NBA Jam
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1994
- Developer
- Midway Games
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 March 1994 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Midway Games |
| Publisher | Midway Games |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade |
| Genres | Sports |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1959943, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is NBA Jam? How long to beat it
Total play time for NBA Jam is about 19.9 hours to do everything, and around 11.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 11.8h | 17 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 16.8h | 6 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 19.9h | 5 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where NBA Jam sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where NBA Jam lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 50ahead of 7% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about NBA Jam
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about NBA Jam
What platforms is NBA Jam on?
NBA Jam is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade. It first released in 1994.
Who made NBA Jam?
NBA Jam was developed by Midway Games and published by Midway Games.
How long does it take to beat NBA Jam?
about 11.8 hours for the main story, 16.8 hours with the main extras, 19.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.