Street Sports Basketball Explained

Street Sports Basketball
Developer:	Epyx
Genre:	Sports
Platforms:	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Artist:	Dave Worton

Street Sports Basketball is a sports video game for IBM PC compatibles, 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 Basketballs "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 3 out of 5 stars.^[4]

Reviews

• Info (January 1989)^[5]
• Happy Computer (December 1987)^[6]
• Power Play (1987)^[7]
• Commodore User (January 1988)^[8]
• Zzap! (December 1988)^[9]
• Génération 4 (December 1988)^[10]
• Sinclair User (July 1988)^[11]
• Your Sinclair (August 1988)^[12]
• Power Play (March 1988)^[13]
• Power Play (December 1988)^[14]
• Amiga User International (December 1988)^[15]

External links

• Street Sports Basketball at Stadium 64

Notes and References

1. Web site: Street Sports Basketball (1987) . MobyGames . 2000-02-27 . 2023-10-22.
2. Web site: Street Sports Basketball. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520190141/http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/game.php3?titel_id=7068&game_id=7146 . 2011-05-20.
3. Christmas Buyers Guide . . November 1987 . 20 . 41.
4. The Role of Computers. Lesser. Lesser. Lesser. Hartley. Patricia. Kirk. Dragon. 131. March 1988. 78–86.
5. Web site: Info - Issue 24 (1989-01) (Info Publications) (US). January 1989.
6. Web site: Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!. www.kultboy.com.
7. Web site: Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 1/1988.
8. Web site: Commodore User Magazine Issue 52. January 1988.
9. Web site: Amiga Reviews: Street Sports Basketball.
10. Web site: Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org. abandonware-magazines.org.
11. Web site: Sinclair User Magazine Issue 076. July 1988.
12. Web site: Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 32. August 1988.
13. Web site: Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 4/1988.
14. Web site: Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 1/1989.
15. Web site: Street Sports Basketball review from AUI Vol 2 No 12 (Dec 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack.