Inspired by the classic 8- and 16-bit hoops games we so love, Acclaim has revealed Super Basketball Classics – featuring the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters!
Launching in conjunction with the Harlem Globetrotters 100th anniversary season, Super Basketball Classics sets out to reimagine basketball as both competitive arcade action and pure spectacle.
Featuring a retro-future nostalgia aesthetic, Super Basketball Classics will look the part with crisp pixel art, rotoscoped-style visual filters, and a soundtrack blending together classic arcade beats with modern flair.
Learn more about Super Basketball Classics with the reveal teaser below:
Super Basketball Classics | Reveal Teaser
Alex Josef, CEO of Acclaim, said the following:
“The Harlem Globetrotters are synonymous with basketball and entertainment.
This game celebrates that spirit while honoring the classic arcade basketball experiences fans grew up loving while building a whole new generation of fans, for years to come.
With tight controls, big personalities and instant pick-up & play action, Super Basketball Classics brings the Harlem Globetrotters legacy to gamers and sports fans around the world.”
Keith Dawkins, President, Harlem Globetrotters & Herschend Entertainment Studios, also said the following:
“As we celebrate our centennial season the links that tie our vibrant past to popular culture of today continues to get stronger, and this partnership with Acclaim, literally brings this video game back to life for a new generation!
It fits perfectly for what we are striving to achieve now and into the future, which is to create opportunities for fans of any age, anywhere in the world and on any device to learn and enjoy all aspects of the Harlem Globetrotters in whatever manner they choose.
We can’t wait to play!”
In the interim, one can wishlist Super Basketball Classics via its official Steam page – the title will also make its way to consoles.
Source: Press Release
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