Magic Johnson's Fast Break
Magic Johnson's Fast Break (alternatively titled Magic Johnson's Basketball) is a side-scrolling basketball sports game developed by Arcadia Systems and published in 1988. The game features the name and likeness of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., and was endorsed by PepsiCo. In 1990 Tradewest published Software Creations' adaptation of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Magic Johnson's Fast Break
- Date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Arcadia Systems
- Genre
- sports video game
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Magic Johnson's Fast Break (alternatively titled Magic Johnson's Basketball) is a side-scrolling basketball sports game developed by Arcadia Systems and published in 1988. The game features the name and likeness of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., and was endorsed by PepsiCo. In 1990 Tradewest published Software Creations' adaptation of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
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It was one of several celebrity-endorsed sports games published by Tradewest, and was promoted with a television advertisement campaign. An adaptation to the Apple II GS was cancelled.
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• Developer — Arcadia Systems Software Creations (NES) • Publisher — Arcadia Systems DRO Soft (Amstrad, Spectrum, MSX) Tradewest (NES) Melbourne House (Amiga, C64) • Platforms — Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum • Artist — Joe Hitchens • Composer — NES version Tim Follin • Genre — Sports (basketball) • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
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The game features two generic basketball teams. Most versions of the game have one- and two-player modes. The NES version is one of a handful of NES software titles to support three- and four-player simultaneous play using either the NES Satellite or NES Four Score console accessories. The multiplayer modes allow competition in single games, but there is no tournament play.
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1988
Magic Johnson's Fast Break published.
1988
Magic Johnson's Fast Break is recorded as published in 1988.
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