Top Five Video Games of All Time (Sports Related) Cont...

3. Double Dribble - which team did you always pick? - was it Boston, New York, Chicago or Los Angeles? I personally picked Boston most of the time because I wanted to be playing right along side Larry Bird himself (you see back in 1987, games were not advanced enough to have individualized players on the court - so I was able to decide who was Larry and who I was whenever I wanted - who said video games ruined the imagination?)...

...three different levels of game play vs. the computer, the slam dunk where it switched to another screen briefly with a black and white image of a player dunking the ball and the "hot spots" in various locations on both sides of the court were just a few highlights that made this game a legend...oh, and don't forget the halftime show with cheerleaders and mascots - very satisfying!

A personal note - this is where I learned that I enjoyed keeping track of stats - the game did not keep them for you, so I created my own team of players. I would pause the game every few seconds to write down things like points scored, FT attempts, steals - you name it. The key was declaring who was shooting the ball before the shot was taken - that was the only way to be fair of course...I eventually even had my own score-sheets made up before the game even began...at the end of each game I would go back and figure out each players FG%, assists per game, etc...GOOD TIMES!!!