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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