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// Archive entry № 4478

Basketball

Basketball (1978) is a title from the first wave of arcade and home gaming, catalogued in the VG90 reference archive for Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit.

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About the game

Dating from 1978, Basketball for Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the first wave of arcade and home gaming.

the first wave of arcade and home gaming was a period of rapid change for the medium: cabinets and the earliest home systems were still teaching players what a video game could be. Placing Basketball in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the first wave of arcade and home gaming is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth cabinets and the earliest home systems were still teaching players what a video game could be. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit (1978). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.

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