International Cricket is one of the only Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games designed specifically for the Australian market. Melbourne-based Beam Software recreated the cricket pitch in pixels for this iconic game, which simulates a One Day International match and is playable by one to six people, in either single games or round-robin style contests.
Players can bat, bowl and choose to play as big-name cricketers of the day… sort of. Beam Software didn’t get the licenses to use real players, but if you squint hard enough at the character called H. Mervin, you can imagine it’s Merv Hughes.
The game’s AI was notoriously easy to predict but the game’s lack of difficulty didn’t dampen its popularity. Beam Software was also a little difficult to predict – despite working with Nintendo, they cheekily hid images of Sonic the Hedgehog in the game, who was the mascot of rival Sega.
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Cartridge videogame. Cartridge, cartridge sleeve and manual in cardboard box