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Atari Basketball

Description

One on one basketball between two players or one player and computer. Giant "Atari Trak Ball" (TM) and one button for control. "Sweet Georgia Brown" at tip-off. Crowd roars with every successful shot.

Atari Basketball was produced by Atari in 1979.

Atari released 139 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.

Other machines made by Atari during the time period Atari Basketball was produced include: Sky Raider, Fire Truck, Avalanche, Orbit, Skydiver, Hercules, Superman, Atari Soccer, Atari Baseball, and Asteroids

Specs

Name	Atari Basketball
Developer	Atari (United States)
Year	1979
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	12745
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Sports
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Black and White
IC Count	127
Conversion Class	Atari B&W Raster
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Competitive
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Bezel	Atari Basketball Bezel Image
PCB	Atari Basketball PCB Image

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Atari Basketball

Game Introduction

Large cabinet with nearly a 30" x 30" footprint. Large control panel holds two trak ball controllers - players stand side by side during play.

Atari Basketball KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.28 (2 votes)

Fun Factor: 2.30

Overall Like	2.50
Fun (Social)	2.00
Fun (Solo)	2.00
Collector Desire	2.50

Technical Rating: 2.25

Gameplay	2.00
Graphics	2.00
Originality	3.00
Sound/Music	2.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Atari Basketball Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Common - There are 43 known instances of this machine owned by Atari Basketball collectors who are active members. Of these, 38 of them are original dedicated machines. 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with a Atari Basketball machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Atari Basketball circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Atari Basketball.

This game ranks a 14 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Manuals

Operation Maintenance and Service Manual with illustrated parts catalog - Atari Basketball Manual — **Operation Maintenance and Service Manual with illustrated parts catalog**
(61 pages, 4.9 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Arcade Treasures Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X) Page: 104; Color photo
The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 71; Color photo Price guide: No

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright (66f08c1e-9ee2-4870-a78d-5baff49938d6)

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