NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Jam Tournament Edition — frequently asked questions
- Is NBA Jam Tournament Edition on Steam?
- No. NBA Jam Tournament Edition is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is NBA Jam Tournament Edition on?
- NBA Jam Tournament Edition is available on Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Super Famicom.
- When did NBA Jam Tournament Edition release?
- NBA Jam Tournament Edition was first released on January 17, 1994.
About NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Jam Tournament Edition brings you more senses-shattering slam dunking excitement than ever! More than twice as many NBA superstars, more than double the secret characters, Hot Spots, Super Jam Power-Ups, battery back-up and - OH MY - nine all-new rim-rattling slam dunks plus all the original jams! NBA JAM Tournament Edition... it's on FIRE!
Summary via IGDB.
NBA Jam Tournament Edition on Wikipedia
NBA Jam is a 1993 basketball video game developed and published by Midway for arcades. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series, and the third basketball video game released by Midway, after TV Basketball (1974) and Arch Rivals (1989). The gameplay of NBA Jam is based on Arch Rivals, being primarily based around a 2-on-2 basketball game.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Super Famicom
- Developer
- High Voltage Software
- Publisher
- Atari Corporation
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- NBA
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atari Jaguar | 1996 | $141 | $285 | $570 | 91% |
Also released on: Arcade · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega 32X · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · DOS · Sega Saturn · PlayStation · Super Famicom. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Atari Jaguar · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-07-24
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1996
- Authenticity
- Med
Boomshakalaka on a dying console — and one of the few Jaguar carts with genuine cross-platform collector demand.
The tournament edition of Midway's arcade phenomenon, in a reasonable conversion — NBA Jam's appeal was never graphical fidelity, and it plays fast and reads clearly. The second and final Team Tap title: between this and White Men Can't Jump, the Jaguar's entire four-player library is two basketball games. People collect NBA Jam across every system it appeared on, which gives this cart a buyer pool most of the library lacks.
What the press said at the time
| Mega | 91% |
Cartridge & preservation record
Cartridge ROM capacity 32 megabit (4 MB), measured from the preserved cartridge image.
Catalogue part number J9089E
Cartridge data from the No-Intro preservation database (metadata only — names, sizes and checksums, no game data).
Before you buy
A January 1996 release with a small run — one of the pricier licensed carts, and worth a PCB glance at today's values. Jaguar-specific developer credits are poorly documented; don't trust database fields blindly.
Authenticity & condition — Atari Jaguar
Specific to the format this title shipped in
Buying a Jaguar cartridge
Cartridges are the durable half of this library — the risk is provenance, not decay. The platform has an active post-commercial scene, so the question is usually which era a cartridge is from rather than whether it still works.
- Ask for a photo of the label edge and the cartridge back. Reproductions are usually printed on adhesive photo stock and sit proud of the label recess.
- Donor shells are the common trick: sanding marks on the back, or adhesive ghosting where an older label was lifted, are the strongest signals.
- Cartridges are region-free on this platform, so a cheaper PAL copy plays on a North American console — a price difference is not evidence of a fake.
NBA Jam Tournament Edition screenshots
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