NHLPA Hockey 93

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The second part in Electronic Arts' hockey series. It features the NHLPA license (so it has real player names), but not the NHL license (so it doesn't have NHL team names). Gameplay is altered only slightly over the predecessor. Regular season and Playoff modes are available. Goalies have improved AI, there are more foul play options and the game now features detailed statistics.

Emulator SNES Release Year 1992

Genres

Sport

Developers

Electronic Arts Park Place Productions +1

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System • 60Hz

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Game Controls

Default

Movement

D-Pad / Move

D-Pad

↑ ↓ ← →

Actions

A Button

A

Z
B Button

B

X
X Button

X

A
Y Button

Y

S
L Shoulder

L

Q
R Shoulder

R

W

System

Start

START

ENTER
Select

SELECT

SHIFT

About The Retro Game

NHLPA Hockey 93 brings fast-paced, top-down ice hockey to the Super Nintendo with a strong focus on fluid controls and authentic pro play. You guide your skaters with tight, responsive movement, line changes, one-timers, slap shots, and body checks that feel immediate and impactful. The NHLPA license lets you assemble lines from real star players of the early ’90s, and the game’s Regular Season and Playoff modes deliver a full campaign experience complete with standings, brackets, and the constant tension of sudden-death overtime.

Released in 1992, NHLPA Hockey 93 helped define what a “serious” console sports sim looked like in the 16-bit era. It refined the foundation laid by EA’s first hockey title with smarter goalie AI, expanded foul play options, and far more detailed statistics that tracked your performance over time. On the technical side, it balanced smooth animation and quick rink-wide scrolling with snappy input and minimal slowdown, something not every sports game on the SNES could claim. Its emphasis on real player names, strategic depth, and a surprisingly physical brand of hockey made it a staple of couch multiplayer sessions and an enduring favorite among retro sports fans.

Today, NHLPA Hockey 93 is remembered as a key stepping stone toward the legendary mid-’90s EA hockey games. Its mix of arcade energy and simulation details influenced how later hockey titles handled penalties, goalie behavior, and season tracking. For many players, it captured the rough-and-tumble spirit of early-’90s pro hockey, preserving a specific era of the sport in pixel form and earning a lasting reputation as one of the era’s most competitive and replayable 16-bit hockey experiences.

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