Basketball

For the 1979 arcade game, see Basketball (1979).

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Basketball

System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Distributor: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (worldwide), Segasa (Spain)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1966^[2]^[3]	¥190,000^[1]	?
US	1966	$350^[4]^[5]	?
EU	1966^[2]	€?	?

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Basketball (バスケットボール) is a 1966 electro-mechanical arcade game produced by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. As one of the most popular and recognizable games of the era, it was one of the first Japanese games to use a plastic dome,^[6]^[3] and inspired popular imitators like Taito's 1967 Crown Basketball^[7]^[8] and Midway's 1968 Basketball.^[9]

History

Release

Basketball was first released in 1966 with an angled plastic dome. Two years later, it was rereleased with a curved, bubble-shape dome, likely for durability reasons. Two different styles of body, scoreboard, and control panel were also released.^[3]

In July 1967, Midway Manufacturing was reportedly showing interest in distributing the game. However, by the time of the MOA 1967 show, it was announced that Williams Electronics had acquired the rights to Basketball, Punching Bag, and Rifleman.^[3] Two months later, Midway began development of their own version of the machine, with the released game (bearing the same name of Basketball) bearing striking similarities to Sega's own.

Specifications

Dimensions

762 mm (30")

1.219 m (48")

1.524 m (60")

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Mass: 78 kg (172 lbs)

Gameplay

A domed basketball court is in the center of the machine; holes line the concave court and players on opposite ends try to be the first to launch the ball out using a numbered series of push-buttons on their control panel. The game features a light-up scoreboard for players to keep track of the game total.