<s>
NBA	B-Application
Full	I-Application
Court	I-Application
Press	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Australian	O
company	O
Beam	O
Software	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Full	I-Application
Court	I-Application
Press	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
five-a-side	O
basketball	O
matches	O
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
play	O
modes	O
:	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
season	O
,	O
playoffs	O
and	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beam	O
Software	O
reported	O
to	O
its	O
shareholders	O
that	O
internal	O
sales	O
figures	O
indicated	O
NBA	B-Application
Full	I-Application
Court	I-Application
Press	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Full	I-Application
Court	I-Application
Press	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
made	O
unfavorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
released	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
simply	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
precise	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
fun	O
as	O
other	O
basketball	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
