Советский Игровой Автомат Баскетбол
[History]
The first soviet arcade machines appeared in early 1970 and lasted until the collapse of the USSR. At that time arcade machines were produced mainly by enterprises of the defense and military complex, and it is not surprising that each of them was worth like a new brand car “Zhiguli”. General in 70-90th about 70 kinds of arcade slot machines was made. Basketball is one of the game machines that was designed for two players. The point of the game: throw the ball in the opponent’s basket, more than the opposite player. The playing field was covered with a transparent dome and divided into holes. Each hole has a pair of numbers for each of the players, by pressing the appropriate keys triggering the springs which directing the ball into the basket.
[Gameplay]
The game is built in such a way as to reconstruct as accurately as possible the spirit of presence near the table, one of the favorite pastimes of many children and adults. In this game, in addition to the single-player mode, where you will be able to play against AI of varying difficulty, there is an opportunity to try yourself against the same players as you. Currently, the game is limited to these two modes.
[Input]
During the development, I was trying to pay a lot of attention to detail, so there is no simplified control, you need to press the mouse button according to the hole where the ball is. As in the real prototype, the force with which the spring will hit the ball is equal to the time you hold the key.
Game Discussion
Steam User 1
A simulator of an old soviet era basketball arcade game. You need to shoot from pressure points to hit the enemy basket and earn points.
Its fairly straightforward and simple. If you want to try something retro or you're from that era and want to reminisce, then you're probably the target audience.
Для русскоязычных товарищей.
Тут всё просто, симулятор советской аркадной баскетбольной машины. Прикольно для тех, кто хочет повспоминать прошлое или посмотреть как игры работали в то время.
Steam User 1
Fantastic little game to play around with for some time here and there.
Steam User 0
A little simulator of a game that might not be that well-known.
The presentation is wonderful. You begin in a small wooden hut with some food cooking on a stove, a bed in the corner, a laptop on the table, and the main attraction, an arcade game. You can move around the room, but you can't interact with anything.
Game is started by pressing the ESC button, which opens the laptop. You can adjust a few setting or go straight into the game by choosing one of three difficulties. Competing against AI is fair because it allows you to react and time your shot. The difficulty just affects the computer’s precision.
The game itself is very simple. You have a board with 15 buttons that correspond to 15 holes on the playing field. The ball is tossed around and eventually lands in one of the holes. You must press the appropriate button and attempt to flip the ball into the opponent's basket.
The trick is in how long you keep pressing the button. This is shown as a circle that gradually fills up. Every spot may have the perfect shot; you simply need to discover it. Because the ball lands on particular holes significantly more often, it's easy to remember only four or five holes.