Arch Rivals
Scratch catalog
Screenshots & trailers
Trailers autoplay muted — use controls to unmute.
Primary storefront actions
About this game
Arch Rivals is a basketball game developed and published by Midway in 1989. The game introduces violence as an important part of the game, encouraging players to punch opposing players and stealing the ball from them. The game is regarded as the forerunner to Midway's popular arcade basketball game, NBA Jam.
System requirements
PC storefront requirement matrices are shown for the Steam / PC tab. Switch platform above for console release context.
Rarest achievements
Achievements unavailable for this source
This catalog entry does not have a Steam app mapping yet.
Game Snapshot

Platforms
Community rating
Critics rating
Themes
Game modes
Player perspective
Keywords
Languages
Language support isn’t summarized on this overview yet.
- Developer
- Bally Midway
- Publisher
- Acclaim Entertainment · Bally Midway
- Release · Arcade
- Worldwide — May 1989
Community discussion
Sign in to join the conversation when comments launch.