+playsoft Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 One of the very first A8 games. Instructions as per the original (below) except that it is the port 1 controller start to begin and reset to select the number of players. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-basketball_529.html I only have 2 controllers but I am told 4 work ok. Interesting backwards shooting quirk under Altirra but it does this with the original A8 version too (which goes away if I set port 2 input to none). cxl4004.bin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 nice for 4 player's fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks for this, as with all the other conversions. I played a few rounds of this yesterday and thought it was a lot of fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC-42 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) I played against the 5200 and thought it was fun. I've got two working joysticks, so maybe the little one or the Mrs. Would like to play. Too bad about not having four sticks working...we're having friends over tonight. This would have been fun. The more conversions, the merrier. These are greatly appreciated. Thanks! Edited February 21, 2014 by MAC-42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Here's a label for it. Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Very fun game! And extra sweet to have another 4-player title. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks for the game! More great work! Keep it up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 A bit older/cruder game than unreleased RealSports Basketball. However this Alan Miller programmed game is much more playable than the Patrick Bass unreleased RS BB. http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/rsbasketball/121683.htm Even the finished rom is controllers terribly. Great work again Paul!! Game is lots of fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I don't know whether it was this version or the VCS one as they play about the same, but back in the day I used to be unbeatable at this (well... against the computer, my brother and my uncle anyway). This was one of the first A8 games and while the graphics look a little crude you have to admire that it only uses half the cartridge space - it fits in 4K. Also that each basketballer is a single player graphic and coloured by tracking their positions on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 It's terrific, as I said the later RealSports unreleased game looks better but plays terribly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great job on this one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) as usual great work, time for a franken-game. shouldn't be too hard to add the audience and alter the color of the on court markings. side and base lines could stay green and turn the others brown... putting the back board an hoops in the air etc. to give a little more floor/court. could be interesting https://hooptactics.com/Basketball_Basics_Court_Lines_&_Markings Edited May 12, 2019 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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