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video game developed by

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, released in 1994. The game features three-on-three basketball match-ups with a variety of different teams. ''Street Slam'' is the only basketball game released on the Neo Geo. A sequel to the game, known as ''Dunk Dream '95'' in Japan, ''Hoops '96'' in Europe, and simply ''Hoops'' in North America, was released in 1995. In 2010, the original game was released for the

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on the

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, as well as part of the compilation ''

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Gameplay

In the US version of the game, players can select a three-player team from a selection of 10 city-based teams in the United States. In the European and Japanese versions of the game, the cities are replaced with countries around the world. The selection screens, player skin colours and costumes also change between the versions. Each team has a total of 18 points in several characteristics ( Dunk, 3pts, Speed, and Defence), and 8pts max for each. Every team has its own strengths and weaknesses. For example,

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in the JP/EU Version) is good in dunks and bad in 3-pointers; on the other hand,

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in JP/EU version) is good in 3-pointers and bad in dunks.

Release

''Street Slam'' was first released on the

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on December 8th, 1994 in Japan. The home version was released on the Neo Geo AES on December 9th, 1994, and on the Neo Geo CD on January 20th, 1995.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Street Slam'' on their 15 February 1995, issue as being the eighteenth most-popular arcade game at the time. In North America, ''RePlay'' reported the game to be the third most-popular arcade game at the time. According to ''

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'', the Neo Geo CD sold over 4,873 copies in its first week on the market. On release, ''Famitsu'' scored the Neo Geo version of the game a 25 out of 40. ''

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'' reviewed the Neo-Geo version of the game, rating it two stars out of five.

Retrospective reviews

''Street Slam'' has been met with equally positive reception from retrospective reviewers in recent years.

Notes

References

External links

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