Magic Johnson's Fast Break

Magic Johnson's Fast Break
US Amiga release
Developers	Arcadia Systems Software Creations (NES)
Publishers	Arcadia Systems DRO Soft (Amstrad, Spectrum, MSX) Tradewest (NES) Melbourne House (Amiga, C64)
Artist	Joe Hitchens
Composers	NES version Tim Follin
Platforms	Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum
Release	NA: 1988
Genre	Sports (basketball)
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Magic Johnson's Fast Break (alternatively titled Magic Johnson's Basketball) is a side-scrolling basketball sports game developed by Arcadia Systems and published in 1988. The game features the name and likeness of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., and was endorsed by PepsiCo.^{[citation needed]}

In 1990 Tradewest published Software Creations' adaptation of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).^{[1][additional citation(s) needed]} It was one of several celebrity-endorsed sports games published by Tradewest, and was promoted with a television advertisement campaign. An adaptation to the Apple IIGS was cancelled.

Gameplay

The game features two generic basketball teams. Most versions of the game have one- and two-player modes. The NES version is one of a handful of NES software titles to support three- and four-player simultaneous play using either the NES Satellite or NES Four Score console accessories. The multiplayer modes allow competition in single games, but there is no tournament play.

See also

• Double Dribble (1986)
• Super Slam Dunk (1993)

References

1. Fisher, Andrew (2018). "in the chair with... KEVIN EDWARDS". Retro Gamer. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via EBSCOhost.

External links

• Magic Johnson's Fast Break at the Killer List of Videogames
• Magic Johnson's Basketball at Lemon Amiga
• Magic Johnson's Basketball at Lemon 64
• Magic Johnson's Basketball at SpectrumComputing.co.uk