Superstar Shootout

Superstar Shootout was an online game that was part of the official Mario Hoops 3-on-3 website. The game is not currently playable, as the site is defunct. Superstar Shootout was not listed in the Nintendo Arcade, the section on nintendo.com dedicated to promotional web games. This is in spite of the fact that another Flash game published on the Mario Hoops 3-on-3 website, Dribble Skillz, was.

Gameplay
The game consists of Mario trying to shoot a basketball into a hoop, located at a distance. To throw the ball, the player has to first aim the throw using the left and right arrow keys, then hold the space bar to set the throwing force. The ball moves on an arc path and bounces off surrounding objects, such as the floor or the basket's backboard. For each successful shot, the player is awarded 50,000 points which are added to the score.

On the way, the ball may bump into arrow wheels that send it in the direction they indicate. Some of them slowly spin around, thus constantly changing direction. While some may advantange the ball, most of the time they hinder it by bouncing it back. Coins are scattered throughout the area and can be collected by the ball, earning 100 points for each coin. They are also added to a separate coin counter. The occasional red coins that appear among the gold ones are worth 1,000 points and 10 gold coins each.

The player has 10 basketballs. When all of them are consumed, the game is over, leading to a screen which shows the total of coins and the score obtained. The player can then choose to replay the game.

External link

 * Gameplay video on YouTube