''Street Slam'' is a

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video game developed by

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for Neo Geo, 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 Wii on the

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, as well as part of the compilation '' Data East Arcade Classics''.

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 defense), and 8pts max for each. Every team has its own strengths and weaknesses. For example, New York ( USA 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 Neo Geo MVS on 8 December 1994 in Japan. The home version was released on the Neo Geo AES on 9 December 1994 and on the Neo Geo CD on 20 January 1995.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Street Slam'' as the eighteenth most popular arcade game of February 1995. 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 version sold over 4,873 copies in its first week of release. On release, ''Famitsu'' scored the Neo Geo version of the game a 25 out of 40. '' Next Generation'' 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.

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References

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