Double Dribble (video game)
Double Dribble (ダブルドリブル, Daburu Doriburu) is an arcade basketball video game developed and released by Konami in 1986. It was the second basketball arcade video game by Konami, following Super Basketball. It was considered the most realistic basketball sports video game upon release, with fast-paced action, detailed players, a large side-scrolling court, innovative cinematic slam dunks, and detailed sound effects, beginning a trend where presentation would play an increasingly important role in sports games.
| Double Dribble | |
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US arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, Family Computer Disk System, Commodore 64, Amiga, Game Boy, Virtual Console, iOS |
| Release | Arcade November 4, 1986 FDS/NES |
| Genre(s) | Sports (basketball) |
| Mode(s) | Up to two players. |
Much of the game's popularity came from its animation sequences showing basketball players performing slam dunks, as well as "The Star-Spangled Banner" theme during the attract mode. These were uncommon in video games at the time of Double Dribble's release. It was successful in the arcades, and the game became and remained popular and remembered when it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.
Double Dribble was followed by Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition, which was released in 1994 for the Genesis/Mega Drive. A remake, Double Dribble Fastbreak, was released for iOS in 2010, being based mostly on the NES version, but the animation sequences were ripped from the arcade version.