| Console: | Nintendo Game Boy |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | Tiertex Design Studios |
| Publisher(s): | Black Pearl Software |
| Release Date: | 1996-03-01 |
| Co-op: | No |
| Type: | Sports |
New for NBA Live '96: New player animations - big blocks, tip-ins, tip-in slams, spin moves, crossover moves, two foot takeoff. New moves - one-on-one, spin dribble and crossover. Two new teams - the Vancouver Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors. Multi-Team Seasons for up to four players. Trade any player, any time. On-the-fly Playcalling, Animating Playbook and Shot Diagram screens for side-line strategies. All-Star game and the Draft for the ultimate NBA season realism.
Game Player of NBA Live 96 on Nintendo Game BoyGenerally, you can review the controls (keyboard) setting during each game in the screen before it starts. Use the arrow keys and “Z”, “X”, “A”, “S”, “Q”, “E” buttons to play, or customize yourself with your gamepad or keyboard.
| Keyboard | Controls |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Directions for LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN |
| Enter ↵ | START |
| Shift | SELECT |
| Z | A |
| X | B |
| A | X |
| S | Y |
| Q | L |
| E | R |
