It’s time to… whatever the royalty-free version of “slam” is! Following in the very oversized shoes of Tecmo Bowl and Double Dribble, Basketball Classics brings backboard-breaking 2019 basketball arcade game Basketball Classics to platforms other than PC.
This spin move onto home consoles takes the two-person Namo Gamo-developed Steam classic and puts it on Xbox and PlayStation before the tip-off to follow-up title Super Basketball Classics launches later this year. As part of a jump ball move, you can pick Basketball Classics on your chosen console for $8.99 CDN [regularly $9.99 CDN].
Production on this new console version was supported by stellar teammates at Acclaim.
“This has been a childhood dream of ours,” says Namo Gamo co-founder David Pilkington in a press release. “Now, almost a decade in the making, Basketball Classics will be available to new users on consoles worldwide. Thanks to Acclaim for making this dream a reality. We can’t wait to follow this up with Super Basketball Classics.”
Inspired by the pick-up-and-play magic of classic sports titles like Tecmo Super Bowl, [best game ever!] Basketball Classics channels the spirit of 8-bit and 16-bit sports games into a modern experience built for quick matches, couch competition, and highlight-reel plays. With its streamlined three-button controls and side-scrolling perspective, every possession is easy to jump into, while still leaving room for clutch shots, slick passes, and gravity-defying slams. For the basketball purists on the bench, it features authentic OVR ratings from several decades of NBA play.
