Double Dribble (ダブルドリブル, Daburu Doriburu) is an arcade basketball video game developed and released by Konami in 1986.

It was considered the most realistic basketball sports video game upon release, with fast-paced action, detailed players, a large side-scrolling court, innovative cinematic slam dunks, and detailed sound effects, beginning a trend where presentation would play an increasingly important role in sports games.

[3] Much of the game's popularity came from its animation sequences showing basketball players performing slam dunks, as well as "The Star-Spangled Banner" theme during the attract mode.

It was successful in the arcades, and the game became and remained popular and remembered when it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.

The goal for Double Dribble is for the player to have scored more points than the computer team before the time runs out.

The player presses and holds the shoot button until the character reaches the top of his jump, and then releases it.

Play then continues until the player runs out of time while having fewer points than the opposing team, or the score is tied.

The game's high-score table is unique, in that a player can get on the table by scoring a lot of points, shooting a high percentage either in-game or from the free-throw line, grabbing a lot of rebounds, dishing out assists, or by committing the fewest fouls.

Several positions on the court were 'hot spots', high-percentage areas where shots were taken were likely to score points (e.g., "a fade-away, banked 3-pointer").

In certain circumstances, the display would break away from the full court action and show a close-up of the players either dunking the ball or making a shot.

Winning a game would show a basketball player in the team colors triumphantly holding up a trophy.

The NES version features 5-on-5 action on a horizontally scrolling court, four teams (Boston Frogs, New York Eagles, Chicago Ox, Los Angeles Breakers), three levels of single-play difficulty, and four choices of quarter lengths.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" in this version was slightly altered, while it was being played in a cut scene depicting the crowd entering the stadium before the menu pops up.

[3] GameSpot editor Frank Provo displayed mixed feelings towards the Virtual Console release, emphasizing that after a few minutes of play time, players start noticing design quirks that force the player to play the game a certain way.

A Genesis sequel was released in 1994: Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition (Hyperdunk in Japan and Europe).

A remake for iPhone OS titled Double Dribble Fast Break was released in 2010.