NHLGamerSince1994 Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 I found NHL 2002 for GBA, and figured I would give it along with a few other sports games for the GBA a shot. Most of them sucked, including NHL Hitz 2003 but this one had a very oldschool feeling with a new twist: The gameplay is a little faster. This can make it easier or harder to score depending on the situation, but the feel and gameplay are very much similar to NHL 95-96 especially. The skaters are definitly easier to move than on the early games, which has always been my least favorite part about NHL 94. I am not saying this game is better, the sounds are not as good, and the game's menu screen music is a bit repetative, but it's good when you first hear it. Anyways, I just thought that anyone who likes to try and play NHL games similar to the NHL 93-98 series would like this a lot. The new roster that still has many of the oldschool favorite players and good teams from the old days is definitly a plus. I think this game is an important part of the NHl game series and could possibly be considered a part of this site. If nhl 93-98 including the pc games and the different versions across multiple systems all have there own small area this game could too as well if it is popular. Of course the main problem is it was a GBA game rather than for snes/gens, but it is just as easy to find online and play on an emulator, and for traveling people who gave a DS or gba this game can probobly still be bought online. I always had NHL hockey for the Game Gear as a kid, it was very very similar to nhl 93-95, with the graphics being a bit worse but for a handheld game at the time it was the best hockey game graphic wise and overall you could buy. It had full playoff and best of 7 playoff coverage, but of course no season or trades like in the other old games. It has the same rosters as NHL 95 also as it is from 1994. This is another game that should be considered an important part of the old school NHL series and I hope that other people have enjoyed these two games. Let me know if you guys know of any other NHL games that are very similar, 2002 was the only year it was made for GBA and I am pretty sure there was only one EA nhl game for GG . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHLGamerSince1994 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Lol I just got back from a trip across the border to casino windsor, the buffets, the poker, the winnings, and the NHL Hockey playoffs we did linked on the same team in the car ride, can't believe how much fun that was heheh. We, the Flyers came back from being down 3 1 after the 1st period, in a 15 min game and won 5 4 in OT, scored a wrap around goal in 8 seconds of OTand got them to throw hats on the ice right when it ended (lindros hat trick). Good times. Best Monday day off of work ever. I had forgot how dimilar the game gear game NHL Hockey was to NHL 94. It has rosters from 95 but everything else, including the graphics are pretty much the same as 93-94. The background at the start menu is from the origional game also called NHL Hockey for genesis of course. I wonder, is there a place that shows what player is on every line for NHL HOCKEY for genesis? I could use the 93 lines to see and it would be very similar lol. Anyways, yeah I love the portable nhl games from back in the day. If only I had got my hands on a nomad back then, Nomad is like a Big Game Gear that plays GG and Genesis gamesand its of course fully portable, it was a tad bigger than the game gear I think, I would kill to get one of those off of ebay! lol I am going to try now. Does anyone out there have a Sega Nomad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalities Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Buy a psp, it can emulate nes/gb/gba/snes/sg/gg/ps1 to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Does anyone out there have a Sega Nomad? Yep, got one off of ebay and did actually use it when travelling. Thing is very bulky as you can imagine with the cartridge sticking out of the top. Has a port for a 2nd control pad which can be fun, and it's pretty clear. It's just bulky and needs batteries. -Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xstioph Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) I wonder if it's possible to edit/hack NHL 2002 (GBA).. It seems to be about the same game as 96-98 but with more recent rosters. Would be awesome if one would be able to update them! I also noticed they had reintroduced the way to play season mode as NHL 95 did it! I loved that, where you would pick what games you would wanna play each "day" instead of just having one team! So has anyone tried to hack this one? I'm getting a Dingoo A320 ( ) ! That's how I "stumbled" across NHL 2002 for GBA.. And it only took me like three seconds to think the thought "rom hack!!" xD Edited June 26, 2009 by Xstioph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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