Basketball Classics

Namo Gamo · Acclaim, Inc.

Released: Dec 18, 2019
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 17:13 GMT

Updates & announcements

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25 Mar 2026Developer post
Basketball Classics is 65% Off Until Tomorrow
The Steam Spring Sale is wrapping up and Basketball Classics is 65% off until tomorrow, March 26. Old school arcade basketball, 5v5, side-scrolling action, 3-button gameplay, the kind of basketball game that doesn't get made anymore. Except it did. Grab it before the buzzer: View
19 Mar 2026Developer post
Basketball Classics Is 65% Off + Now on Consoles!
Basketball Classics Is 65% Off + Now on Consoles! The Steam Spring Sale is here and we're marking it with our biggest discount ever, 65% off from March 19 to March 26. Basketball Classics is a fast-paced, pick-up-and-play basketball game that captures everything that made the spo
01 Nov 2021Developer post
Basketball Classics v2.0.1 available now!
Hi everyone! Happy Halloween! Check out that sweeeet new store banner! Dave has been hard at work on a bunch of great new art for the game - new banners, spotlights, and capsule images. Have a look and let us know what you think! Today we’ve got a new maintenance release for you.
19 Apr 2021Developer post
Basketball Classics v2.0 available now!
We're thrilled to announce the release of Basketball Classics v2.0 with a fully featured first class, built-in roster editor! It's time to unlock your imagination. Relive the glory days and re-create your high school team. Then use the Jordan Beetdiggers against the 1991 Chicago
24 Dec 2020Developer post
Version 1.2.2 available now!
Hey everyone! A duck can look like it is floating peacefully when just below the surface, those little legs are working overtime. We want you to know that lots of activity has been happening with Basketball Classics behind the scenes. Although the major release is still not quite
26 Jun 2020Developer post
"The surprising successor to Tecmo Super Bowl" - Slope's Game Room
Hey everyone! Hope you're all staying healthy, staying safe, and helping each other get through these trying times. We're working hard on the next update which is gonna make a lot of you very happy – roster editing ! It's just a couple days out. Then we have several more big upda
28 May 2020Developer post
Basketball Classics v1.2.1 available now!
Hey everyone! Best wishes of health and happiness to you all from Salt Lake City! We just released v1.2.1 of Basketball Classics. It's a maintenance release to address some bugs that we've encountered ourselves or issues we've seen in streams (thanks RoyalJG and hammerjammerjr fo
01 Apr 2020Developer post
Basketball Classics v1.2.0 - hot off the press!
Sup ballers, We sincerely hope you are staying safe during this worldwide pandemic. We also want to send out a big welcome to a bunch of newcomers who have taken advantage of the #StayInside sale! The sale ends very soon so act now to experience the retro hoops action. Our newest
Sup ballers,
We sincerely hope you are staying safe during this worldwide pandemic. We also want to send out a big welcome to a bunch of newcomers who have taken advantage of the #StayInside sale! The sale ends very soon so act now to experience the retro hoops action.
Our newest update, version 1.2.0 brings some exciting new features to the game:

Pump Fakes: By simply tapping the shoot button, you'll initiate the shooting animation but it will be cut short. Time it properly and your defender will be left airborne like a floating fool. The most effective technique with this new move however is to pump fake directly after a pass. Then, you can wait for the defenders to bite, and take off towards the hoop. Just like the savvy SG below:
Quarter Breaks: After the warmup, quarter 1, and quarter 3, the game has displayed a few tips and tricks. Starting now, you'll have the chance to read from the instruction manual. After the quarter ends, the manual will crack open to a random page and you can get some serious insight. Find out how specific formulas work and improve your skills.
Difficulty Improvements: After several comments in our forums and through our Discord channel, we have decided to pull back a little bit on the difficulty. Old school style doesn't have to mean old school difficulty! Now, you'll have the ability to run story mode with a regular human level skillset.
Thanks to many of you for such great input. Our reviews incredibly positive and we really appreciate your help in getting to this point.
And remember you can always follow us on Twitter @namo_gamo or hop in our Basketball Classics Discord @ discord.gg/R5jmzwc to talk about old basketball, new video games, share snapshots of your sports card collections, or ask us about super secret Bball Classics stuff!
Game on!
Namo Gamo
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07 Feb 2020Developer post
Basketball Classics v1.1.0 available now!
Hey everybody! Hope you're all doing well! This is a few days later than we'd hoped thanks to some unforeseen illnesses around the Namo Gamo team. Stay healthy out there. We've just released v1.1.0, a significant update with tons of changes: CPU play calling - this is a big one.
Hey everybody!
Hope you're all doing well! This is a few days later than we'd hoped thanks to some unforeseen illnesses around the Namo Gamo team. Stay healthy out there.
We've just released v1.1.0, a significant update with tons of changes:

CPU play calling - this is a big one. The CPU now calls and enacts plays, making single-player matches much more interesting with the varied offensive strategies you'll have to defend against. Also works well as a training tool to teach new players how to use the different plays and when they might be effective.
CPU timeouts - cpu teams now have the wits to call timeouts appropriately, freezing the clock and moving them downcourt as they attempt to pull off clutch wins.
AI improvements - ranging from learning when to call timeouts and/or plays to being smarter about steal attempts, more accurately chasing the ball handler when attempting a steal, etc.
Increased difficulty - along with AI improvements and enhanced cpu abilities come difficulty enhancements that allow for longer replayability, especially at higher difficulty settings. Find techniques to beat the harder teams. Looking for a serious challenge? Season Mode on Legend is your jam.
Balancing - formula tweaks across the board to ensure things happen when you expect them to happen, nothing feels cheap, things just feel right. Feel, feel, feel.
Season standings - as requested by several users. Want to see how your team stacks up against the competition at any point in a season? Go into the League Leaders and change the VIEW selector to STANDINGS.
Thanks for playing! And thanks for sharing the game and telling your friends!
What do you want to see next in the game? Join our Discord server at discord.gg/R5jmzwc to discuss the present and future of Basketball Classics, make feature requests, report issues, or just shoot the breeze with us!
Take care for now!
Namo Gamo
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14 Jan 2020Developer post
News: NLSC podcast, Discord server invitation
Hey everyone! A quick update here with a couple exciting tidbits of news as we prepare our next update for Basketball Classics: We recently went on the NLSC podcast and had a blast chatting with them about Basketball Classics and all things gaming and basketball! Give it a listen
08 Jan 2020Developer post
The Making of Basketball Classics
This is the story of two new video game developers who reached out to their heroes from 30 years ago, living 6000 miles away. We are Namo Gamo, an indie development duo, and this is how our first game came to be. Basketball Classics has been a dream of ours for decades and we're
23 Dec 2019Developer post
Basketball Classics v1.0.1 available now!
Hey all! This is an exciting week for us here at Namo Gamo! It's been great to see the response from everyone regarding our transition out of early access to full release. Thank you all! I wanted to get a quick update out tonight to address some issues we've seen in your livestre
Hey all!
This is an exciting week for us here at Namo Gamo! It's been great to see the response from everyone regarding our transition out of early access to full release. Thank you all!
I wanted to get a quick update out tonight to address some issues we've seen in your livestreams – yes, we watch them ;)
Changes:

The #1 reason I wanted to rush this out is to fix the issue of the CPU committing way too many over and back violations. I've drastically reduced them.
I've updated the warmup to fix and clarify several things:

During the task where you practice blocking, the PG now stays put at the top of the key where he was intended to stay
The coach is a little more clear now about the fact that you have to press the Switch Player button to complete the Switch Player task and continue with the tutorial
The task where you practice stealing is now much more responsive

Plenty more to come. Working on several AI updates and some fun additions to the depth of the gameplay. Just wanted to get this specific patch out for these glaring issues.
As always, let us know what you want to see in the short term. We listen and do our best to accommodate!
Thanks so much!
Josh and Dave
Namo Gamo
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18 Dec 2019Developer post
Basketball Classics v1.0 available now!
Hi! Here we are, version 1.0. Hard to believe it! What can we say but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! It’s been a crazy ride so far. Lots of hard work, lots of anxiety, lots of excitement and anticipation. It’s been difficult at times but it’s been incredibly rewarding to see our
30 Oct 2019Developer post
Basketball Classics v0.9.0 Released!
Hello friends, fans, and newcomers! We're back fresh from the Portland Retro Gaming Expo where we had a blast meeting so many awesome people, making new contacts, snagging vintage gaming memorabilia, and just generally kicking it with tons of like-minded gamers and collectors! We
01 Aug 2019Developer post
Version 0.8.1 available now!
Hey all! A ton of big moves going on with Basketball Classics that we are excited to announce. Roster additions: 3 new seasons have been added to the roster. That means another 240 new players spanning 48 teams, complete with new uniforms and individualized attributes. We hope yo
29 Jun 2019Developer post
v0.8.0 - SEASON MODE!
Hello friends, fans, and newcomers! We finally have the feature so many of you have asked for: SEASON MODE! It has been our goal to set up a rich single-player experience. It had to be something beyond Story Mode and quick exhibition games. This had to have a progression that wou
08 Jan 2019Developer post
Version 0.7.3 available now!
Hey everybody! Hope you all had a great holiday season! We just pushed v0.7.3 live. It's another maintenance release as we inch closer to v0.8.0 with season and tournament modes. I want to take a moment to thank everyone for your reviews, shares, posts, comments, podcasts, articl
25 Oct 2018Developer post
Version 0.7.2 available now!
Hi everyone! I've just promoted Basketball Classics v0.7.2 from the beta branch to the live store branch. It's mostly a maintenance release to fix some lingering issues with the existing build as we focus on Season and Tournament mode for v0.8.0. We've fixed bugs, tweaked stats,
23 Aug 2018Developer post
Version 0.7.1 available now!
Hey all, Got tons of core tweaks and fixes for you here, some of which are pretty substantial. All sorts of necessary upgrades to solidify the base game as we focus on season mode, which is getting closer! If you haven't had a chance to check out the new dunk systems, give them a
14 Aug 2018Developer post
Version 0.7.0 available now!
kschhhhh - Release v0.7.0 uhhh 9er, you are cleared for takeoff. We are super excited to announce the biggest change yet to Basketball Classics: two brand new dynamic dunk systems! Outmaneuver your opponent in style while catching some serious hang time. Or, shock the crowd with