Basketball for Mac

Quick arcade break for your Mac

Take a short pause and play a tiny game right from your Dashboard. This lightweight, addictive widget lets basketball fans sink a few shots while sitting at their Mac — perfect for a brief distraction between tasks.

Controls and play mechanics

• Pull the black line that extends from your mouse pointer toward the hoop to set direction and power — the farther you pull, the stronger the shot.
• When you make a basket, the hoop will jump to the opposite side of the screen so you can try again from a new angle.

Tuning the experience

• Toggle sound effects on or off to suit your environment.
• Increase the simulated gravity to make the ball drop faster and slow long-range shots.
• If the aiming feels too twitchy, adjust the sensitivity to a more forgiving level.

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