite not knowing anything about the sport or even liking Ice Hockey, I just loved playing it.
+Adam Weishaupt Video games are funny that way. I couldn't care less about golf, but I love golf video games.
Thanks for watching!!!
Your right this was the true golden age of the NHL
Also the NHL players started playing for there counties in the playoffs too.
OMG 1990s is my favorite Era how I wish I could go back.
The best music too.
I loved this game at the time but there was a move that guaranteed a goal. Bring the puck in the zone and dip behind the goal line and then go out front and move across the goal. The goalie was always too slow and the puck was in the net with ease. My friends and I agreed to never do that or the goal didn't count. Stanley Cup on the SNES has a similar move. Dump the puck in from center ice as you approach the blue line and the puck will go over the goalie's head and in the net. The timing isn't too difficult to master.
This can be stopped by taking control of the goalie...
Fantastic video. I played a lot of the 16-bit NHL games in my early teenage years and they're some of my favourite games to date. I still play NHL 96 for the Genesis on a regular basis. It'd be cool if you did a follow up comparing the yearly releases.
Good job of getting SNES footage of the slapshot through the broken glass, JIBBA.
+jimerc21 Why thank you, TEDDY. :P
I got my sega system n nhl 94 for christmas,fond memories
never was a hokey guy, but I appreciate how much these sports games effected the industry, and I'm not gonna say no to making Wayne Gretzky bleed.
I played NHL 93 or 94 at my neighbors house, which caused me to ask for NHL 98 on the n64 a year later ( I sort of regert that decision now though! )
The Anniverssary Mode in NHL 14 is so awesome though! It's like if they bundled the NFL Blitz or NBA Jam remakes into Madden or the new NBA game!!
great stuff, thanks for the effort put into this! not sure why some people have such a hatred of sports games
+taysb2220 Thanks man. I don't know either, but I like them...
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4 player Virtua Tennis is the greatest sports game experience known to man. But it can also cause relationships to become damaged or even broken, so be careful.
Wow, I had no idea the "EA Sports" logo voice had been around that long.
+SykoFox Yeah, I pulled that clip from the intro of the SNES version of the game. Interestingly, it was not in the intro for the Genesis version.
Just discovered your channel first video and instant sub!! The Madden series for Genesis would be phenomenal
"Brass Bonanza" plays sometimes in the SNES version, even if the Whalers aren't playing. O_o
+TBustah Hmm. I'll let Amory know. Maybe they can release a patch to fix that! :P Thanks for watching!!!
Great video with really good info. I just have a personal difference of opinion. I had both cart and CD versions of the game and while being initially impressed with the CD version, longer playtime revealed that I just enjoyed the cart version more. Hated that the audio was redbook on the CD, which means the crowd sounds start and stop when the audio track either starts over or begins a new one. And I found that the organ music didn't have as much variety as the cart and the crowd just didn't seem to get as amped up over the action occurring on screen.
While I can appreciate the love for ‘94, my favorite from the era was ‘95 for the SNES. The gameplay feels like a complete overhaul (in all the right ways), making anything prior feel slow, stiff, and less on-ice. I might dive down the rabbit hole to see why ‘95 never received the same love, perhaps I’m missing something.
The greatest sports game ever, eh? I do appreciate the sentiment for NHL 94, but boy oh boy, the Tecmo Super Bowl fans are really gonna FIGHT you for that one!
I was a Nintendo honk in the 90's, but everyone knows the NHL games on Sega were the only way to fly.
This was one epic ice hockey game back when it came out. Friends and I had loads of fun with this. I learnt the rules playing this..a bit similar to John Madden NFL too. Sorry, I'm English :)
E A SPORTS ITS IN THE GAME.... imiss these good times and good friends from the past. sigh getting old. great video though.
Where do you get the roms of this game with updated rosters? I can't find them anywhere
+Andrew Asdel Go to forum.nhl94.com. Scroll about halfway down until you get to the "Editing and Hacking" group of subforums, and click on the "Downloads" subforum.
The 2020 ROM is epic
NHL 94 was also included on the PS2 version of NHL 06, all the player names were changed from the originals but all else is there, rumor was that names of programmers and others were used for player names. Did i miss this being mentioned in the video?
I still have my NHL 94 on Sega CD Sega and SNES
Would like to see a NBA Live 95-97 Video like this when you get a chance. 90’s sports game was the golden era for these types of games.
I still believe that NBA Live 95 is the greatest basketball game ever made.
Classic Gaming Quarterly Agreed. Keep up the great work. Love bingeing your magazine videos etc. One of a FEW favorite channels. Take it easy.
While Sonic the Hedgehog did help the Genesis gain market share in the video game industry, it was their sports games that I found most popular. International Soccer, NHL Hockey, NBA Jam and fighting games just made the Genesis the superior console to own. My favorite part of NHL Hockey was the Zamboni , lol
+piper2381 Agreed on all counts. Thanks for watching!
Hockey and Boxing are the best sports games. The NHL series on sega was the best sports series I’ve ever played. I will always associate Vince Vaughn with these games because of that scene in Swingers where he makes Gretzky’s head bleed.
good stuff. my cousin had this on sega cd and we'd play it way back when. i should get it myself.
A hockey game that has a ton of nostalgia for me is Ice Hockey on the NES. My friend Josh (RIP) and I would rent this from time to time at the local EZ Stop convenient store and we would play for hours. Do I pick skinny, medium or fat players. Ah the memories.
+MegaNova1979 Ice Hockey is a really cool game. Being able to pick your team was a really cool feature. Thanks for watching!!
Now I noticed you had finnish sign on your wall :) good video BTW, nhl94 was my favourite too back in the days. Good times :)
NHL 93 for sega cause of fighting and NHL 94 cause it was the best for sega cd. Thos are my picks
95 was my jam.
SNES has amazing sports games...
NHL 94 to 98 are all amazing, Tecmo Super Bowl 1 to 3,
NBA Jam T.E., The Ken Griffey series for baseball... that's only the top in each genre, there are others.
I watch your channel all the time, but I had no idea you were such a big hockey fan!
Absolutely loved this video.
Subscribed man.
I agree with you too by the way. The late 80s and 90s were the pinnacle years of the NHL.
Are you a Wings fan by the way? Or are you just a big Federov fan? Lol
Yes, Wings fan. Not so much fun these days, but it was a pretty awesome 20 years to be a Wingnut. Had to end some time.
@@CGQuarterly Haha well you got to experience a dynasty, and some of the greatest players of all time! Much more than a Sabres fan like myself can say lol.
By the way, could I suggest a possible review of my personal favorite hockey game of all-time?
NHL Hitz 2003 in my opinion is one of the greatest couch multiplayer games of all time - let alone the greatest hockey game of all-time in my humble opinion. But I am a bit younger than the NHL 94 generation. I was born a year after in '95 lol.
Great video, as always!
Which 16-bit version of NHL is your favorite by the way? Mine's 96 on the Genesis. The gameplay was just as good as in 94, they brought back the fights and the Nordiques were really good in it. Ans it was their last game before they became the Avalanche too.
+Crash Dummie Well, everyone says that 94 is the best, but if I'm being honest, I really like 97 and 98 (they're really the same game so it doesn't matter which.) The thing is, those games came out after most hardcore gamers had moved on to the PSX/SAT/N64 generation, so no one has any nostalgic love for them like they do for 94. All that being said, I really do like NHL 94 a lot. I tried to feature teams in this episode that no longer exist today, like the Whalers and the Nordiques. Such a crime...
+Classic Gaming Quarterly Tell me about it... Nords fan here :'(
But I'm happy that you showed them a bunch in your vid
FinalBaton A couple of years ago I had to go to Hartford on business. I live in California and it's very rare for me to go to the east coast just because I have no reason to, so that was the first and so far only time that I've been there. Darned near 20 years after the team left, and they still have Hartford Whalers stuff for sale all over the place. Made me sad (yes I bought a shirt.)
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The Whalers had such a great logo.
Red Wings are my team in NHL 94. I take out 80 something Ciccarelli and replace him with 50 something Kozlov. I also put Lidstrom in next to Coffey.
I can respect both of those substitutions.
If i'm not mistaken even NHL15 included an NHL 94 control mode, whatever it was.
Great video you got sub fellow wings fan To bad a 25 year streak ended, but With Pavel gone I half expected it.
Thanks! Let's just hope that this year is an exception, and not the new norm. Wish they could have given The Joe a better send off. Mr. I, too.
Loved both the Genesis and SNES versions!
You can also break through the glass sometimes when you shoot.
Yeah! Pretty sure I showed that somewhere in this video, but I don't remember for sure.
What about Pavel Bure? He was pretty damn awesome.
I have never heard anyone say they prefer the NHL 94 on the Super Nintendo. But it goes to shoe you that those early EA NHL games are pretty much the same. I thought 1995 was better.
Sweet jersey!!
Heck yeah.
I'm not into hockey or sports in general and even *I* had this game!
I started with NHL 95...now I m trying to figure out what's the best NHL game on PS4
NHLPA 93 was fucking awesome!
I f anyone is looking for a similar experience in HD, I play NHL 2k6 and set controls to classic. The dekes and one timers are very similar feeling.
7:08 clear offside missed call
I was probably playing with all penalties turned off. The AI can be pretty stupid, and they’ll just charge into the offensive zone ahead of the puck.
I remember. They would only get out of the zone if the picture-in-picture ref had his hand up for offside warning.
I was 5 playing this game for hourssssssssss at a time everyday. Literally had endless playability it was so good that my two year old brother would want to play with me only when I played this and sonic so It was the first time I had to use the old unplugged 2nd controller trick
Edit* please take everything i said about this game and apply it to NHLPA 93. Thanks
Are the later renditions on the Mega Drive worse? I have NHL 94 on the Mega cd and NHL 96 I believe on the Mega Drive. But can't really remember which was better.
+Casper Egas 95 is not very good, but 96/97/98 are. NHL Hockey, NHLPA 93, and NHL 94 all have a similar feel to them, with the latter two just being improvements over their predecessors. NHL 95 was the first year that they tried taking the series in a different direction. While they stumbled with 95, they fixed the problems with 96. 97 and 98 are little more than 96 with roster updates. They're really good, but feel very different from the first three games, so it just comes down to personal preference. But if you're a hockey fan, you should pick a copy of one of them and give it a try. Thanks for watching!
Not a fan, but it hard to be, as it is only broadcast in The Netherlands when there is an Olympic Tournament or something. I do like it at these times. Also liked NHL 2K by Visual Concepts on the Dreamcast. Don't really know why I bought NHL 96 on the Mega Drive when I was a kid. I played it a lot back in the day, so it wasn't a bad buy.
....It is hard to be...
not a hockey can but I did love this one and Wayne gretsky
typo fan
Are you talking about Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey on the PSX, or?
nintendo 64 version
Starting with this game I bought every EA sports NHL game all the way to 2011
A very interesting video with a good background. I have enjoyed. I personally played NHL 93 for the european version of genesis(sega mega drive). I do not know the difference to the north america version. I liked the Allstar game. I am not sure because it was a long time ago. There was an Allstar East and Allstar West team.
I have very deep memories of playing this and watching Wayne's World.
Party on, Jeb.
nothing better than brass bonanza
for one of your videos can you do the history of madden, that will be cool.
+Anthony Roncaglia That is definitely something that's in my mental idea-bank. It would probably be Madden 93 for the Genesis if I did that, though...
+Classic Gaming Quarterly you should do that
I don't even like the sport or these games, but this is great
I played the shit out of Nhl 94 on the snes back in the day
Great video
No Yzerman mentioned in the intro? You sir don’t deserve to wear that jersey lol
SNES 94 has better flow and its more fun to play with friends, it has better atmosphere. Its more unpredictable than the Genesis version which makes the gameplay more fun.
Asiaton oleskelu kieletty. Greetings from Finland! ;)
+MrHarbot Hyvää huomenta! (It's morning here, anyway.) Kiitos! (Those are the only two things that I know how to say in Finnish...)
I remember stunts!
Yeah, dude. Stunts is awesome. That track editor.
yea. I just made lots of straightaways and jumps for the 911. The copy protection was a real pain. You always had to have the manual handy unless you wanted to guess. Thanks!
Have the modders added the fighting back in yet?
NHL 94 was also ported to DOS. I played the SNES and DOS versions and preferred the DOS version by far. Although I first fell in love with the game on the SNES, it was only when I got the DOS version that I really played it to death. Was a bit disappointed to see that you didn't include that version in this video.
Here's a sample of how it looked (although this video doesn't really showcase the features included in the DOS version of the game): ua-cam.com/video/fOj9epI4cpk/v-deo.html
It's a completely different game, which is why I didn't include it. It's a great game, but doesn't really have much to do with the console versions of NHL 94. Thanks for the comment, though!
Well, it's still ice hockey, but I see what you mean. It is rather different, but for the better in my opinion.
This was a great game but I preferred NHL 95 for Genesis. It was so much more fluid.
Have u ever heard Hockey Daddy by Esham ?
Great game. I always loved NHL'95 the best but there was no fighting in it. There's too many teams nowadays so not enough stacked teams. You will never have awesome games with 5+ HOF'AMERS on a single team anymore. Plus their is barely any hitting/fighting anymore. The players would be shitting their pants if they had to play in 70's/80's and early 1990's. Sega had the best hockey games for any video games.