Team USA Basketball

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Team USA Basketball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)
Developer:
Genre: Sports[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,800 (8,034)7,800e[3] EM20004
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[5] 714801
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E069SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
DE
DM 119.95119.95[8] E069SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£39.9939.99[6][7] E069SMXI

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Team USA Basketball, called Dream Team USA (ドリームチームUSA) in Japan, is a 1992 basketball game for the Sega Mega Drive by Electronic Arts. Its name refers to the United States national basketball team — making this one of the first, if not the first, basketball games with a focus on international basketball teams rather than US city teams.

Gameplay

The game is a generic 3D basketball game. A shoots the ball and B passes.

Teams

The teams in Team USA Basketball loosely reflect those which competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There are, however, some notable omissions possibly to reflect the standings in the older 1990 FIBA World Championship, such as the inclusion of champions from that tournament, Yugoslavia. The explanation behind choosing teams such as France and The Netherlands over more competitive countries such as Brazil is unclear.

  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • The CIS
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • United States
  • Yugoslavia
  • All World

Note that at launch, Yugoslavia no longer existed as a country, and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States; formed after the breakup of the Soviet Union) had competed in its last sporting fixture under that name.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Team USA Basketball Team USA Basketball
English (US) Team USA Basketball Team USA Basketball
Japanese ドリームチームUSA Dream Team USA

Production credits

  • Programming by: Jeff Lefferts, Lisa Ching
  • Graphics and Animation by: Cynthia Hamilton, Paul Vernon, Julie Gast
  • Sound and Music by: Rob Hubbard
  • Executive Producer: Don Traeger
  • Associate Producer: Happy Keller
  • Assistant Producer: Gerald McLane
  • Technical Director: Edwin Reich
  • Original Design by: Robert Weatherby
Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Team USA Basketball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #39: "October 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-12: "December 1992" (1992-11-07)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[10]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[12]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[13]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
81
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[15]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
80
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[17]
FX (UK)
86
[18]
Game Power (IT)
72
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[4]
Gamers (DE)
73
[20]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[21]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[22]
Joystick (FR) PAL
79
[23]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[24]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[25]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[26]
Mega (UK) PAL
72
[6]
Mega Action (UK)
88
[27]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
80
[28]
Megazin (SI)
46
[29]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
59
[30]
Player One (FR)
80
[31]
Sega Magazin (DE)
73
[8]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
64
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[35]
Supersonic (FR)
88
[36]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[37]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[38]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[5]
Video Games (DE)
67
[39]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
34 reviews

Team USA Basketball

Mega Drive, JP
TeamUSA MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD JP CartTop.jpg
TeamUSABasketball MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
TeamUSABasketball MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
TeamUSA MD US Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Team USA Basketball MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
TeamUSA MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
TeamUSABasketball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, FR

Team USA Basketball MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 a0caf97e
MD5 e76e5159921402923bf4b16462e9c261
SHA-1 8d8d833dfc88663408bd7cf9fb821608ad2bef3d
1MB 1992-09 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 e2e21b72
MD5 af092db5ba7221fc207865448ada05b4
SHA-1 48b36852b31f74d33e00b33df04ae1e9e9b0cb1c
1MB 1992-10 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. File:TeamUSA MD JP Box.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 74
  4. 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 116
  5. 5.0 5.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 56
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 56
  7. Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 67
  8. 8.0 8.1 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 84
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 238
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  13. Consoles +, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 66
  14. Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 113
  15. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
  16. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 105
  17. Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  18. FX (UK) (+0:00)
  19. Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 90
  20. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 30
  21. Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 85
  22. Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  23. Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 144
  24. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 31
  25. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  26. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  27. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  28. MegaTech, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-20), page 42
  29. Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 8, April 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 37
  30. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  31. Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 78
  32. Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 47
  33. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  34. Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 60
  35. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  36. Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 14
  37. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 197
  38. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 282
  39. Video Games, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-28), page 53


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