''Tecmo NBA Basketball'' is a basketball video game that was released by

Tecmo , was a Japanese video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or ...

for the

Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American ...

. Like ''

Tecmo Super Bowl ''Tecmo Super Bowl'' is an American football video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) that was released in December 1991. Developed by Tecmo, it is the first sports video game that was licensed by both the National Football League ...

'' and ''

Tecmo Bowl is an List of American football video games, American football video game developed and released by Tecmo. Originally released as an arcade game in 1987, the game features a large dual screen arcade cabinet, cabinet with up to four players betwee ...

'' before it, the game features

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-style

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during gameplay. There is an option to play an

all-star game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

, but unlike with ''Tecmo Super Bowl'', there is no option to select the players on the All-Star teams. Tecmo also released a version of the game for the

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and

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, titled '' Tecmo Super NBA Basketball''. This is the first basketball video game to feature an official license from both the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United ...

and the NBPA players union (however, it was not the first basketball video game to have a license from the NBA; that distinction went to Intellivision's

NBA Basketball The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

in 1980). The game features an appearance from

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the g ...

and all current NBA teams and players from the 1991–92 NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers team features

Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and has been compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in th ...

despite his not actually playing in the NBA during that season (he had announced his retirement early in the season, having never played a game in the 1991–92 season).

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