Jordan vs Bird: One on One

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Description

Two of the greatest icons of the Golden Age of the NBA match up in this game. On one side, the spectacular dunks of Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls; on the other, Larry Bird's incredible accuracy from the outside.

While Bird feels right home at the three-point contest, where five racks with five balls each are placed around the three-point arc and the player must pick each ball and throw in the the best timing possible to get as many points as possible during the 60 second window, only Jordan has the air-time to perform on the slam dunk contest, where the player has a number of dunks at his disposal, each requiring different timing to get the best score from all three attempts from the judges, and win the competition.

While they are two completely different players, they can still go one-on-one on a half-court match, played to points or with a time duration. Can Bird's stealing and outside shooting ability be a match to Jordan's speed and jumping abilities?

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Alternate Titles

• "ジョーダン VS バード ＯＮＥ ｏｎ ＯＮＥ" -- Japanese Mega Drive spelling
• "Jordan vs Bird: Super One on One" -- In-game Genesis title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Genesis
• EA Sports games
• Games with code-wheel copy protection
• Licensed title: Athletes
• Michael Jordan licensees

User Reviews

It’s better than an air ball, but definitely not a 3-pointer.

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Critic Reviews

Commodore Format	Commodore 64	Apr, 1994	85 out of 100	85
N-Force	Game Boy	Jun, 1992	72 out of 100	72
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Genesis	May, 1992	27 out of 40	68
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Genesis	Jun, 1992	8 out of 12	67
All Game Guide	Commodore 64	1998		50
The Video Game Critic	NES	Apr 03, 2016	C	50
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Game Boy	Dec, 1991	18 out of 40	45
Questicle.net	NES	Jun, 2012	C-	42
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jun 28, 2013	4 out of 10	40
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review	Commodore 64	Aug, 1989	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Audience

When you take a look at the audience, you'll notice the Bulls mascot on one side and the Celtics mascot on the other side.

Also in the audience: a guy dressed in white & red basketball clothes with the number 6 on his breast. Six was the number that Julius Erving (a.k.a. Dr. J) wore when he played with Philadelphia. Not a coincidence of course, because this game is a sequel of the game One-on-One.