The Green Meanie Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hey guys. While searching some old Nintendo Disc System paperwork, I came across this small flyer for Konami's 1988 release, "Konami Ice Hockey":http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1375/kicehockeyfront0.jpghttp://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3853/kicehockeyback.jpgNow check out some of those team names and colors. There are some interesting choices there. http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3922/kicehockeyback2.jpgThe Rangers apparently took on the Devils name.Chicago has Detroit's colors.LA has replaced purple with gray. (Yuck.)Montreal has come up with orange and burnt orange.Toronto has replaced the old blue and white with light blue and green.Edmonton has the North Stars' colors.Vancouver is now brown and yellow. (Also yuck.)But the thing that really caught my eye, check out the name for Minnesota: Wilds. Keep in mind, this game was made is 1987. The North Stars were still around then. What are the odds that they would give Minnesota that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 That's weird. https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenatorJake Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Cool, nice find. Is this game similar to Blades of Steel? I noticed they sorta have the same teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Looks like Blades of Steel.-Dan PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 IIRC, Konami did make Blades of Steel, so I'd be surprised if that was any different.On a similar note, why are the Dolphins/Miami team in Tecmo Bowl pink? I know that they only had the NFLPA license, but every other team is the color their NFL counterparts wear. Could just be that teal was too close to the color of the field? http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Looks like Blades of Steel.-DanSorry guys, I forgot to mention. This is the Japanese version of Blades of Steel. A few things were changed for the American version, including dropping team names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Kind of weird, probably a coincidence.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Kind of weird, probably a coincidence....I disagree. There's no way this is a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharos04 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 IIRC, Konami did make Blades of Steel, so I'd be surprised if that was any different.On a similar note, why are the Dolphins/Miami team in Tecmo Bowl pink? I know that they only had the NFLPA license, but every other team is the color their NFL counterparts wear. Could just be that teal was too close to the color of the field?Better question is why is Seattle in Tecmo Bowl pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathaway Browne Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This is like Back to the Future II. "Cubs beat Miami to win World Series" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 What's really interesting is that Christopher Lloyd is slashing the holy hell out of Erik Estrada there in the lower right. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This is like Back to the Future II. "Cubs beat Miami to win World Series"How is this like that? --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was going to say -- that is Blades of Steel.This was the first hockey game I ever got when I got my NES in 1989. It was the first NES game I played -- I had never touched an NES prior to doing a Blades of Steel tournament at USA Video near my house. I played this kid who was two years older than me, I was Toronto, and I lost 27-1. I also got Dave Schultz's autograph. That was a good day.Anyway...When I got the game, I made up names for the teams --New York LibertyChicago TribeMontreal MaroonsToronto IcebearsEdmonton DucksVancouver CadetsLos Angeles Sunsand my team... the Minnesota Mome Reths. I was kinda into Alice in Wonderland at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathaway Browne Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This is like Back to the Future II. "Cubs beat Miami to win World Series"How is this like that? This game is from 1987 and mentions the "Minnesota Wilds", a team that didn't exist until 2000.In Back to the Future II, the news ticker reports that in 2015 the Cubs beat the Miami Gators. The film was released in 1989, when there were no Major League team in Florida. And the gears for that weren't set in motion until 1990.A stretch, yes, but just work with me here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This is like Back to the Future II. "Cubs beat Miami to win World Series"How is this like that? This game is from 1987 and mentions the "Minnesota Wilds", a team that didn't exist until 2000.In Back to the Future II, the news ticker reports that in 2015 the Cubs beat the Miami Gators. The film was released in 1989, when there were no Major League team in Florida. And the gears for that weren't set in motion until 1990.A stretch, yes, but just work with me here.Well, at least you admit it's a stretch --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatSleepJeep Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 What's really interesting is that Christopher Lloyd is slashing the holy hell out of Erik Estrada there in the lower right.Or why the little blue guy in the upper left has a 10 foot long stick and why the goalie's koho stick is presumably going to trip his own d-man at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 This game is from 1987 and mentions the "Minnesota Wilds", a team that didn't exist until 2000.In Back to the Future II, the news ticker reports that in 2015 the Cubs beat the Miami Gators. The film was released in 1989, when there were no Major League team in Florida. And the gears for that weren't set in motion until 1990.A stretch, yes, but just work with me here.Wasn't there a lot of talk in the late 80s about the White Sox moving to Florida... Tampa Bay to be specific?But this game is definitely a coincidence. The names chosen all sound stereotypically "western" or "northern" (from a Japanese/Eastern perspective) for the same reason the Japanese team in almost all US games was named the Samurais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirearmofMutiny Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Coincidence. A HILARIOUS coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Wasn't there a lot of talk in the late 80s about the White Sox moving to Florida... Tampa Bay to be specific?But this game is definitely a coincidence. The names chosen all sound stereotypically "western" or "northern" (from a Japanese/Eastern perspective) for the same reason the Japanese team in almost all US games was named the Samurais.The White Sox, Mariners, and Twins (IIRC) were all Tampa bound.Ahh, Blades of Steel. Crappy digitized voices, fighting, good times. Sometimes, I really miss those ol' NES games. "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ahh, Blades of Steel. Crappy digitized voices, fighting, good times. Sometimes, I really miss those ol' NES games."Hit the pad!" On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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