<s>
Basketball	B-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
NBA	O
Basketball	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Mattel	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
its	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
system	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
each	O
control	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
competing	O
in	O
four	O
timed	O
quarters	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
obtained	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
NBA	O
logo	O
in	O
its	O
box	O
art	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
first	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
NBA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	O
Basketball	B-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
any	O
official	O
team	O
or	O
player	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
by	O
Sears	O
for	O
its	O
private-label	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
Arcade	I-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
without	O
the	O
NBA	O
name	O
or	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
three-man	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
,	O
actively	O
controlling	O
one	O
team	O
member	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
computer	O
controlling	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
real	O
game	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
must	O
score	O
more	O
points	O
than	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
team	O
by	O
shooting	O
more	O
baskets	O
and	O
blocking	O
opponent	O
's	O
shots	O
on	O
their	O
basket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
simulated	O
regulation-style	O
full	O
court	O
,	O
whereas	O
traditional	O
three-on-three	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
typically	O
use	O
only	O
a	O
half-court	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basketball	B-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Video	O
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
passing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Lives	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
compilation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
,	O
as	O
simply	O
Basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
