All-Pro Basketball
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All-Pro Basketball, known as Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan
, is a basketball
video-game developed by Aicom and published by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System
. It is played using two teams of five players on a full length basketball court, and a roster of eight different fictional teams.
match against a computer opponent. Versus, which is a two player mode that pits the players against each other. And finally, Watch, which oddly enough, allows the player to watch a computer-controlled match.
The court is displayed in a vertical fashion, from a top-down perspective, revealing only half of the court at a time. If the ball travels past the half-court line, the screen goes black temporarily and changes over to the other half of the court (which looks identical, save for the color of the floorboards). This is done to alert the player that they have travelled to a different side of the court. When a player attempts a slam dunk
, gameplay will pause and cut to a detailed animation of the maneuver.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, is a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
video-game developed by Aicom and published by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
. It is played using two teams of five players on a full length basketball court, and a roster of eight different fictional teams.
Gameplay
There are four modes of gameplay. One-player, which pits the player in a solo match against a computer opponent. Two-player, which is a co-opCooperative gameplay
Cooperative gameplay is a feature in video games that allows players to work together as teammates. It is distinct from other multiplayer modes, such as competitive multiplayer modes like player versus player or deathmatch...
match against a computer opponent. Versus, which is a two player mode that pits the players against each other. And finally, Watch, which oddly enough, allows the player to watch a computer-controlled match.
The court is displayed in a vertical fashion, from a top-down perspective, revealing only half of the court at a time. If the ball travels past the half-court line, the screen goes black temporarily and changes over to the other half of the court (which looks identical, save for the color of the floorboards). This is done to alert the player that they have travelled to a different side of the court. When a player attempts a slam dunk
Slam dunk
A slam 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 with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was...
, gameplay will pause and cut to a detailed animation of the maneuver.
Teams
- New York Slicks (New York Knickerbockers)
- Chicago Zephyrs (Chicago Bulls)
- Boston Redcoats (Boston Celtics)
- Los Angeles Breakers (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Dallas Stallions (Dallas Mavericks)
- Phoenix Wings (Phoenix Suns)
- Seattle Sonics (Seattle Supersonics)
- San Francisco Bayriders (Golden State Warriors)