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Genesis-A-Day: Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

Upon finding a magic lamp, Alex rubs out a genie. Obviously, Alex wishes for a ton of genesis games. In this feature, Alex documents the results of that wish.

Nothing I type will make this any more funny.

Time Played: 5 minutes

Fouls: 10

I laughed when I saw the title for this game.  It seemed silly to limit itself to two teams, though the game does contain 8 teams.  So I did some research.  From Wikipedia:

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs was a video game released first in 1989 for MS-DOS-compatible PCs and later adapted for consoles when released in early 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis. The game was highly successful; it was the first game endorsed by the NBA and was the first to contain multiple NBA stars and teams in one game. As the title suggested, the game was launched due to the success of the 1980s Lakers–Celtics rivalry. Established stars you can play in the game are Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and Patrick Ewing.

Okay, that makes much for sense.  It also explains why this game plays like utter horse shit.  It would probably play better if you had to type commands at a DOS prompt than with a controller.  I thought I had picked to play as the Celtics to play as the king of (white) basketball players, Larry Bird.  Apparently I must have picked the Lakers.  It wasn't until the Celtics scored did I realize I was on the Lakers.  There's NO indication of what clump of pixels you are controlling.

I hit a shot from downtown putting myself in a 3-2 lead before promptly letting the Celtics get 10 more points while I fouled them because I had no idea what was going on.  I think I might have to play some NBA Jam next time to redeem my non-existant appreciation of retro basketball games.

COME ON REF! NO WAY!

About Alex

Alex has always had an interesting in technology and a love for games. He started gaming with Mario Bros. at the age of 2 and never looked back. He looks fondly on the past and eagerly toward the future as he spits the truth about the currant landscape of the video game world.