NBA Live 96 is a basketball simulation game released by EA Sports in 1995, the second entry in the NBA Live series. It launched on multiple platforms including SNES, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, MS-DOS and Game Boy.
In NBA Live 96, players can experience a full NBA season with modes like regular season, playoffs and All-Star Game. It first introduced a free agent pool and create-a-player feature, letting users customize players and make trades to boost replayability and realism.
Powered by EA’s "Virtual Stadium" technology, the PlayStation and PC versions first featured 3D-rendered courts with multiple camera angles for improved visuals, though player models remained 2D sprites.
Notably, star players like Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley were absent due to likeness rights issues, but console players can unlock these hidden players by entering their last names in the create-a-player function.
NBA Live 96 received positive reviews at the time, regarded as one of the best basketball sims of its era. Its innovative features and refined gameplay secured it a key place in the basketball game genre.
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