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Boomshakalaka! Today on War Stories, Ars Technica is joined by NBA JAM lead designer and programmer Mark Turmell to talk about the chaotic birth of an epically successful sports franchise. From the early days of earning the NBA's blessing, to the uncharted territory of digitizing superstars' likenesses into the game, Mark and team delivered an experience that captured imaginations around the globe, altered the landscape of sports simulations, and gave rise to some truly enduring catchphrases. When you collect a billion dollars worth of quarters after just a year in arcades, it's safe to say your creation is "On Fire!"
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@nlee4566 2 года назад

"Hes on Fiiire" 🔥🔥🔥! These kids will never understand!! The excitement of the arcades in the 90s was like no other.

@marvinspeak3777 2 года назад

REAL TALK!!!!!

@twostop6895 2 года назад

I used to whip my little brothers butt on NBA Jam around 1994 on Super Nintendo, I was so good at the game he could not pass half court, it was steals for days for me

@marvinspeak3777 2 года назад

@@twostop6895 You was WEAK, SOFT AND HORRIBLE, You wouldn't had a snow ball chance against ME, Glorify beating up your BABY BROTHER, YOU TO FUNNY!!!!

@twostop6895 2 года назад

@@marvinspeak3777 you are a deranged clown, you just embarrassed yourself

@twostop6895 2 года назад

@@marvinspeak3777 it wasn't only him, I was the best at the game in my whole neighborhood, nobody at school could handle me in the game

@bhongtastic 2 года назад

Over a $ Billion dollars in revenue from a coin-op cabinet game in that day is staggering to think about. I genuinely hope Mark Turmell and that team who created the game were financially compensated in a way that recognized their massive contributions to the birth of this game.

@BadMoonRising92 2 года назад

There’s a barcade up the road from me that has dozens of old arcade games, pin ball, pool. It’s an amazing blast from the past with all the old greats. I was so excited when they finally got a hold of NBA jam. I always play it when I go.

@MarkSmithhhh 2 года назад

O yeah man...billion dollars in anything back then, but on an arcade game???

@donndragon7663 4 года назад

Imagine being one of the guys at the park playing basketball when someone asks to record you for a video game and that game ends up being NBA JAM.

@slicknicdwyer 4 года назад

Probably pretty annoyed that they only got paid like $100 for their part in a product that made billions

@2beJT 4 года назад

@@slicknicdwyer But then they might remember that the programmers could make the game with any guys from any park and the role they played they were willing to do for "like $100".

@Swove2204 4 года назад

One of those players, Stephen Howard, starred at DePaul and went on to play in the NBA. Another, Willie Morris Jr., ended up immortalized as Air Morris, an NBA Jam secret character.

@KafanskaTV 4 года назад

@@slicknicdwyer They are contract workers, nothing more. Same with all the construction workers who build a restaurant for X. The fact that the restaurant makes a lot of money has nothing to do with them as their job was done and they got paid. Same here. Also, developers can't even predict the success of any game.

4 года назад

@@KafanskaTV Exactly, it wasn't as in "we are going to put you on a game-changing franchise" it was more "we are testing new grounds and it's possible, that it'll be a flop".

@jpmnky 4 года назад

This game was absolutely legendary man. This, TMNT, Streetfighter, and Crusin' USA were all 1990's kids/teens icons. Have stood the test of time too.

@Gh0zT-777 2 года назад

Cant forget House of the Dead, so many hours spent at Stardust skating rink playing this

@grinchoi1 2 года назад

Mortal Kombat as well

@Native_Creation 2 года назад

Absolutely, good times

@davezedman 2 года назад

And mortal kombat!

@Joseph-lz5er 2 года назад

You also forgot Super Tecmo Bowl.

@EvanVincent. 4 года назад

I love the secret pistons vs bulls trick.

@HungarianDerrickRose 4 года назад

Die Pistons, die!!!! :)

@TheDrFunkenstein 4 года назад

I KNEW I WASNT CRAZY

@michiganjack1337 4 года назад

Same here 😀

@ThePistonsExclusive 4 года назад

Mr. Turmell, deserves a statue.

@kenrickeason 4 года назад

Did a guy a programmer programed the Pistols to be better than the Bulls?

@bubicus 4 года назад

I will always be thankful to Mark Turmell and his team for NBA Jam, which launched my career in the game industry. My first professionally published articles were about NBA Jam, and partly because later dev teams put my name in the credits for NBA Jam TE and some console ports, it led to jobs a couple of years later in game programming and design.

@jedsithor 4 года назад

NBA Jam had me convinced for years that Pippen was an amazing 3-point shooter, probably because I often got "He's On Fire" mode with him.

@IzzoForex 2 года назад

oH mY.....He's in fire!!! From dowwn town !!!

@whidoineedthis 2 года назад

That was all you man

@MCFrutek 2 года назад

Pippen was a decent 3 point shooter

@r6-AgentScorpionParkerKRider23 2 года назад

bro you see they had Majerle as not a good 3 pt shooter...that always pissed me off as a kid...they should've gotten me as a stat provider back then...they could've paid me with a machine of my own and I would've been quite happy

@kropking 2 года назад

@@r6-AgentScorpionParkerKRider23 Also, funny how they made Barkley a good 3-point shooter, when in reality, he's statistically one of the worst 3-point shooters in NBA history.

@budzlightyear2212 2 года назад

One of the best head to head games ever made. The way it felt to jump super high and block shots or dunk and do triple flips is fun as hell. LEGENDARY!!!

@GD-tt6hl 4 года назад

Growing up I was poor. So I didn't always have money. So I looked for NBA Jam. It had a special mode. If you held down on player 1&2 while pressing all the buttons, you'd get a tank game like BattleZone. That was the coolest thing ever. To play a game on an arcade game for free.

@kriskeilman2087 4 года назад

I played the Tank game. You needed 4 players playing a full game to get a free game for the winner.

@kevinreyes4523 4 года назад

I remember playing this game for free at A.P.C.H. A Place Called Home in South Central LA. We would always have four players playing. It was so much fun. I wonder if that machine is still there.

@slamfreepoetry1845 2 года назад

I was thinking the same thing!!! I used to go and play tank mode if i got a chance and no one was playing!!!

@Swove2204 4 года назад

This video was really well-edited. Every time Turmell mentioned something I wanted to see (say, the rare MJ appearance), I saw a high-quality example. Those behind-the-scenes looks at Stephen Howard and Willie Morris Jr. doing mo-cap, the pitch video for the NBA... so many cool things here. I just finished Reyan Ali's history of NBA Jam earlier this week so this video upload is especially timely; I'd recommend it to anyone interested in learning more. Also, I can't handle that Mark Turmell isn't a 25-year-old with long flowing locks anymore.

@r6-AgentScorpionParkerKRider23 2 года назад

And also I personally would like to go to Gary or MJ or Shaq's house and play one of those versions of the game and yes I'd bring my own damn roll of quarters....let's go!!...Hours in "Mountasia" or the mall arcade playing that and Blitz...I could make 20 bucks last hours meanwhile my sister and brother were out of money in an hour and a half...I'm 44 and I'm still a gamer..."Toastyyyyyyyy"

@The_Word_Is_The_Way 2 года назад

No mention of Arch Rivals. I don’t get it….

@ninji522 4 года назад

I remember all of the "guest" players like bill clinton and whatnot. Game was fun as hell and I dropped my fair share of quarters in. I can still hear "welcome to NBA JAM" like it was yesterday.

@GlycerinZ 2 года назад

props to Ars Technica for getting the actual devs to talk about what they did. The 90s was my childhood

@morenahlatshwaya 2 года назад

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@JokerJay1990 4 года назад

You guys need to release even more war stories. These videos are like a drug. Meaning I would do some pretty disturbing stuff for some more videos man.

@MrShotgunJake 4 года назад

*approaches you in a dark alleyway* yo u got the Ars Tech vids? I'm good for it next week, I swear...

@elig9401 4 года назад

We even talk about how great these are on my employer's gaming Slack channel.

@samred 4 года назад

hi, Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica here. disturbing, huh? like, you'd trade in your game consoles and only use an Ouya for a year? more seriously, I know what our next TWO dev-interview videos are. one's a War Story. the other's a fan-driven Q&A. and if you LIKE & SUBSCRIBE, we actually quite honestly get more devs on board to record these. (their handlers care about our metrics.) so, you do your part, and we'll do ours. xo -Sam

@JokerJay1990 4 года назад

@@samred Give up my consoles? You monster I was thinking more along the line of selling my body or spleen. I've been subscribed for a while now and tell all my friends even the non gaming ones how fascinating and interesting y'all's videos are even for people who don't game!! You should give us a hint as to what the next war story video is 😁

@samred 4 года назад

@@JokerJay1990 I know, I know, Ouya is peak cruelty, and we're glad to have you on board as a viewer. I'm not allowed to give good hints yet cuz the video may take a while, so you'll have to settle on this vague hint: it's about a game series that began in the '90s.

@ace-lo1nq 4 года назад

The magnitude of this game was up there with street fighter 2 and mortal Komat. Just off the charts

@beedwarf 4 года назад

@Daniel Zuk That, too! :)

@mg19cal 4 года назад

I still remember the "MJT" code in the initials and it was him as a character. Dude had full bar on EVERYTHING

@reyanali8921 4 года назад

What a fun segment. Turmell isn't appreciated enough for his brilliance. NBA Jam is the 🐐. I wrote a whole book on it; check out NBA Jam (the book) for another deep dive.

@Swove2204 4 года назад

Reyan, literally just finished your book five days ago and have it sitting next to me as we speak. Awesome work on a deep dive into one of the greatest games of all-time. This video makes for a great companion piece to your book.

@reyanali8921 4 года назад

@@Swove2204 Yo, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 🔥

@paleocat6354 4 года назад

I'm gonna have to look for this book

@reyanali8921 4 года назад

@James Jones lol I gotta hustle out here! The book is something cool, I swear it.

@rc.... 2 года назад

wow!

@breth8159 4 года назад

This title was a quantum leap in its day ! I was a tech for a major arcade route when that title came out it changed the psychology of the arcade game !

@60NXNP09 4 года назад

RIGHT! I was in awe when NBA Jams came out!

4 года назад

These are amazing! As a developer is so nice to hear/see such stories.

@jahjoeka 4 года назад

Have dev what game you working on?

@SeanFerree 4 года назад

Love it!

@debruce 2 года назад

I'm not a dev and I find it to be ultra valuable lessons on problem solving in general.

@Spiegelgeist 4 года назад

BOOM SHAKA LAKA!

@Mike__B 4 года назад

The one thing that I absolutely hated about the game, was the rubberband mechanics so that the computer could get back into the game. Now I understand the concept behind it, but if I'm trying to do a run on the game and get through a whole season I don't want to have the computer get aided to eat my quarter.

@eltravo2112 4 года назад

The Pippen helicopter 🚁 dunk is one of my favs!

@nightwing4065 4 года назад

Boomshakalaka! Those were the good ol' days!

@midwestmind691 4 года назад

He's on FIRE

@devvvinparker1203 4 года назад

From downtown!

@glennasaurus81 4 года назад

Larry Bird

@umadbro4493 4 года назад

@Picolas Cage RAMALAMA DING DONG!

@TJPactronix 4 года назад

The 90s was undoubtedly the pinnacle of gaming and digital innovation.

@kjuergens1985 4 года назад

I think of the mid 90s and the mid 00s as the twin peaks of sports gaming. A lot of the 05/2k5 games are considered the GOAT games in their given sports. The mid 90s is when they really added the "cool" element to sports games.

@lwrncjms 4 года назад

Born in 1991. Glad I lived thru it all

@stevencoardvenice 4 года назад

Yeah things were very different in 2000, from 1990. I got to play through all of it, and then gta3 came out on playstation 2 around 2000. And nba 2k on dreamcast was also great. But it all started with super Mario world and street fighter 2 in 1991

@Clay3613 4 года назад

90s stank.

@mikevega2023 2 года назад

This game was fire back in the arcade. They even had one at my local 7/11. It was easy to play, had alot of choices for the time, was fun, had tons of secrets and honestly it attracted alot of gamers who were and weren't basketball fans

@SeanFerree 4 года назад

I used to spend hours at Aladdin's Castle playing this game

@HectorHernandez-rj9ed 4 года назад

I remember going to Aladdin's Castle at Crossroads mall in San Antonio, use to play MK2 there.

@milhousevanhouten3796 4 года назад

This was my favorite game growing up. It was like watching NBA on NBC but playing it. Please release the Jordan rom!

@123agv 4 года назад

This game is awesome. NBA Street V2 made up with 3 Jordan’s Young, Prime and Old School Jordan. They stepped up with that game. Both Classic Games!

@Clos93 4 года назад

I love how some random dudes picked from the streets of Chicago are responsible for some of the most iconic frames in gaming history. 😂

@fotingomaster 2 года назад

90s arcades man. LEGENDARY. Anytime you went to a place that hard arcade you knew you were gonna have a kickass time.

@Michael-np7gu 4 года назад

When NFL blitz came to arcade, there was a crowd with at least 8 quarters stacked in line on the lip of the screen. The funny part is they put the new machine by the prize counter so the workers can watch the games. lol

@l.e.miller1208 4 года назад

NFL Blitz 2000 was my jam

@BrendoDynomite 4 года назад

When I was In high school we used to skip class and buy beers with our fake ID at the local bowling alley, where we would play Blitz 2000 every day. We competed for the game records to get our initials in the game. I had the interception r3cord until my buddy went by him self one Day, played as both teams and stole my r3cord by throwing interceptions to himself!!! Just shows how great the game was and the good times had!!

@therealflamelit 4 года назад

@@BrendoDynomite we did the same..but at the local pool hall with these games sprinkled around the place

@LonghornsLegend 4 года назад

Man there was nothing like when NBA Jam and Blitz first hit arcades

@TheBacontarian 4 года назад

They probably put it by the counter to stop the fights that break out over who next

@user-zc9zt2vl5s 4 года назад

This game needs to come back. I would love to see a modern day remake of this game. I miss these old school games. They were simple, easy to play and extremely fun. Games nowadays are too overly complicated. You need to take a course just to play some of them.

@80s_Gamr 4 года назад

I absolutely love getting the history behind these games like this! Please keep the videos coming!

@jamalrobinson8321 4 года назад

I usually only can pay attention to a video for 2 to 3 minutes but this is fascinating

@LordHorst 4 года назад

17:03 Yep, the rubberband mechanism is too obvious in some cases. If you are ahead by 1 or 2 points at the end of the fourth quarter, and there's time left, even if it's only 0.1 seconds, the computer will ALWAYS get a shot off and it will ALWAYS be successful. Usually it takes the players like 0.3 seconds to get off a shot, so it's really obvious the CPU is "cheating" here.

@DeathBringer769 2 года назад

Yep, I remember that stealing my quarters so many times as a kid in the arcades, getting pissed the computer would so often make last millisecond perfect shots, lol.

@Marshalmathe 2 года назад

That rule wasn’t active back then

@nuke97 2 года назад

NBA JAM was an incredibly fun game. It was exciting to play.

@OnYourSquare 4 года назад

"This is an NBA JAM halftime report. Altitude with an Attitude!!" I played it almost daily at the discount movie theater after school. Orlando Magic. Shaq and Scott Skiles.

@ZZealot 4 года назад

Boom chaka lacka! Edit: Love this game and all those great memories at my friend's house playing after school and laughing so hard just having pure fun.

@DontForgetTheDroids 4 года назад

Well that explains the rubber banding in Jam/Blitz. Always infuriated me as a kid but it makes sense in an arcade environment (I played on N64). At least he's straight forward about it. Great video. Go Bucks.

@RDEnduro 4 года назад

Ha he just casually mentions some of the best games ever! Me and my friends had so much fun playing each other on NBA jams thanks dude

@60NXNP09 4 года назад

Same!

@jonathanwalker6074 4 года назад

NFL blitz on the 64 was my childhood

@piyh3962 4 года назад

Stiff arming people as an actual dolphin on the GameCube version makes me smile to this day

@john6291 4 года назад

the Piston cheat code is classic!

@PrimitiveBaroque 4 года назад

Having Jordan missing from the initial game has been explained! Finally. I thought he was just too good to be in one, or royalty fees. lol

@jpmnky 4 года назад

I just assumed it was because he had retired......As far as the arcade game, I always thought he was an player you could unlock. Like Benny the Bull.

@Luxuriousentertainment 4 года назад

@raphael tobar Me too!!! I thought the same exact thing!

@Clay3613 4 года назад

He actually wanted to be in the game, but nobody at Midway thought of approaching him or his agent since they assumed he would ask too much money.

@willh3972 2 года назад

I had a copy of NBA shootout 97 that he should have been on but wasn't, instead they named him by position, same I think for charles Barkley

@Marshalmathe 2 года назад

Jordan did want $$$. He wasn’t part of the players association. No games could use his likeness unless they paid up Huge. NBA live ,hoops, 2k and many more.

@jorymil 4 года назад

NBA Jam is one of the foundational arcade games of my youth. Our family was on a trip for spring break in 1994, and our hotel had this cool new game down in the arcade... NBA Jam. I probably put $20 into it over two days, and probably another $100 over the next year. Just such a fun game with the "He's on fire!" and "boom-Shaka-laka" phrases, the big heads, and the ability to play as real NBA players. It's no wonder Shaq brought this thing on the team plane: almost 30 years later, you can _still_ have a blast playing it with your friends.

@arcadeslum5882 4 года назад

Two words Mark: THANK YOU.

@williamaobando 4 года назад

One billion dollars in quarters in one year blows my mind!!

@beefmaster7 4 года назад

That code he put in as a dig to the bulls vs the pistons is awesome.

@smaariseth 4 года назад

Loved this game when I was a teenager, me and my best friend rented it constantly

@mindphaserxy 4 года назад

Best team is the UTAH JAZZ. You get a wiry 3-point specialist in John Stockton and a master physical presence with Karl Malone.

@jpmnky 4 года назад

My thoughts exactly. What was really cool on Genesis was unlocking the expanded rosters, rookies, Benny the Bull, ect.

@skipfuego6339 4 года назад

It had nothing to with which team being the best because i used to embarrass people with the magics and the hornets...it was like he said strategy.

@stevencoardvenice 4 года назад

Yeah I was thinking just now that I should have used the jazz instead of the bulls all the time.

@skipfuego6339 4 года назад

@@stevencoardvenice it didn't matter what team you use. Jazz were top tier but they can be stopped

@SoulChills 4 года назад

Nope the Knicks were the most powerful team on that game. Murked everyone with that team, dunk city all day plus the game caller / announcer "boom shaka-laka!!!" My friend in the early 2000's had an original full game cabinet at his house and we'd play that for hours after work drinking beer and playing close games. My god that was fun times Thank you for the memories!!!!!

@TheApothus1 4 года назад

My inner child made me squeak when he mentioned "Primal Rage"

@vladimirhorowitz 4 года назад

I was amazed by that game when I first saw it. Being able to swipe at the cavemen lol.

@tmorelli1982 4 года назад

This was awesome. The nostalgia is thick

@JP47471 4 года назад

The story of the guy who let the AI play for him and enjoyed it more 😂

@beedwarf 4 года назад

HA HA HA !!! :D

@blakfloyd 4 года назад

That's what becomes of little brothers who've spent their entire childhoods as P2 with an unplugged controller.

@ganiniii 4 года назад

Bozo boxes 😂

@BlastinRope 4 года назад

He probably started with nothing, seeing code come to life is way more exciting than playing the game that comes out of it.

@Weirlive 3 года назад

I've had this happen like "IM DOING AMAZING!!!" then you realize your character is over in the corner just running into a wall over and over

@alcalamusic 4 года назад

Awesome vid. I remember Turnmell being the hidden character w/ long hair. I can’t believe there are versions w/ MJ as well. My mind is blown. Best sports game ever made!

@vincer7824 4 года назад

Knowing they made one BILLION dollars in a year 50cents at a time is ridiculously satisfying... almost like I’m vicariously living like Scrooge McDuck through that statement.

@KHMakerD 4 года назад

Ah the nostalgia! Primal Rage 🔥🔥🔥

@darthXreven 4 года назад

imagine a modern version..... no stiff model all 3D animation, the crazy moves they could do would be sick..... the original was okay but for me MK was where it was at....

@robertt9342 4 года назад

Red Lantern's Rage . I think creates a problem. It's style is what make Primal Rage interesting, making it smooth and modern wouldn't really be the same thing, and am unsure if it would really hit with modern or nostalgic players.

@beedwarf 4 года назад

This one player in downtown San Diego, CA always chose Blizzard in Primal Rage when we would meet for a challenge; he would freeze my fighter (Chaos) & proceed to stomp all over me_AND_performed a fatality on my fighter every time we played against each other. One day, I picked up a gaming magazine that featured all of Prima Rage's attacking moves, defensive moves and fatalities. The next time that Blizzard player met on that arcade cabinet, I actually beat him once w/strategy & finesse; even performed Chaos' fatality...which is quite humorous especially when there's a crowd behind us.

@Kwidproquo 2 года назад

This game and punch out took a lot of my quarters. I miss those arcade days. Good times

@LucienVonKreuz 4 года назад

How NBA JAM Became A Billion-Dollar Slam! Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam! Come on and slam, if you wanna jam!

@StudMacher96 2 года назад

Hi I’m Tim Kitzrow and welcome to NBA Jam: ON FIRE EDITION!!!!

@johnnmusic 2 года назад

i was fortunate enough to work with Mark on a recent project. really great and brilliant designer.

@luismiguell1999 4 года назад

He's heating up!

@TILEROB 4 года назад

MY FAVORITE BASKETBALL GAME TILL THIS DAY. BRING IT BACK IN 2020

@drumatic 4 года назад

Be so cool to release a new retro style nba jam with increased frame rates and similar vibe!

@ilovefatpussy11722 4 года назад

These digitized games need to make a comeback

@SeanFerree 4 года назад

100% agree!

@NOBUxDrillz 2 года назад

if you were growing up (not born)in the 90s we had the best childhood, even if you didn't have everything handed to you. These were the days!!

@testikuskitestdrivr6012 4 года назад

The game is legendary.

@marlonious7650 2 года назад

This was definitely apart of my childhood. We would play for hours at a time and my parents never complained about all the noise we made. Props to my parents for getting all our video game consoles as a child.

@congydave 4 года назад

12:27 Why's Dan Majerle got such a low 3 point stat?!

@uncleflansy5621 4 года назад

'Mark Turmell' Oh god almighty that just blew my mind. I haven't heard that name in nearly 30 years, and hearing it immedately brought up so many 90's video game memories.

@LIamaLlama554 2 года назад

AIR DOG

@michiganjack1337 4 года назад

Michigan’s own. MJT Mar 22 🖖 - I grew up playing his games.

@gregc3832 4 года назад

I played this game as a kid and now I'm playing it with my 8 yr old son. It sparked his interest in everything basketball 3 years ago.

@Otakunopodcast 4 года назад

Love this series! As a software developer (sadly not in the video game industry) I find the discussion of the problems encountered, and the solutions that they came up with, to be fascinating. BTW I LOVED the sequence at 10:14 - very Monty Python-esque :) Got a good chuckle out of that

@radicalfaith360 4 года назад

I'm pleasantly surprised Mark Turmell not only admitted his bias for the Pistons, but that he rigged the game for the bulls to miss last-second shots against them. For years players suspected there was a bias against the bulls, but nobody could confirm it back then, since there was no data mining at the time. I expected him to omit that detail but he came clean about it in this video. Three points for him!

@1D0N 4 года назад

I read about this in an online article in where Mark was interviewed, where he explained this.

@datguy1569 4 года назад

Man I remember playing with Bill Clinton, Air Dog, and "P Funk" George Clinton I use to have cats breaking their controllers lol.

@realpillboxer 4 года назад

I had NBA JAM TE for the Genesis. There was an issue of Tips and Tricks magazine that featured TE and listed *all* those players as well as the various power ups entered by cheat codes. I liked playing as Larry Bird, turning on the hot spots, always on fire mode, and seeing how high I could run up the score.

@CERTAIND00M 4 года назад

NBA Jam for Genesis is, to this day, the only sports-ball game I've ever owned.

@anthonys8400 4 года назад

From down town!

@bluetarantulaproductions6179 2 года назад

NBA JAM is one of my favorite arcade games, actually re-playing all my NBA JAM games on SNES, Genesis and PS3 lately. "BOOOOMshakalaka!!"

@Ur2ez4me81 4 года назад

Mark Turmell is a awesome programmer just like Ed Boon... Midway had so much talent. Wish they would have done a Blitz 2000 / NBA showtime arcade that was have been awesome...

@YoungGrizzly 3 года назад

THIS WAS MY GAME!!!! 6:58 Then he mentions Primal Rage...im tearing up over here.

@and1mixtapeplayer 4 года назад

I need that version wit Jordan in it, where's that at.

@richarddotschmidt 2 года назад

2022 NBA JAM would be nuts........ Lets go MIDWAY!

@jamfriday 4 года назад

"How do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time" I learned something new today..

@tatsumakisenpukyakku5576 4 года назад

Old expression my dude.

@Ecotic 4 года назад

NBA Jam was awesome! I'm the guy who won't play 'real' sports game, but arcadey sports titles are so fun.

@DurkMcGerk 4 года назад

Wow, MJ sure got to have his cake and eat it too. Pretty lame that Midway gave him his own version rather than MJ be willing to work out a business solution so they could put him in the game. It wouldn't have been impossible to find a solution.

@Axle-F 4 года назад

DurkMcGerk I remember being so puzzled over Jordan missing from NBA JAM when it came out at my local arcade. Then someone told me it was because he was individually licensed. Such a shame he never agreed to it, it could’ve been another $100m in quarters that first year, but also legendary for all time.

@beedwarf 4 года назад

@@Axle-F Yup! :)

@JavierISampedroTNF 2 года назад

You kind of underestimate all the work behind these games when you are playing, they were ahead of their time trying to bring excitement to the public. Great documentary for a legendary game!

@elmalloc 4 года назад

Curious timing right when Arcade1UP comes out with thier NBA JAM arcade.

@SuperiorWare 4 года назад

Dude I had no life at NBA. Every day after school I would play NBA JAM, while watching Disney channel, or nickelodeon on my other TV. I had this game for Sega Genesis, and Super nintendo. This game had so many codes and was basically my life from 93-95

@Jukettaja 4 года назад

This game was my jam back in the day

@heyjustj 26 дней назад

The amount of secret codes to get Bill Clinton, Al Gore, P Funk, and so many others made it even more awesome. Having that special knowledge made me feel SO cool back in the day.

@YngfamK9 2 года назад

Boom Shak A Laka. Gotta love the old school cut and paste method

@NeoViny 4 года назад

Big brother is watching you.... I played NBA Jam on Fire two days ago on my PS3 after YEARS for the first time.... and right now RU-vid showed me this..... oh my.....

@5izzy557 4 года назад

Smash T.V & NBA Jam are two of my fav SNES games I grew up with. Man this dude is talented.

@PeterHebert 4 года назад

NBA Jam was an insanely great arcade game - I spent a whole lot of quarters on it, even though I was never a big video gamer

@nytquil1 2 года назад

This game is the reason why my trash talking is so prolific. Such an amazing part of my childhood

@jaronzennaiter 4 года назад

Majerle was a good 3pt shooter, yet they made him worse than Barkley? Hmmm

@hunam1464 4 года назад

The Pistons were brutally difficult when playing as the Bulls. The best way to beat them was camp out under the hoop and shove anyone going for a layup. I would kill them on the other end with pick and rolls.

@joesalgadSF415 2 года назад

I used to spend a lot of time playing this game at pier 39 and a run down smelly arcade joint on Market st in San Francisco with my friends. We used to ride our bikes from Geneva ave by the cow palace. Fun times.