All-Pro Basketball is a basketball sports game developed by Aicom and published by Vic Tokai for the NES, released in Japan as Zenbei!! Pro Basketball. It plays 5-on-5 full-court games on a vertically scrolling court with a half-court view, across eight fictional teams based on US cities. Modes include one-player, two-player co-op, and head-to-head versus.
How To Play All-Pro Basketball
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move your player; navigate menus
A Button
Shoot (offense); jump to block or steal (defense)
B Button
Pass (offense); switch to the nearest defender (defense)
Start
Start game / pause
About All-Pro Basketball
Release date
JP: July 21, 1989 · NA: December 1989
Developer
Aicom
Publisher
Vic Tokai
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Genre
Sports (basketball)
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer (2-player co-op and versus)
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