Genre: Sports (Basketball)
Developer: Unknown
Publisher: Palladium
Year: ca 1982–1983
Platform: Palladium Video-Computer-Game
Basketball is a sports title released for the Palladium Video-Computer-Game, a German-market clone of the Emerson Arcadia 2001, distributed by Neckermann in the early 1980s. The cartridge carries catalog number 775/029.
The game features a simplified basketball match, where players typically control two paddles or characters to pass, shoot, and score baskets. Gameplay centers around reflexes and timing, with the objective of outscoring the opponent. Matches are likely structured into time-limited periods, although exact rules vary among similar systems.
Graphics and sound are minimalistic, in line with the hardware limitations of the Arcadia 2001 platform. The visuals employ basic sprites to represent players and court elements, and audio is limited to simple beeps or tones for scoring or movement.
