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General Information |
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| Alt Titles: | Basketball: The Pro Game (Original title) | ||
| Type: | Sports Sim | Publishers (last): | |
| HDInst: | Not known | Publishers (orig): | Mindscape |
| Released: | 1989 | Developers: | Lance Haffner Games |
| Description: | A game in which you can elect to either be the coach, a player, or a combined mode which offers the best of the other two options. Nice gfx and controls, the end on view can be confusing so best stick to the more traditional and playable side view. The game was originally released Mail Order direct from the developer under the alternate title. | ||
Compatibility Information |
| A500 | YES | ||
| A600 | See below | ||
| A1200 | See below | ||
| CD32 | NO | ||
| Required: | Recommended: | ||
| Comments: | This game is problematic on ECS/AGA machines. Usually you can get the side view to work but it does crash sometimes likewise the end and college disks seem unwilling to work. | ||
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 SBA Side View |  College End View |
Review Information |
| Reviewed by | Score | Issue | Date | Page | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Magazine | 852 | 24 | Sep 89 | 58 | |
| Amiga Computing | 63% | 2/6 | Nov 89 | 21 | |
| Amiga Format | 65% | 2 | Sep 89 | 54 | as Basketball |
| Amiga Joker | 74% | --- | Nov 89 | 26 | |
| CU Amiga | 82% | --- | Sep 89 | 33 | |
| ZZap | 46% | 54 | Oct 89 | 73 | C64 vers reviewed but states: "We've seen the Amiga version and it's equally poor" |