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[[Image:Ice Hockey - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]] | [[Image:Ice Hockey - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]] | ||
− | '''''Ice Hockey''''' is a sports game developed by [[Nintendo | + | '''''Ice Hockey''''' is a sports game developed by [[Nintendo]] (R&D2) and [[Pax Softnica]] and published by [[Nintendo]] on the [[Famicom Disk System]] on 1988-01-21 and on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in March 1988. While the game is based on the sport of hockey, it takes great liberties with the rules; for example, each team has only five players. Despite being such a primitive simulation of the sport, ''Ice Hockey'' is one of the more enjoyable early sports games made for the NES. |
− | I first played Nintendo's ''Ice Hockey'' at a friend's house around | + | I first played Nintendo's ''Ice Hockey'' at a friend's house around 1990. Although I was never a big fan of sports games, I was fairly well-versed in them because I had an older brother who loved them. Even though the game was new to me, I was still able to figure the game out well enough to beat the kid who owned it. |
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
− | I own this game and | + | I own this game and have beat the AI using the USA team. |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
* '''Overall:''' 3/10 | * '''Overall:''' 3/10 | ||
* '''Best Version:''' NES | * '''Best Version:''' NES | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Spoilers}} | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
* Allowing the player to customize their team players with three body sizes (thin, medium, and stocky) is a fun, if ridiculous, way of making your team unique. | * Allowing the player to customize their team players with three body sizes (thin, medium, and stocky) is a fun, if ridiculous, way of making your team unique. | ||
* Allowing the player to switch control of their player makes it much easier to control a whole team with only one player. | * Allowing the player to switch control of their player makes it much easier to control a whole team with only one player. | ||
− | * You can adjust the game's playing speed. While this technically doesn't make the AI better, it makes everything faster which decreases human reaction speed, effectively making the | + | * You can adjust the game's playing speed. While this technically doesn't make the AI better, it makes everything faster which decreases human reaction speed, effectively making the game harder. |
* The game supports two-player simultaneous versus mode which can be a lot of fun when both players are equally skilled. | * The game supports two-player simultaneous versus mode which can be a lot of fun when both players are equally skilled. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
− | * The game ignores the majority of the rules of hockey. | + | * The game ignores the majority of the rules of hockey (although, to some extent, this helps keep the game fun). Examples of ignored rules include: the number of players on the ice is five instead of six, icing is the only real penalty, players without the puck can enter the goalie crease, and fighting arbitrary punishes a player, etc. |
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
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===Box Art=== | ===Box Art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | Ice Hockey - FDS - Japan.jpg|The Famicom Disk System release uses a cartoon of the three different players. | + | Ice Hockey - FDS - Japan.jpg|The Famicom Disk System release uses a cartoon of the three different players with pucks flying everywhere. This is my favorite box. |
Ice Hockey - NES - USA.jpg|The US box art is essentially a stock photo of a guy playing hockey wearing a jersey for the team "Hockey." | Ice Hockey - NES - USA.jpg|The US box art is essentially a stock photo of a guy playing hockey wearing a jersey for the team "Hockey." | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Ice Hockey - FDS - Manual.pdf|FDS manual. | Ice Hockey - FDS - Manual.pdf|FDS manual. | ||
Ice Hockey - NES - Manual.pdf|NES manual. | Ice Hockey - NES - Manual.pdf|NES manual. | ||
+ | Nintendo Fun Club - 1988-06-01 - 18.jpg|''[[Nintendo Fun Club]]'' tips. | ||
+ | Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 157-158.jpg|Coming soon in ''[[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! Role || | + | ! Role || Staff |
|- | |- | ||
| Director || [[Hideki Konno]] | | Director || [[Hideki Konno]] | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | + | {{Link|MobyGames|https://www.mobygames.com/game/ice-hockey}} | |
− | + | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_(1988_video_game)}} | |
− | + | {{Link|NESHacker|2=http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Ice_Hockey}} | |
− | + | {{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Ice_Hockey_(NES)}} | |
[[Category: Games]] | [[Category: Games]] | ||
[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Strategy, Adventure]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Media Theme - Sports]] | ||
[[Category: NES Games]] | [[Category: NES Games]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
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[[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player]] | [[Category: Multi-Player]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] | [[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] |
Revision as of 17:23, 19 November 2019
Ice Hockey is a sports game developed by Nintendo (R&D2) and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo on the Famicom Disk System on 1988-01-21 and on the Nintendo Entertainment System in March 1988. While the game is based on the sport of hockey, it takes great liberties with the rules; for example, each team has only five players. Despite being such a primitive simulation of the sport, Ice Hockey is one of the more enjoyable early sports games made for the NES.
I first played Nintendo's Ice Hockey at a friend's house around 1990. Although I was never a big fan of sports games, I was fairly well-versed in them because I had an older brother who loved them. Even though the game was new to me, I was still able to figure the game out well enough to beat the kid who owned it.
Contents
Status
I own this game and have beat the AI using the USA team.
Review
- Overall: 3/10
- Best Version: NES
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- Allowing the player to customize their team players with three body sizes (thin, medium, and stocky) is a fun, if ridiculous, way of making your team unique.
- Allowing the player to switch control of their player makes it much easier to control a whole team with only one player.
- You can adjust the game's playing speed. While this technically doesn't make the AI better, it makes everything faster which decreases human reaction speed, effectively making the game harder.
- The game supports two-player simultaneous versus mode which can be a lot of fun when both players are equally skilled.
Bad
- The game ignores the majority of the rules of hockey (although, to some extent, this helps keep the game fun). Examples of ignored rules include: the number of players on the ice is five instead of six, icing is the only real penalty, players without the puck can enter the goalie crease, and fighting arbitrary punishes a player, etc.
Ugly
- The AI only has one difficulty level, and, once you get good at exploiting it, which doesn't take long, there is no challenge left in single-player mode.
- There isn't much to the game. After you play your first match, you will probably have seen everything there is to it.
Media
Box Art
Documentation
- Ice Hockey - NES - Manual.pdf
NES manual.
Nintendo Fun Club tips.
Coming soon in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide.
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=Ruo6lchKCEk - Review.
- youtube.com/watch?v=cteXv68JXd4 - Longplay.
Credits
The original game doesn't have credits.
Role | Staff |
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Director | Hideki Konno |
Music Composer | Soyo Oka |
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
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English | Ice Hockey | ||
Japanese | アイスホッケー | Aisu Hokke | Ice Hockey |