NBA Basketball for the Intellivision is a classic sports video game developed and released in 1980. As one of the early representations of basketball in the world of video gaming, it presented a simple yet engaging gameplay experience. The game allowed players to experience a virtual basketball game, controlling pixelated figures on a basic representation of a court. Despite its rudimentary graphics and sound compared to modern standards, it provided a foundation for the eventual evolution of basketball video games. Its genre is sports simulation.