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{{dablink|This article is about the 1993 arcade game, for the 2010 Wii video game see [[NBA Jam (2010 video game)]].}} {{GameInfobox | image = nbajam.jpg | developer = Midway Games | publisher= Midway Games | distributor = | designer = | na_rel = {{Release|1993}} | genre = Basketball, Sports | features = Single-player, Multi-player | players = 1-4 | cabinet = Upright | arcade system = [[Midway T Unit]] | display = [[Raster graphics|Raster]], horizontal orientation, 400x254 resolution | input = 8-way [[Joystick]], 3 buttons | platforms = Arcade,Super Nintendo Entertainment System,Genesis,Mega CD,Game Boy,Game Gear, Atari Jaguar }} '''''NBA Jam''''' is a [[basketball]] [[arcade game]] [[video game developer|developed]] by [[Midway Games|Midway]] in [[1993 in video gaming|1993]]. It is the first entry in the ''NBA Jam'' series, and was written entirely in [[assembly language]].<ref>http://www.computernostalgia.net/articles/assembly.htm</ref> The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell.<ref>[http://www.coinop.org/kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/strat-how%20to%20win%20at%20nba%20jam.html Coinop.org /// Coinop.org /// Downloading: /KB/faqs/strat-how to win at nba jam.html (html file)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="gaming-age.com">[http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/specials/special.pl?spec=markturmell&pagenum=1 Developer Interview: Mark Turmell - Gaming Age<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The release of ''NBA Jam'' gave rise to a new genre of [[sports game]]s which were based around action-packed [[gameplay]]. The arcade version features team rosters from the [[1992-93 NBA season]] and the console versions use rosters from the [[1993-94 NBA season]]. More up-to-date ports were released for the [[Sega CD]], [[Game Boy]], and [[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]] later in 1994. Midway did not secure the license to use [[Michael Jordan]]'s name or likeness, and as such he was not available as a player for the [[Chicago Bulls]] or any other team. Other notable absences from the home versions are [[Gary Payton]] and [[Shaquille O'Neal]], the latter conspicuous considering his appearance on the arcade version as a member of the [[Orlando Magic]]. [[New Jersey Nets]] guard [[Drazen Petrovic]] and [[Boston Celtics]] forward [[Reggie Lewis]], both of whom died after the release of the Arcade version, were also removed from the home version. ==History== Midway had previously released such sports games as [[Arch Rivals]] in 1989, ''High Impact'' in 1990, and ''Super High Impact'' in 1991. The game play of ''NBA Jam'' is based on Arch Vs. 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, largely because of the fairly expensive prices for game play. The typical cost to play a full game of ''NBA Jam'' in the United States ranged from $1.00 to $2.00. Nonetheless, the game was a smash hit. The original arcade release generated revenue of $1 billion in quarters.<ref name="gaming-age.com"/> ==Gameplay== [[File:Nba-jam-dunk.png|thumb|220px|The game employed an exaggerated, over-the-top style, demonstrated by the player dunking from superhuman heights.]] ''NBA Jam'', which featured 2-on-2 basketball, was one of the first real playable basketball arcade games, and was also one of the first sports games to feature NBA-licensed teams and players, and their real [[digitized]] likenesses. A key feature of ''NBA Jam'' was the exaggerated nature of the play - players jumped many times above their own height, making slam dunks that defied both human capabilities and the laws of physics. There were no fouls, free throws, or violations except goaltending and 24 second violations. This meant the player was able to freely shove or elbow his opponent out of the way. Additionally, the game had an "on fire" feature, where if one player made three baskets in a row, he would become "on fire" and have unlimited turbo, no goaltending, and increased shooting ability, until the other team scored (or the player had scored four consecutive baskets while "on fire"). The game is filled with [[Easter egg (media)|easter eggs]], special features and players activated by initials or button/joystick combinations. For example, pressing A five times and right five times on any [[Sega Genesis]] controller would activate 'Super Clean Floors'. 'Super Clean Floors' would caused characters to fall if they ran too fast or changed direction too quickly. And players could enter special codes to unlock hidden players, ranging from US President [[Bill Clinton]] to Hugo the [[Charlotte Hornets]] mascot. Early versions of the [[sequel]], ''[[NBA Jam Tournament Edition]]'', allowed players to put in codes that allowed people to play as characters from ''[[Mortal Kombat (series)|Mortal Kombat]]'', but the NBA, uneasy over the controversies surrounding ''Mortal Kombat''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s levels of violence, forced Midway to remove these characters in later updates. ==Featured teams and players== '''Note''': Some home console versions of ''NBA Jam'' were coded later than others, and as a result of real-life roster changes or (in the cases of Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal) legal reasons, some rosters differ from version to version. ===Eastern Conference=== <div align=center> {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Team ! Arcade ! SNES/Genesis ! Sega CD ! [[Game Boy]] ! Game Gear |- | '''[[Atlanta Hawks]]''' || [[Dominique Wilkins]] and [[Stacey Augmon]] || [[Dominique Wilkins]] and [[Stacey Augmon]] || [[Stacey Augmon]] and [[Mookie Blaylock]] || [[Stacey Augmon]] and [[Mookie Blaylock]] || [[Dominique Wilkins]] and [[Stacey Augmon]] |- | '''[[Boston Celtics]]''' || [[Reggie Lewis]] and [[Kevin McHale]] || [[Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)|Dee Brown]] and [[Robert Parish]] || [[Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)|Dee Brown]] and [[Dominique Wilkins]] || [[Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)|Dee Brown]] and [[Dominique Wilkins]] || [[Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)|Dee Brown]] and [[Robert Parish]] |- | '''[[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]]''' || [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] and [[Kendall Gill]] || [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] and [[Alonzo Mourning]]|| [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] and [[Alonzo Mourning]] || [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] and [[Alonzo Mourning]] || [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] and [[Alonzo Mourning]] |- | '''[[Chicago Bulls]]''' || [[Scottie Pippen]] and [[Horace Grant]] || [[Scottie Pippen]] and [[Horace Grant]] || [[Scottie Pippen]] and [[B.J. Armstrong]] || [[Scottie Pippen]] and [[Horace Grant]] || [[Scottie Pippen]] and [[Horace Grant]] |- | '''[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]''' || [[Mark Price]] and [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] || [[Mark Price]] and [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] || [[Mark Price]] and [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] || [[Mark Price]] and [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] || [[Mark Price]] and [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] |- | '''[[Detroit Pistons]]''' || [[Isiah Thomas]] and [[Bill Laimbeer]] || [[Isiah Thomas]] and [[Bill Laimbeer]] || [[Terry Mills]] and [[Joe Dumars]] || [[Terry Mills]] and [[Joe Dumars]] || [[Isiah Thomas]] and [[Bill Laimbeer]] |- | '''[[Indiana Pacers]]''' || [[Reggie Miller]] and [[Detlef Schrempf]] || [[Reggie Miller]] and [[Derrick McKey]] || [[Reggie Miller]] and [[Derrick McKey]] || [[Reggie Miller]] and [[Rik Smits]] || [[Reggie Miller]] and [[Derrick McKey]] |- | '''[[Milwaukee Bucks]]''' || [[Brad Lohaus]] and [[Blue Edwards]] || [[Brad Lohaus]] and [[Blue Edwards]] || [[Vin Baker]] and [[Eric Murdock]] || [[Vin Baker]] and [[Eric Murdock]] || [[Brad Lohaus]] and [[Blue Edwards]] |- | '''[[Miami Heat]]''' || [[Rony Seikaly]] and [[Glen Rice]] || [[Rony Seikaly]] and [[Harold Miner]] || [[Rony Seikaly]] and [[Glen Rice]] || [[Rony Seikaly]] and [[Glen Rice]] || [[Rony Seikaly]] and [[Harold Miner]] |- | '''[[New Jersey Nets]]''' || [[Derrick Coleman]] and [[Dražen Petrović]]<sup>1</sup> || [[Derrick Coleman]] and [[Kenny Anderson]] || [[Derrick Coleman]] and [[Kenny Anderson]] || [[Derrick Coleman]] and [[Kenny Anderson]] || [[Derrick Coleman]] and [[Kenny Anderson]] |- | '''[[New York Knicks]]''' || [[Patrick Ewing]] and [[Charles Oakley]] || [[Patrick Ewing]] and [[John Starks (basketball)|John Starks]] || [[Patrick Ewing]] and [[John Starks (basketball)|John Starks]] || [[Patrick Ewing]] and [[John Starks (basketball)|John Starks]] || [[Patrick Ewing]] and [[John Starks (basketball)|John Starks]] |- | '''[[Orlando Magic]]''' || [[Shaquille O'Neal]]<sup>2</sup> and [[Scott Skiles]]|| [[Nick Anderson]] and [[Scott Skiles]] || [[Nick Anderson]] and [[Penny Hardaway]] || [[Nick Anderson]] and [[Penny Hardaway]] || [[Nick Anderson]] and [[Scott Skiles]] |- | '''[[Philadelphia 76ers]]''' || [[Hersey Hawkins]] and [[Jeff Hornacek]] || [[Clarence Weatherspoon]] and [[Jeff Hornacek]] || [[Clarence Weatherspoon]] and [[Jeff Malone]] || [[Clarence Weatherspoon]] and [[Jeff Malone]] || [[Clarence Weatherspoon]] and [[Jeff Hornacek]] |- | '''[[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]]''' || [[Tom Gugliotta]] and [[Harvey Grant]] || [[Tom Gugliotta]] and [[Harvey Grant]] || [[Tom Gugliotta]] and [[Calbert Cheaney]] || [[Tom Gugliotta]] and [[Calbert Cheaney]] || [[Tom Gugliotta]] and [[Harvey Grant]] |} </div> <sup>1</sup>[[Dražen Petrović]] was killed in a car crash between the release of the arcade version and the home ports. NBA Jam is said to be haunted by Petrović, due to a bug causing his last name to be randomly called out by the announcer. See ESPN interview with game designer Mark Turmell: http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3668922 <sup>2</sup>Shaquille O'Neal appears only in the arcade version because his likeness was no longer licensed by the NBA by the time the home console versions were created, and the cost was too high to include him in the game (much like Michael Jordan). ===Western Conference=== <div align=center> {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Team ! Arcade ! SNES/Genesis ! Sega CD ! Game Boy ! Game Gear |- | '''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' || [[Derek Harper]] and [[Mike Iuzzolino]] || [[Derek Harper]] and [[Jim Jackson (basketball)|Jim Jackson]] || [[Derek Harper]] and [[Jamal Mashburn]] || [[Jim Jackson (basketball)|Jim Jackson]] and [[Jamal Mashburn]] || [[Derek Harper]] and [[Jim Jackson (basketball)|Jim Jackson]] |- | '''[[Denver Nuggets]]''' || [[Dikembe Mutombo]] and [[LaPhonso Ellis]] || [[Dikembe Mutombo]] and [[LaPhonso Ellis]] || [[Dikembe Mutombo]] and [[Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf]] || [[Dikembe Mutombo]] and [[Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf]] || [[Dikembe Mutombo]] and [[LaPhonso Ellis]] |- | '''[[Golden State Warriors]]''' || [[Tim Hardaway]] and [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]]|| [[Tim Hardaway]] and [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]]|| [[Chris Webber]] and [[Latrell Sprewell]]|| [[Chris Webber]] and [[Latrell Sprewell]]|| [[Tim Hardaway]] and [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]] |- | '''[[Houston Rockets]]''' || [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[Kenny Smith]] || [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[Vernon Maxwell]] || [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[Vernon Maxwell]] || [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[Vernon Maxwell]] || [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[Vernon Maxwell]] |- | '''[[Los Angeles Clippers]]''' || [[Danny Manning]] and [[Ron Harper]] || [[Danny Manning]] and [[Ron Harper]] || [[Pooh Richardson]] and [[Ron Harper]] || [[Pooh Richardson]] and [[Ron Harper]] || [[Danny Manning]] and [[Ron Harper]] |- | '''[[Los Angeles Lakers]]''' || [[Vlade Divac]] and [[James Worthy]] || [[Vlade Divac]] and [[James Worthy]] || [[Vlade Divac]] and [[Nick Van Exel]] || [[Vlade Divac]] and [[Nick Van Exel]] || [[Vlade Divac]] and [[James Worthy]] |- | '''[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]''' || [[Christian Laettner]] and [[Chuck Person]] || [[Christian Laettner]] and [[Chuck Person]] || [[Christian Laettner]] and [[Isaiah Rider]] || [[Christian Laettner]] and [[Isaiah Rider]] || [[Christian Laettner]] and [[Chuck Person]] |- | '''[[Phoenix Suns]]''' || [[Charles Barkley]] and [[Dan Majerle]] || [[Charles Barkley]] and [[Kevin Johnson]]<sup>1</sup> || [[Dan Majerle]] and [[Kevin Johnson]] || [[Dan Majerle]] and [[Kevin Johnson]] || [[Dan Majerle]] and [[Kevin Johnson]] |- | '''[[Portland Trail Blazers]]''' || [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Terry Porter]] || [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Terry Porter]] || [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Clifford R. Robinson|Cliff Robinson]] || [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Clifford R. Robinson|Cliff Robinson]] || [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Terry Porter]] |- | '''[[Sacramento Kings]]''' || [[Wayman Tisdale]] and [[Spud Webb]] || [[Wayman Tisdale]] and [[Mitch Richmond]] || [[Wayman Tisdale]] and [[Mitch Richmond]] || [[Wayman Tisdale]] and [[Mitch Richmond]] || [[Wayman Tisdale]] and [[Mitch Richmond]] |- | '''[[San Antonio Spurs]]''' || [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and [[Sean Elliott]] || [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and [[Sean Elliott]] || [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and [[Chuck Person]] || [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and [[Dale Ellis]] || [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and [[Dale Ellis]] |- | '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]''' || [[Shawn Kemp]] and [[Benoit Benjamin]] || [[Shawn Kemp]] and [[Detlef Schrempf]] || [[Shawn Kemp]] and [[Detlef Schrempf]] || [[Shawn Kemp]] and [[Detlef Schrempf]] || [[Shawn Kemp]] and [[Detlef Schrempf]] |- | '''[[Utah Jazz]]''' || [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]] || [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]] || [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]] || [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]] || [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]] |} </div> <sup>1</sup>Some earlier cartridges of the SNES, Sega Genesis, and Sega Game Gear versions have Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson on the Phoenix Suns; however, later versions replaced Barkley with Dan Majerle because Midway lost the rights to include Barkley when Accolade created ''[[Barkley Shut Up and Jam!|Shut Up and Jam]]''. ==Sequels/spin-offs== ===NBA Jam Tournament Edition=== An update named ''NBA Jam Tournament Edition'' (commonly referred to as ''NBA Jam T.E.'') featured updated rosters, new features and [[easter egg (media)|easter eggs]] combined with the same gameplay of the original. Teams now consisted of three to five players and players could be substituted into the game. The game also featured new hidden teams and hidden playable characters. Early versions of the game included characters from Midway's ''Mortal Kombat'' games. Players were also assigned more attributes, including clutch and fatigue levels. In addition, the game also introduced features such as a "Tournament" mode than turned off computer assistance and on-court hot spots that allowed for additional points or special slam dunks. This version was also ported to the SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive, 32x. Sega Saturn, PlayStation and Atari Jaguar. ===Ports and sequels=== The ''NBA Jam'' games were also ported to many [[video game console]]s as well as PC, beginning with the original's debut on the highly-publicized ''Jam Day'' (March 4, 1994). Console versions were well known for featuring many easter eggs; the home versions of ''Jam T.E.'' even allowed the player to use then-[[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]], then-[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Hillary Clinton]], then-[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Al Gore]] and [[Atari]]'s Vice President of Software Development [[Leonard Tramiel]] on the [[Atari Jaguar]] version. [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim]] published the console versions, and later ended up winning the exclusive rights to use the ''NBA Jam'' name. Acclaim used the name on ''[[NBA Jam Extreme]]'' in 1996, a [[3D computer graphics|3D]] version of ''Jam'' which featured [[Marv Albert]] doing commentary. The game was a flop in comparison to Midway's version released that same year, rechristened ''[[NBA Hangtime]]'', a game which featured a [[create-a-player]] and a usual batch of new features combined with a classic, but improved, ''NBA Jam'' feeling. An update called ''[[NBA Maximum Hangtime]]'' was subsequently released. In 1995, Acclaim released a collegiate version of ''NBA Jam'' for home consoles entitled ''[[College Slam]].'' Although the game was created to capitalize on the popularity of [[March Madness]] and the subsequent Final Four, it did not enjoy the popularity of the earlier ''NBA Jam'' games. However, the idea was not quite dead as Midway passed it to their other sports games. The 1995 hockey release ''[[2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge]]'' was only mildly successful at best, but Midway found success with ''[[Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey]]'' in 1996 and ''[[NFL Blitz]]'' in 1997. The ''[[NFL Blitz]]'' series remains active today as ''[[Blitz: The League]]'' despite the absence of an official NFL license. The success of the game brought forth another high-flying basketball game, and genuine 3D rendered (but 2D playing) sequel to ''NBA Jam'' and ''NBA Hangtime'', ''[[NBA Showtime NBA on NBC|NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC]]'' (which used the familiar [[The NBA on NBC|NBA on NBC]] theme, ''[[Roundball Rock]]'') in 1999, a game which was received well and had acceptable success. After it was ported, Midway decided to focus itself on other games, and after the following year's [[NBA Hoopz]] (a slower-paced, 3-on-3 copy of NBA Showtime), Midway's series ended. Acclaim continued to keep the ''NBA Jam'' name alive with its console games, although the games are only mildly popular. Now making console games exclusively, Midway has used ''Jam's'' idea on several other sports, with ''[[NFL Blitz]]'', ''[[NHL Hitz]]'', ''[[MLB Slugfest]]'', and ''[[RedCard 20-03]]'' (a hard-hitting [[football (soccer)|soccer]] game). Many of ''Jam'''s influences remain in their games. The latest efforts of Midway arcade basketball include ''[[NBA Ballers]]''. In January 2010, ESPN published reports that [[EA Sports]] is planning to release a [[NBA Jam (2010 video game)|new version of NBA Jam]] for the [[Wii]] video game system. Creator Mark Turmell has been hired to work on this new version in conjunction with EA Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news|title=EA to announce return of 'NBA Jam'|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=4795625|publisher=ESPN|date=4 January 2010}}</ref> EA later confirmed that it is working a new NBA Jam game for the Wii, ''[[NBA Jam (2010 video game)|EA Sports NBA Jam]]'', retaining the "over-the-top experience" while adding new features such as "true-to-life body types, updated physics and visible player emotion."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ea.com/news/ea-announces-nba-jam |title=Boooooom-shaka-laka! EA Announces NBA Jam |date=11 January 2010 |publisher=Electronic Arts |accessdate=2010-01-20}}</ref> While the body types will be true-to-life, the heads will remain two dimensional. ==Popular culture== In certain subcultures, the phrases "He's heating up" and "He's on fire" and "Boomshakalaka!" have entered into common usage. The phrases, as in the game, are used to (self) describe someone doing something successfully twice or thrice respectively, as the original expression was used for any player who scored three baskets in a row. He would be "on fire", as he then started tossing/dunking a flaming ball to the basket, burning its net in the process. The effect only wore off if the opposite team scored. The ''NBA Jam'' script was written solely by Jon Hey. Other commentary in the game includes: *"Boom-shaka-laka!" *"The Monster Jam!" *"Jams it in!" *"A spectacular dunk!" *"Wild Shot!" *"Slam-a-jamma!" *"From Downtown!" *"For Three!" *"He's on fire!" *"Get that outta here!" *"Baseline leaner!!" *"From long range!" *"Grabs the rebound!" *"The nail in the coffin!" - in closing seconds of game. *"Whoomp, there it is!" *"Puts up a brick!" *"Can't buy a bucket!" *"Is it the shoes?!?" * "Count it" *"Tenacious D" * "Razzle Dazzle" ''NBA Jam'' also incorporated a slogan from Spike Lee's alter-ego in his 1986 film ''[[She's Gotta Have It]]'', [[Mars Blackmon]], who was also featured in a [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] basketball shoe television commercial at the time. The ''NBA Jam'' commentator asked, "Is it the shoes?" after a player performed spectacularly. The announcer was modeled on [[Marv Albert]] and other announcers although there is no mention of Albert in the game and was voiced by Tim Kitzrow.<ref>[http://ign64.ign.com/articles/075/075253p1.html IGN: Breaking into the Industry: Tim Kitzrow<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The upbeat, funky music written by Jon Hey was inspired by sports music themes and has been compared to [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]]'s [[P-Funk All Stars]]. Funkadelic's 1979 [[(Not Just) Knee Deep]] shares the most similarity with the music of ''NBA Jam'' but was recorded more than a decade before ''NBA Jam''{{'}}s music was written. The likeness of George Clinton was used as the character "P. Funk" in the console versions of [[NBA Jam: Tournament Edition]]. The music of ''NBA Jam'' is well known and considered to be one of the most important aspects of the game. In July 2009, ''Mortal Kombat'' creator Ed Boon revealed (on Twitter) that a ''Mortal Kombat'' court was to be hidden in a console port of ''NBA Jam'' or ''NBA Hangtime''.<ref>[http://www.destructoid.com/hidden-mortal-kombat-kourt-for-nba-jam-unearthed-140586.phtml Hidden Mortal Kombat 'Kourt' for NBA Jam unearthed]</ref> Mark Turmell, creator of ''NBA Jam'', affirmed a long held suspicion that the game had a bias against the [[Chicago Bulls]]. According to Turmell, a [[Detroit Pistons]] fan, the game had special code that caused the Bulls to miss last-second shots in close games against the Pistons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3668922 |title=You Don't Know ''Jam'' |first=Jon |last=Robinson |date=28 October 2008 |work=The Gamer Blog |publisher=ESPN |quote= }}</ref> ==External links== *[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588511.html Game Information] *{{KLOV game|id=8813}} *[http://www.votable.com/video-game/nba-jam NBA Jam on Votable] *{{moby game|id=/nba-jam}} *[http://www.focgames.com/games/android-download-tablet-mobile-phone/sport-games-android/nba-jam NBA Jam for Android] ==References== {{reflist}} {{NBA Jam}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nba Jam}}
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