The Nike Air Max 93 was first released in 1993 known as the Nike Air Max 270. The Air Max 93 originally had this name because the Air Max heel was exposed for 270 degrees. It’s arguable that the Air Max 93s was a followup to the Nike Air Max 180 because of certain similarities. One is the AM93 features 270 degrees of air, while the 180 only features 90. Furthermore, both the Air Max’s had a sockliner and no real tongue, which was clearly inspired by Nike’s Huarache inspired design. The Air Max 93 was also the first Nike running shoe to have a colored Air unit. Before the Air Max 93, the Air unit was just white. After the Air Max 93, all Air Max shoes have had a colored Air Max unit as part of the design of the shoe.