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''International Cricket'' is a cricket video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was only released in Australia in 1992. Developed by Melbourne-based Beam Software, it was the only cricket game released for the NES. ''Aussie Rules Footy'' shares the same presentation style as this game. There were no attempts to release a cricket video game to the North American, Japanese, or European markets. The reason is that baseball games dominated the North American and Japanese markets while soccer dominated the European market during that era. Two buttons are used to control the action; one for hitting the cricket ball while the other allows the player to slog around. One of the shortcomings in the game is the simple AI; the average player can bowl the computer out for totals not exceeding 20.〔(''International Cricket'' ) at 51AllOut〕 Some of the other poor features in the game are the unrealistically green grass and the uninspired music found in the menu screens. ==Naming parodies== The game featured all the major Test cricket playing nations but no official team and player licensing in place. This meant that player names within the game, particularly for the Australian team, were parodies on the actual names of cricket players at the time. Following is a list of player names from the game and their respective actual names from Test-playing teams. * A. Boulder - Allan Border * M. Sailor - Mark Taylor * D. Boost - David Boon * G. Swamp - Geoff Marsh * J. Dean - Dean Jones * S. Mars - Steve Waugh * I. Hilly - Ian Healy * R. Bruce - Bruce Reid * M. Ewes - Merv Hughes * C. McDirt - Craig McDermott * H. Mervyn - Merv Hughes * P. Tail - Peter Taylor * T. Oldman - Terry Alderman Variations of player names for other countries do not appear to be as obvious, however there is a player in the West Indies team called "R. Marley", a reference to Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Cricket」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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