September 17, 2022

Ep 46 | APBA Journal reviewer Anthony Giacobbe Jr. recalls APBA in the '90s, evolution of APBA basketball

51 minutes

Anthony Giacobbe Jr. spent a good deal of time writing for the APBA Journal during a pivotal period for the company — the 1990s — and reviewing version 1's and version 2's of PC games. He also worked on the '90s revamp of the basketball game. He even created a Greek Olympics game, pieces and all, for a fourth-grade history class, and later crafted an early computer basketball game — in the era before hard drives on home PCs were common.

Here, we run the gamut, from weighing the differences in face-to-face versus solo gaming, cards and drive versus PC, and what constitutes the "perfect" game. Anthony also remembers two friends — and the legendary “Turkey Mike” — whose influence on his gaming life endures.

Interview conducted July 30, 2022

Video version: https://youtu.be/CjUreBizHl4

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