All-Pro Basketball
{{Short description|1989 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = All-Pro Basketball
Zenbei! Pro Basketball
|image = All-Pro Basketball Cover.png
|caption = North American cover art
|developer = Aicom
|publisher = Vic Tokai
|genre = Traditional basketball with arcade-like elements
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 21, 1989|NA|December 1989{{cite web| url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587087.html| title = Release information | publisher = GameFAQs | date = | accessdate = 2008-11-15}}}}
|modes = Single-player
Multiplayer
|platforms = NES
}}
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.
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-op match against a computer opponent. Versus, which is a two player mode that pits the players against each other. And finally, Watch, which 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.
Teams
- New York Slicks (New York Knicks)
- 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)
Reception
Stan Stepanic of Game Freaks 365 rated this as the second best basketball title on the NES, citing reasons such as its innovative usage of a vertically scrolling court and a well-programmed, computer-AI defense. His score in its gameplay category was nearly a perfect 10.{{cite news|title=All-Pro Basketball Review |url=http://www.gamefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=1581 |accessdate=2009-08-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114174743/http://gamefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=1581 |archivedate=2010-01-14 }} He states: "It's definitely worth a look for even the casual NES gamer, and I assure you if you take the time to learn it's intricacies, you'll be happy in the end".
References
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Category:Basketball video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Category:Sports video games set in the United States
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games set in Dallas
Category:Video games set in Los Angeles
Category:Video games set in New York City