<s>
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
game	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
(	O
DOS	B-Device
)	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
"	O
NHL	O
Hockey	O
"	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
"	O
94	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
launched	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
greatest	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
one	O
timer	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
authentic	O
hockey	O
move	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
shoots	O
the	O
puck	O
directly	O
off	O
of	O
a	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
94	I-Application
also	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
records	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
four	O
modes	O
:	O
Exhibition	O
Game	O
,	O
Playoffs	O
,	O
Best	O
of	O
Seven	O
Playoffs	O
,	O
and	O
Shootout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Birthday	O
"	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
is	O
also	O
featured	O
as	O
an	O
organ	O
song	O
after	O
a	O
goal	O
is	O
scored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
which	O
has	O
all	O
the	O
important	O
text	O
in	O
Japanese	O
including	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
hockey	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
secondary	O
(	O
end	O
of	O
period	O
and	O
post-game	O
)	O
menus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
crowd	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
passwords	O
still	O
use	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
letters	I-Protocol
and	O
numbers	O
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Hockey	O
League	O
had	O
EA	O
Sports	O
remove	O
fighting	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NHL	B-Application
94	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
(	O
albeit	O
modified	O
for	O
extra	O
violence	O
)	O
for	O
EA	O
's	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
Mutant	B-Application
League	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
06	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
included	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
official	O
NHL	O
rosters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
NHL	B-Application
14	I-Application
would	O
include	O
a	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Mode	O
,	O
celebrating	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
changes	O
NHL	B-Application
14	I-Application
audiovisually	O
and	O
control-wise	O
to	O
resemble	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
2013-2014	O
NHL	O
season	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
later	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	O
and	O
PS3	O
versions	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
2014-15	O
NHL	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
NHL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
2015-16	O
NHL	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Remake	O
of	O
NHL	B-Application
‘	I-Application
94	I-Application
tilted	O
NHL	B-Application
‘	I-Application
94	I-Application
Rewind	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Empty	O
Clip	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
using	O
the	O
Arsenal	O
emulation	O
software	O
engine	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
owns	O
NHL	B-Application
21	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
2020-21	O
NHL	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1993	O
stated	O
that	O
NHL	O
Hockey	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
had	O
"	O
a	O
playing	O
environment	O
that	O
is	O
flush	O
with	O
realism	O
,	O
excitement	O
and	O
credibility	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
citing	O
improved	O
controls	O
and	O
playability	O
from	O
the	O
already	O
outstanding	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
real	O
life	O
NHL	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
editor	O
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriot	O
described	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
playing	O
hockey	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
59th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opined	O
that	O
NHL	B-Application
94	I-Application
"	O
Truly	O
defined	O
hockey	O
adaptations	O
in	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
criticism	O
they	O
had	O
was	O
that	O
NHL	B-Application
94	I-Application
removed	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
brawl	O
with	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
65th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
has	O
come	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
sports	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
#61	O
on	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
as	O
#47	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All-Time	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
NHL	O
player	O
Jeremy	O
Roenick	O
credits	O
his	O
fame	O
to	O
the	O
exposure	O
he	O
received	O
from	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
25th	O
best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
its	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
updated	O
the	O
list	O
and	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
15th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
horn	O
sound	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
CHEL	O
mode	O
since	O
NHL	B-Application
19	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
goal	O
horn	O
.	O
</s>
