And the very same year, the NKOTB (new konsole on the block), the Atari Jaguar, broke… ahem, brought us the video game adaptation of White Men Can’t Jump, a movie licensed tie-in about street b-ballers that is widely considered as one of the worst games of all time. Similarly, video games had a new tendency to try and keep the court game “real.” In 1995, the Super Nintendo received a basketball game taking place on the streets and back alleys, starring the names of many then-relevant rappers: the notoriously bad Rap Jam: Vol 1. For instance, star basketballer Shaquille O’Neil tried a career in rap during that period, with three albums released between 19 alone. Rap/hip hop and basketball have this weird love affair going, which particularly manifested itself during the mid-’90s. Genre: Sports Developer: Accolade Publisher: Accolade Players: 1-4 Released: 1995
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