Talk:NBA Jam
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[edit] "He's On Fire"
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I'm pretty sure "He's on fire" entered popular usage before NBA Jam. Deathawk 03:00, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Players in the game
If memory serves me correctly, the following players came and went on the NBA Jam franchise. I believe losing some star players did not help the franchise long term
- Shaq was in the original arcade game but not on the console versions (nor subsequent arcade versions)
- Charles Barkley was on the original arcade and console version but not in subsequent versions like Tournament Edition etc.
- I heard a rumour that Michael Jordan was on the original arcade version at first but was subsequently removed so that later arcade machines did not have him. He certainly did not appear in console versions.
If anyone can think of a way of adding this info, then please do. Dankru 09:35, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
- Micahel Jordan was missing in a lot of basketball games at the time. I remember playing with many "Roster Players" doing everything on the court. I think it may be an issue like with Barry Bonds not being part of the Player's Union and the publisher not wanting to pay extra for him.--Attitude2000 03:47, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hangtime
Shouldn't the Hangtime games be listed in the saga as well? Or should they have their own article?--Attitude2000 18:05, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Battlezone
I remember there was a trick to play a free game of Battlezone in some versions of the arcade game. Can anyone add the relevant info on that? -- LGagnon 20:09, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, you had to hold the player 1 joystick in the down-left position, and the player 2 joystick in the down-right position and then hold down both shoot and pass buttons down for each player and you would then enter the Battlezone game. But it was all filled in vector graphics version, not wire-frame. Also as soon as you were shot once it was game over, back to NBA Jam again.
[edit] Changes
NBA Showtime and NBA Hangtime should both be added, but I don't know how Wikipedia decides to use separate titles, or just have the information on the main page.
Was the game really coded entirely in assembly? I'd like to see some backup info on that, I've never heard of that.
In 1996, Blockbuster Video and Midway Games had a NBA JAM Tournament at each store, the player who scored the most points in one game against the computer received two free rentals every month for one year.
NBA JAM Tournayment edition had national tournaments run by NANI in 1995 and 1996, the machines were linked across phone lines, like Golden Tee games were/age. Ryan Lamb won them both, I have the reciepts the game printed out and prizes (32" TV from 1995, Arch Rivals arcade game in 1996) to prove it.
[edit] List of Classic Announcer Sayings
"He's heating up!"
"He's on Fire!"
"JAMS it in!"
"Boom-shakalaka!"
"From Down-town!"
"Can't buy a bucket!"
"Puts up a brick!"
"The nail in the coffin!"
"Swish!"
"Ugly shot!"
