Street Sports Basketball

1987 video game

1987 video game

Street Sports Basketball

Developer(s)| Epyx
Publisher(s)|

* NA: Epyx
* EU: U.S. Gold

Artist(s)| Dave Worton
Platform(s)| Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Release|

* NA: 1987
* EU: 1988

Genre(s)| Sports

Street Sports Basketball is a sports video game for IBM PC compatibles, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. It was developed by Epyx and published by U.S. Gold.[1]

## Gameplay

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The game features a 3-a-side basketball match. Each team is made by three players with different skills chosen from the neighbours.[2]

## Reception

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Computer Gaming World stated in 1987 that Street Sports Basketball's "graphics are smooth and the action is fast".[3] The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 31⁄2 out of 5 stars.[4]

## Reviews

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* Info (January 1989)[5]
* Happy Computer (December 1987)[6]
* Power Play (1987)[7]
* Commodore User (January 1988)[8]
* Zzap! (December 1988)[9]
* Génération 4 (December 1988)[10]
* Sinclair User (July 1988)[11]
* Your Sinclair (August 1988)[12]
* Power Play (March 1988)[13]
* Power Play (December 1988)[14]
* Amiga User International (December 1988)[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Street Sports Basketball (1987)". MobyGames. 2000-02-27. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
2. ^ "Street Sports Basketball". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.
3. ^ "Christmas Buyers Guide". Computer Gaming World. No. 41\. November 1987. p. 20.
4. ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (March 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (131): 78–86.
5. ^ "Info - Issue 24 (1989-01) (Info Publications) (US)". January 1989.
6. ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com.
7. ^ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 1/1988".
8. ^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 52". January 1988.
9. ^ "Amiga Reviews: Street Sports Basketball".
10. ^ "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org". abandonware-magazines.org.
11. ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 076". July 1988.
12. ^ "Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 32". August 1988.
13. ^ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 4/1988".
14. ^ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 1/1989".
15. ^ "Street Sports Basketball review from AUI Vol 2 No 12 (Dec 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack".

## External links

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* Street Sports Basketball Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine at Stadium 64
* Street Sports Basketball at Amiga Hall of Light

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