Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

NBA Jam

Title	NBA Jam
First release	1994
Developer	Midway Games
Publisher	Midway Games
Platforms	Arcade, Game Gear, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom, Sega CD / Mega-CD
Genre	basketball video game
Also known as	Midway NBA Jam
Players	1–4 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-05-03 (PAL), 1994-03-04 (NTSC) Arcade: 1993-08-11 Game Gear: 1993-10-20 Sega CD / Mega-CD: 1994-01-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-03-01 (NTSC), 1994-04-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q1959943

Barkley, Pippen, and other NBA stars perform gravity-defying slam dunks like the Helicopter or Tomahawk to score in this 2-on-2 basketball title. Players use a turbo boost to execute lightning-fast steals and rejections. The game supports up to 4 players and features an AutoStat system that records performance statistics as you compete for the Championship.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1959943) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (megadrive/nba-jam) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (snes/nba-jam) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (2815,108256) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Arcade Database (ADB) (nbajam) · last updated 2026-10-04 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`nbajam`
Title at ADB	NBA Jam (rev 3.01 4/07/93)
Manufacturer	Midway
Year	1993
Genre	Sports / Basketball
Players	4
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Midway); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Midway Games · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

NBA JAM [Arcade Longplay Playthrough] (CHICAGO BULLS HD HQ Longplay By Urien84)

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 13:37auto-matched
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