ESRB Rating: Kids to Adults
Release Date: 1996
Moby Score (1-10): 8.1
Genre(s): Sports, Isometric, Basketball, Licensed, Diagonal-down, Direct control
Media Type(s): Physical
BACK TO BACK CHAMPION
NBA LIVE 96 returns for another CHAMPIONSHIP season. NEW player animations and REALISTIC strategy make it the COOLEST hoops game ever created on the Sega Genesis.
CREATE PLAYERS
SHAKE & BAKE
- PAYTON mesmerizes the D with the NEW spin move & cross over dribble
REAL STRATEGY
- ON-THE-FLY play calling, 3. KIND calls a play to the low post.
NEW SPECIAL MOVES
- HILL Power Slams
- WEBBER Tip Dunks
- PENNY's Double Clutch Shot
FRESH FEATURES
ACTION
- NEW animations - check out the one on one moves
- NEW DUNKS include tip slams & power dunks
- Passing on the run and turbo features let you fast break
- Alley oops, blocked dunks, and mid-air passes
- NEW crowd chants & interactive crowd free throw action
STRATEGY
- Real NBA strategy
- NEW on-the-fly play calling
- NEW animated play diagrams
- Over 60 offensive plays & 10 defensive sets
DEPTH
- NEW create, draft, edit, & trade players feature
- Team, player and user stats are saved all season long
- Play in full season, exhibition or go direct to playoffs anytime
- All 29 NBA teams, 2 All-Star and 4 Custom teams
- 4 player action
INCLUDES EXPANSION TEAMS
TORONTO & VANCOUVER
As with all games in the NBA Live series you can draft, trade and edit players. Play a full season, exhibition or just the playoffs. 96 includes 29 teams including the expansion Toronto and Vancouver teams.


















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× Video games are pre-owned unless otherwise specified
× Disc-based video games come with their case and cover art unless otherwise specified
× Cartridge-based video games come with just the cartridge unless otherwise specified
× CD & DVD based discs are resurfaced before we put them out for sale
We have a 30-day return policy for all Brand New Items, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.
We have a 30-day replacement policy for all Pre-Owned Items, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to have any malfunctioning part replaced with another of the same item.
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To start a return, you can contact us by calling the store at (518) 823-4471. If your return is accepted, we can either send you a return shipping label to your email address used for the purchase, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package, we will deduct the cost of the return shipping label from your final return value. Alternatively, you can use your own shipping method to return the items. Any items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.
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Damages and issues
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Refunds
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