Mario Basketball Alpha

Mario Basketball Alpha is a Mario spin-off set for release in summer of 2014. The game is under development currently by Pixel Perfect Co., and will be released on the Nintendo Alpha. Up to four players can play in one game, both co-operative, competitive, and team versus. Co-op and team versus are available in only Pickup,
==Gameplay==
Pixel Perfect Co. says that they're aiming for more realistic physics as far as shooting and passing, but will still impliment the same fun and crazy atmosphere of Mario sports. Special shots will be used, and can be activated by filling up the star gauge by collecting Star Tokens which are occasionally found around the court. These can only be executed when at least three of the six pieces of the star gauge is filled. The point values of special shots (or dunks, depending on the character) depend on where the character is shooting from. Unless the shot is from past half court, it will always go in. Special dunks are an exception, which will only work from inside the arc (the exception to that being DK's special dunk, which can be used like special shots). Pickup games can be played 2v2 or 3v3, but tournament mode has to be 2v2. The game will feature commentary, with play-by-play, stats, and a first-half recap. Items are featured as well.
===Game Modes===
====Pickup Game====
The player can choose a 2-on-2 or 3-on-3 game, then pick characters. The player can choose multiple settings, like turning on or off items, commentary, or special shots, choosing quarter length (2–4 minutes by thirty second intervals), and difficulty (easy, normal, difficult, extreme). Pickup games can be played over the internet. (1-4P local, 2-6P online)
====Tourney====
The user plays through one cup of games through the form of a tournament, with three rounds and eight games. Certain things can be unlocked through winning the tournament. While players can use combinations of any two characters, CPUs will always use their default partner, unless he or she has been taken, in which case the CPU will use the replaced partner. (1, 2 or 4P)
====Mini-games====
Mario Basketball Alpha consists of three different minigames - 21 (2P), Around the World (2-4P), and HORSE (2-4P).
====Practice====
The player can practice both offensive and defensive techniques, as well as seeing different characters' special shots. (1P)
===Controls===
====Offense====
*A: Pass
*A (tap): Fake pass
*B: Spin
*Y: Shoot
*Y (tap): Fake shot
*L: Sprint
*Left stick: Move
*Y + R: Special shot
*D-pad: Shot modifier
*Y + D-pad down: Fadeaway
*Y + D-pad forward: Tear drop
*Start: Pause
====Defense====
*A: Steal
*Y: Jump/block
*Y (in midair): Ground pound
*L: Sprint
*Left stick: Move
*R: Item
*Start: Timeout
====Menu====
*A: Confirm selection
*B: Cancel selection
*D-pad/Left stick: Choose
==Characters==
===Character Types===
Type 	Speed	2-Point	3-Point	Dunk	Stealing
Offensive 	1/5 	4/5 	5/5 	4/5 	2/5
Defensive 	4/5 	2/5 	1/5 	2/5 	5/5
Speedy 	5/5 	3/5 	3/5 	2/5 	2/5
All-Around	3/5 	3/5 	3/5 	3/5 	3/5
===Default===
Character	Image	Type 	Special Shot 	Default Partner
	 	All-Around	Fire Shot 	Luigi
	 	All-Around	Thunder Shot 	Mario
	 	Defensive 	Heart Shot 	Daisy
	 	
Defensive	Flower Shot 	Peach
	 	
Speedy 	Flutter Dunk 	Birdo
	 	
Offensive	Egg Shot 	Yoshi
	 	
Offensive	Brute Dunk 	Waluigi
	 	
Defensive	Bob-omb Shot 	Wario
	 	
Offensive	Barrel Cannon (Dunk)	Diddy
	 	
Speed 	Jetpack Dunk 	DK
	 	
Offensive	Bullet Shot 	Bowser Jr.
	 	
All-Around	Paint Shot 	Bowser
	 	
Speedy 	Shell Shot 	Paratroopa
	 	Speedy 	Wing Dunk 	Koopa
	 	Speedy 	Shroom Shot 	Toadette
	 	Speedy 	Shroom Dunk 	Toad
	 	Defensive 	Invisi-dunk 	Dry Bones
	 	Defensive 	Bone Shot 	Boo
===Unlockable===
Name	Image	Type 	Special Shot 	Default Partner
 	 	Speedy 	Chomp Dunk 	Baby Luigi
 	200px	Speedy 	Tear Shot 	Baby Mario
 	200px	Offensive 	Phantom Shot 	Petey Piranha
 	 	Offensive 	Gunk Shot 	King Boo
 	 	Offensive 	Hammer Shot 	Magikoopa
 	 	All-Around	Magic Shot 	Hammer Bro.
 	200px	Speedy 	Spear Shot 	Fly Guy
 	 	Defensive 	Tornado Shot 	Shy Guy
 	 	All-Around	Bananarang Shot	Kiddy Kong
 	 	Offensive 	Monkey Dunk 	Dixie Kong
 	 	Defensive 	Star Shot 	Luma
 	 	Speedy 	Luma Dunk 	Rosalina
==Courts==
==Items==
Name 	Image	Description
Mushroom 	 	Provides a brief speed boost
Poison Mushroom	 	Slows the player down
Fire Flower 	 	Allows the player to shoot fireballs
Green Shell 	 	Can be shot.
Red Shell 	 	Homes in on the ball carrier.
Spiny Shell 	 	Explodes on the ball carrier, and can go into the air.
Star 	 	Provides brief invincibility.
Lightning 	 	Shrinks all opponent players
Ice Flower 	 	Allows the plaer to shoot snowballs that freeze other players.
==Achievements==
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Category:Spin-offs
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