Basketball (1978 video game)
| Basketball | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Programmer(s) | Alan Miller |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit |
| Release | 1978: 2600 1979: 8-bit |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
Basketball is a sports video game programmed by Alan Miller for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed to the Atari 2600) and published by Atari, Inc. in 1978. The cartridge presents a game of one-on-one basketball and can be played by one or two players, one of the few early VCS titles to have a single-player mode with an AI-controlled opponent. Miller wrote a version of Basketball for Atari 8-bit computers with improved graphics, published in 1979. That same year, an arcade version similar to the computer port was released by Atari, but in black and white.