Name:	NBA Jam series (3 titles) NBA Jam NBA Jam - Tournament Edition College Slam
Author/Vendor:	Sculptured Software/Midway/Acclaim
Released:	various
Type:	Sports (basketball)
Language:	English
Premise:	The arcade basketball sim that has since become the stuff of legend. Hardware was somewhat limited when this game was being developed, so the programmers opted to reduce the number of players in order to allow up to four people to play the game at the same time without having to worry about what any computer-controlled players were doing. A wise move, in retrospect, as this was quite popular in its day and spawned a number of sequels and ports. The chief programmer was one Steve Snake, better known nowdays as the author of the KGen series of emulators.
Impressions:	Two-on-two basketball, without having to worry about things like fouls and the laws of gravity. Seriously, though, the pure action approach can be appealing even if you're not a basketball fan. Up to four players supported. (Rage Games)
Variations:	NBA Jam (1993, the original and rather limited port of the arcade game) NBA Jam - Tournament Edition (1994, has bigger team rosters, more hidden characters, and court hotspots) College Slam (1996, a somewhat enhanced version of NBA JAM TE featuring top college teams - the best in the series, according to original programmer Steve Snake) This game was ported to almost every major home console in production during the late 1990s. It is Steve Snake's considered opinion that the 32X port is the best, and that the Sega CD port is among the worst. See separate entries in the respective sections for more details.
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