NBA Jam on the Sega Genesis is pure arcade chaos—no slow sim stuff here. You’ve got two-on-two basketball where players dunk from half-court, catch fire after three buckets in a row, and shatter backboards like they’re made of glass. The announcer’s yelling "BOOMSHAKALAKA" every five seconds, and somehow Shaq can out-jump a helicopter.

It’s ridiculous in the best way. The controls are simple—shoot, pass, turbo—but pulling off alley-oops or stuffing someone’s dunk last second never gets old. The Japanese version tweaks a few things (weirdly, no Charles Barkley?), but the core insanity stays intact. If you’ve ever wanted to see a pixelated David Robinson throw elbows like a WWE wrestler, this is your game.