''Super Slam Dunk'' is a

Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Eur ...

basketball video game that was released in 1993.

Gameplay

The game features 28 fictional teams; 27 of them are based on real cities while the 28th is an all-star team. There is an

exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...

and a

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mode. Exhibition is the usual team vs team game, while the playoff mode has eight teams competing to win the

championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

. When a player takes the ball from one side of the court to the other, the view of the court rotates to reveal the opposite side.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and has been compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in the ...

gives the pre-game commentary about the strengths of the teams, while broadcaster

Chick Hearn Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid ...

gives the play-by-play during the game. A view of the

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from half court is available featuring

isometric graphics Isometric video game graphics are graphics employed in video games and pixel art that use a parallel projection, but which angle the viewpoint to reveal facets of the environment that would otherwise not be visible from a top-down perspective o ...

. Players can choose to turn fouls on or off and how many minutes that each quarter will be; this can be changed between two minutes and a full-fledged 12 minutes.

Reception

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gave ''Super Slam Dunk'' a rating of 2.5 stars out of a possible 5 in their overview.

References

{{reflist 1993 video games Basketball video games Magic Johnson Sports video games set in the United States Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games Video games developed in the United States Video games with isometric graphics Virgin Interactive games Multiplayer and single-player video games