College Slam for Game Boy

Australia, 1995

Videogame

Part of the NBA Jam series of basketball games, College Slam allows the player to choose from 44 real college teams and take part in head-to-head games, tournaments, and season-long series in arcade-style two-on-two frenetic gameplay. Each side starts out by picking any two out of five players from a team to play with. During timeouts and half-time, the player has a choice to make substitutions. Making three baskets in a row without the other team scoring, powers the player up which makes it easier to score.

This points to the unrealistic nature of the game, where players can make full-court shots with relative ease, characters frequently jump higher than the net and may get struck by lightning during dunks. The game features customizable teams and players and fight songs from all the available teams.

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Credits

developer

Torus Games

publisher

Acclaim Entertainment Ltd

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1995

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Group of items

Play It Again II: Games Collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

ARC000083-1

Subject category

Game

Object Types

Computer game cartridge/Computer game/Game

Computer game/Game

Materials

Cartridge videogame. Cartridge only

Collected

2 times

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