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Summary

Jordan vs. Bird: One on One is the EA sequel to the 1983 classic One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird, expanding the one‑on‑one concept to the late‑80s basketball icons Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. After its 1988 debut on the Commodore 64 and MS‑DOS, the title migrated to the Game Boy, Sega Genesis and even the NES, where Rare handled the port and Milton Bradley published it; Tiger also released a tiny handheld version. The gameplay is stripped down to pure duels: you can pick either Jordan or Bird and face off in a single‑court match, plus two quirky mini‑games—a ten‑move slam‑dunk contest for Jordan and a three‑point shoot‑out for Bird. Critics were harsh: Mega listed the Genesis version among the "10 Worst Mega Drive Games of All Time," and Mean Machines gave it a meager 40 out of 100, praising only the sound and presentation while calling it a substandard simulation that even basketball fans would reject.