Approximate Release Date: December 31, 1992
Genre: Basketball simulation
Developer: Beam Software
Publisher: LJN
NBA All-Star Challenge isn’t a traditional or fully featured basketball game.
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SNES A Day 133: Goal!
Approximate Release Date: December 7, 1992
Genre: Soccer simulation
Developer: Tose
Publisher: Jaleco
Goal! might be for serious soccer fans only.
SNES A Day 131: Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
Approximate Release Date: December 1, 1992
Genre: Tennis simulation
Developer: Blue Byte Software
Publisher: Ubisoft
I couldn’t have had lower expectations for Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour. Another tennis sim on the Super Nintendo. Yawn.
I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong. This game is great.
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SNES A Day 127: Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
Approximate Release Date: December 1, 1992
Genre: Baseball simulation
Developer: Mindscape
Publisher: Mindscape
Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball feels unfinished in a way no other Super Nintendo baseball game has so far.
SNES A Day 126: Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
Approximate Release Date: December 1, 1992
Genre: Basketball simulation
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: EA Sports
Despite the implications of the title, Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs isn’t playoff quality. It’s D-League level at best.
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SNES A Day 120: John Madden Football ’93
Approximate Release Date: November 13, 1992
Genre: Football simulation
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: EA Sports
John Madden Football ’93 is superior in all respects to the previous Super Nintendo entry in the series. That doesn’t make it worth playing, though.
SNES A Day 118: David Crane’s Amazing Tennis
Approximate Release Date: November 5, 1992
Genre: Tennis simulation
Developer: David Crane
Publisher: Absolute Entertainment
The impressive visuals of David Crane’s Amazing Tennis are also its biggest problem.
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