Designer(s) Hal Rushton | Initial release date 1992 | |
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Composer(s) H. Kingsley Thurber
Paul Webb
Mark Ganus Genre(s) Traditional basketball simulation Platforms Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade game Developers Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City, HAL Laboratory Publishers Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, Playtronic Industrial Ltda. Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game Similar HAL Laboratory games, Sports games | ||
NCAA Basketball - known as World League Basketball in Europe and Super Dunk Shot (スーパーダンクショット) in Japan - is a basketball video game which was developed by Sculptured Software for the Super NES.
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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.
Controls
Up D-pad: Up (In Main/Team Selection Screen), Move Forward
Down D-pad: Down (In Main/Team Selection Screen), Move Backwards
Left D-pad: Left (In Team Selection Screen), Move Left
Right D-pad: Right (In Team Selection Screen), Right Left
R Button: Scroll right in the Defensive Plays (If on Defense), Scroll right in the Offensive Plays (If on Offense)
L Button: Scroll Left in the Defensive Plays (If on Defense), Scroll Left in the Offensive Plays (If on Offense)
A Bottom: Select (In Main/Team Selection Screen) Pass the Ball (If on Offense), Switch Player (If on Defense)
B Button: Back or Unselect (In Main/Team Selection Screen), Shoot the Ball (If on Offense), Block Shoot (If on Defense)
X Button: Steal Ball (If on Defense)
Y Button: Switch Player (If on Defense)
Start Button: Select (In Main Selection Screen, Pause Game.
Select Button: Nothing
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.