Arch Rivals A Basketbrawl! adapts Midway arcade basketball to NES with two on two matches and physical contact. The 8 bit conversion loses visual grandeur but keeps the cartoon spirit of the original. Pleasant for 8 bit arcade basketball fans, in line with Midway genre average.
Your verdict
Category
Sports4 players3+
Description
Street basketball two-on-two ported from Midway's arcade hit, where fouls are legal and cheap shots are part of the rules. Published by Acclaim, released in 1990 in the USA. Up to four players with a multitap adapter. PAL NES cartridge.
Arch Rivals - A Basketbrawl! review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,07 MB📅01/01/1992
Published by Acclaim
Arch Rivals - A Basketbrawl! (NES) price, value & rarity
Arch Rivals adapts Midway's dirty-tactics street basketball arcade machine, brought to the NES by Acclaim in the early 1990s. The title stays very common in North America and its loose value is low, typical of a high-print third-party sports game. The jump to sealed reflects the volume of copies discarded without boxes rather than genuine scarcity. Collection interest is modest, mainly for fans of Midway arcade conversions.
