SNES Classic Mini: 20 Video Games It Must Have

16. NBA Jam

SNES mini classic
Midway Games

This was basketball but not as most knew it. Taking the game and boiling it down to 2v2 matches with all the comic fun of an arcade beat 'em up, NBA Jam was fast-paced and fun.

Born in the arcades in 1993, it soon made the transition to living rooms everywhere and the SNES version brought four player madness into the mix.

The secrets and cheats were well-remembered by many players - remember having the chance to play as Bill Clinton? The ridiculous slam dunks were also what most people played for: flaming balls scorching basketball nets or jumps so high you'd shatter the glass behind the hoop after a victorious dunk.

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Bryan Langley’s first console was the Super Nintendo and he hasn’t stopped using his opposable thumbs since. He is based in Bristol, UK and is still searchin' for them glory days he never had.