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Instruction booklet · March 4, 1994

NBA Jam

Sport1–4 playersPre-ESRB

The story

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.

Specifications

Released: March 4, 1994
Developer: Iguana Entertainment
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Players: 4
Genre: Sport
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: NBA
Themes: Action
View: Side view
Multiplayer: 2+ players

What the magazines said

9

EGM · one reviewer

Players: 80/100 (90 ratings)
Mega: 91%

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