NBA Fastbreak '98

NBA Fastbreak '98
NBA Action 98
Developer(s)Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)Mark Chosak
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Release
  • NA: October 28, 1997 (PC, SAT)[2][3]
  • NA: November 21, 1997 (PS)[1]
  • EU: 1998 (PS, SAT)
Genre(s)Sports simulation
Mode(s)Single player

NBA Fastbreak '98 is a basketball simulator released for the Sony PlayStation in 1997. It takes place during the 1997-98 National Basketball Association season. It was published by Midway Games and GT Interactive. Originally announced under the title "Hardwood Heroes",[4][5][6] the game was released with minimal changes as NBA Action 98 on Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows, published by Sega.[7] Another version was being developed by Z-Axis for the Nintendo 64 under the title "NBA Fast Break 64", with a prospective November 1997 release,[8] but it was cancelled.

  1. ^ GameSpot staff (November 21, 1997). "VGS Game Calendar [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 24, 1999. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ GameSpot staff (October 31, 1997). "VGS Game Calendar [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 22, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Johnston, Chris (October 28, 1997). "Sega Ships PC and Saturn Action [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 20, 1999. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hardwood Heroes: Midway Embraces Realism and Slows Down the Pace". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 99. Ziff Davis. October 1997. p. 188.
  5. ^ Johnny Ballgame (October 1997). "Sports Insider Previews: NBA Hardwood Heroes". GamePro. No. 109. IDG. p. 160.
  6. ^ "NBA Fastbreak '98". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. December 1997. p. 93. Midway is very close to releasing NBA Fastbreak '98 (the game formerly known as Hardwood Heroes).
  7. ^ "NBA Action '98: Sega Juices Up their Roundball Flagship". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. November 1997. p. 51. If you look closely, however, you might recognize that this game is nearly identical to Midway's NBA Fast Break (formerly known as Hardwood Heroes), which is the PlayStation version of this game.
  8. ^ "News Bits". GamePro. No. 109. IDG. October 1997. p. 32.