Hoops (1988 video game)

Hoops
Hoops
North American cover art
Developer(s)Aicom
Publisher(s)Jaleco
Designer(s)Kenji Nakajima[2]
Hiroshi Kazama[2]
Composer(s)Kiyoshi Yokoyama
Dōta Andō
Masaki Nagakura
SeriesMoero!!
Platform(s)NES
Release
  • JP: November 22, 1988
  • NA: June 1989[1]
  • EU: 1989
Genre(s)Half-court basketball[3]
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer (up to 2 players)

Hoops is an NES basketball video game that was released in 1988 for a Japanese audience and in 1989 for a North American audience. In Japan, the game is known as Moero!! Junior Basket - Two on Two (燃えろ！！ジュニアバスケット ツー オン ツー),[4] which a part of "Moero!!" sports series.[5] The game is set to be re-released for the Evercade platform in 2021.[6]

The game is done in a half court style[7] with the player having a choice to disable or enable winners outs. No fouls are called. There is also an around the world mode that allows players to focus on making baskets without worrying about the charging, pushing, and traveling fouls that are found in the standard mode of play. Similar to Double Dribble the game features slow-motion sequences when the player goes for a dunk, though these can be blocked.[8]

  1. ^ "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. ^ a b "Designer/composer information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  3. ^ "Genre information". RF Generation. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  4. ^ "Japanese title". Superfamicom.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  5. ^ Weiss, Brett (12 November 2012). Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988: A Complete Reference Guide. McFarland. ISBN 9781476601410. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. ^ Shehan, Gavin (12 September 2021). "Evercade Reveales Two New Collections For Jaleco & Piko Interactive". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ Eddy, Andy; Kunkel, Bill (November 1989). "AN ALL-STAR TEAM OF SPORTS VIDEO GAMES". Boys Life. 79 (11): 28–29. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. ^ Scullion, Chris (30 March 2019). The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Pen & Sword. p. 93. ISBN 978-1526737823. Retrieved 16 November 2020.