NBA Jam
- Debut: 1993
Both NFL Blitz and NBA Jam had the same idea in mind. Give you an over-the-top gaming experience using real-world players. In NBA Jam, most of the incarnations of the series involved two or three players on any team at a time rather than the regular five you’ll see in real life. Although, they did work with five in later versions of the series. Obviously, one could shoot with the players but the big thing that made it famous was the absolutely INSANE dunks. Your player would go up 40 feet in the air to slam down on the 10-foot-tall basket. It first began in arcades in 1993 and would end up on consoles soon after. However, it remained a staple in arcade venues for many years throughout the 1990s. Making it one of the best arcade games of its era.