NBA Jam Tournament Edition

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NBA Jam Tournament Edition
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
Saturn 6 Player Adaptor
Genre: Sports

















Number of players:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
Sega Saturn
1-4,
Sega Game Gear
1-2
Release Date RRP Code

NBA Jam Tournament Edition (ＮＢＡ ＪＡＭ トーナメントエディション or ＮＢＡジャム・トーナメントエディション) is a 1994 arcade basketball game developed by Midway and ported by Iguana Entertainment and Acclaim to the Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, and Sega Game Gear. It is the second game in the NBA Jam series, following NBA Jam.

Gameplay

The following are changes from the previous game as listed by the games attract mode.

  • Updated Team Rosters with at least 3 players from each team. 25% of the NBA now included.
  • Player attributes. For Power blocks, steals, clutch, and passing.
  • Substitutions. This allows for players to solve matchup problems.
  • Allow players to choose the same team. This should help determine the better player.
  • Improved gameplay with faster movement, more realistic situations, and more depth.
  • More dunks, more secret powerups, more special moves, more speech, more skill.
  • Super star matchups and other surprises if you can defeat all 27 teams.
  • Tournament mode turns off all powerups and disallows any hidden features.
  • Hot spots and icon play put a whole new spin on the game. (Hot Spots give higher points and allow special dunks if shooting or dunking while touching them)
  • Tag mode lets you fully control the teammate who has the ball.
  • Juice mode. When you feel the need for speed. Four settings let you tune the speed from mild to wild.

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Developed by Team Iguana
Acclaim White Team 'From Downtown!'
Producer: Dan Feinstein 'Boredoms Rule!!!'
Associate Producer: Asif Chaudhri 'I feel the need for speed'
Support Team: Eric Kuby 'You five-oh? Me too!', Alex Delucia 'Like you had a shot!!', Brett Gow 'That which does not kill me makes me stronger', Mark Thienvanich 0100101001000001 01001101, Elizabeth Burgess 'Yes I am...', Shawn 'Big Fun' Rosen 'I have a theory...', Nat Gunter 'Is you be my love thang?'
QA Team: 'Rejected!!!', Carol Caracciolo, Joe Allocco, John F Gonzales, Adam Flynn Ingberman, Mark Mermelstein, Eric Weiner
Special Thanks: Eric Samulski 'Yes.. I am a hoya!', Jason Forrest 'But can you go to your left?', Bernie Fischbach 'That's why you make the big bucks', Bob Leiberman 'Buy a Mercedes and move to the valley.', Mark, Paul, Sal, Jamie and the entire Williams team, Greg Lassen NBA P, Inc. 'What part of no don't you understand?'

Promotional Material

  • NBAJamTE MD-GG US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

    Mega Drive/Game Gear US print advert 1

  • NBAJamTE MD-GG US PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega Drive/Game Gear US print advert 2

  • NBAJamTE MD-GG US PrintAdvert 3.jpg

    Mega Drive/Game Gear US print advert 3

  • NBAJamTE MD-GG DE PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega Drive/Game Gear DE print advert

  • NBAJamTE 32X US PrintAdvert.jpg

    32X US print advert

  • NBAJamTE Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

    Saturn US print advert

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №42, p156
90 №160
90
85
88
91 №27, p36/37
86 №12, p79
90
86
90 №30, p66-68[1]
60 №4, p99
96 №51, p68/69/70/71
83 №15, p90/91
91 №65, p34/35/36/37
83 №45, p76
91 №50, p10
Sega Mega Drive
 87
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
91
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[4]
Digitiser (UK)
90
[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
85
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[7]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
88
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[9]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
86
[11]
Mega (UK) PAL
91
[12]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
89
[13]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[14]
Player One (FR)
96
[15]
Play Time (DE)
89
[16]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[17]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
83
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
83
[20]
Sega Megazone (AU)
90
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[22]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
91
[23]
Todo Sega (ES)
86
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[25]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[26]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
 83
Based on
27 reviews

NBA Jam Tournament Edition

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (Sega Sport)

Mega Drive, BR

32X Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №45, p114
83
90
88
86 №15, p68/69
87
81 №34, p82/83[28]
94 №55, p110
92 №70, p48/49
89 №48, p62/63
90
Sega 32X
 88
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
90
[29]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
83
[30]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[31]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[32]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
88
[33]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[34]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[35]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[36]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[37]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
87
[38]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[39]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
81
[28]
Player One (FR)
94
[40]
Play Time (DE)
86
[41]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[42]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
85
[43]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
92
[44]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[45]
SuperGamePower (BR)
76
[46]
Super Juegos (ES)
92
[47]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[48]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
87
[49]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[50]
Sega 32X
 84
Based on
23 reviews

NBA Jam Tournament Edition

32X, US
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Cover
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Cart
Nbajam 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
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Cover
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Cart
32X, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Nbajamte 32x jp manual.pdf
Manual

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87
60 №2, p147
90 №39, p88[51]
92 №59, p148
85 №74, p56/57
89 №1, p68/69
Sega Saturn
 84
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
95
[52]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[53]
Gamers (DE) PAL
67
[54]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
86
[55]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
87
[56]
Maximum (UK)
50
[57]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[58]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[51]
Player One (FR)
92
[59]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[60]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
88
[61]
Sega Magazin (DE)
75
[62]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[63]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
[64]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
89
[65]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[66]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
74
[67]
Todo Sega (ES)
91
[68]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[69]
Sega Saturn
 79
Based on
19 reviews

NBA Jam Tournament Edition

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, JP
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Spinecard
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Saturn, BR
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Cover

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
64 №1995/04, p92[70]
77 №52, p117
Sega Game Gear
 71
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[71]
Joypad (FR) PAL
89
[72]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
64
[70]
Player One (FR)
77
[73]
Play Time (DE)
59
[74]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[75]
Todo Sega (ES)
83
[76]
Video Games (DE) PAL
84
[77]
Sega Game Gear
 71
Based on
8 reviews

NBA Jam Tournament Edition

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, JP
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Cover



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