Play Slam 'N Jam '96 featuring Magic & Kareem Online

Slam 'N Jam '96 featuring Magic & Kareem came out in 1996 for MS-DOS, part of a wave of sports titles trying to capture arcade energy on home computers. It was developed by Left Field Productions and published by Sony Imagesoft, arriving at a time when 2D basketball games were still competing with early 3D experiments. The game leaned into its era's strengths: big sprites, fast action, and recognizable stars instead of realism or deep simulation.

You pick a team led by either Magic Johnson or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and play full-court games against CPU opponents or a friend. The main goal is straightforward: outscore the other team before time runs out. Key mechanics include turbo bursts for quick dashes and high-flying dunks that often look more spectacular than practical. Defense relies on timed steals and shot blocks, though positioning can feel loose. The pace is frantic, almost chaotic, with constant back-and-forth action and a noticeable learning curve for controlling players smoothly. It feels like a playground game dressed in NBA licensing, unpredictable and occasionally messy but full of energy.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".