![]() Needless to say, time has passed since then. Prior to that moment – Ice hockey in video games was relinquished to the choice of “Skinny, Medium, and Fat” on original Nintendo, or the fight-centric “Blades of Steel”, both of which did not have official licenses. It shattered my comprehension that they had added the complete current NHL rosters to a video game, and that the counterparts performed reasonably like the players did in real life. ![]() The screen happily announced to me that the goal had been scored by “L. Gretzsky, or what looked like a small digital #99 (on the Kings), had the puck in the corner, and placed a perfect pass to Luc Robataille for the finish… This was mind-blowing. I stood there, 11 years old, with my face pressed against the window as the game’s demo mode replayed the Kings vs. The store, which I frequented, had a brand new display showcasing NHLPA for Super Nintendo. ![]() It was a Sunday in 1992, I walked by a closed Compucenter store, nestled in a dark corner of the concourse level at Yonge & Bloor. I remember the first time I saw an NHL hockey game by EA Sports. ![]()
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