Basketball (1979 video game)
| Basketball | |
|---|---|
Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Programmer(s) | Chris Downend |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Basketball is an arcade video game released in May 1979 by Atari, Inc. It was the first basketball video game with a trackball for player movement and the first to use the angled side view which became a commonly used perspective in the basketball video games that followed.