Retro game of the week - NBA Jam (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

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Back in 1993 Midway still had game. Lots of game. They introduced their own take on basketball with an official NBA game, surpassing realism and embracing fun. NBA Jam introduced catch phrases like he's on fire and boomshakalaka.

Midway had been designing two versus two sports games for a while, but it was NBA Jam that brought much needed mainstream success to the genre. Instead of building a simulation the American game company choose to go for an action packed arcade version of basketball.

One of the coolest things in NBA Jam was the lack of rules and the exaggerated nature of the game. Players jump sky high and make slam dunks that defy human capabilities and the laws of physics. The lack of rules resulted in the possibility to shove or elbow your opponent. The only available rules are "goal tending" and the 24 second shot clock.

NBA Jam was one of the first games that used real life players as part of the teams. Each version of the game had different players, depending on for example legal issues. Michael Jordan was completely absent from the Chicago Bulls squad for this same reason. Other players like Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing and Reggie Miller were part of the Genesis, Mega Drive and Super Nintendo version.

Let's leave no doubt about it. NBA Jam was awesome! It was cool to play against the computer but even better to whoop your friends ass while playing together on the couch.

One last fun fast. Developer Mark Turmell confirmed in 2008 that the game was programmed in such a way that the Chicago Bulls would always miss a last-second shot when playing against the Detroid Pistons. Turmell is a fan of the Pistons.

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I remember playing it with my brother all day long on SNES.
Playing together as a team was great and as children even challenging.

Michael-rgsu
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Hell, yeah.
Love these games.
Have found memories of using Mortal Kombat characters in Tournament Edition in the arcades.

RyuFalchionX
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Space jam was the only basketball game I ever needed.

TheFlyinSquirrel
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I don't even watch basketball and know very little about it, but absolutely loved this game when it came out. The power of a really fun sports games. Thanks ZoomIn for the great memories.. and of course sexy voice narrator ^-^

sin
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Played a lot with a friend on the Nintendo. And it was ALWAYS satisfying when you shattered the glassplate on the goal with a slamdunk. :D

MRFREAK
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This smells like my childhood. BOOM-Shaka-laka

Tapewormlatvia
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remenber me the times i had a mega drive :D fucking awesome game

yang
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He's on fire,  Boomshakalaka.   

That's what happens to me, every time I play basketball.

xx-kwkn
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This is a cool game for Saga Genesis

cosimocasdia
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The Atari Jaguar version had awesome speech.

MrAtariable
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I was the master at stealing.  The opposing side, computer or family, could never make it pass half-court before I stole the ball and drove it back down for a sky-high slam dunk.  HE'S ON FIRE!  Sadly, it wasn't the same for the PS3. :(

shymickey
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The sega 32x version was the best on consoles

supersonics
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Neglected to mention the playing as Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and George P.Funk. 

xenoranger
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I don't know how Midway fucked up with the cruis'n...

MrArturPlay
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yes no pans is good for all and has no staly 

abdullahmax
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Ugh!  The guy in the intro said "Libury".  ::shudders::  I haaate when people butcher the English language.

shymickey
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You guys are becoming ridiculously inconsistent in what generation of consoles you're doing... I thought this was supposed to be n64, psx, and PC...

Nerdink