Play the Double Dribble Browser Recreation

Double Dribble brings five-on-five basketball to the browser

This browser recreation presents five-on-five basketball in a compact 8-bit style. It has a full court, a scoreboard, four fictional teams, and separate match setup controls. The presentation recalls classic console basketball, while the source describes this build as a new HTML and JavaScript implementation with original pixel art rather than an emulator.

The game is played through possessions: move the selected player, pass to a teammate, and time a shot or drive toward the rim. On defense, switch to the player closest to the ball and try to interrupt the attack. The larger team setup gives this title a different pace from one-on-one or one-button basketball games.

Double Dribble controls for both players

Player 1 can move with Arrow keys or WASD. Hold Z to jump, then release near the top of the jump to shoot. X passes when your team has the ball and steals when defending. The source's Playbook notes that only the selected player follows your movement input.

Player 2 uses IJKL to move, N to shoot or switch defenders, and M to pass or steal. Enter starts or pauses the match, F toggles fullscreen, and V controls sound. The page also lists gamepad and touch options, so check its on-screen controls if you use a device without a keyboard.

Set up a quick match, Practice, or Championship

The setup panel offers 1 Player, 2 Players, Championship, and Practice. You can select one of four teams, choose a CPU opponent, and set one of three difficulty levels. A match uses four periods, with displayed period lengths of five, ten, twenty, or thirty minutes; a quick-clock option speeds up the in-game clock.

Use Practice to learn player switching and shot timing before playing a full match. Championship links three levels into a tournament run, while the two-player setting supports a shared-device match. The source page also exposes a saved-match resume option, so a session can continue in the same browser.

An independent browser recreation with a retro style

Double Dribble's source page explains that this is a browser recreation inspired by the NES-era game. It includes original code, pixel art, and synthesized audio, and does not use a ROM or extracted original sprites. The source also notes that its team names and gameplay details are independently reconstructed rather than a frame-by-frame copy.

This page presents the playable recreation and its current controls, not an official Konami or Nintendo release. If you want a simpler local match, Jam Hoops uses two-on-two arcade rules; for solo shot timing, Backboard Buzz keeps the action around one hoop. The related cards link to those separate basketball games within this site.

Double Dribble controls

• Player 1 moves with the Arrow keys or WASD. Hold Z to jump and release near the top to shoot; X passes on offense and attempts a steal on defense.
• Player 2 uses I, J, K, and L to move, N to shoot or switch the defender, and M to pass or steal.
• Enter starts or pauses, F toggles fullscreen, and V toggles sound. The source also lists two gamepads and touch controls.

These controls come from the current browser recreation's built-in Playbook. It is an independent implementation with original code and pixel art; the source says it uses no ROM and is not affiliated with Konami or Nintendo.