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Slam 'N Jam '95
''Slam 'N Jam '95'' is a sports video game developed by Left Field Productions and published by Crystal Dynamics for the 3DO. It was followed by a sequel, ''Slam 'N Jam '96 featuring Magic & Kareem'', released for PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS the following year. Gameplay ''Slam 'N Jam '95'' is a basketball game, but is not licensed by the NBA. Development ''Slam 'N Jam '95'' was the first game developed by California-based studio Left Field Productions. The company was founded in 1994 by gaming industry veterans Mike Lamb, John Brandwood, and Jeff Godfrey. While Lamb and Branwood served as programmers on ''Slam 'N Jam'', Godfrey was its lead artist. According to Scott Steinburg, marketing director for the game's publisher Crystal Dynamics, the design chose a "revolutionary approach" with new 32-bit technology rather than trying to evolve what was already on the market. This meant having the camera follow the ball; large, rotoscoped sprites; and CD quality music and sound ...
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Left Field Productions
Left Field Productions, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Ventura, California. Founded in 1994 by industry veterans John Brandwood, Jeff Godfrey and Mike Lamb, Left Field is best known for developing the critically acclaimed Nintendo 64 game ''Excitebike 64'' for Nintendo. On April 23, 1998, Nintendo announced the purchase of a minority interest in Left Field Productions, allowing them to expand operations and ensuring a steady flow of exclusive content from the developer. In September 2002, after months of speculation, Left Field bought out Nintendo's stake in the company, once again becoming a fully independent third-party developer. The studio closed in 2011, shortly after releasing ''Mayhem (video game), Mayhem'' to mixed reviews. Games developed Canceled projects A GameCube version of ''MTX Mototrax'' was in the works but was later canceled as publisher Activision scaled back support for the platform. A sequel to the Nintendo 64 game ''1080° Snowb ...
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