What is it?
Basketballer is a pixel-art basketball career game. You start in the lowest league with an offer on an answering machine, and ahead of you are games on a 90s TV, the big moments in your hands, the Echo Hali newspaper rating you from 1 to 10, clubs from 20 countries and a president who pays from tomorrow. The leagues, clubs and players are made up. The cities are real. So, sadly, is the bus.
This is how it looks
What you do
- Create your player. Name, face, position, age and home country. Excuses: 99.
- Take the calls. Presidents' offers on the answering machine, or the clubs' phone book. Wages from tomorrow.
- Plan your week. Training, freshness and the sponsor's calendar on the locker room wall.
- Play the big moments. The game is on a 90s TV, and the shot, the dunk, the block and the last possession are in your hands.
- Read about yourself. The Echo Hali rates you from 1 to 10, and every season ends with an album, a gala and Player of the Year.
- Check the teletext. Tables, results, a horoscope on page 666 and the small ads.
Where to play
- iPhone
- An app on the App Store. Your career works offline, even on the bus.
- Android
- The app is in testing on Google Play. Testers get in today. Test it early
- Computer and phone
- Straight away at graj.basketballer.pro, no install needed.
Your career stays on the device you play on. To move it from the website to the app, save it to a file in the menu.
Questions
What is Basketballer?
A pixel-art basketball career game with 90s humour: from your first offer on an answering machine to the end of your career and its chronicle. When a game gets close, you play the big moments yourself.
What can I play it on?
On iPhone (an app on the App Store), and on any computer or phone straight away in your browser at graj.basketballer.pro, no install needed. The Android app is in testing on Google Play.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. No ads and no in-app purchases. The president will still say the budget doesn't add up.
Do I need the internet?
In the app, your career works offline, even on a 600 km bus ride. On the website, just open the address.
What languages does it speak?
English, Polish, German and Spanish. You can switch in the menu. On a phone set to any other language, the app speaks English.
Can I move my career from the website to the app?
Yes. Save your career to a file in the website's menu, then load it in the app.
Are the clubs and players real?
No. The leagues, clubs and players are made up; the cities are real. You can start your career in any of 20 countries.
Who makes the game?
One person in Poland, helped by players who write in to say where the floor squeaks.
Where do I report a bug or send an idea?
[email protected], or the “Report a bug” button in the game's menu. We read everything.
From the blog
- Od piątku Basketballer gra za granicą. A w kraju dzwonisz Ty
- Kasa Pewna, kasa niczyja. Felieton red. Szpalty z „Echa Hali”
- Co to jest Basketballer? Kariera koszykarza z pensją od jutra
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