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| All-Pro Basketball(NES) |
| FAQ/Walkthrough |
| By strawhat |
| Version 1.1 |
| Last Update: 6/29/06 |
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Table of Contents
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{1.0} Introduction
{2.0} Basics
{3.0} Playing the Game
{4.0} Teams
{5.0} Tips
{6.0} FAQ
{7.0} Conclusion
Version History:
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1.1: ~Changed Controls back to basics and added more information.
~Added information about teams.
1.0: Completed the FAQ.
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All-Pro Basketball is another premature sports game released for the NES. It
is not related to the NBA by any means, but is just....basketball. It takes a
step up in visuals and gameplay from other games like Magic Johnson's Fast
Break, but isn't close to decent compared to the current games. However,
All-Pro Basketball still has some nice elements and is fun to play.
While not every game is terribly hard or requires help to beat, it's still
nice to have some kind of guide up in case the rare gamer does need some
assistance. Every game could use a FAQ, including this one. For the NES!
Playing Offense:
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| Button | Effect |
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| Start | Pause game |
| Select | Nothing |
| A | Pass |
| B | Shoot |
| D-Pad | Move player |
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~To shoot, you must press B to jump, then B again to shoot. Not pressing B
again results in a travel.
Playing Defense:
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| Button | Effect |
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| Start | Pause game |
| Select | Nothing |
| A | Attempt steal/Switch player |
| B | Jump |
| D-Pad | Move player |
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~When you press A, if you're not the closest defender to the ball handler,
you automatically switch to that player. If you are, you attempt a steal.
On a free throw, press B when the image of the net is over the actual net. If
you time it right, you get the bucket.
To Start the Game:
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On the main menu, there are two modes that you can play. You can select either
one or two players. In two player mode, both players play on the same team
and compete through the tournament. In one players mode, you compete with a
team throughout the tournament by yourself. After a game, you will be given
a password. You can continue the tournament next time if you decide to turn
off the NES by entering this password. If you decide not to stop playing, the
game automatically has the password on the password screen.
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|***** {3.0} Playing the Game *****|
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When playing the game, the offense will always be facing the basket. The
camera is set behind you, making it easy to see all of your men and control
them as best as you can. The goal of the game is to score as many points as
possible. Although they don't follow all NBA rules, there are still some rules
that exist.
After seven total fouls in a half, the other team will shoot free throws for
every foul. There are only two kinds of fouls in this game, an offensive foul
and pushing foul. All other calls result in a turnover.
1. Offensive Foul - This happens most often to me. This occurs when you try to
go against a defensive player. It sound stupid, but it happens often when
you're trying to move while catching a pass, or if you're running down the
lane in a crowd of people.
2. Pushing Foul - On the defensive end, if you try to move past a person in
the act of shooting, you will be called for a foul. This results in free
throws.
3. Traveling - If you press B once to shoot but don't it again, you'll be
called for traveling because you jumped and didn't release the ball.
4. Goaltending - If you press B near your opponent's basket, you'll reject any
shot that the CPU throws up. However, since the ball is past the top of its
arc, it's considered goaltending. The basket will be given to the opponent.
5. 10s Violation - This is the ten second violation. You can't stay in the
backcourt for more than ten seconds. There should be no reason to. Just pass
the ball. These ten seconds are real time, not ingame.
6. 5s Violation: The five second violation occurs when you don't inbound the
ball in five, real time seconds. You can't call a timeout in this game, so
your best choice would be to just throw it in and hope one of your teammates
catches the ball. The computer doesn't play tight defense anyway, so it's
usually nothing to worry about.
I'm sure there's a 24 second shot clock violation, but I've never had the
ball long enough to make sure.
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|***** {4.0} Teams *****|
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Here is a list of all the teams that are in the game(8). Each team has their
own roster of twelve players, although none of them have stats and the five
random starters are unknown. Each team also has their own color for their
jerseys. They only have one home color and there's no home or away jersey.
1. New York Slicks
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Jersey Color: Red
Roster:
Greco Borofsky
Riggins Nichols
James Branch
King Monroe
Reuben Frizzel
Levine Elic
2. Chicago Zephers
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Jersey Color: Gray
Roster:
On Offense:
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There are two things that you MUST do in order to win games. They are:
1. Get close to the basket for an easy shot.
2. Avoid turnovers and steal the ball.
It's really, really rare for a player to miss a dunk. Most of the defense
stays in the backcourt(this includes yours; I'll get to that in a bit.)
Ballhandlers move as the same speed as other players, so as soon as the
defender slacks off, you can quickly get to the basket without much
interference. When you get to the basket, you have yourself a dunk and an
easy two points!
The one thing to watch out for is a block. Rarely, there will be a defender
near the basket. If the computer times their jump right and is in front of
you, you'll be blocked. Be sure to grab the rebound afterwards. If the
computer is close to you but at an angle BEHIND you, you'll just dunk over
that defender.
Jump shots are another way to score points, but they are not nearly as
effective as dunks. Don't chuck the threes, they won't go in that often. If
the opponent gets the ball, they're difficult to stop without a steal and you
don't want that. Do a jump shot if you must, but they're not really smart
shots even if you're wide open.
The one thing that you MUST watch out for are steals. It's difficult to pick
off a pass in this game and the CPU doesn't do it often. Use this to your
advantage. Whenever you find yourself dribbling into a crowd of defenders,
it's more than likely that you'll get your pocket picked. Pass to another
player.
Be sure not to do a one touch pass, as in pass to one player and quickly pass
to another. This results in a bad pass, which is a turnover. Always take a
step or two before passing to another player.
On Defense:
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On defense, you'll find that you don't really have much control on where you
want your players to be, or even the player that you want to control. There
are two ways that you can play defense.
1. Go for a block.
2. Go for a steal.
I like to go for steals because after a block, you aren't guaranteed a
rebound since your players are pretty silly on defense. You'll find that
standing in front of a player doesn't really deny him penetration. Press A
rapidly near the ball and hope for a steal. Try not to hold the control pad
while doing so because if you do happen to steal the ball, you might move
forward and get called for an offensive foul.
Q: Are there any references to the NBA in this game?
A: No. Just similar rules and some similar names(NY Slicks/Knicks, that sort
of thing).
Q: Can you put in bench players?
A: Nope. Why would you though, each player is the same with equal stats.
Q: Do the height of the players matter?
A: No. If you look carefully at the stick figures of players, you can see
that some are taller than others and their skin color. I don't think that
it affects the game in any way however.
Q: Do you know a password to get to the finals of the tournament?
A: BEOLEHPPHRMR. This will put you in the finals with an undefeated record
with the LA team.
