Arch Rivals (c) 1989 Bally Midway.
A hilarious basketball game featuring customizing team names and colours. A full game consists of 4 quarters, with 4 minutes each. Each team has 2 players, and the objective of the game is to outscore the opponent until the final buzzer sounds.
If the game results in a tie after 4 quarters, a sudden death overtime period is added, in which case the next basket to go in will win the game for the team who scored it. The overtime period is 1 minute long. A player can call for his teammate to pass him the ball or to shoot it.
There are 8 characters that the player can play as, each with a unique characteristic. They are :
* Blade : A crowd pleaser.
* Hammer : Rebound king.
* Lewis : Top shooter.
* Mohawk : Tough & mean.
* Moose : A real champ.
* Reggie : All-American.
* Tyrone : Defensive giant.
* Vinnie : A great player.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Bally Midway MCR 68k hardware
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.7238 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), DAC (@ 3.57958 Mhz), HC55516 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 512 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 30.00 Hz
Palette colors : 64
Players : 2
Control : stick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in May 1989.
It was one of the first sports games to gain popularity among its players. The game billed itself as a 'Basket Brawl'.
Tyrone was one of the heroes of the cartoon titled the 'Power Team'.
An Arch Rivals unit appears in the 1991 movie 'Terminator 2 - Judgment Day'.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Concept and design : Jeff Nauman, Brian Colin
Sounds : Dan Forden
Graphics : Brian Colin
Software : Jeff Nauman
Hardware and support : Glen Ship, Mark Loffredo, Al Lasko, Greg Tastad, Greg Freres, John, Brian, Elaine Ditton, Ben, Jim, Soumya, Laura, The Doctor!
The joystick was designed by : Ken Lantz

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom (1989)
Sega Game Gear (1992)
Sega Mega Drive (1992)
Microsoft XBOX (2004, 'Midway Arcade Treasures 2')
Nintendo GameCube (2004, 'Midway Arcade Treasures 2')
Sony PlayStation 2 (2004, 'Midway Arcade Treasures 2')
Sony PSP (2005, 'Midway Arcade Treasures - Extended Play')
* Computers :
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2006, 'Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition')
* Others :
LCD handheld game (1989) : released by Acclaim.

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.