Despite the cartridge version being reviewed and rated by both Game Players and Next Generation magazines in their April and May 1996 issues respectively under its final title, Brett Hull NHL Hockey, neither version was ever released during the commercial run of the system, which was discontinued by Atari a month earlier before merging with JT Storage in a reverse takeover.
The commercial release of Brett Hull NHL Hockey was hindered by the fact that the cartridge version had been reviewed and rated by Game Players and Next Generation magazines in their April and May 1996 issues under its final title, but ultimately never saw the light of day during the system's lifespan, which came to an abrupt end when Atari shut down operations a month earlier before merging with JT Storage.