Basic Mechanics

Ultimate Basketball is quite the game. It's hard to do a good basketball game, especially on the NES. In my opinion, the music is good, the graphics are good, and parts of the game play are really cool.

Mechanics to note:
The clock runs when a player is holding the ball, passing, or shooting. 
The clock does not run during free-throws, foul calls, violations or 3-point/dunk animations.
You can get called for a "5 second violation" - I believe this is about 15 game seconds of being guarded without moving.
You can get called for a "30 second violation" - I think this is a shot clock violation, but it takes about 1:50. 
You can skip halftime show by pressing start.
Being in the middle of the court shortens the time at the end of the quarter because the camera pans back to the center.
Charging fouls are called all the time. Avoid running directly at a player, using a Tecmo Super Bowl approach by zigzagging.
You can steal a ball by walking close to a player for an amount of time.

Any foul or violation in the 4th quarter will trigger a substitution by the other team. This can take 5-45 seconds depending on how many substitutions they use.

I used Houston because they were the fastest team, but other teams may have a different advantage.

Challenging game, I think multiplayer would be pretty fun actually.

lackattack

Ultimate Basketball

Nintendo Entertainment System

JoePulito

Zarc0nis

smartalec24

Vriaeliss

ShesChardcore

USA / NTSC