Basketball Video Games

Tecmo Super NBA Basketball is a basketball video game published by Tecmo for the Super NES. The game is the SNES equivalent of the original Tecmo NBA Basketball. It also came out a year later (with updated rosters) for the Sega Genesis.

Tecmo NBA Basketball is a basketball video game that released by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

NCAA Basketball - known as World League Basketball in Europe and Super Dunk Shot in Japan - is a basketball video game which was developed by Sculptured Software for the Super NES.

NBA Street Showdown is a basketball game for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in 2005, and is the fourth game in the NBA Street series and the first to be portable.

NBA Street is a series of basketball video games produced by EA Sports BIG.

NBA ShootOut (Total NBA in the United Kingdom) is a series of basketball video games based on the NBA and released for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside is a basketball simulation game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1998 and received a Player's Choice designation after selling one-million copies.

Flick NBA Basketball is a basketball video game developed and published by Freeverse. It was released on April 27, 2009 for the iOS. The game was the first for the platform to be officially licensed by the NBA, and is a part of Freeverse's Flick Sports series of games.

Dick Vitale's "Awesome Baby" College Hoops is a Sega Genesis video game based on college basketball and featuring basketball coach/announcer Dick Vitale, who provides in-game commentary.

College Slam is a college basketball (console exclusive) game published by Acclaim. Its game play is nearly identical to NBA Jam, (in which it can also be considered a 3rd sequel). It includes most major Division I colleges, but there are many, such as the University of Tennessee, the University of Notre Dame, and Mississippi State University (who had just made a run to the Final Four that year), that are not included.

Coach K College Basketball was the first college basketball video game developed by EA Sports spun off from their NBA Live engine. Coach K College Basketball was released in 1995 for Sega Genesis. Endorsed by Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, the game features 32 officially licensed teams in addition to eight classic teams.

Capcom Sports Club is an arcade game released by Capcom in 1997. It is a multi-sport game that consists of Smash Stars, Dunk Stars, and Kick Stars.

Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs, later released in Japan as NBA Pro Basketball: Bulls vs Blazers and the NBA Playoffs, is a 1992 basketball video game developed by Electronic Arts and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 is a video game developed by Konami and released for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance.

ESPN College Hoops is an American college basketball video game which was initially released on November 13, 2003 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is an American college basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega. It is a college basketball simulation available for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. It features former Stanford and current Sydney Kings forward Josh Childress on the cover.

College Hoops 2K6 is an American college basketball video game which was initially released on November 21, 2005 for the Xbox and later released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.

College Hoops 2K7 is an American college basketball video game initially released on November 20, 2006 for the Xbox and Xbox 360 and released later for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3.

NCAA Basketball 10 is a basketball video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It was released November 17, 2009 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Former University of Oklahoma and current Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was featured on the cover.

NCAA College Basketball 2K3 is an American college basketball video game which was initially released on December 2, 2002 for the Xbox, PS2 and GameCube.

NBA Live 2005 is the 2004 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Carmelo Anthony as a member of the Denver Nuggets.

NBA Live 2003 was the 2003 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Jason Kidd as a member of the New Jersey Nets.

NBA Live 2002 is the 2002 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Steve Francis as a member of the Houston Rockets.

NBA Live 2000 is the 2000 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA Live 16 is a basketball video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One which was released on September 29, 2015 in North America, simultaneously release with NBA 2K16 by 2K Sports and on October 1, 2015 in Europe. NBA Live 16 features Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder as its cover athlete.

NBA Live 15 is a basketball video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One released on October 28, 2014 in North America and released on October 31, 2014 in Europe. NBA Live 15 features Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers as its cover athlete. The release date was moved due to EA Sports wanting to polish the title before release. NBA Live 15 is followed by NBA Live 16.

NBA Live 14 is a basketball video game released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2013.[1][2][3] NBA Live 14 features Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers as its cover athlete. It is one of the most negatively received games in its franchise. NBA Live 14 was followed by NBA Live 15 which was released in October 2014. The game marks the first installment in the series since NBA Live 10.

NBA Live 07 is the 2006 installment of the NBA Live series by EA Sports. It was released on Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows, and Mobile phones.

NBA Live 2001 is the 2001 installment of the NBA Live video games series. The cover features Kevin Garnett as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and in Lithuania copies of NBA Live 2001, it featured Arvydas Sabonis.

NBA Jam 99 is a basketball game for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, it was released in 1998. New Jersey Nets forward Keith Van Horn appeared on the cover.

NBA Jam 2002 is a sports Game Boy Advance game made by Acclaim Entertainment as licensed basketball simulation for the 2002-2003 NBA season. It was the follow-up to NBA Jam 2001 and was the last game in the NBA Jam series to mention a year in its title.

NBA Jam 2001 is a sports Game Boy Color game made by Acclaim Entertainment as licensed basketball simulation for the 2001-2002 NBA season. It was the follow-up to NBA Jam 2000. It featured Karl Malone, Jason Williams, Reggie Miller, Jason Kidd, Latrell Sprewell, and Scottie Pippen on the cover.

NBA Jam 2000 is a sports Nintendo 64 game made by Acclaim in Salt Lake City, Utah as licensed basketball simulation for the 1999-2000 NBA season. It also contained elements of the classic NBA Jam series in Jam Mode.

NBA Hoopz is a basketball video game by Midway. This game is a descendant of NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime and a sequel to NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC. Hoopz was the only 3-on-3, arcade-style basketball video game available during the 2000-01 NBA season.

NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant is a basketball video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The game was released to North America exclusively on October 31, 1999. It is the sequel to Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside and features NBA star Kobe Bryant on its cover. Bryant also performed the motion capture for the game.

NBA Ballers: Rebound is a PlayStation Portable title from Midway Games it comes from a long line of one on one arcade basketball action series NBA Ballers. In this game players play one on one matches against other ballers to gain points which they can use to buy cars, bling, clothes etc. The games are best of three rounds and each round is to eleven points.

NBA Ballers: Chosen One allows players to live the life of an NBA superstar. The game features competitive combo and super-move systems.

NBA 2K3 is a basketball video game released on October 7, 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube, October 8, 2002 for the PlayStation 2, and October 9, 2002 for the Xbox. It was published by Sega and developed by Visual Concepts.

NBA 2K1 (also known as Sega Sports: NBA 2K1 or NBA2K1) is a basketball video game.

Backyard Basketball 2007 is a sports game released late 2006. This is the fifth iteration of the Backyard Basketball game from the Backyard Sports series.

AND 1 Streetball is a streetball video game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, developed by Black Ops Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. The game was released on June 6, 2006, in conjunction with the AND1 Mixtape Tour. A scaled-down, mobile version of the game, developed by Gameloft, was also released.

Wii Sports Resort (Wii スポーツ リゾート, Wī Supōtsu Rizōto?) is a sports video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console, and is the successor to Wii Sports. It is one of the first titles to require the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which was bundled with the game. Wii Sports Resort was first announced at E3 2008 and was released in Japan on June 25, 2009 and in nearly all other regions in the following month. While the game was originally released only as a stand-alone title, as of 2009 the game was bundled with newer Wii consoles, along with Wii Sports.

White Men Can't Jump is a video game released for the Atari Jaguar in 1995 by High Voltage Software, loosely based on the 1992 20th Century Fox movie of the same name. As in the movie, players play games of two-on-two street basketball. It was bundled with the Team Tap Adaptor, which allowed three or four players to play in tandem despite the game box saying "1 or 2 players". Due to its poor graphics, among other factors, it has been hailed as one of the worst games of all time by some critics.

Ultimate Basketball is a NES basketball video game. It was released in September 1990 by American Sammy. The game was later licensed by Taito and released in Japan as Taito Basketball (タイトーバスケットボール?). This video game is completely unrelated to the Amiga video game of same title and was represented on the American television series Video Power.

TV Sports Basketball is a 1990 computer basketball game for the home computers. It was developed by Cinemaware and published by Mirrorsoft for the Amiga, DOS, Commodore and TurboGrafx-16. It is part of the TV Sports series that included TV Sports: Baseball as well as other games based on hockey and American football.

Tip Off is a basketball game released for the Amiga and Atari. It was developed in 1991 by Anco Software

Team USA Basketball was a 1992 video game that was available for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis game console. The game was a spinoff following the success of the Bulls vs Lakers video game as well as the popularity explosion of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team also known as the "Dream Team". It is the third game in the NBA Playoffs series of games.

Sutobasu Yarō Shō (ストバスヤロウ将?) is a Japanese street basketball video game developed by KID for the Super Famicom, and published by B-AI in 1994.

Super Slam Dunk - known in Japan as Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk (マジックジョンソンのスーパースラムダンク?, "Magic Johnson's Super Slam Dunk") - is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System basketball video game that was released in 1993.

Summer Sports: Paradise Island is a sports video game developed and published by Destineer for Nintendo's Wii. The game was released in North America on April 15, 2008.

Street Sports Basketball is a 1988 computer basketball game for the PC, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Apple Inc., Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It was developed by Epyx and published by U.S. Gold.

Street Hoops is a streetball video game released in 2002. The game has real life streetballers such as 1/2 Man 1/2 Amazing, Hot Sauce, and Headache, and is a less dramatic, more realistic game than NBA Street, as the characters cannot jump completely over the hoop. Like NBA Street, it is possible to create custom baller, and play on real life courts. The game has 3 different modes: World Tournament, Lord of the Court, and Pick-up Game.

Street Hoop, known in Japan as Dunk Dream (ダンクドリーム?) and known in North America as Street Slam, is a basketball video game developed by Data East for Neo-Geo, released in 1994. The game features three-on-three basketball match-ups with a variety of different teams.

StarDunk is a video game for the Android as well as the iOS. It was made by Godzi Lab and released for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The game has a sequel titled StarDunk Gold. It has achieved over 4 million downloads.

Space Jam is a video game that ties in with the film of the same name. Unlike the film and real rules of basketball, each team plays 3-on-3. Players have a choice whether to play as the Tune Squad or the Monstars. It features basic controls and 2D graphics. The game was developed by Sculptured Software, who coincidentally had developed the Looney Tunes-based basketball game Looney Tunes B-Ball for Sunsoft the year prior to the production of the Space Jam film.

Slam City with Scottie Pippen is a FMV basketball video game developed by Digital Pictures for the PC and CD-ROM-based video game consoles such as the Sega CD. Scottie Pippen stars in the game, and performed the theme song. Ron Stein, who had previously directed the video footage for Prize Fighter, directed the video footage for the game.

Season Ticket Basketball 2003 is a basketball management simulation video game developed by Out of the Park and published by Infogrames.

Roundball: 2-On-2 Challenge is a two-on-two basketball video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that is played on a half court.

Rap Jam: Volume One is a basketball video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in which the players are rap and hip-hop artists. The game is played on an urban basketball court, with fisticuffs and no foul calls. There is an exhibition mode and a tournament mode.

Pat Riley Basketball is a video game which was released for the Sega Genesis, for the Mega Drive in Japan on March 2, 1990 under the title Super Real Basketball (スーパーリアルバスケットボール, Sūpā Riaru Basukettobōru?) and Europe under the title World Cup Basketball. It was released in 1990 in the United States. It was also developed for the Sega Master System, but was never released. Pat Riley was the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers at the time of the game's release. There are two modes and eight different teams to choose from.

Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One, more commonly known as One on One, is a 1983 computer basketball game for the early era of home computers. It was developed by Eric Hammond and published by Electronic Arts (EA) and Ariolasoft in Europe.

Nicktoons Basketball is a video game for the PC, released in 2004. It is based on many Nickelodeon animated series. It is the third Nicktoon game to be released by ImaginEngine, and also the first by Digital Eclipse.

NBA Live is a series of basketball video games, published by EA Sports. It is the successor to EA's previous NBA Playoffs and NBA Showdown series. Its main competitor is the NBA 2K series.

NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game published and developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series. The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell. Midway had previously released such sports games as Arch Rivals in 1989, High Impact in 1990, and Super High Impact in 1991. The gameplay of NBA Jam is based on Arch Rivals, another 2-on-2 basketball video game. However, it was the release of NBA Jam that brought mainstream success to the genre.

NBA In The Zone (also known in Japan as NBA Power Dunkers and in Australia as NBA Pro) series is a series of basketball video games released by Konami for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 video game consoles. Konami followed up the In The Zone series with the release of NBA Starting Five for the Xbox and PlayStation 2.

NBA Give 'N Go is a 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System basketball video game that uses licensed teams from the National Basketball Association. The game is essentially a home version of Konami's arcade game Run and Gun, which featured similar graphics and gameplay but no NBA license. Konami followed up Give 'N Go with Run and Gun 2 and the NBA In The Zone series.

NBA Fastbreak '98 was a basketball simulator released for the Sony PlayStation in 1997. It takes place during the 1997-98 National Basketball Association season. It was developed by Midway Games.

The NBA 2K series is a series of basketball video games developed and released annually since 1999. The NBA 2K series was exclusive to the Sega Dreamcast. The series was originally published by Sega, under the label Sega Sports and is now published by 2K Sports. All of the games in the franchise have been developed by Visual Concepts. Its primary competitor in the marketplace is the NBA Live series from EA Sports.

Michael Jordan in Flight is a 1993 computer basketball game for DOS. It was developed by and published by Electronic Arts and is endorsed by Michael Jordan although it has no NBA licensed players or teams.

Mario Sports Mix (マリオスポーツミックス, Mario Supōtsu Mikkusu?) is a sports video game developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was released in Japan on November 25, 2010, and in in other regions in early 2011. It features volleyball, hockey, dodgeball, and basketball. The game features mostly characters and locations from the Mario series with a few guest appearances by characters from Square Enix's Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series of games. Players can also opt to play as one of their Mii characters.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3, known in Europe as Mario Slam Basketball and in Japan as Mario Basket 3on3 (マリオバスケ 3on3, Mario Basuke 3on3?), is a sports game developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006. The game is the first in which Mario and Final Fantasy characters appear together as playable characters, and the second Mario game developed by Square Enix, the first one being Super Mario RPG. It is the first Mario basketball game ever to be released, although characters from the series have appeared in the Nintendo GameCube version of NBA Street V3.

Magic Johnson's Fast Break (alternatively titled Magic Johnson's Basketball) is a side-scrolling basketball sports game developed by Arcadia Systems and published in 1988. The game features the name and likeness of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., and was endorsed by PepsiCo.

Looney Tunes B-Ball is a basketball video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. It was developed by the now-defunct Sculptured Software.

Jordan vs. Bird: One on One is a 1988 basketball video game developed by Electronic Arts. It is available for the Mega Drive/Genesis, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Commodore 64, Game Boy and the PC. It was also available as a Tiger Handheld Electronic Game. It is the sequel to One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird.

Jammit is a 1994 computer basketball game for the 3DO, MS-DOS, Sega Genesis and SNES. It was developed by GTE Vantage Inc. and published by GTE Entertainment.

Hoops is an NES basketball video game that was released in 1988 for a Japanese audience and in 1989 for a North American audience. In Japan, the game is known as Moero!! Junior Basket - Two on Two (燃えろ！！ジュニアバスケット ツー オン ツー?), which a part of "Moero!!" sports series.

Harlem Globetrotters is a multiplatform sports video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and MS-DOS. The game allows players to control the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.

Golden Basket is a 1990 computer basketball game for the home computers. It was developed and published by Opera Soft on their Opera Sports label for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and DOS.

GBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two is a 1986 computer basketball game for the PC, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It was developed by Dynamix and published by Activision.

FreeStyle Street Basketball (FSSB) is a massively multiplayer online sports game made by JC Entertainment. It is a fast paced, arcade styled representation of half court streetball, self-described as being Hip-Hoop. Players team up with one another to challenge other online players to matches of basketball that are characterized by high tempo, freedom of movement, and a premium placed on synergy and teamwork. Players can also create clubs and enter club matches, play in a single player story mode, roam around in Open Court mode, drop and add skills as needed, and choose from millions of different outfits to express themselves due to the sheer quantity of wearable items in the ingame shop.

Euroleague Basketball Manager is the Euroleague's official basketball game. The 2008 version features on the cover Jaka Lakovič, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Nikola Vujčić and Theo Papaloukas.

Dream Basketball: Dunk & Hoop (ドリームバスケットボール ダンク＆フープ?) is a 1994 Japan-exclusive basketball video game released for the Super Famicom.

Double Dunk is a basketball-based video game developed by Atari and released in 1989 for the Atari 2600. Programmed by Matthew Hubbard, Double Dunk was one of the last games produced by Atari for its most well-known console.

Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition, originally released in Japan as Hyper Dunk: The Playoff Edition (ハイパー ダンク ザ プレイオフ エディション, Haipā Danku?), and later released in Europe as HyperDunk, is a basketball video game developed and published by Konami for the Sega Genesis. It is the follow-up to the Double Dribble, originally released for the arcade in 1986 and various home computer systems and consoles.

Double Dribble, known in Japan as Exciting Basket (エキサイティング バスケット, Ekisaitingu Basuketto?), was the second basketball arcade game developed and released in 1986 by Konami. It was the second basketball arcade game by Konami, following Super Basketball. 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 attract mode, which was the first arcade game to feature the national anthem. These were uncommon in video games at the time of Double Dribble's release. While successful in the arcades, the game became and remained popular and remembered when it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.

Disney Sports Basketball is a 2002 sports video game released by Konami.

Dear Boys (Japanese: ディア・ボーイズ, Hepburn: Dia Bōizu?) is a sports manga by Hiroki Yagami, published by Kodansha in Monthly Shōnen Magazine. As of June 2007, the Dear Boys series has 25 volumes in total, including the Dear Boys: The Early Days and Dear Boys: Act 2. In 2007, Dear Boys: Act 2 was awarded the Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen manga.

David Robinson Supreme Court (known in Japan as David Robinson Basketball (デビッド・ロビンソン バスケットボール?)) is a basketball video game released by Sega exclusively for the Sega Genesis in 1991. The game was endorsed by NBA player David Robinson but does not feature an NBA license and instead features four different fictional American teams.

Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball is a futuristic basketball video game released in 1991 by Hudson Soft for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the first basketball game released for the SNES. The game stars Bill Laimbeer, who played for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA during a time when the team was notorious for aggressive and physical play.

Basketbrawl is a video game released for the Atari 7800 in 1990 and the Atari Lynx in 1992. It is a sports simulation while also a beat-em up at the same time. The object of the game is to outscore the player's opponent either by scoring more points at basketball or knocking them out cold.

Basketball Pro Management (BPM) is a video game that gives the player the opportunity to manage the basketball team of his choice. This management game includes both European Championships and the NBA. The last version is Basketball Pro Management 2015. Umix Studios and Cyanide decided to create a new game for the season 2015-2016 : Pro Basketball Manager

Basketball Nightmare is a 1989 basketball video game that was released exclusively for the Sega Master System in Europe, Canada, and Brazil.

Basketball Challenge is a computer game developed by the XOR Corporation in 1987 for IBM micros and compatibles.

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.

Basketball (released as NBA Basketball) is a multiplayer sports video game produced by Mattel and released for its Intellivision video game system in 1980. The players each control a basketball team competing in four timed quarters of game play. While Mattel did obtain a license from the National Basketball Association and used the NBA logo in its box art, NBA Basketball does not use any official team or player names.

Basket Master is the European version name of the computer basketball game Fernando Martín Basket Master developed by Dinamic during 1987. Some versions, like C64 one, were developed by Imagine.

Barkley Shut Up and Jam! 2 is a 1995 basketball sports game developed and published by Accolade exclusively for the Sega Genesis. The game is a sequel to 1994's Barkley Shut Up and Jam!.

Barkley Shut Up and Jam!, known in Japan as Barkley's Power Dunk, is a 1993 basketball video game developed by Accolade for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Arch Rivals is a basketball arcade game released by Midway in 1989. Billed by Midway as "A Basket Brawl", the game features two-on-two full court basketball games in which players are encouraged to punch opposing players and steal the ball from them.

Arcade Hoops Basketball (also called Arcade Hoops) is a basketball video game developed and published by Skyworks Interactive. It was released as a download-only title on April 17, 2009 for the iOS and on December 28, 2009 for the Nintendo DSi via the DSiWare service. This was the first game developed and published by Skyworks Interactive.

All-Pro Basketball, known as Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan, is a basketball video-game developed by Aicom and published by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is played using two teams of five players on a full length basketball court, and a roster of eight different fictional teams.

The following is a list of basketball video games. Most of these games represent basketball in the National Basketball Association.