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'Battledore and shuttlecock' was used as a figure of speech to describe a rallying argument, debate, or political game. [14] [15] An 1841 comment in the Hobart Town Advertiser stated 'Battledore and shuttlecock's very good game, when you arn't the shuttlecocks and two lawyers the battledore, in which case it gets too excitin' to be pleasant'. [16]
References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...
Feather shuttlecocks Plastic shuttlecock. A shuttlecock (also called a birdie or shuttle, or ball) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic (or a synthetic alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely ...
Games employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia, [a] but the modern game of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a variant of the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older term for "racquet".) [4] Its exact
Atari Basketball: 1979 Arcade: Atari, Inc. Atari: NBA Basketball: 1979 Intellivision: APh Technological Consulting Mattel: Basketball: 1982 Arcadia 2001 - -One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird: 1983 Apple II Commodore 641984 Amiga1985 Mac Atari 78001987 Atari 8-bit TRS-80 Color Computer IBM PC: Eric Hammond: Electronic Arts: Super Basketball: 1984 ...
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The format brought back in-game tidbits last seen under the Greatest Games name. Even though NBA TV now airs in high definition, Hardwood Classics continue to be shown in standard definition, one of only a few programs on NBA TV to do so. This applies only, however, to games shown before the availability of high definition (e.g. games prior to ...
Basketball is a sports video game programmed by Alan Miller for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed to the Atari 2600) and published by Atari, Inc. in 1978. The cartridge presents a game of one-on-one basketball and can be played by one or two players, one of the few early VCS titles to have a single-player mode with an AI-controlled opponent.