TV Basketball

First release: Apr 1974
Publisher: Midway Manufacturing, Taito
Genres: Sport · Action
Platforms: Arcade

Released in the arcades in april 1974, Basketball was a landmark title, notable for several firsts in video gaming. It was the first basketball video game, the first video game to use sprites, and the first to represent human characters. It is also the first known Japanese-developed game to be released in North America.

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Arcade: Apr 1974
Arcade: Jun 1974
Arcade: Q2 1974

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Arcade: Q2 1974

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basketball, gravity, time limit, countdown timer, human

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, time limit, countdown timer, human, 4 player co-op, single-screen level, player vs player, no dialogue, power forward, male protagonist

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