Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Ports of Entry: EA Canada

This list includes games by Distinctive Software, the predecessor to EA Canada.


Unknown lead platform:

 

Test Drive

First released for Amiga & Commodore 64 in October 1987

Released for Atari ST & PC in December 1987

Released for Apple II in June 1988


I have a recollection of reading that Commodore 64 was the lead development platform, but I can't find or remember the source.

 

The Duel: Test Drive II

First released for Commodore 64 & PC in March 1989

Released for Amiga in April 1989

Released for Apple IIgs in July 1989

Released for Macintosh in 1989

Ported to Amstrad CPC, MSX, & ZX Spectrum in 1989

Ported to Atari ST in 1990

 

The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing

First released for Amiga in November 1989

Released for PC in December 1989

Released for Amstrad CPC, Macintosh, & ZX Spectrum in 1990

 

4-D Boxing

First released for Amiga, PC, & Macintosh in 1991

Ported to FM Towns in 1992

 

NHL '94

First released for SNES in October 1993

Released for Genesis & Sega CD in 1993

 

It's possible that all of these are independent conversions of the earlier DOS game NHL Hockey.

 

FIFA Soccer 96

First released for Playstation in November 1995

Released for PC in 1995

Ported to Sega 32X and Sega Saturn in 1995

 

The Need for Speed: Special Edition

Simultaneous DOS/Windows release in August 1996

 

NBA Live 97

First released for Playstation in November 1996

Released for PC in 1996

Ported to Sega Saturn in November 1996

 

NBA Live 97

Released for Genesis & SNES in 1996

 

FIFA Soccer 97

First released for DOS/Windows in November 1996

Released for Playstation in 1996

Ported to Sega Saturn in 1996

 

FIFA Soccer 97

Released for Genesis & SNES in 1996

 

Need for Speed II

First released for Playstation in March 1997

Released for PC in April 1997

 

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

First released for PC in June 1997

Released for Playstation in November 1997

Ported to Nintendo 64 & Saturn in December 1997

 

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Released for Genesis & SNES in 1997

 

NHL 98

First released for PC & Playstation in September 1997

Ported to Saturn in November 1997

 

NHL 98

Released for Genesis & SNES in 1997

 

World Cup 98

First released for Playstation in March 1998

Released for Nintendo 64 in May 1998

Released for PC in June 1998

 

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

First released for Playstation in March 1998

Released for PC in September 1998

 

NHL 99

First released for Playstation in September 1998

Released for PC in October 1998

Ported to Nintendo 64 in October 1998

 

FIFA 99

First released for PC & Playstation in November 1998

Ported to Nintendo 64 in December 1998

 

Need for Speed: High Stakes

First released for Playstation in March 1999

Released for PC in June 1999

 

FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer

Released for Playstation & PC in October 1999

 

NBA Live 2000

Released for Nintendo 64, Playstation, & PC in November 1999

 

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

First released for PC on March 22, 2000

Released for Playstation on March 24, 2000

 

NHL 2001

First released for Playstation on September 27, 2000

Released for PC on September 28, 2000

Released for PS2 on October 2000

 

FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer

First released for PC in October 2000

Released for PS2 in November 2000

 

NHL 2002

First released for PC on September 18, 2001

Released for PS2 on September 25, 2001

Released for Xbox in December 2001

 

FIFA Soccer 2002: Major League Soccer

First released for PC on October 26, 2001

Released for PS2 on October 30, 2001

Released for Gamecube in November 2001

 

SSX Tricky

First released for PS2 on November 6, 2001

Released for Gamecube on November 27, 2001

Released for Xbox in December 2001

 

2002 FIFA World Cup

First released for PS2 & Xbox on April 15, 2002

Released for Gamecube on April 16, 2002

Released for PC on April 24, 2002

Released for Playstation on April 25, 2002

 

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

First released for Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox on October 2, 2002

Released for PC on October 20, 2002

 

FIFA Soccer 2003

Released for Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox in October 2002

 

007: Nightfire

First released for Gamecube & PS2 on November 19, 2002

Released for Xbox on November 20, 2002

 

SSX 3

Released for Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox in October 2003

 

Def Jam: Fight for NY

Released for Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox in September 2004

 

FIFA Soccer 2005

First released for Xbox on October 8, 2004

Released for Gamecube & PS2 on October 12, 2004

Released for PC on October 14, 2004

 

FIFA Soccer 06

First released for Gamecube, PC, & PS2 on September 29, 2005

Released for Xbox on September 30, 2005

 

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

First released for Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox on September 15, 2005

Released for Xbox 360 on September 25, 2005

 

Select chronology:


Distinctive era:

Title Lead platform Date Contemporary ports
Test Drive ??? 1987-10 Simultaneous releases on Amiga & C64
Same-quarter releases on Atari ST & PC
1988 release on Apple II
Grand Prix Circuit DOS 1988-11 Simultaneous port to C64
1989 ports to Amiga, Apple Iigs, & PC
The Duel: Test Drive II ??? 1989-03 Simultaneous releases on C64 & PC
Same-quarter release on Amiga
Same-year releases on Apple IIgs & Mac
Same-year ports to Amstrad CPC, MSX, & ZX Spectrum
1990 port to Atari ST
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing ??? 1989-11 Same-quarter releases on Amiga & PC
1990 releases on Amstrad CPC, Mac, & ZX Spectrum
Stunts DOS 1990-10
4-D Boxing ??? 1991 Same-year releases on Amiga, Mac, & PC
1992 port to FM Towns

4th gen:

Title Lead platform Date Contemporary ports
FIFA International Soccer Genesis 1993 1994 ports to Amiga, PC, Game Gear, Sega CD, & SNES
NHL Hockey DOS 1993 Listed separately from NHL '94
NHL '94 ??? 1993-10 Same-year releases on Genesis, Sega CD, & SNES
The Need for Speed 3DO 12/9/1994 Ported to PC in September 1995
NHL 95 DOS 1994 Same-year ports to Genesis & SNES
1995 ports to Game Boy & Game Gear
FIFA Soccer 96 ??? 1995-11 Same-year releases on PC & PS1
Same-year ports to Sega 32x & Saturn
FIFA Soccer 96 Genesis 1995 Same-year port to SNES
The Need for Speed: Special Edition ??? 1996-08 DOS & Windows release
 

5th gen:

Title Lead platform Date Contemporary ports
NBA Live 97 ??? 11/1/1996 Same-year releases on PC & PS1
Same-month port to Saturn
NBA Live 97 ??? 1996 Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES
FIFA Soccer 97 ??? 11/25/1996 Same-year releases on PC & PS1
Same-year port to Saturn
FIFA Soccer 97 ??? 1996 Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES
Need for Speed II ??? 3/31/1997 Same-quarter releases on PC & PS1
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 ??? 6/17/1997 Same-year releases on PC & PS1
Same-year ports to N64 & Saturn
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 ??? 1997 Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES
NHL 98 ??? 9/24/1997 Simultaneous releases on PC & PS1
Same-quarter port to Saturn
NHL 98 ??? 1997 Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES
Need for Speed II: SE Windows 10/28/1997
World Cup 98 ??? 3/13/1998 Same-year releases on N64, PC, & PS1
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit ??? 3/25/1998 Same-year releases on PC & PS1
NHL 99 ??? 9/21/1998 Same-quarter releases on PC & PS1
Same-quarter port to N64
FIFA 99 ??? 11/11/1998 Simultaneous releases on PC & PS1
Same-quarter port to N64
Need for Speed: High Stakes ??? 3/1/1999 Same-year releases on PC & PS1
FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer ??? 10/26/1999 Simultaneous releases on PC & PS1
NBA Live 2000 ??? 11/17/1999 Simultaneous releases on N64, PC, & PS1
 

6th gen:

Title Lead platform Date Contemporary ports
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed ??? 3/22/2000 Same-month releases on PC & PS1
NHL 2001 ??? 9/27/2000 Same-quarter releases on PC, PS1, & PS2
FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer ??? 10/30/2000 Same-quarter releases on PC & PS2
NHL 2002 ??? 9/18/2001 Same-month releases on PC & PS2
Same-year release on Xbox
FIFA Soccer 2002: Major League
Soccer		 ??? 10/26/2001 Same-month releases on PC & PS2
Same-quarter release on Gamecube
SSX Tricky ??? 11/6/2001 Same-quarter releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox
007: Agent Under Fire PlayStation 2 11/15/2001 2002 ports to Gamecube & Xbox
2002 FIFA World Cup ??? 4/15/2002 Same-month releases on PC and multiple consoles
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 ??? 10/2/2002 Same-month releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox
FIFA Soccer 2003 ??? 10/30/2002 Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox
007: Nightfire ??? 11/19/2002 Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox
SSX 3 ??? 10/21/2003 Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox
Def Jam: Fight for NY ??? 9/20/2004 Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox
FIFA Soccer 2005 ??? 10/8/2004 Same-month releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox
FIFA Soccer 06 ??? 9/29/2005 Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox
Need for Speed: Most Wanted ??? 11/15/2005 Same-month releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, Xbox, & Xbox 360
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