Double Dribble , known in Japan as Exciting Basket ( ??????????? , Ekisaitingu Basuketto ) , is a basketball arcade game developed and released in 1986 by Konami. It's the second basketball arcade game by Konami, following the Super Basketball . Most of the game's popularity comes from an animated sequence showing basketball players performing slam dunks, as well as The Star-Spangled Banner theme during the fascinating fashion, which is the first arcade game featuring the national anthem. This is rare in video games when Double Dribble is released. While successful in the arcade, the game became and remains popular and is remembered when it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.
Double Dribble followed by a sequel titled Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition , released in 1994 for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. A remake titled Double Dribble Fastbreak was released for iOS in 2010, mostly based on the NES version; However, the animation sequence was torn from the arcade version.
Video Double Dribble (video game)
Gameplay
Some positions in the court are 'hot spots', a high percentage area where shooting is likely to score points (eg, "fade-away, 3-point swoop"). For example: it's easier to press 3-pointers on the lower-right side of the screen. A player can start a 3 point jump shot from the top right corner or the left corner of court inbounds, and continue the jump out of bounds and even slightly behind the circle and it will happen almost every time. Another almost guaranteed shot taken with a player who stands 3-quarters long field away from goal they can do 3-point shot, provided the shot button is pressed inside the circle of shooting the other team's free throw. Under certain circumstances, the screen will break away from full court action and show a close-up of players either dipping the ball or making a shot. Often a player will lose a slam dunk, which is a very high percentage shot. The arcade version is a timed game (like Star Fire ), where after every minute of the game, the game is owed if the score is tied or the computer up front. However, if a live player is up front, a "free" minute is earned. Many average players can get the first free minutes, but this is becoming increasingly more difficult because making a 3-point shot becomes almost impossible during the game.
Players can choose from one of four teams: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. There is no difference in skill level or ability among teams. Since there is no NBA license, no team name or player name is used; However, teams wear the same color from their NBA counterparts (Boston wearing green, Chicago red, etc.).
Quirks
Compared to many sports-related Nintendo games in this era, Double Dribble resembles sports with surprising accuracy. However, there are some quirks in the programming that are worth noting, if only for their contribution to the overall experience of playing Double Dribble. The game hours, as with most of the time-game video games (see also: Tecmo Bowl ), are accelerated (much faster than real time). In the third quarter, the third was shortened to "3rt." In addition, the skin color of the player can change in the middle of the game. This is the result of the strobing animation that occurs when controlling individual players, which happens by way of fast biking back and forth between two skin colors.
Maps Double Dribble (video game)
The game was mapped to Nintendo Entertainment System in September 1987, which was later released in Japan in the form of a Disk Card for Family Computer Disk System under the title Exciting Basketball . The NES version featured 5-on-5 action in horizontally scrolling court, four different teams (Boston Frogs, New York Eagles, Chicago Ox, Los Angeles Breakers), three difficulty levels of single play, and four different options from a quarter-length. Double Dribble is one of the first games featuring cut scenes, depicting mid-air players completing a slam dunk, and one of the first to use speech, albeit in limited numbers (such as announcing game titles, early jump games balls, and some rotten calls). The "Star-Spangled Banners" in this version were slightly altered, while being played in a cut scene depicting the crowd entering the stadium before the menu appeared. The NES version is ported to the Wii Virtual Console in Europe on November 16, 2007, and in North America on November 26, 2007.
In 1990, the game was ported to three home computers: the Commodore 64, the Commodore Amiga and the MS-DOS-operated PC.
In 1991, the Game Boy version was released titled Double Dribble 5-on-5 .
The Genesis version was released in 1994 titled Double Dribble: Playoff Edition ( Hyperdunk in Japan and Europe).
A remake for iPhone OS titled Dribble Fast Break was released in 2010.
Reception
Double Dribble has received most of the positive reviews from critics. Allgame was awarded game 5 of 5 stars. The review refers to the game as the most realistic game of basketball at its launch, and it is "the beginning of a new era for sports games where presentations play an increasingly important role.After you get an innovative glimpse, the cinema -style dunk tries, no one denies "GameSpot editor Frank Provo shows mixed feelings about the game, stressing that once you spend a few minutes playing time, you'll start noticing some bad habits that ultimately force you to play the game in a certain way. Provo also criticized the unnatural ability of computer players to pursue players.
In popular culture
Gameplay Double Dribble is featured in the episode of Family Guy "Run, Chris, Run". This episode also uses gameplay recording from Tecmo Super Bowl . The recording of Double Dribble is slightly altered with the original audio, and mocks the game's "corner three" error.
References
External links
- Dual Fast Dribble Break in Konami Play
- Double Dribble in the Videogame Killer List
- Dribble double in arcade-history
- dual dribble in MobyGames
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