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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Virtual Console |
| Release date | Arcade version 1986 NES version September, 1987 (US) December 13, 1989 (Europe) |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
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Double Dribble is a basketball video game by Konami. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m () is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys Trading cards, Anime, Tokusatsu, Slot machines The original version was an arcade game released in 1986. An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) In September of 1987 a version followed for Nintendo's Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy in 1991 (called Double Dribble 5-on-5). Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by A version was also released for the Commodore 64 computer.
The NES version features 5-on-5 action on a horizontally scrolling court, four different teams (Boston Frogs, New York Eagles, Chicago Ox, L.A. Breakers), three levels of single-play difficulty, and four different choices of quarter lengths. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. Double Dribble was among the first games to feature cut scenes, which depicted a mid-air player completing a slam dunk, and one of the first to use speech, though in a limited quantity (such as announcing the game title and the game's beginning jump ball). A cut scene is a sequence in a Video game over which the player has little or no control often breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot present A slam dunk (or simply a dunk) is a type of Basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket Speech refers to the processes associated with the production and perception of Sounds used in Spoken language. A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in Basketball. The game was also notable for "The Star-Spangled Banner" being played in a cut scene depicting the crowd entering the stadium before the match begins, as well as displaying a half-time cheerleader performance. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America
A sequel called Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition was released in 1994 for the Sega Mega Drive. Double Dribble The Playoff Edition is a Basketball video game by Konami that's a direct sequel to the original arcade version in The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990
Quirks
Compared to many sports-related Nintendo games of this era, Double Dribble resembled its sport with surprising accuracy. However, there were several quirks in the programming that are noteworthy, if only for their contribution to the overall experience of playing Double Dribble:
Timing Issues: The game clock, as in most early timed videogames (see also: Tecmo Bowl), was accelerated (far faster than real-time). Tecmo Bowl is an arcade Video game released in 1987 by Tecmo Inc
Translation Issues: In the third-quarter, third is abbreviated as "3rt. "
Gameplay: Several positions on the court were 'hot spots,' high-percentage areas where shots-taken were likely to score points. For example: it is easier to hit a 3-pointer on the bottom right-hand side of the screen. A player could start a 3-point jump shot from the top right or left corner of the court inbounds, and continue the jump out of bounds and even slightly behind the hoop and it would go in nearly every time. Another nearly guaranteed shot is taken with the player standing 3-quarters length of the court away from their goal could go for a running 3-point shot, provided that the shot button was pressed within the other team's free throw shooting circle.
The arcade version was a timed play (much like Star Fire), where after every minute of play, the game was owed a credit if the score was tied or the computer is ahead. Star Fire, released 1979 is considered to be a groundbreaking Shoot 'em up Arcade game by Exidy that brought a number of new innovations to However, if the live player was ahead, a "free" minute was earned. Many average players could earn the first free minute, but this became increasingly more difficult to do as making 3-point shots became virtually impossible over the course of gameplay.
Movie appereance
- In the film Love & Basketball, Quincy's friends are seen playing a game of Double Dribble. Love & Basketball is a 2000 Romantic drama film, written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The scene also portrays the slam dunk cut scene.
External links
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