NBA Jam: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

NBA Jam (1993) is a sport video game developed by Midway, available on Arcade, SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive, Sega CD. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 75/100 on IGDB.

What is NBA Jam about?

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 release, creating revenue of $1 billion in quarters. In early 1994, the Amusement & Music Operators Association reported that NBA Jam had become the highest-earning arcade game of all time. The release of NBA Jam gave rise to a new genre of sports games which were based around fast, action-packed gameplay an

Key details

NBA Jam was released in 1993 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade, SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive, Sega CD. Developer: Midway.

Should you play NBA Jam?

A solid 75/100 aggregate score makes NBA Jam a safe pick for fans of sport.