Basketball

Atari console exclusive

Basketball is an Atari 2600 game loosely based on the sport of the same name. The game features a simple game of one-on-one basketball playable by one or two players, one of the few early Atari 2600 to have a true single player feature with an AI-controlled opponent.

Released: 31 December 1978
Platforms: Atari 2600 Atari 8-bit
Genres: Sports
Developers: Atari
Publishers: Atari
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Age ratings: ESRB E

Keywords

basketball
player vs player

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Atari 2600	31 December 1978	North America
Atari 8-bit	31 December 1979	North America

Editions and related releases

Included in: Atari Greatest Hits Volume 132 in 1A Collection of Intellivision Classic GamesAtari Vault Atari Flashback ClassicsAtari Flashback Classics Vol. 1Atari Flashback XAtari Flashback 6Atari Flashback 3Atari Flashback X DeluxeAtari Flashback 4Atari Flashback 50th Anniversary EditionAtari Flashback 4: 40th Anniversary - Deluxe EditionAtari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision EditionThe400 Mini