Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem

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Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Crystal Dynamics (US, Europe), BMG Victor (Japan)

Developer: Left Field Productions

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Peripherals supported: 6Player

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2] (basketball)

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-08-09^[2]	¥4,800 (4,944)4,800e^[3]	T-15905G
US	1996-05-22^[4]^[5]		T-15902H
EU	1996-07		T-15902H-50
DE	1996-07		T-15902H-50
PT	199x
UK	1996-07-19^[6]^[7]	£44.9944.99^[8]^[7]	T-15902H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x
BR	1996-10^[9]		193356

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC PlayStation

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Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem, also titled Magic Johnson to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar no Slam Jam '96 (マジック・ジョンソンとカリーム・アブドゥール・ジャバーのスラムジャム'９６) in Japan, is a basketball game for the Sega Saturn, and sequel to Slam 'N Jam '95, released for the 3DO the previous year. As the name suggests, it is sponsored by basketball players Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

On the PlayStation, Slam 'n Jam '96 was released a couple of times in North America, with later versions claiming to be "Signature Editions". The exact reasoning for this subtitle is not understood, but subsequently all North American Saturn boxes also claim to include the signature edition.

Gameplay

While Slam 'n Jam '96 has the license to use the likeliness of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, it does not have a license from the NBA, meaning teams and other players are fictional.

Teams

Magic & Kareem's All-Stars
Denver
Houston
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Diego
Seattle
Atlanta
Chicaco
Detroit
New York
Orlando
Philadelphia
San Antonio
Denmark
France
Holland
Norway
Spain
Britian
Australia
Germany
Italy
Japan
Korea
Sweden
Taiwan
International All-Stars
N. America All-Stars

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem	Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem
English (US)	Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem	Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem
Japanese	マジック・ジョンソンとカリーム・アブドゥール・ジャバーのスラムジャム'９６	Magic Johnson to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar no Slam Jam '96

Production credits

Programming: Nigel Spencer
Programming & Design: Michael Lamb
Additional Programming & Design: John Brandwood
Art Director: Jeff Godfrey
Art: Russell Truelove
Additional Design: Sam Player, Andy Trapani
Product Marketing Manager: Jim Curry
Assistant Product Marketing Manager: Chip Blundell
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw, Mark T. Sneed
Sound Effects & Music: Chris Lamb, Burke Trieschmann
Intro Music: Steve Henifin
Video Sequences: Twenty2 Product
Compression: Dan Brazelton, Katy Weathers
Body Model: Derek Reichstein
Voiceover: Van Earl Wright
Script Writing: Sam Player, Van Earl Wright, Left Field Productions
Test Manager: Conan Tigard
Lead Tester: Sako Bezdjian
Assistant Lead Testers: Anthony Borba, Doug Leslie
Testers: Ron Allen, Jeremy Bredow, Mike Borg, Mike Brown, Joe Cain, Ed Chennault, Joe Damon, Scott Hill, Kevin Kwan, John Lencioni, Dylan Manger, Kevin Seiter, Randy Smaha, William Sudderth, Jeff Todd, Chris Walker, Matt Young
Special Thanks to: Jon Horsey, Marko & Marlene Trapani, Bob Smith, Lloyd Pique, Jackie Evanochick, Olga Rosenbrook, Steve Groll, Scott Steinberg, Kristen Growney, Chris Espinosa, Dan Dorosin, and the gentlemen of the Fuzzy House
Assistant Producer: Alex Ness
Produced by: Andy Trapani, Bill Mitchell

Source:

US manual^[10]

Magazine articles

Main article: Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #82: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Next Generation (US) #18: "June 1996" (1996-05-21)^[11]
Next Generation (US) #19: "July 1996" (1996-06-18)^[12]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-14: "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (1996-08-09)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #39: "January 1997" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

PAL

80

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

87

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

0

^[8]

Fun Generation (DE)

80

^[15]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[17]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

87

^[18]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

81

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

89

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

83

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

75

^[7]

Player One (FR)

83

^[22]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

89

^[23]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

56

^[24]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

81

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

69

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[29]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

90

^[30]

Ultra Player (FR)

50

^[31]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

67

^[32]

	73
Based on 22 reviews

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT

Disc

Saturn, AU

Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem/Technical information.

References

↑ File:SlamNJam96 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 26
↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/slam.htm (Wayback Machine: 2015-12-19 22:45)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/NG6lPaQy4WI/m/yW6jYW3eeDkJ
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-07-15), page 17
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 87
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-11), page 78
↑ http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
↑ File:Slamandjam96 sat us manual.pdf, page 18
↑ Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 114
↑ Next Generation, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 68
↑ CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 118
↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 138
↑ Fun Generation, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-10), page 86
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 6 June 1996" (US; 1996-05-04), page 76
↑ GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 90
↑ MAN!AC, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 61
↑ Mega Force, "Été 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 42
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 120
↑ Playmag, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 120
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 190
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 20" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 62
↑ Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 54
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-20), page 78
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (JP; 1996-07-26), page 226
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
↑ Sonic the Comic, "17 September 1996" (UK; 1996-09-04), page 23
↑ Ultra Player, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-07-02), page 107
↑ Video Games, "7/96" (DE; 1996-06-26), page 85

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[:File:SlamNJam96_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:SlamNJam96 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:SSM_JP_19960823_1996-14.pdf_p26-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (JP; 1996-08-09), page 26

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[6] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-07-15), page 17

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p87-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 87

[:File:CVG_UK_177.pdf_p78-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-11), page 78

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19980625194847.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.tectoy.com.br.2Freleases.2Findex.htm-9] ttp://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)

[:File:Slamandjam96_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-10] File:Slamandjam96 sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:NextGeneration_US_18.pdf_p114-11] Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 114

[:File:NextGeneration_US_19.pdf_p68-12] Next Generation, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 68

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_19.pdf_p118-13] CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 118

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_056.pdf_p138-14] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 138

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-08.pdf_p86-15] Fun Generation, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-10), page 86

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0906.pdf_p76-16] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 6 June 1996" (US; 1996-05-04), page 76

[:File:GamePro_US_093.pdf_p80-17] GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:Joypad_FR_055.pdf_p90-18] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-08.pdf_p61-19] MAN!AC, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 61

[:File:MegaForce_FR_52.pdf_p80-20] Mega Force, "Été 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-07.pdf_p42-21] Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 42

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_066.pdf_p120-22] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 120

[:File:Playmag_FR_05.pdf_p120-23] Playmag, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 120

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-17_19960823.pdf_p190-24] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 190

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-20_19961004.pdf_p62-25] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 20" (JP; 1996-09-20), page 62

[:File:SegaPower_UK_83.pdf_p54-26] Sega Power, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 54

[:File:SSM_UK_10.pdf_p78-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-20), page 78

[:File:SSM_JP_19960809_1996-13.pdf_p226-28] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (JP; 1996-07-26), page 226

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p14-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14

[30] Sonic the Comic, "17 September 1996" (UK; 1996-09-04), page 23

[:File:UltraPlayer_FR_36.pdf_p107-31] Ultra Player, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-07-02), page 107

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-07.pdf_p85-32] Video Games, "7/96" (DE; 1996-06-26), page 85

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Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References