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Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball #5 Futuristic basketball game

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Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball #5

SNES - Super Nintendo® Entertainment System® Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball game box front.
  • Developer Hudson Soft USA, Inc
  • Publisher Hudson Soft Company, ltd.
  • Release Date:December 31, 1991
  • Players: 1 - 2

This futuristic basketball game is endorsed by none other than Bill Laimbeer of the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons. The game is 5-on-5 with no rules except for out-of-bound and backcourt. The storyline is that in the year 2023 Bill Laimbeer, the most physical player to ever play in the NBA, becomes the new commissioner of the NBA. As new commisioner of the League he throws away all the old rules and make the game plays more to his liking which means basketball is to be an extremely physical game. The new League is only for those who are not scared of contact and are tough enough to endure constant physical pain. The new NBA is extreme enough for players to wear armor to protect themselves from the new style of basketball that include hitting, shoving, punching and tackling. It is an all-new basketball game that plays like the style of extreme football. This game is contact basketball to the max. There are even weapons on the court such as bombs and saw blades that make this game one of the most violent basketball games of all time.

When Bill Laimbeer played in the NBA, he was not exactly known for his sportsmanlike conduct. Now he is brought his rough-and-tumble style of basketball action to the SNES with BILL LAIMBEER'S COMBAT BASKETBALL. It's the year 2030, and Laimbeer is the commissioner of the pro basketball league. Seeing as he's in charge, he fires all the refs and throws the rulebook out the window basketball the way he likes it. Now the players wear armor as weapons and mines are thrown from the stands, adding a whole new element to the game of hoops. You can create your own league of combat basketball by buying and selling players with up to seven other people in the league. Forget everything you know about the modern game of basketball, and get ready for a futuristic look at the game with BILL LAIMBEER'S COMBAT BASKETBALL.

Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball In the 1980s and 1990s there was a legendary rough and tough bad boy of basketball.