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Basketball

Developer / Publisher: Taito
April 1974
Basketball - cover art
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#4 for 1974
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Taito's Basketball is an odd duck, to be sure. It's main claim to fame is being the first to represent humans in sprite form. Don't be fooled by the appearance, however, this is really a ball and paddle game.

Human players move the in-game players up-and-down the screen like paddles in Pong,. However, the "paddles"are situated in the middle of the playing area, so the mechanics end up resembling foosball more than table tennis. A player who makes contact with the ball will send it towards their opponents basket, though it is mostly a matter of luck whether the ball has the trajectory to score.

This mish-mash of basketball and Pong mechanics is every bit as awkward as it sounds. The ball deflects from players in seemingly arbitrary ways, presumably so that the ball has a greater chance of ending up in the basket. However, you never really feel like you're in control of the action.
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etness Basketball 2024-03-07T01:48:58Z
2024-03-07T01:48:58Z
1.5
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angerwolf Basketball 2023-12-29T00:13:36Z
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1.0
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sp4cetiger Basketball 2023-11-21T00:50:46Z
2023-11-21T00:50:46Z
1.0
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agamemenon Basketball 2023-10-02T11:05:07Z
2023-10-02T11:05:07Z
1.5
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nbatman Basketball 2023-06-22T19:59:09Z
2023-06-22T19:59:09Z
2.0
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OLi_10 Basketball 2022-12-12T14:23:22Z
2022-12-12T14:23:22Z
3.0
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gb7b5 Basketball 2022-11-03T21:51:16Z
2022-11-03T21:51:16Z
1
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Nayrolf Basketball 2022-07-21T14:27:28Z
2022-07-21T14:27:28Z
2.5
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yan_marley Basketball 2017-11-29T01:01:35Z
2017-11-29T01:01:35Z
80
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2 players
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  • funkacademy 2022-03-14 20:55:49.131688+00
    Totally not Jerry West
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