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College Slam hits different when it boots instantly in your browser. Released in 1996 on the Super Nintendo, this retro classic from Acclaim Entertainment is ready the second you press start — no downloads, no setup.
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.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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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
Like NBA Jam before it, the gameplay is goofy, but yet competitive as players can easily make full-court shots off and on and can score 3 in a row to get a flaming ball. The player can play tournaments, a season, or a single game. In the tournament mode, 16 teams compete for a chance to win the national championship.
Each team starts out by picking any two out of five players to play with during the game. In the season mode, the player can pick from 44 teams, and then play a 20-game season against quality competition. It was released for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC.
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. In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared College Slam the 11th-worst computer game ever released. Many gaming critics accused it of being a thinly veiled repackaging of NBA Jam.
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. It was released for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC. The player can play tournaments, a season, or a single game.
College Slam — Frequently Asked Questions
What console was College Slam released on?
Acclaim Entertainment shipped College Slam for the Super Nintendo back in 1996, and this page runs that release.
Can I save my progress in College Slam?
Yes. Create a free account and the player unlocks save states — snapshot your progress at any moment and resume later on any device.
How many players does College Slam support?
This browser version of College Slam handles 1 player(s).
Can I play College Slam online for free?
Yes — College Slam runs directly in your browser on this page. There is nothing to download or install; the game boots in the player above.