| World Series Basketball |
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| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sport Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Sports | Basketball |
| Average mag. score | 87.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 83.3% (98 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1985) | ||
| * Release price: 2300.00 Ptas |
Authors/Contributors
| Ian Morrison (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| David J. Anderson (UK) | at Platinum Productions | - ? | |
| F. David Thorpe [Frederick David Thorpe] (UK) | - Load Screen | ||
| Bob Wakelin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| World Series Baseball and World Series Basketball were already in production when Ocean bought Imagine in October 1984, becoming the last two games that started production and ended up released under that label. |
Series "WorldSeriesBaseball"
| 1. | World Series Baseball | (1985) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | World Series Basketball | (1985) | by Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Los 40 Principales Vol. 9 | (1987) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum Load'n'Run v2 issue 04 | by Magazine Spectrum Load'n'Run - covertape from issue v.2 #4 - 1986/May | - titled "Baloncesto" | ||
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 43 | (1987/Nov) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #43 - 1987/Nov | - titled "Mondiali di basket" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | WorldSeriesBasketball.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| WorldSeriesBasketball.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| WorldSeriesBasketball.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - ULAplus version |
| WorldSeriesBasketball(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (Medium Case) | |
| WorldSeriesBasketball(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | - (Small Case) |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| WorldSeriesBasketball.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball.gif | 2,771 | Original | Running screen | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball.jpg | 533,941 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball_Media.jpg | 155,887 | Original | Media scan | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball.txt | 10,110 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| WorldSeriesBasketball(EN).pdf | 156,060 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| WorldSeriesBasketball.png | 33,598 | Original | Game map | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball.jpg | 242,079 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| wsbasketball.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Chema san | ||
| World Series Basketball (1985)(Imagine Software).pok | 126 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 137,373 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 94,327 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WorldSeriesBasketball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 72,812 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| WorldSeriesBasketball(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 303,590 | #1 | Advertisement |
Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #9-1985/Dec | page 69 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 35 | - Review: 81% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #49-1985/Oct | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 34 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #21-1985/Dec | page 51 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #23-1986/Feb | page 42 | - Review: 5/5 |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 21 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 16 | - Preview | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #126-1985/Aug/20 special "week#3" | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| MicroHobby | issue #65-1986/Feb | page 27 | - Tips - Micromania | |
| MicroHobby | issue #115-1987/Feb | page 16 | - Tips - Tokes | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #1-1985/Nov special "Especial" | page 24 | - Feature - Supercincuenta | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #3-1986/Jun special "Especial" | page 22 | - Tips - Tokes | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #7-1987/Dec special "Especial" | page 23 | - Feature - Informe | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 16 | - Tips |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #48-1985/Oct | page 122 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #50-1985/Dec | page 131 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #51-1986/Jan | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #20-1985/Sep | page 131 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 77 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 171 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #25-1986/Feb | page 115 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #42-1985/Sep | page 16 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #45-1985/Dec | page 156 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #9-1985/Sep | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 68 | - Full-page ad |
Links
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
