Double Dribble

Time to beat

Main story

55.5 h5 reports

Main + extras

82.8 h4 reports

Completionist

137 h3 reports

Median of the hours reported by players who completed the game.

Synopsis

Double Dribble is a 1986 basketball video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was the second basketball game by Konami, following Super Basketball. It was considered the most realistic basketball sports 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. 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, while the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System port sold 2 million units. 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.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

July 24, 1987

Genres

sports video game

Platforms

Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Famicom Disk System

Created by

Konami

Countries

Japan