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Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

1991 โ€ขSega Genesis

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Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs is a basketball video game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1992 exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive. The game is the sequel to Lakers versus Celtics. The game's name refers to the previous season's NBA championship series, the 1991 NBA Finals matchup between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. It is the second game in the NBA Playoffs series of games. Although there is no SNES version for Bulls vs Lakers, the SNES (and first) version of Bulls vs. Blazers was heavily based on Bulls vs Lakers, with the later Mega Drive version introducing a few changes from this. Bulls vs Lakers introduced a television broadcast-style presentation with a fictional television network, "EASN", the Electronic Arts Sports Network. It was the first team basketball game to feature an in-game instant replay feature. Bing Gordon, the Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, was featured as the game announcer. This was also the first game to depict NBA team logos on the courts. Gameplay[edit] The game can be played in various ways: players could play against each other, or against the computer. Games against the computer were divided into two modes, "Exhibition" or "Playoffs". Players could pick from one of the 16 teams that competed in the 1991 NBA Playoffs. Rosters featured many top NBA stars of the time, including Michael Jordan. Games could be configured for 2, 5, 8 or 12 minute quarters. New to the series is a star underneath the player to let users easily know which player they are controlling. Reception Review scores Publication Score MegaTech 80%[1] MegaTech said that the game had impressive graphics and atmosphere, but that it did not play as fast as David Robinson's Supreme Court.

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AYANEO

AYANEO

AYANEO

$699 (Indiegogo early bird) $789 (512 GB) $869 (1 TB) $47 (Dock) โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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Analogue Pocket

Analogue Pocket

Analogue

โ‚ฌ449.95 inside the EU at RetroGear (VAT included) ยท maker's price $220 $250 (Glow in the dark) $99 (Dock), ships from outside the EU

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AOKZOE A1

AOKZOE A1

AOKZOE (One Netbook spinoff)

16GB+512GB: $899 / $1099 16GB+1TB: $999 / $1199 16GB+2TB: $1150 / $1350 32GB+2TB: $1299 / $1499 โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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AYANEO Air Pro

AYANEO Air Pro

AYANEO

512 GB Air Pro: $899 (Early bird) / $999 1 TB Air Pro: $999 (Early bird) / $1099 2 TB Air Pro: $1299 (Early bird) / $1399 โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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AYANEO Air

AYANEO Air

AYANEO

128 GB Air Youth: $499 (Early bird) / $549 256 GB Air: $569 (Early bird) / $629 512 GB Air: $599 (Early bird) / $649 โ€” maker's price, ships from outside the EU

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