EA NHL Game Comparison Chart

Many people often get confused which games had which features, and what year they came into existence. The chart below provides reference for some of the features of each title.

Feature	NHL'92	NHL'93	NHL'94	NHL'95
Max # Players	Two	Two	Four	Four
NHL License (Teams, Logos, etc.)
NHLPA License (Players)
Fighting	Player can start fights	AI chooses fights
One Timers
Goalie Control
Playoffs Mode	Best of 1, Best of 7	Best of 1, Best of 7	Best of 1, Best of 7	Best of 1, Best of 7
Season Mode
Shootout Mode
Total # Teams	24 (Including Allstars)	26 (Including Allstars)	28 (Including Allstars)	28 (Including Allstars)
Blood FX
Difficulty Level Setting
Developer	Park Place Productions	Park Place Productions	High Score Productions (Sega, SNES) Park Place Productions (DOS)	EA Sports (DOS) High Score Productions (Sega) Malibu Interactive (Game Boy) Park Place Productions (Game Gear) Visual Concepts (SNES)
Release Year	1991	1992	1993	1994
Platforms	Genesis Mega Drive	Genesis Mega Drive Super Nintendo	DOS Genesis Mega Drive Sega CD Super Nintendo	DOS Game Boy Game Gear Genesis Mega Drive Super Nintendo