List of basketball video games
The following is a list of basketball video games. Most of these games represent basketball in the National Basketball Association.
Platforms: Magnavox Odyssey, Arcade, Magnavox Odyssey², Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Intellivision, Arcadia 2001, Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, Macintosh, Atari 7800, TRS-80 Color Computer, PC booter, Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer Disk System, PlayChoice-10, Game Boy, Virtual Console, iOS, MS-DOS, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, MSX, Game Gear, TurboGrafx-16, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega CD, DOS, Atari Jaguar, 32X, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Neo-Geo, PlayStation, PC, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, Sega Saturn, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, OS X, Android, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Macintosh.
| Title | Release date | Platform | Developer | Publisher |
| Basketball | 1972 | Magnavox Odyssey | Magnavox | Magnavox |
| Basketball | 1974 | Arcade | Taito | Taito, Midway |
| Basketball! | 1978 | Magnavox Odyssey² | Magnavox | Magnavox |
| Basketball | 1978 | Atari 2600 Atari 8-bit 1979 | Atari | Atari |
| Atari Basketball | 1979 | Arcade | Atari | Atari |
| NBA Basketball | 1980 | Intellivision | Mattel | Mattel |
| Basketball | 1982 | Arcadia 2001 | - | - |
| ' | 1983 | Apple II Commodore 641984 Amiga1985 Macintosh Atari 78001987 Atari 8-bit TRS-80 Color Computer PC booter | Eric Hammond | Electronic Arts |
| Super Basketball | 1984 | Arcade | Konami | Konami |
| International Basketball | 1984 | Commodore 64 | - | - |
| Double Dribble | 1986 | Arcade NES 1987 Commodore 64 1990 Commodore Amiga 1990 MS-DOS 1990 | Konami | Konami |
| ' | 1986 | MS-DOS Amiga Apple IIGS1987 Amstrad CPC Atari ST ZX Spectrum Commodore 64 | Dynamix | Activision |
| NBA | 1987 | Apple II | Avalon Hill | Avalon Hill |
| Slam Dunk Super Pro Basketball | 1987 | Intellivision | - | - |
| Street Sports Basketball | 1987 | Amiga Amstrad CPC Apple II Commodore 64 MS-DOS ZX Spectrum | Epyx | Epyx |
| Great Basketball | 1987 | Sega Master System | - | - |
| Basket Master | 1987 | Commodore 64 | Dinamic/Imagine | - |
| Sam & Ed Basketball | 1987 | Commodore 64 | - | - |
| ' | 1988 | NES Commodore 64 Game Boy MS-DOS Genesis 1992 | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Magic Johnson's Fast Break | 1988 | Arcade Amiga 1989 Commodore 64 1989 MS-DOS 1989 Amstrad CPC 1990 NES 1990 ZX Spectrum 1990 MSX | Arcadia Systems | Arcadia Systems |
| Advanced Basketball Simulator | 1988 | Commodore 64 | Sculptured Software | Mastertronic |
| Hoops | 1988 | NES | Aicom | Jaleco |
| Arch Rivals | 1989 | Arcade NES 1990 Genesis1992 Game Gear1992 PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube PC | Midway | Midway |
| Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 | MS-DOS Genesis 1991 | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| All-Pro Basketball | 1989 | NES | Aicom | Vic Tokai |
| Omni-Play Basketball | 1989 | Amiga Commodore 64 MS-DOS | DesignStar Consultants | SportTime |
| Ultimate Basketball | 1990 | NES | Aicom | American Sammy |
| Takin' It to the Hoop | 1990 | TurboGrafx-16 | Aicom | Aicom |
| Basketbrawl | 1990 | Atari 7800 | Atari | Atari |
| Punk Shot | 1990 | Arcade | Konami | Konami |
| TV Sports Basketball | 1990 | Amiga DOS Commodore 64 TurboGrafx-16 | Cinemaware | Mirrorsoft |
| Pat Riley Basketball | December 31, 1990 | Genesis | Sega | Sega |
| Harlem Globetrotters | 1990 | DOS NES 1991 | Softie | GameTek |
| David Robinson's Supreme Court | 1991 | Genesis | Acme Interactive | Sega |
| Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball | 1991 | Super NES | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft |
| Rim Rockin' Basketball | 1991 | Arcade | Strata | - |
| NCAA Basketball | 1992 | Super NES | Sculptured Software | Sculptured Software |
| Tecmo NBA Basketball | 1992 | NES | Tecmo | Tecmo |
| Team USA Basketball | 1992 | Genesis | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Bulls versus Lakers and the NBA Playoffs | 1992 | Genesis | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Bulls versus Blazers and the NBA Playoffs | 1992 | Super NES Genesis | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA All-Star Challenge | 1992 | Super NES Genesis | Beam Software | Genesis: Flying Edge Super NES: JP: Acclaim Japan NA: LJN |
| ' | 1992 | NES | Park Place Productions | Mindscapce, Inc |
| NBA Jam | 1993 | Arcade Super NES Genesis Game Boy Game Gear Sega CD | Acclaim Iguana Entertainment Beam Software | Acclaim |
| Tecmo Super NBA Basketball | 1993 | Super NES Sega Genesis | Tecmo | Tecmo |
| Super Slam Dunk | 1993 | Super NES | Park Place Productions | Virgin Interactive |
| Michael Jordan in Flight | 1993 | MS-DOS | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Run and Gun | 1993 | Arcade | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Showdown ' | 1993 | Super NES Genesis | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Barkley Shut Up and Jam! ' | 1993 | Genesis Super NES Atari Jaguar | Accolade | Accolade |
| Slam City with Scottie Pippen | March 1994 | Sega CD 32X MS-DOS | Digital Pictures | Digital Pictures |
| NBA Action '94 | 1994 | Genesis Game Gear | Sega Sports | Sega |
| NBA Live 95 | October 1994 | Super NES Genesis MS-DOS | Hitmen Productions | EA Sports |
| Jammit | 1994 | Genesis Super NES 3DO MS-DOS | GTE Vantage | GTE Entertainment |
| Street Slam ' ' | 1994 | Neo-Geo Wii Virtual Console 2010 | Data East | Data East |
| ' | 1994 | Genesis | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Jam Tournament Edition | 1995 | Arcade | Midway | Midway |
| Barkley Shut Up and Jam! 2 | 1995 | Genesis | Accolade | Accolade |
| NBA Give 'n Go | 1995 | Super NES | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Action '95 ' | 1995 | Genesis | Sega Sports | Sega Sports |
| Coach K College Basketball | 1995 | Genesis | Electronic Arts | EA Sports |
| NBA Live 96 | October 1995 | Super NES Genesis PlayStation MS-DOS | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA In The Zone ' ' | December 14, 1995 | PlayStation Game Boy Color 1999 | Konami | Konami |
| Hoops 96 ' | 1995 | Arcade | Data East | Data East |
| Run and Gun 2 | 1996 | Arcade | Konami | Konami |
| NBA ShootOut ' | 1996 | PlayStation | SCEA | SCEA |
| NBA Hangtime | 1996 | Arcade Genesis Windows Super NES Nintendo 64 PlayStation | Midway | Midway |
| NBA Jam Extreme | 1996 | Arcade PlayStation Sega Saturn Windows | Acclaim | Acclaim |
| NBA Full Court Press | 1996 | Windows | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| NBA Live 97 | October 31, 1996 | PlayStation MS-DOS Sega Saturn Sega Genesis Super NES | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA In The Zone 2 | November 30, 1996 | PlayStation | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Action | 1996 | Sega Saturn | Gray Matter | Sega |
| College Slam | 1996 | PlayStation MS-DOS Sega Saturn Genesis Super NES Game Boy | Iguana Entertainment UK | Acclaim |
| NBA ShootOut '97 | 1997 | PlayStation | SCEA | SCEA |
| NBA Live 98 | October 31, 1997 | PlayStation Super NES | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA Action 98 | October 31, 1997 | Windows Sega Saturn | Visual Concepts | Sega |
| NBA Fastbreak '98 | November 27, 1997 | PlayStation | Visual Concepts | Midway |
| NBA In The Zone '98 | January 31, 1998 February 10, 1998 | PlayStation Nintendo 64 | Konami | Konami |
| NBA ShootOut 98 | February 28, 1998 | PlayStation | SCEA | SCEA |
| NCAA March Madness 98 | February 28, 1998 | PlayStation | Electronic Arts | EA Sports |
| Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside | April 1, 1998 | Nintendo 64 | Left Field Productions | Nintendo |
| NBA Live 99 | October 31, 1998 November 4, 1998 | Windows PlayStation Nintendo 64 | EA Sports | EA Sports |
| Fox Sports College Hoops '99 | October 31, 1998 | Nintendo 64 | Z-Axis | Fox Interactive |
| NCAA March Madness 99 | November 30, 1998 | PlayStation | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA Jam 99 | December 4, 1998 | Nintendo 64 Game Boy Color 1999 Virtual Console | Iguana Entertainment UK | Acclaim |
| NBA In The Zone '99 | March 31, 1999 April 7, 1999 | PlayStation Nintendo 64 | Konami | Konami |
| ' | 1999 | Arcade PlayStation Nintendo 64 Dreamcast Game Boy Color 2000 | Avalanche Software Eurocom Entertainment Software | Midway |
| NBA Basketball 2000 | October 31, 1999 November 3, 1999 | PlayStation Windows | Radical Entertainment | Fox Interactive |
| ' | October 31, 1999 | Nintendo 64 | Left Field Productions | Nintendo |
| NBA Live 2000 | October 31, 1999 November 2, 1999 | Nintendo 64 Windows PlayStation | EA Sports | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K | November 10, 1999 | Dreamcast | Visual Concepts | Sega Sports |
| NBA ShootOut 2000 | November 30, 1999 | PlayStation | 989 Sports | 989 Sports |
| NBA Jam 2000 | November 30, 1999 | Nintendo 64 | Acclaim | Acclaim |
| NCAA March Madness 2000 | November 30, 1999 | PlayStation | Black Ops Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| Virtua NBA | 2000 | Arcade | Sega | Sega |
| NBA In The Zone 2000 | February 2, 2000 February 18, 2000 April 27, 2000 | PlayStation Nintendo 64 Game Boy Color | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Inside Drive 2000 | August 17, 2000 | Windows | High Voltage Software | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Backyard Basketball | 2001 | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance | Humongous Entertainment | Infogrames Entertainment SA |
| NBA Live 2001 | October 16, 2000 January 22, 2001 February 7, 2001 | PlayStation PlayStation 2 Windows | NuFX | EA Sports |
| NBA ShootOut 2001 | October 30, 2000 February 19, 2001 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation | 989 Sports | SCEA |
| NBA 2K1 | November 1, 2000 | Dreamcast | Visual Concepts | Sega Sports |
| ESPN NBA 2Night | November 20, 2000 February 13, 2001 | Dreamcast PlayStation 2 | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Jam 2001 | December 5, 2000 | Game Boy Color | Acclaim | Acclaim |
| NCAA March Madness 2001 | December 6, 2000 | PlayStation | Black Ops Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
| NBA Hoopz | February 12, 2001 February 13, 2001 February 25, 2001 February 26, 2001 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Game Boy Color Dreamcast | Eurocom Entertainment Software | Midway |
| NBA Street | June 18, 2001 February 17, 2002 | PlayStation 2 GameCube | NuFX | EA Sports Big |
| NBA ShootOut 2002 | September 1, 2001 | PlayStation | 989 Sports | SCEA |
| NBA 2K2 | October 24, 2001 January 12, 2002 February 27, 2002 March 20, 2002 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Dreamcast | Visual Concepts | Sega |
| NBA Live 2002 | October 29, 2001 October 30, 2001 November 18, 2001 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Xbox | EA Sports | EA Sports |
| NCAA March Madness 2002 | January 7, 2002 | PlayStation 2 | EA Canada | Electronic Arts |
| NBA Courtside 2002 | January 13, 2002 | GameCube | Left Field | Nintendo |
| NBA Inside Drive 2002 | January 21, 2002 | Xbox | High Voltage Software | Microsoft Game Studios |
| NBA Jam 2002 | February 17, 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Acclaim | Acclaim |
| ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 | February 25, 2002 April 16, 2002 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | Konami | Konami |
| Street Hoops | August 12, 2002 October 4, 2002 November 28, 2002 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | Black Ops Entertainment | Activision |
| NBA ShootOut 2003 | September 29, 2002 | PlayStation PlayStation 2 | 989 Sports | SCEA |
| NBA 2K3 | October 7, 2002 October 8, 2002 October 9, 2002 | GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox | Visual Concepts | Sega |
| NBA Live 2003 | October 8, 2002 November 14, 2002 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube PlayStation Windows | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA Starting Five | October 2002 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | Konami | Konami |
| NBA Inside Drive 2003 | October 31, 2002 | Xbox | High Voltage Software | Microsoft Game Studios |
| NCAA March Madness 2003 | November 21, 2002 | PlayStation 2 | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA Street Vol. 2 | April 28, 2003 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | NuFX | EA Sports Big |
| NBA Jam | September 23, 2003 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | Acclaim | Acclaim |
| NBA ShootOut 2004 | September 30, 2003 October 29, 2003 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation | 989 Sports | SCEA |
| NBA Live 2004 | October 14, 2003 October 15, 2003 November 11, 2003 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Windows | EA Sports | EA Sports |
| ESPN NBA Basketball | October 21, 2003 October 22, 2003 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | Visual Concepts | Sega |
| NCAA March Madness 2004 | November 17, 2003 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| NBA Inside Drive 2004 | November 18, 2003 | Xbox | High Voltage Software | Microsoft Game Studios |
| NBA Ballers | April 5, 2004 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | Midway | Midway |
| ESPN NBA 2K5 | September 28, 2004 September 30, 2004 | Xbox PlayStation 2 | Visual Concepts | Sega |
| NBA Live 2005 | September 28, 2004 October 26, 2004 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Windows | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NCAA March Madness 2005 | November 17, 2004 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 | November 17, 2004 | PlayStation 2 Xbox | Visual Concepts | Sega |
| NBA Street V3 | February 8, 2005 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | EA Canada | EA Sports Big |
| NBA Street Showdown | April 27, 2005 | PlayStation Portable | EA Canada | EA Sports Big |
| NBA | March 16, 2005 | PlayStation Portable | 989 Sports | SCEA |
| NBA 2K6 | September 26, 2005 November 16, 2005 | PlayStation 2 Xbox Xbox 360 | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 06 | September 26, 2005 October 4, 2005 November 16, 2005 | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Windows PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA 06 | October 4, 2005 November 1, 2005 | PlayStation Portable PlayStation 2 | SCE San Diego Studio | SCEA |
| NCAA March Madness 06 | October 11, 2005 | Xbox PlayStation 2 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| ' | March 29, 2006 April 5, 2006 | Xbox PlayStation 2 | Midway | Midway |
| ' | May 9, 2006 | PlayStation Portable | Backbone Entertainment | Midway |
| Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | July 27, 2006 | Nintendo DS | Square Enix | Nintendo |
| NBA 07 | September 25, 2006 November 14, 2006 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable PlayStation 3 | SCE San Diego Studio | SCEA |
| NBA 2K7 | September 25, 2006 November 13, 2006 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Xbox | Visual Concepts Kush Games | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 07 | September 25, 2006 | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Xbox | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NCAA March Madness 07 | January 17, 2007 | PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA Street Homecourt | February 20, 2007 March 6, 2007 | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports Big |
| NBA 08 | September 26, 2007 October 12, 2007 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable | SCE San Diego Studio | SCEA |
| NBA Live 08 | October 1, 2007 October 30, 2007 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Wii Windows | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K8 | October 2, 2007 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NCAA March Madness 08 | December 11, 2007 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| ' | April 21, 2008 | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | Midway | Midway |
| ' | October 7, 2008 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable | SCE San Diego Studio | SCEA |
| NBA 2K9 | October 7, 2008 | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 09 | October 7, 2008 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Wii | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NCAA Basketball 09 | November 17, 2008 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| World Basketball Manager | April, 2009 | Windows | Icehole | Icehole |
| Flick NBA Basketball | April 27, 2009 | iOS | Freeverse | Freeverse |
| October 6, 2009 | PlayStation Portable | SCE San Diego Studio | SCEA | |
| NBA 2K10 | October 6, 2009 October 12, 2009 November 9, 2009 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 Windows Wii | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 10 | October 6, 2009 | iOS PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NCAA Basketball 10 | November 18, 2009 | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA Jam | October 5, 2010 November 17, 2010 February 10, 2011 | Wii Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 iOS | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K11 | October 5, 2010 | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360 | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Elite 11 | November 5, 2010 | iOS | EA Canada | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K12 | October 4, 2011 | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360 | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA 2K13 | October 2, 2012 November 18, 2012 | Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360 Wii U | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA 2K14 | October 1, 2013 November 15, 2013 November 22, 2013 | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 14 | November 19, 2013 | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | EA Tiburon | EA Sports |
| NBA Rush | January 4, 2014 | iOS | Other Ocean Interactive | RenRen Games USA |
| NBA 2K15 | October 7, 2014 | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 15 | October 28, 2014 | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | EA Tiburon | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K16 | September 25, 2015 September 29, 2015 | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 16 | September 29, 2015 | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | EA Tiburon | EA Sports |
| Super Basket Manager 16 | October 8, 2015 | Android | BT Games Studio | BT Games Studio |
| NBA 2K17 | September 20, 2016 | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Playgrounds | May 2017 | Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One | Saber Interactive | Saber Interactive |
| NBA 2K18 | September 29, 2017 | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 18 | September 15, 2017 | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | EA Tiburon | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 | October 26, 2018 | Windows PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One | Saber Interactive | 2K Sports |
| NBA Live 19 | September 7, 2018 | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | EA Tiburon | EA Sports |
| NBA 2K20 | September 6, 2019 | PlayStation 4 Xbox One PC Nintendo Switch | Visual Concepts | 2K Sports |