Great Basketball

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Great Basketball
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)
Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Genre: Sports (basketball)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1987-03-29 ¥5,0005,000 G-1320 US 1987-12 5071 EU 1987 MK-5071-50 FR 198x UK 1987 £22.9522.95 MK-5071-50 BR 19xx KR 19xx GB-1002

Great Basketball (グレートバスケットボール), known simply as Great Basket in Brazil, is a sports game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It was released internationally as part of the Great series of sports games.

Gameplay

Halftime show

The game is a basketball game that can be played by one or two players. It features eight teams, representing different countries. Teams consist of five players. Games are divided into two halves, each three minutes long, with a halftime show in between. If the game is tied, a 90-second overtime period is played (and additional overtime periods are played until a team wins). In the one-player game, the player chooses a team and plays a tournament against a series of opponents (which are chosen by the player before each game). The player wins the gold medal by winning seven games in a row or loses the tournament by losing two games. In two-player games, each player chooses a different team and plays a single match against each other.

The game has multiple fouls: charging (one player runs into another), pushing (a player pushes or bumps the player with the ball), and traveling (a player jumps and lands while retaining possession of the ball). The other team gains possession of the ball when a foul is committed. The ball can also bounce out of bounds if a pass is not completed, which likewise awards possession of the ball to the other team.

	Jump Ball
	At the beginning of each half, the referee tosses the ball into the air in the middle of the court, and a player from each team jumps with to take the ball, then tips the ball to a teammate with .
	Defense
	When the opposing team has possession of the ball, the team member that is closest to the ball (who is marked by a white arrow) can be moved in any direction using the D-Pad. The other team members follow automatically. The player can jump with to try to block a shot by the opponent. A player attempts to steal the ball if near the player with the ball, though running into the other player may result in a charging or pushing foul. Team members automatically intercept passes if they are positioned in between them. Players can also try to regain possession of the ball by catching rebounds.
	Offense
	When the player's team has possession of the ball, the team member with the ball can be moved in any direction using the D-Pad. The team member dribbles automatically, and the other team members follow automatically. The player can jump with or pass with . During a jump, pressing again shoots the ball and pressing passes to a teammate. Failing to do either before landing results in a traveling foul. When passing, the ball is passed to the closest teammate that the player was last facing (who is marked by a white arrow). The pass can be intercepted by a member of the opposing team. When the opposing team scores or commits a foul, the other team gets possession of the ball. A team member standing on the sidelines throws the ball to the teammate marked with a white arrow with . The arrow cycles through the members of the team. When there is no arrow above a team member, throwing the ball throws it downcourt.
	Free Throw
	If a player fouls the other team while they are shooting or commits a foul after already committing seven fouls in a half, the other team is given two free throws. The number of fouls (up to seven) is shown as crosses on top of the team name in the status area on the top of the screen. During a free throw, an arrow moves left and right over the backboard, which determines the direction of the shot. A white meter fills and empties, which controls the touch of the shot. The player can shoot by pressing , with the shot most likely to go in when the arrow is over the basket and the touch gauge is in the marked green area. If the player makes the first shot, the player gets a second free throw; otherwise, the ball can be rebounded by either player and the game continues.
	Winning Shot
	After winning a game, the winning team lines up around the three-point line, and each team member attempts a shot. The player earns one "vitality point" for every shot made and one vitality point for every point led over the opponent (that is, the winner's score minus the loser's score). These points can be spent to enhance the team's skills in four categories (Speed, Jump, Shoot, and Pass).

Teams

Team selection

Great Basketball features eight national teams, which have different strengths. After selecting a team, the game plays an excerpt of the country's national anthem.

Team	Speed	Jump	Shoot	Pass
United States (USA)	9	8	2	1
Canada (CAN)	7	7	4	2
Soviet Union (URS)	8	7	3	2
Japan (JPN)	6	6	4	4
Cuba (CBA)	12	6	1	1
Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	5	7	5
Italy (ITA)	5	6	4	5
Hungary (HUN)	2	7	6	5

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Great Basketball	Great Basketball
Portuguese (Brazil)	Great Basket

Magazine articles

Main article: Great Basketball/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score (UK) 68 (UK) PAL 68 (UK) PAL 68 (UK) 68 (DE) 65 (UK) PAL 52 (UK) PAL 25 (UK) 68 (UK) PAL 78 (FR) 70

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Great Basketball

Master System, JP
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Master System, US
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Manual

Master System, EU
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Master System, EU (Sega®)
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Master System, EU ("No Limits")
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Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 2ac001eb MD5 450d68460d4ae07a7cc98d36491fd4f8 SHA-1 2fdb7ebce61e316ded27b575535d4f475c9dd822	128kB		Cartridge