NCAA Basketball (video game)
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{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = NCAA Basketball
| image = NCAA Basketball Coverart.png
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = Sculptured Software
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|HAL Laboratory|NA/EU|Nintendo}}
| designer = Hal Rushton
| programmer = Adam Clayton
| composer = H. Kingsley Thurber
Paul Webb
Mark Ganus
| platforms = Super NES
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|June 26, 1992Weekly Famitsu, issue 1509, page 19 ([https://www.famitsu.com/news/201711/14145768.html news])|NA|October 1992|PAL|July 22, 1993[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588517.html NCAA Basketball] at GameFAQs}}
| genre = Traditional basketball simulation
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
NCAA Basketball,{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Super Dunk Shot|スーパーダンクショット|lead=yes}}}} known in Europe as World League Basketball,{{cite web|url=http://cheats.ign.com/objects/012/012515.html|title=NCAA Basketball|accessdate=December 20, 2014}} is a basketball video game which was developed by Sculptured Software for the Super NES.
It was the first basketball game for a console to utilize a 3D perspective. The game uses the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 to create a 3D players' perspective that became the standard for later basketball video games. Sculptured's NHL Stanley Cup featured a similar effect.
According to short-lived Flux magazine, which originated in the United States, this video game was declared to be the 75th best video game of all time.{{Cite journal |date=April 1995 |title=Top 100 Video Games |url=https://archive.org/details/flux-issue-4/page/n29/mode/2up |journal=Flux |publisher=Harris Publications |issue=4 |pages=31}}
Gameplay
In the game, the player chooses a basketball team and then plays against either a computer or human player on a court. The goal is to score the most baskets within the given time through dribbling and passing. Players also have the ability to save the game as well as change options and difficulty settings.
The game allows the player to play either an exhibition game or a full season.
The North American version of the game contains college teams from five major NCAA Division I-A conferences (ACC, Big East, Big 8, SEC, and SWC) but with fictional players, while the European game features fictional professional teams located throughout the world, and the Japanese release has its own fictionalized likenesses of NBA teams.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|CP=88%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Console_Plus_Numero_030/page/100/mode/2up?q=|title=World League Basketball|language=fr|magazine=Console +|issue=30|pages=100, 104|accessdate=July 16, 2021}}
|CVG=88/100{{cite magazine|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0138/page/96/mode/2up?q=%22Harley%27s+Humongous+Adventure%22|title=World League Basketball|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=138|page=97|accessdate=July 16, 2021}}
|PO=96%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/playerone-magazine-032/page/n51/mode/2up?q=%22world+league+basketball%22|title=World League Basketball|language=fr|magazine=Player One|issue=32|pages=54–57|accessdate=July 16, 2021}}
|SP=84%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Gold_1993_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n85/mode/2up?q=%22world+league+basketball%22|title=World League Basketball|magazine=Super Play Gold|year=1993|page=87|accessdate=July 16, 2021}}
}}
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "While most video basketball games play like most other video basketball games, this Nintendo effort sets itself apart with a unique, rotating 3-D perspective."{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/holiday-video-game-guide-1992/|title = Holiday video game guide: 1992| magazine=Entertainment Weekly }} Nintendo Power ranked NCAA Basketball the ninth best SNES game of 1992.{{Cite magazine|date=January 1993|title=Top 10 of 1992|url=https://archive.org/details/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20044%20%28January%201993%29/page/n119/mode/2up|magazine=Nintendo Power|volume=44|pages=120|access-date=January 24, 2021}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.hallab.co.jp/works/detail/000753/ Info on HAL Laboratory's website]
- {{MobyGames|id=/ncaa-basketball|name=NCAA Basketball}}
Category:College basketball video games in the United States
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Sculptured Software games
Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games