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NBA Jam

NBA Jam (1994) · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG

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1993 video game

Game data

Released
1993-03-03
User rating
4.22 / 5
Genres
Sports
Platforms
Game Boy, SNES, Genesis, SEGA CD, Game Gear

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69Critic score
80User score · 87 ratings

NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game published and developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series. The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell. Midway had previously released such sports games as Arch Rivals in 1989, High Impact in 1990, and Super High Impact in 1991. The gameplay of NBA Jam is based on Arch Rivals, another 2-on-2 basketball video game. However, it was the release of NBA Jam that brought mainstream success to the genre. The game became exceptionally popular, and generated a significant amount of money for arcades after its releas…

Released
1993
Genres
Sport
Platforms
Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Franchise
NBA
Developer
Midway
Publisher
Midway, Playtronic, Tec Toy

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publication date
1994-11-24
title
NBA Jam
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