Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
The first NBA-endorsed game featuring multiple stars and teams.
Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is a basketball video game developed and released by Electronic Arts, first released in 1989 for MS-DOS-compatible PCs and in 1990 for the Sega Genesis. It was the first game endorsed by the NBA and the first to include multiple NBA stars and teams in one game. The title references the 1980s rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and it launched the NBA Playoffs series.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Series
- NBA Playoffs
- Composer
- Rob Hubbard
- Platforms
- MS-DOS, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
- Genre
- Sports (basketball)
- Modes
- Single-player, Multiplayer
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Did You Know?
- The game was the first to feature the EASN logo, which later evolved into EA Sports.
- Computer Gaming World praised the graphics but noted the game was too easy for action gamers and scoring too high for statistics-oriented players.
- Mega placed the game at #24 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.
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