FIRSTHOW THE LARA GAME BRIAN DIFFERED

PC

The DOS PC version of the game appeared shortly after Brian Lara’s record innings in the summer of 1994.

It was a tweaked version of Graham Gooch’s World Class Cricket with almost indiscernible features but with a few changes to players’ names. The graphics weren’t stunning, especially when the ball went into the field, and the players looked tiny.

Amiga

A similar version appeared on Amiga but it was easier to bat, with AI that was more realistic for beginners. Like the PC version, using a mouse and keyboard was tricky, and navigating the menus and player setups was particularly clunky. The game itself felt a lot less static than the PC version and was worth the loading time.

Mega Drive

Sega fans were spoiled as their title had an excellent control system, proving the game was really meant for consoles. Jeremy

Wellard confirms this, and admits he enjoyed working on this version the most out of the three. “The Mega Drive version was by far the best,” he says. “It was the ideal platform for it and the controller worked so well.”