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After only three seasons in the league, Kobe Bryant becomes a sensational
star with his own video game on the Game Boy Color. This game features three
on three basketball that can be played in a quick game, a season, or in a
playoff format. You can edit and change the rosters to your liking or play a
friend through a link cable. It's a game that is almost as sensational as
Kobe himself, even in his fourth season. This game takes place during the
99-00 season, Kobe's fourth, in which might I add (spoilers) the Lakers won
the finals.
When reading this guide, I expect you to know the basic rules of basketball.
Chances are, you probably already know(or can figure out) what a block or
rebound is and things like that.
Basic Controls:
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A: Pass(offense), Confirm, Attempt Steal(defense)
B: Shoot(offense), Cancel, Jump(defense)
D-Pad: Move Player
Start: Post up
Select: Open menu, see more stats in Roster Mode
If you're running the court and there's NOBODY near you, then the game will
sometimes shift to a cutscene that shows your player dunking.
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| The Game Screen |
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When playing the game, you'll see a few things on the screen. On the bottom
of the screen you'll see the player's name. The bar at the top shows the shot
clock(20 in this game) and a green bar. To be honest, I have no idea what the
bar does. If you do, please E-mail me. I think it has to do with a player
in the passing lane or opponent trying to steal the ball. The middle shows
your players and is the actual game screen. The player you are controlling
will have an arrow over his head.
The goal of the game is to score more buckets than the opponents. You set the
winning score. Each basket is worth one point, or two points from behind the
arc. If there are fouls in the game, then you'll shoot free throws for each
foul over the limit(five).
To shoot a free throw, press B when the line is in the dark grey area in the
center of the bar. The longer you wait, the more the bar shrinks, so be sure
to get your free throw off early!
While playing, you can press select to bring up a menu. Here, you can set
some ingame preferences, substitute players, set strategies, and more. Here's
a rundown of what each one does.
Bench
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If stamina is on, you'll see your player's stamina to the left of their
picture. Once it's low, it's time to bring in someone off the bench. In order
to make a substitution however, you must call a timeout. Another thing you
can do in this menu is "lock" on a player by pressing left or right on his
portrait. This will make you play that player only. The other two on your team
will be out of your control.
Strategy
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Here, you can set an offensive and defensive strategy for the CPU controlled
players. It doesn't seem to work however. Whenever I select inside post,
everyone stands out near the perimeter. Hmm. Anyway, for offense, there's
normal, inside post, outside post, and perimeter. For defense, there's normal,
loose, tight, and full court.
Inside post means that the player with the highest strength will be in the
paint near the basket. Outside post means that a player will be around the
free throw line. Perimeter means that your players will be around the three
point line.
For defense, loose defense means that your players will not foul very much,
but the opponent will more easily get to the basket. Tight defense will
prevent opponents from getting pst you, but you will be called for much more
fouls. Full court is when your players play defense down the length of the
court. This will give them much more fatigue, however. If fouls are off, play
tight defense. If they're in, keep it at normal.
Scoreboard
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This is self-explanatory. This menu shows the score, any time left on the shot
clock, and team fouls.
Game Stats
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Similar to the scoreboard. This shows the team stats such as FGs and assists,
and also shows each individual player's stats in the game. You can scroll
through the two competing teams and players by pressing left/right or up/down.
Preferences
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These will be described in section 4.
After the title screen, you will immediately be taken to the main menu where
you can select a bunch of modes to play. Here's all of them and the difference
between them.
Pickup
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A pickup game is essentially an exhibition game, or a practice game. They
don't for anything except fun. No stats are kept and you can choose you and
your opponent's teams. This is also the mode to choose to link up. Just go
to link after picking Pickup and you can play your friend.
Season
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This allows you to play through one season. It's a little restricted, though.
Nobody can make any trades during the season and you don't do anything except
play the games. The game goes by the actual NBA season schedule. You can
choose to simulate games that you don't want to play. You can also choose the
rules, such as fouls, shot clock, and points to win. You're basically playing
a bunch of pickup games with competitive stats. The game automatically saves
after every game, whether you played or simulated it.
Playoffs
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This mode chooses random teams(or the top teams after completing Season Mode)
that are placed in playoff format. Choose your team, then play through several
rounds to be crowned the NBA champions. You can set the rules here too, such
as the number of wins needed to advance to the next round. Like in Season
Mode, the game saves automatically after every game.
You can set your preferences in the options menu or during the pause screen
if you are playing a game. Here's the definition of each one.
*These preferences can only be changed in the options menu, not the pause
menu.
**Difficulty
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This sets the difficulty of the game. There are three settings: Rookie, Pro,
and All-Star which translates to easy, medium, and hard respectively.
**Games Per Match
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This is the number of wins it takes to win the "match". If it's only set to 1,
then you win after winning one game. If it's set to two out of three, that
mean you must beat the team twice in order to advance or win the match.
Usually, this is kept at one to shorten game time.
**Game Length
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This is how many points it takes to win a game. This game is decided by
points, not time. The standard is seven.
Defensive/Offensive Fouls
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The default setting is off, but you can turn on fouls. They can be called at
a low or high ratio. This also means that there will be free throws in the
game.
Out-Of-Bounds
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With this off, your players can step out of bounds and nothing will happen.
I usually keep this off. The camera is at an angle so that it's hard to see
whether you're going base line or nearly stepping out. It just expands the
court a little bit.
Backcourt
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Turns on backcourt violation. After you get the ball over to your side of the
court, you can't bring it back. However, there's no ten second violation in
this game.
Goaltending
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Players with high block and jump rating can block shots when they're near the
basket. It's a pretty cheap thing to do, so I would turn this on. With it on,
you'll get an extra point if they block the shot near the basket. Or
technically, on the falling point of its arc.
5-Second Inbound
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You must inbound the ball within five seconds if this is turned on. Pretty
easy to do since your opponents never play pressure defense.
Shot Clock
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The shot clock in this game is only 20 seconds. Since the winner is decided by
points and not game clock, there's really no point to have this on. If you
don't take a shot within 20 seconds, you'll have a turnover.
Fatigue
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A big part of the game. If you turn this on, your bench players will have a
role. If not, then you can continue to play your starters throughout the game.
Many teams with weak benches suffer much when Fatigue is turned on. Players
will gradually get tired as the play. You can check their fatigue meter on the
bench menu.
Indicator
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This puts a little triangle above your player's head to show which player you
are. If it's off, you'll have to rely on the gray bar on the bottom.
Control Direction
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You can choose between screen and court...OK, I have no idea what this does.
I tried playing in both modes, they're both the same. Again, if you know what
this is, be sure to E-mail me.
1. Don't get too deep in the post with your back turned, especially when
there's a bunch of guys there within arm's distance. You will easily get the
ball stolen or blocked.
2. Most big men don't have good handles. Please, oh please don't let them hold
the ball anywhere besides the post or they'll get the ball stolen.
3. Stealing the ball is the most important thing in the game, besides scoring
or course. The more possessions you have, the better. If fouls are turned off,
just tap A near the player like crazy. If it's turned on, don't be reckless
but still play tight defense.
Each player has different stats, but do all of them really matter? Here's
what each stat does.
Spd
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This is the speed of the player. This affects how fast they can run up and
down the court. Necessary for a guard. A fast player provides easy
opportunities near the basket by blowing by others.
FT
--
Shows the chances of your player making in free throws. The higher the rating,
the longer the gray bar when shooting the free throw. Not really necessary,
even with fouls turned on. It's pretty rare that you get fouled that often.
Drb
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This stands for dribble. An important stat, since the higher your dribble the
less chance of the opponent picking your pocket.
FG
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Basically the shooting ability of the player. The higher, the better.
Pas
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This is the passing ability of your player. If it's low, your passes will get
picked off easily by the opposing players.
Jmp
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Jump? I have no idea what this stat does. I'm guessing it has to do with the
jump ball at the beginning of the game, but I can't be sure. I don't know if
it affects any other stats. Maybe dunking?
End
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Endurance. The higher the endurance is, the more your player can play without
getting tired. Of course, if fatigue is off, it doesn't matter.
Stl
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A very important stat. The higher your steal rating is, the higher the chance
of stealing the ball.
Blk
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The higher this stat is, the more of a chance you'll block a shot. Of course,
this also relies on your timing. If you're really late, then you're obviously
going to block nothing but thin air.
Def
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You've probably noticed while playing the game that some players won't really
let you get through them as easily as some others. That's what the Defense
stat does.
Reb
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The computer will pretty much do all the rebounding for you, depending on the
rebound stat. The higher it is, the more likely you grab rebounds in the air.
Str
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Players with higher strength can bang around in the paint more easily. You'll
be able to push past other players and get an easy bucket.
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| Boston Celtics |
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WTF on Antoine Walker's 91 speed. The Celtics look pretty good on paper with
a great passer and rebounder coming off the bench and a good starting lineup.
Didn't do too well in the season, though.
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| Charlotte Hornets |
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Charlotte Hornets had a great season. Also had Baron Davis and Brad Miller
come off the bench, two future all stars although they weren't in this game.
Ricky Davis another mentionable name for the future. Thye 99-00 Charlotte
Hornets in this game have excellent defenders.
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| Chicago Bulls |
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The Chicago Bulls in the dreary days after Michael Jordan. It didn't help that
the game didn't know what a sensation Ron Artest and Elton Brand were going to
be.
Writing from the future, it's hard to not be crazy seeing two-time MVP Steve
Nash on the bench as well as Dirk Nowitzki, who's now the face of their
franchise. And XD at Sean Bradley.
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| Detroit Pistons |
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This was the last year that Grant Hill really remained healthy. He and Jerry
Stackhouse provide excellent scoring ability. And who can't love a team with
Jerome "JYD" Williams on their team?
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| Los Angeles Clippers |
+----------------------+
Well, I guess statistically they did better than the 99 season, in which they
won nine games during the shortened season. This season still did not yield
anything good for the lowly Clippers.
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| New Jersey Nets |
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A team with its ups and downs in the game. You have an excellent player in
Stephon Marbury, but then there's Jamie Feick with 0 Defense. You heard me.
ZERO. The worst player in the game.
Thanks for reading my FAQ. If you have any further questions, feel free to
E-mail me, as long as you mention the title of this FAQ so I know what you're
talking about.
Credits
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~Special thanks to CJayC of GameFAQs for the disclaimer
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