Talk:NBA Jam (1993 video game)

"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)
 * Yeah. I understand it that way too. I'm not sure, but I think "Boomshakalaka" was around before NBA Jam, also. 98.202.38.225 (talk) 04:14, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

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)

Does anybody have a cross-referenced list of rosters by system and version of the game? I think this is where a lot of confusion comes in. I've been looking around and haven't found anything definitive yet on this. - I know the SNES had two versions of the original NBA JAM. As the copy I used to hire from the local video store had Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson, but the copy I bought later had Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle. There was one other change to a roster too, I think it was Shawn Kemp and Payton and the other had Kemp and Detlef Shrempf. So there is two version of the original SNES NBA JAM and I am 100% confident I am not mixing it up with NBA JAM T.E as I discovered these differences before T.E was even released. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.118.220 (talk) 10:49, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Shaq was included in the first makings of the NBA JAM ports, or at least on the SNES version, he can still be unlocked using PAR codes.
 * Charles Barkley & Gary Payton did make it onto at least the first release of NBA JAM on SNES, they where later removed and in their places where subbed Dan Marjle and Something Gill? Terry? (my memories not that great on who the Sonics replacment was)
 * Mark Turmwell said in an interview not that long ago that Gary Payton and Michael Jordan approached him and asked why they where not included in NBA JAM? Mark said something along the lines he expected the licensing to be too big, but MJ and Payton insisted they be put into the game. So a limited amount of machines where made (NBA JAM v4.2 or something) and sent off with rosters containing MJ and Payton on Arcade machines, however, no one seems to be able to track one of these machines down to even make a rom of it. 114.76.125.212 (talk) 19:38, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

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)

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.

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 Tournament 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 receipts the game printed out and prizes (32" TV from 1995, Arch Rivals arcade game in 1996) to prove it (and as good as I am at NBA Jam, I totally suck ass at spelling and grammar).

I think that we should put a list of who the players were for each team (Example: Chicago Bulls: Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheJackBasket777 (talk • contribs) 09:46, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Such lists of characters usually end up getting deleted from video game articles with edit summaries referencing WP:GAMECRUFT, point 6. Indeed, glancing over the article history, I see that such a list was already deleted from the article back in 2015.--Martin IIIa (talk) 14:08, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

List of Classic Announcer Sayings
" With no regard for Human Life" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.123.231.194 (talk) 21:19, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

"Magic carpet ride" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.198.25.187 (talk) 16:54, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

"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!"

"Just like my wife's top drawer, nothing but nylon"

"They need a shot here" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.44.81.81 (talk) 23:43, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

"Razzle Dazzle!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.15.206.209 (talk) 16:17, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

"Is it the shoes!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.187.45.200 (talk) 02:51, 13 May 2009 (UTC)


 * not even close to complete —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.134.62.216 (talk) 06:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

You're all missing one of the most classic quotes in the game:

"It's good!" though that quote was mostly notable for the way in which the commentator said it, rather than the quote itself.

I agree though, "Ugly shot!" should be added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.101.41.53 (talk) 22:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

"Intercepted!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.214.201.13 (talk) 19:49, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

"The steal!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.124.171.65 (talk) 18:28, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Updated rosters in Sega CD version
The Sega CD version of this game featured updated team rosters, but this article makes no mention of this. Anyone who knows the Sega CD rosters (I've never played it) should add them to the rosters section of the article.

UPDATE: I got a look at the Sega CD version and added the different rosters to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.23.220.219 (talk) 07:15, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

UPDATE 2: Alright, after checking out the Sega CD, Game Boy, and Game Gear versions of the game over the net, I have updated the article to contain every roster difference.

NBA Jam Halftime Report (Altitude with an attitude)
I vaguely recall an NBA Jam half time report with two film strips of dunks. Only certain versions have it though. I didn't see it referenced in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.24.60.12 (talk) 19:58, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

- Yes, the arcade and snes versions had it. Snes only had pippen and grant (bulls) but the arcade had a few different ones. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.118.220 (talk) 10:53, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Merge with NBA Jam Tournament Edition
I think this article should be merged with NBA Jam Tournament Edition (TE). TE is essentially the same game, with some minor graphical and game mechanic tweaks, along with a roster update. --Jtalledo (talk) 11:33, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * meh. NBA Jam really made its name as an arcade game, which was then ported to popular consoles at the time.  The NBA Jam Tournament Edition doesn't sound like it had a wildly different impact than other console NBA basketball games.  If anything, it could be trimmed down to a mention here.  If it is judged that having the rosters listed at all is encyclopedic, then it needs its own article.Cander0000 (talk) 23:33, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think the roster list is encyclopedic and that's what the NBA Jam TE article primarily consists of. --Jtalledo (talk) 01:08, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Cheer Leader is Sonya Blade?
Can anyone confirm it was just a rumor or if it was fact. But there was a screen on the NBA JAM arcade that showed two cheerleaders, i think it might have been a "don't do drugs" picture or just an attention getter, but they say the blond girl is who was who did the motion capture for Sonya Blade in the original Mortal Kombat game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.118.220 (talk) 10:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The cheerleaders were former Playboy models Kerri Hoskins (who was Sonya in Mortal Kombat 3, among other Midway roles) and Lorraine Olivia. They were pictured in the attract mode ("Let's play two on two!"), as well as on the ending screen that appears after a player defeats all the NBA teams. See this entry at Arcade-history. --Jtalledo (talk) 13:10, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

NBA Jam (2003 release) PS2 and Xbox
Did everyone forget or not even play this version of NBA Jam? It's almost impossible to find any information of it online let alone the (original) Xbox version. This was an awesome upgrade and conglomeration of the classic NBA Jam and the 3D, NBA on NBC Showtime games. If you compare the 2003 (console exclusive) to the new 2010... the 2010 is a HUGE step backwards! At least acknowledge the 2003 version Wikipedia! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.142.125.39 (talk)
 * Um... it has its own article. --Jtalledo (talk) 11:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Jordan and Shaq were in the original arcade game
Hi,

The article should be updated regarding Jordan. I played NBA JAM in the arcade when it first game out. Jordan and Shaq were both in the game. I believe it was less than a month later Jordan was removed from the game at my local arcade. I remember because it was disappointing and Jordan was at the height of his popularity. If you didn't play the game when it literally first came out then you missed it. During the time, Barkley, Jordan, and Shaq were strict about the use of their likeness. For years, Jordan was removed from almost every video game and was just Player Number 23. But he was in the original NBA Jam for sure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.114.225.67 (talk) 17:55, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Your memory serves you right.
 * "MJ was in the original coin-op game," Turmell says. "The games were out on location in Chicago arcades for a month or so [but] we got word that he was opting out of all NBA licensing deals. We were sad but it didn't matter at all to the game's earnings." from http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/216813/nba-jam-retrospective
 * Rodman and Magic were also rumored. Too bad the original ROMs don't appear to have been dumped. --Jtalledo (talk) 00:46, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Rodman was in some later versions, I remember him playing with the Spurs, not the Pistons. Magic I doubt because he had retired and was out of the league for a while when the game was released. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.33.226.231 (talk) 15:41, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

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