One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird

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Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One, more commonly known as One on One, is a 1983 computer basketball game for the early era of home computers. It was developed by Eric Hammond and published by Electronic Arts (EA) and Ariolasoft in Europe.

In this game, the player can assume the role of either basketball great Julius Erving or Larry Bird in a game of one-on-one against another player or the computer. The game allows for play to a certain score or timed games. The game allowed a number of moves used to trick or fake out other players. The animation was surprisingly good for the era, despite being limited to just two characters.

One popular feature of the game allowed the player to shatter the backboard, prompting a janitor to come out and sweep up the shards.

A highly lucrative title for EA, One on One originated on the Apple II, but was ported to the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari 7800 and as a PC booter.

In 1988 the sequel Jordan vs Bird was created for the IBM PC, Sega Genesis, Commodore 64 and the Nintendo Entertainment System, featuring more detailed and realistic graphics, and chance of playing slam dunk contest (with Jordan) or 3-point shootout (with Bird).

In 1993, Electronic Arts published Michael Jordan in Flight for the DOS operating system. MJ in Flight can be considered as a "revision" of the concept and gameplay of the One on One series, revamped with a new 3-on-3 team formula, featuring a 3D basketball court environment and several NBA players of the time, presented with digitized sprites, a popular graphics technology of the time.