Play Team USA Basketball Online

Team USA Basketball came out on the Sega Genesis in 1992, published by Electronic Arts. It was part of that wave of early 90s sports games trying to capture the energy of the sport with pixelated sprites and fast action. It arrived right around the time everyone was still buzzing about the actual Dream Team, so it had that going for it.

You control one of the players from the 1992 Olympic squad, like Jordan or Bird, and your goal is to win the gold medal by beating a series of international teams. The game uses a side view of the court, and you pass, shoot, and steal the ball with simple button presses. Signature moves, like a special dunk or a signature jumper, are triggered with specific combinations. The pacing is quick, almost frantic, and the computer opponents can be surprisingly aggressive on defense. It feels like a fast, arcade-style take on basketball where every possession matters.