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crossczech88

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Got kind of a dumb question but I own NHLPA 93 for sega and mine says EA sports at the top and that is how it shows on the scoreboard, but yet most screenshots I see show EASN (ea sports network)on the scoreboard and the box reads EASN instead of EA Sports at top...did they re-release it or something at one point? I know ESPN tried to adopt that EASN and it never took off really. Just wanted to know why my copy differs from the ones I see on screenshots/youtube, etc. Other than the logos are there any other differences in the games? Is one better than the other? 

 

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ESPN felt that EA's EASN logo resembled it's own a little too much and threatened to take legal action if they didn't abandon the EASN brand name. There was also a short-lived EASN magazine, like, 5 issues. EA created the then-new, EA Sports logo for it's sports franchises in 1993.

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No differences at all.

I have the Japanese NHL Hockey; NHLPA'93 sequel, and there aren't any differences in that game.

There is an Japanese, SNES version of '94. I don't believe there are any differences but I've never actually played the ROM. 

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Yeah I didn't see any differences when I compared the ROMs. Other than the logo and I think the title screen has a blue goalie in one of them instead of orange/red or whatever, but that's about it. I never really paid mind to it until now and when I rewatched the movie Swingers and saw the EASN logo haha. I find myself playing my EA 93 more than 94 (and I LOOOVVE NHL 94) but scoring goals in 93 seems harder, but yet the goalies seem kind of stupid lol. 

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nhlpa93.nhl94.com is the '93 part of the site if you want to check it out. It's actually the same style that nhl94.com used to be in - except it's red instead of blue - before nhl94.com was updated. 

It's dormant and I haven't updated it in years. 

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On 10/19/2019 at 11:33 AM, crossczech88 said:

Got kind of a dumb question but I own NHLPA 93 for sega and mine says EA sports at the top and that is how it shows on the scoreboard, but yet most screenshots I see show EASN (ea sports network)on the scoreboard and the box reads EASN instead of EA Sports at top...did they re-release it or something at one point? I know ESPN tried to adopt that EASN and it never took off really. Just wanted to know why my copy differs from the ones I see on screenshots/youtube, etc. Other than the logos are there any other differences in the games? Is one better than the other? 

 

Thanks

 

 

I've got carts that say the same thing, plus they have a big red EA instead of the spinning pucks on the opening Splash screen.:big_smile:

I do think they are just later versions after the whole EASN thing.

I like the EASN and spinning pucks better, but cool to have both.

I have looked for other differences but never been able to find any, besides the in game timer, center ice logo, and the splash screen.

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