Street Sports Basketball

1987 video game

NA: Epyx
EU: U.S. Gold

Artist(s)Dave WortonPlatform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX SpectrumRelease

NA: 1987
EU: 1988

Genre(s)Sports game

Street Sports Basketball is a 1987 computer basketball game for the IBM PC, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It was developed by Epyx and published by U.S. Gold.^[1]

Gameplay

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

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

Info (Jan, 1989)^[5]
Happy Computer (Dec, 1987)^[6]
Power Play (1987)^[7]
Commodore User (Jan, 1988)^[8]
Zzap! (Dec, 1988)^[9]
Génération 4 (Dec, 1988)^[10]
Sinclair User (Jul, 1988)^[11]
Your Sinclair (Aug, 1988)^[12]
Power Play (Mar, 1988)^[13]
Power Play (Dec, 1988)^[14]
Amiga User International (Dec, 1988)^[15]

References

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