I need help remembering an arcade basketball game

rudel.dietrich · 07-04-2020, 05:07 PM

So I know this does not exactly fit into talk sports. But General discussion gets very little traffic and off topic also does not see enough traffic.
So hopefully the mods do not mind me dropping this here.

I was talking to a friend over Skype and we got on the topic of arcade games we remember and specifically arcade sports game.
When I was a kid in the mid 90s I remember an arcade basketball game that a local pizza place had in Munich where I grew up.
I remember for about two years I would play the hell out of it every time we would visit there. And it became a regular after school hangout in the winter time when the weather was bad.

The unfortunate part is that I do not remember much about the game despite playing it for what had to have been many hours. I asked my friend on the Skype call and he did not know what I was talking about.
The only one he remembers was NBA Jam and the Tournament edition of NBA Jam.

The game I am trying to find the name of was basketball, played on street courts. It had no licensing that I can remember.
IIRC it was 3 vs 3. Each team was rated in several catagories.
The teams were based on US cities. The only team I remember was Philadelphia because they were by far the best 3 point shooting team and even back then I was living in the pace and space era.
In the game a FG was worth 1 point and a 3 point FG was worth 2 points.
So 100% more value even if you hit less of them.

I also remember like NBA Jam over the course of the game you built up a meter and could do super dunks or block any shot, get any steal or hit even half court 3 point shots.

Unfortunately I do not remember much more than this since it has been 25 years since I played the game.
The game was in English despite me growing up in Germany. It had a regular arcade cabinet from what I can remember.

I could be getting some of the details wrong, it could have been 2 vs 2. But I do think it was 3 vs 3. I also remember the teams were based on US cities.
It may of only had 6 or 8 teams.
I do not remember that the game had any licensing at all.
I cannot remember who made the game.
I also do not remember any sort of console version of the game. But perhaps it was released on a system I did not own.
I had a Super NES around that time and got a PS One around 1997.
If it came out on Genesis or Saturn I never owned one of those. Much less the less successful consoles that came out in the mid 90s like the Jaguar and Neo Geo.

Does anyone besides me remember this game?
Or is this all a figment of my childhood imagination?
I have been trying to remember the name of this game for months now and hope someone here can help me.

Westheim · 07-04-2020, 05:30 PM

From going through the various lists of arcade games on Wikipedia to Google and Youtube I think you might be looking for "Hard Dunk", Sega, 1994. Doesn't have city names, though.

No, I have no clue about arcade games. That just looked like a neat data sifting challenge.

rudel.dietrich · 07-04-2020, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

From going through the various lists of arcade games on Wikipedia to Google and Youtube I think you might be looking for "Hard Dunk", Sega, 1994. Doesn't have city names, though.

No, I have no clue about arcade games. That just looked like a neat data sifting challenge.

That is not it unfortunately.
I should have also said that the game was not in 3-D. It was presented in a side angle shot like NBA Jam.

The game had a lot in common with NBA Jam and probably took a lot from it.
But it was street ball and had no NBA teams or players.

Westheim · 07-04-2020, 05:58 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Slam

What I found on Youtube the points scoring doesn't match up with what you said, but it sure has a Philadelphia team maxed in 3-pointers. Apparently there is different versions of it, too.

rudel.dietrich · 07-04-2020, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Slam

What I found on Youtube the points scoring doesn't match up with what you said, but it sure has a Philadelphia team maxed in 3-pointers. Apparently there is different versions of it, too.

That is it!!!

I did get the scoring wrong. But it has been 25 years. And it seems the EU and Asian versions had nations instead of cities used for teams.
I wonder how I came to play the US version

If I had to guess it would be the arcade cabinet was purchased or leased by a US military base for its lounge or on base dining hall/bar and later sold or leased to the pizza place where I came across it.

I also never realized that it was on Wii Virtual console.
I wonder if I can find a version to play. But I am almost afraid to find one as I am sure it does not hold up very well to my memory.

Anyways, huge thanks to you for searching. This was a big memory from my childhood but I could never locate the exact title.
And I had no idea that it was a Data East game.

rudel.dietrich · 07-04-2020, 06:40 PM

And it was released on home consoles in 1994 on Neo Geo which I never owned.

But there is a Nintendo Switch version which is the one from the arcades. It seems to be the EU version which apart from the teams I don't see any difference in gameplay.
I am tempted to buy it since it is £6
But I am sure nostalgia has clouded by memory and it is no where near as good as I remember.

Westheim · 07-04-2020, 06:45 PM

Some games hold up, some don't. About once a year I break out the good ol' Genesis era Sonic games, and Kid Chameleon.

Hah. Those were the times.

rudel.dietrich · 07-04-2020, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

Some games hold up, some don't. About once a year I break out the good ol' Genesis era Sonic games, and Kid Chameleon.

Hah. Those were the times.

Chrono Trigger is still my favorite game of all time and that came out in 1995. It still holds up very well in 2020.
I have very fond memories of Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball from SNES that came out IIRC in 1994.

I would have to go back and play it and see if it is as good as I remember. Too bad since that one was MLB licensed you can't find a version on modern consoles.

07-04-2020, 05:07 PM	#1
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I need help remembering an arcade basketball game So I know this does not exactly fit into talk sports. But General discussion gets very little traffic and off topic also does not see enough traffic. So hopefully the mods do not mind me dropping this here. I was talking to a friend over Skype and we got on the topic of arcade games we remember and specifically arcade sports game. When I was a kid in the mid 90s I remember an arcade basketball game that a local pizza place had in Munich where I grew up. I remember for about two years I would play the hell out of it every time we would visit there. And it became a regular after school hangout in the winter time when the weather was bad. The unfortunate part is that I do not remember much about the game despite playing it for what had to have been many hours. I asked my friend on the Skype call and he did not know what I was talking about. The only one he remembers was NBA Jam and the Tournament edition of NBA Jam. The game I am trying to find the name of was basketball, played on street courts. It had no licensing that I can remember. IIRC it was 3 vs 3. Each team was rated in several catagories. The teams were based on US cities. The only team I remember was Philadelphia because they were by far the best 3 point shooting team and even back then I was living in the pace and space era. In the game a FG was worth 1 point and a 3 point FG was worth 2 points. So 100% more value even if you hit less of them. I also remember like NBA Jam over the course of the game you built up a meter and could do super dunks or block any shot, get any steal or hit even half court 3 point shots. Unfortunately I do not remember much more than this since it has been 25 years since I played the game. The game was in English despite me growing up in Germany. It had a regular arcade cabinet from what I can remember. I could be getting some of the details wrong, it could have been 2 vs 2. But I do think it was 3 vs 3. I also remember the teams were based on US cities. It may of only had 6 or 8 teams. I do not remember that the game had any licensing at all. I cannot remember who made the game. I also do not remember any sort of console version of the game. But perhaps it was released on a system I did not own. I had a Super NES around that time and got a PS One around 1997. If it came out on Genesis or Saturn I never owned one of those. Much less the less successful consoles that came out in the mid 90s like the Jaguar and Neo Geo. Does anyone besides me remember this game? Or is this all a figment of my childhood imagination? I have been trying to remember the name of this game for months now and hope someone here can help me. Last edited by rudel.dietrich; 07-04-2020 at 05:29 PM.

07-04-2020, 05:30 PM	#2
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,031	From going through the various lists of arcade games on Wikipedia to Google and Youtube I think you might be looking for "Hard Dunk", Sega, 1994. Doesn't have city names, though. No, I have no clue about arcade games. That just looked like a neat data sifting challenge. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-04-2020, 05:58 PM	#4
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,031	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Slam What I found on Youtube the points scoring doesn't match up with what you said, but it sure has a Philadelphia team maxed in 3-pointers. Apparently there is different versions of it, too. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-04-2020, 06:40 PM	#6
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	And it was released on home consoles in 1994 on Neo Geo which I never owned. But there is a Nintendo Switch version which is the one from the arcades. It seems to be the EU version which apart from the teams I don't see any difference in gameplay. I am tempted to buy it since it is £6 But I am sure nostalgia has clouded by memory and it is no where near as good as I remember. Last edited by rudel.dietrich; 07-04-2020 at 06:44 PM.

07-04-2020, 06:45 PM	#7
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,031	Some games hold up, some don't. About once a year I break out the good ol' Genesis era Sonic games, and Kid Chameleon. Hah. Those were the times. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.