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"If your browser is equipped with the latest 'Shockwave' plugin, you'll see the game below"[1]. On Chrome I see nothing. I guess the latest versions of Flash dropped Shockwave support.

[1] http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/cmp/bball/shoot.ht...

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You're not missing much:

http://i.imgur.com/sQEjz.png

You press enter and it 'shoots' the ball at the net. That's it. No aiming, no strength meter, etc. Those things jump back and forth in front of the net, but whether your ball actually goes in or not seems entirely random. And the animation is the same either way. Your only clue as to success or failure is a "yay" or "boo" sound effect.

All in all, it may be the worst game ever made.

Shockwave is a separate format, not part of Flash. Nobody uses it anymore, which is why you do not have the plugin.

http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ if you are curious, but I strongly recommend not installing that.

Fyi, Shockwave is still installed on roughly 50% of net connected pcs. most bought in last 2 years wont have it installed by default, but more do than dont:

http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/shockwaveplayer/...

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