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Basketball

Developer / Publisher: Atari
September 1978
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#3 for 1978
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Basketball
1978 • Atari  
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Basketball
1979 • Atari  
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The Atari 2600 version is okay at best, but to me the game truly shines when being played on an Atari 8-bit computer. Improved visuals help a lot in grasping the game, and the ball and player physics themselves feel much more palpable. Stealing a player's ball is also more streamlined.
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Not quite NBA 2k
Atari games are often extremely limited, and this is another one of those. 2 player game in which the two have to compete for the most points in a basketball court. The animations, visuals, controls and sound are all extremely stiff. The gameplay is also nothing to write home about. Players can steal the ball from their opponent just by moving into them, and they can shoot the basket pretty accuratly. I quickly grew bored of this one though due to how limited its mechanics are.

If i remember correctly, it did feature in the movie Airplane! so bonus points for that.
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OLi_10 Basketball 2024-04-21T23:42:27Z
2024-04-21T23:42:27Z
3.0
4
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eliottstaten Basketball 2024-03-15T01:05:52Z
2024-03-15T01:05:52Z
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etness Basketball 2024-01-19T03:52:58Z
2024-01-19T03:52:58Z
2.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
agamemenon Basketball 2024-01-11T02:58:41Z
2024-01-11T02:58:41Z
3.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
angerwolf Basketball 2023-12-29T00:37:38Z
2023-12-29T00:37:38Z
1.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Zippybing Basketball 2023-12-27T03:13:46Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-12-27T03:13:46Z
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Frozen_Cookie Basketball 2023-10-22T05:10:22Z
2023-10-22T05:10:22Z
4.0
1
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horror_snores Basketball 2023-09-29T10:25:42Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-09-29T10:25:42Z
2.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
grondylion Basketball 2023-08-18T10:17:19Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-08-18T10:17:19Z
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nbatman Basketball 2023-07-05T18:35:51Z
2023-07-05T18:35:51Z
1.5
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Keapy Basketball 2023-05-24T04:12:24Z
Atari 2600/VCS • US
2023-05-24T04:12:24Z
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avoidbeing Basketball 2023-05-22T04:59:00Z
2023-05-22T04:59:00Z
2.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
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1-2 players
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1x Cartridge
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Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 32 in 1

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    Basketball
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