Magic Johnson's Fast Break
{{Short description|1988 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|image= Magic Johnson's Basketball Coverart.png
|caption=US Amiga release
|developer=Arcadia Systems
Software Creations (NES)
|publisher=Arcadia Systems
DRO Soft (Amstrad, Spectrum, MSX)
Tradewest (NES)
Melbourne House (Amiga, C64)
|platforms=Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum
|artist=Joe Hitchens
|composer = NES version
Tim Follin
|released={{Video game release|NA|1988}}
|genre=Sports (basketball)
|modes=Single-player, two-player, four-player (NES)
}}
Magic Johnson's Fast Break (alternatively titled Magic Johnson's Basketball) is a side-scrolling basketball sports game developed by Arcadia Systems and published in 1988. The game features the name and likeness of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., and was endorsed by PepsiCo.
In 1990 Tradewest published Software Creations' adaptation of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was one of several celebrity-endorsed sports games published by Tradewest, and was promoted with a television advertisement campaign. An adaptation to the Apple IIGS was cancelled.
Gameplay
The game features two generic basketball teams. Most versions of the game have one- and two-player modes. The NES version is one of a handful of NES software titles to support three- and four-player simultaneous play using either the NES Satellite or NES Four Score console accessories. The multiplayer modes allow competition in single games, but there is no tournament play.
See also
- Double Dribble (1986)
- Super Slam Dunk (1993)
External links
- {{KLOV game|id=8494}}
- {{Lemon Amiga game|id=710|name=Magic Johnson's Basketball}}
- {{lemon64 game|id=1575|name=Magic Johnson's Basketball}}
- {{WoS game|id=2982|name=Magic Johnson's Basketball}}
Category:Arcadia Systems games
Category:Basketball video games
Category:Cultural depictions of basketball players
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Sports video games set in the United States
Category:Video games based on real people
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Category:Video games scored by Alberto Jose González
Category:Video games scored by Tim Follin
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