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Omni-Play Basketball / Magic Johnson's MVP

Magic MVP Johnson

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

No WHDLoad installer.

Stats

4,570

Genre

Conversions

Commodore C64/128
PC (DOS)
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 2

Features

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

Simply copy the contents of both disks to a game folder on HD.

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1989
Omni-Play Basketball
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English
2
Rare

Notes

[1] Game design by Ed Ringler. Coding by Chris Oke and John Wilson. Graphics by by Ed Ringler Sr. and Thomas Cardin Jr.

[2] OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL was updated and re-released a year later in 1990 under license as MAGIC JOHNSON'S MVP.


Known releases:

-
V1.0 (19-May-89)
- V1.1 (08-Aug-89) [via the V1.0->V1.1 update contained on the OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL: SIDE-VIEW DISK, OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL: COLLEGE LEAGUE DISK or disk 2 of MAGIC JOHNSON'S MVP]

Conversion Notes

Released simultaneously on the Amiga and C64/128.
PC versions: CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy

N.B. The C64/128 version is disk only.

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 2

Features

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

Boot disk 1 and initiate HD installation from the game's main menu (i.e. select the SBA Side-View option, then click the Install button and follow the prompts).

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
Magic Johnson's MVP
AKA Magic MVP Johnson
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English
2
Extremely rare

Notes

[1] Licensed game endorsed by legendary L.A. Lakers point guard and NBA 3-time MVP award winner Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

[2] Game design by Ed Ringler. Coding by Chris Oke and John Wilson. Graphics by by Ed Ringler Sr. and Thomas Cardin Jr.

[3] Min. Requirements: KS 1.2, 512k ram.

[4] MAGIC JOHNSON'S MVP was originally released a year earlier in 1989 as OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL V1.0, but includes both the End-View and Side-View modules plus 1989/90 SBA (SPORTTiME Basketball Association) teams and season statistics.

The Side-View module (previously released as the SIDE-VIEW DISK V1.1 update for OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL) is built into the main game on disk 2 of MAGIC JOHNSON'S MVP.

The End-View module (built into OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL, but not MAGIC JOHNSON'S MVP), however, is contained on disk 2 and may be floppy/HD installed from the game's main menu OR launched from WB.

Disk 2 also contains the SIDE-VIEW DISK V1.1 update for OMNI-PLAY BASKETBALL should players prefer to play the original (almost identical albeit unlicensed) release.

[5] Game features savegame support (i.e. the ability to save the current league statistics, set-up and all of its history on a blank disk for future use, but not actual games in progress) and a quit back to WB option from the main menu.


Last known release: V1.1 (29-Nov-90).

Conversion Notes

PC versions: CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy

N.B. The C64/128 version is disk only.

Screen info

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Screenshot ECS no. 7

Screenshot ECS no. 8

Box: OCS
Box scan OCS no. 1

Original Release (incl. special offer) - front

Box scan OCS no. 2

Original Release (incl. special offer) - back

Box scan OCS no. 3

Original Release (sans special offer) - front

Box scan OCS no. 4

Original Release (sans special offer) - back

Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Box scan ECS no. 2

Disk: OCS
Disk scan OCS no. 1

Boot/Module Disk (disk 1 of 2)

Disk scan OCS no. 2

Module Disk (disk 2 of 2)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Misc: OCS
OCS no. 1

Order Form

OCS no. 2

Reference Card

OCS no. 3

Manual Cover

OCS no. 4

Pro Shop Catalog Cover

OCS no. 5

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 2, 9/1989, Page 45)

Misc: ECS / OCS

Manual info

OCS

No manuals found.

ECS / OCS

No manuals found.

OCS

No cheats found.

ECS / OCS

No cheats found.

Conversion info

Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
No conversion screens found.
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
No conversion screens found.

Map info

OCS

No maps found.

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
24 (Sep 1989)
852/1000
Tony Dillon
1
Amiga Computing
Vol 2 No 6 (Nov 1989)
63%
Green
1
Amiga Format
2 (Sep 1989)
65%
Andy Smith
1
Amiga Joker
Nov 1989
74%
Max Magenauer
2
Amiga World
Vol 5 No 12 (Dec 1989)
Teverbaugh
0
Computer + Video Games
94 (Sep 1989)
80%
Gordon Houghton
0
CU Amiga
Sep 1989
82%
Mark Patterson
1
Datormagazin
No 12 (Aug 1990)
8/10
Lennart Nilsson
1
Datormagazin
No 13 (Sep 1990)
8/10
Lennart Nilsson
1
Génération 4
15 (Oct 1989)
46%
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

OCS

Lore Score: 69%

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