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College Slam is a college basketball video game published by Acclaim. It was released for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC.

The Story Behind College Slam

College Slam is a college basketball video game published by Acclaim. It was released for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC. It includes most major Division I colleges, but some, such as the University of Tennessee, the University of Notre Dame, and Mississippi State University (who had just made a run to the Final Four that year), are not included.

The player can play tournaments, a season, or a single game. Many gaming critics accused it of being a thinly veiled repackaging of NBA Jam.

How College Slam Plays

Each team starts out by picking any two out of five players to play with during the game. The player can play tournaments, a season, or a single game. It includes most major Division I colleges, but some, such as the University of Tennessee, the University of Notre Dame, and Mississippi State University (who had just made a run to the Final Four that year), are not included.

College Slam is a college basketball video game published by Acclaim. In the tournament mode, 16 teams compete for a chance to win the national championship. Occasionally the college ball players can get struck by lightning as they dunk.

Why Players Still Load It Up

The two sports reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version scores of 6.0 and 5.5 out of 10. College Slam is a college basketball video game published by Acclaim. Reviewing the Genesis version, a Next Generation critic argued that even the college licensing does nothing for the game, since it does not use real players and in some cases gets the teams' uniform colors wrong.

Many gaming critics accused it of being a thinly veiled repackaging of NBA Jam. It was released for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC. Though they acknowledged that some players would find the college license appealing, they remarked that the game differs too little from NBA Jam to stir real interest, with one of them noting that "Some of the players look exactly the same as they did in Jam except for a color palette change." Tommy Glide and Greasy Gus of GamePro concurred that the game retains the fun of NBA Jam, but that the new alley-oops and player substitutions do not significantly enhance the game, leaving College Slam a pointless clone.

College Slam — Frequently Asked Questions

Can I play College Slam online for free?

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Do I need a controller to play College Slam?

A gamepad is optional. The keyboard mapping shown on this page works immediately, and plugging in a USB or Bluetooth controller switches the player over on its own.

Who developed College Slam?

College Slam was developed by its developer and published by its publisher.

Where can I buy the original College Slam?

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