The History of NBA Jam - Arcade console documentary
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- The Crazy history of Midway's ultimate basketball game
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Patman quickly becoming an all-star of the U.S retro scene. Also NBA Jam swear edition is amazing.
Thanks my friend
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries your very welcome
Is there any romhacks of the swear edition for NBA Jam out there?
@@nemopouncey3827 I only covered the original game and tournament addition for the most part
@@Bubba__Sawyer Yes, Google it
19:16 This rewrote the best moments in NBA Jam history! 😂 My history teacher in 7th grade made a deal with us stating that if we scored high on the next test then we would get to have a free day to play games, and we did exactly that, so he brought his SNES and NBA Jam into the classroom and my classmates and I got to play it until the end of the class period. The teacher got in trouble for that, but he remains a legend to us for understanding how to motivate a class to put the effort in to learn.
LOL, that is really cool
That's pretty good, but I can top it, my middle school had a school fair with a competition in the 90s with each class fundraising and I was a game collector then so I got my class to get a bunch of the old crt media carts and I brought all my consoles into school and made myself an arcade, I took 2nd in the entire school, by myself and I was the only room with only me and the 2 teachers, and no volunteers. I WAS 15 AT THE TIME.
That teacher was ahead of his time. Kids are playing mobile games during class nowadays and *not* getting the high test scores.
I have great memories playing this game back when blockbuster was having a tournament. I’m not normally in the sports but this one was definitely a crossover for the average guy.
Yes it was, and brought in a lot of non-basketball fans
Yeah, it definitely was. Even though I was an avid NFL and NBA fan at the time, my gaming interests couldn't have given a shit about sports in 1994 but NBA Jam somehow became the first game I ever bought with my own money when I was 13.
Man, the good old days. I've must've spent well over $20 bucks with my friends rocking this game playing from the Suns Gorilla and beyond. The early 90's was a phenomenal time to be a young teen in the arcade scene.
Yet another outstanding video👏 Kudos to the Patman for acknowledging the greatness of WrestleFest 👌👍😎
Thanks a ton, Wrestlefest Is probably my all-time favorite arcade game and when I started this channel it was the first video I ever did. I have since done a remastered version so the original one got the one- two- three and Was sent back to the Indies
Although it made a lot of money Waffle Fest was pretty generic looking "Oh No Oh No!"
Boom shakalaka! Oh my, he's on fire! Is it the shoes?! The dialog spoken by Tim Kitzrow is great. Now we need a NFL Blitz video
He was fantastic in the role
NBA jam during the holidays....ohhh my!.. worthy shout out to nba hang time another great game still got my copy for the snes thanks for the trip down memory lane patman
This brings back amazing memories of my childhood and my father. I remember the Easter he surprised me with the game on super nintendo. It had been released for a month or two at that point but was sold out everywhere and very hard to find. What a great time to be a kid
Very cool, thanks for sharing
My Dad drove me to Toys R Us after my Saturday Morning Rec Basketball game to buy this game when I was in 7th grade. I was nervous the whole drive thinking it might be sold out. This was just after release. I think this was the first game I remember chasing just after it came out. NBA Jam has a special place in my heart!! I have the Arcade One Up version sitting downstairs all these years later! LOL
I got to meet Mark a few years ago at a convention (his first convention, actually). Got him to sign my SNES cartridge. I'm not even a sports fan, but the arcade action of this one was always a lot of fun. He had some great stories, too, especially about making the Wrestlemania Arcade Game.
Very cool, I'm sure he has a ton of great stories
Monster Jam! He's on fire!
This was my favourite SNES game growing up as a kid, right up there with NHL 94. So much fun to play with my brother as young teens!
Thanks for an in-depth look at this classic, sir. Well done!
Thanks a lot
lol, the "Monster Jam!" part of your comment threw me off for a moment as instead of thinking of the in-game voice, I immediately thought of the song "Monster Jam" by rap artist 'Special Ed.' 😄
Great doc. This game was the most phenomenal arcade gaming experience at your finger tips with animations and secret characters
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
One of the reasons it made so much money is you have to put credits in for each of the four quarters. I think it was 2 credits for the first quarter and 1 credit for each of the other three if you were going to play a whole match
Great documentary on NBA Jam, PatmanQC! 4 billion quarters = 1 billion, that's a lot and like Pong breaking the machines too from stuffed change. I bought NBA Jam on the Genesis back then, a fun game as a fan of the Bulls and Knicks. Unlocking characters was fun. Surprised they had in those curse words in the arcade cheat. Akklaim, that was sneaky of them taking the license for themselves. Time to hit the courts and replay this classic again! Thanks!
Yes it was, thanks for the nice words
On the Baseball side we had Base Wars: Cyber Stadium Series, Hockey: NHL Break Away 99, & Oh you're darn right NBA Jam was our Basket Ball my dude!
I was just referring to the games that tickled my fancy in particular that were also pretty big hits
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Me Too, nothing wrong with your selection.
I own a TE in my home arcade, and I hope the Michael Jordan rom eventually gets released/leaked. NBA Jam is one of my favorite arcade games of all times. The replay is awesome.
I hope so too!
Patman literally just made me relive my gaming childhood
Thanks, glad I could scratch that nostalgic itch
I was 17 and just started to play basketball when this game came out, I remember playing till 3, 4 am, love this game, great video, awesome data you gave us, thank you!
Fantastic, glad you enjoyed it
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries always do🙏
You're commentary gets me everytime. Just when you think it's just gonna be a regular review, all shiny and pretty - you bring us back down to earth and make us miss the good ol days even more.
My utmost sentiments Patman ❤️
Another great video! I always get excited when you talk about new games, NBA Jam is a somewhat forgotten gem. We really need a remake
Thanks so much, that would be fantastic
Oh yes one of those sports games I loved playing. Always pretended I was one of these legends doing crazy moves I wanted them to do on games. Great as always.
Always reminded me of the slamdunk challenges
I do want this 1up machine. That game is still fun. I pulled it out for the 13 year old and he really had fun playing.
It's timeless to be honest
Pretty stoked to see this one pop up this morning. Thanks for another gem sir.
Absolutely, thank you for watching
As a kid my brothers and i never really played sports games but NBA Jam was the one special exception because it was simply too much fun. We played for hours and still quote this game to this day
Same. Never watched basketball as a kid but loved playing this in the arcades. Ordered the Saturn version of the TE game from a video game magazine and the month wait for it to arrive felt like a year.
Dad and I loved normal sports games, but damned near the entire family loved NBA Jam.
The Atari Jaguar port of Tournament Edition was very good. Well worth checking out 👍
Thanks
PC port of TE was probably the best one, but kind of rare-ish back in the day.
i love when you say "no doubt about it, this game is fun" while you flash a score of 78-18 lol
LOL
This was one of the most exciting arcade games ever, and it came at the right time when the NBA was at its highest point. Recreating matchups from the rivalries of the time made it that much more fun.
I agree 100%
There’s just something about Patman videos that makes my day so much better! It’s not just the retro arcade content, it’s the delivery with the dry/cheeky humour! Thanks so much for all you do Patman!
Wow, thanks! Glad you enjoyed my silly Sense of humor. Thanks again
I played it on a Genesis not long ago and I was surprised at how fun it still is.
Yes, it still holds up
Its even better on ps1
@@GoCards1983 No doubt Boom Shakalaka!
this was my JAM back in the day!! 90s, we got together with friends after school just to play at the arcades and then got it for SNES
The New and Surgically enhanced Sonya Blade line took me out 🤣 thanks for this trip down memory lane on NBA Jam
LOL, glad somebody got it :-) thanks
It's very cool to see so many photos from outside Dennis' Place for Games. That's the first place I saw NBA Jam and was completely enamored with it from day one. Dennis was a cool old dude too. I was saddened when the 2 locations he owned closed down.
Thanks, but you enjoyed it
I always get a smile across my face when I hear 'Happy Little Games'! You're the bee's knees, Patman!
You're the best! Thanks :-)
Good lesson to how important audio is for a game. Without the hype man announcer it wouldn’t have been such a hit. BUT WITH. That announcer it was a absolute HIT
If it wasn't for a watch mojo video on Mortal Kombat characters in other games & media, I never would've hear of this game
You clearly weren't playing games back in the 90s then 😅
@@Bubba__Sawyer I did, just ONLY fighting games
It was everywhere back in the day and usually at somebody playing it
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I mainly play fighting games. To this day, I suck at sports games l🤣
Great Video Patman! I managed to get a sealed copy of Nba Jam at Classic Gane Fest earlier this year and Mark was at the Fest. I managed to get him to sign it. Hope to see you talk about the Arcade edition ports someday as well.
That is awesome, congrats
Fantastic video Patman, you’ve inspired me to fire this up on Mame over the weekend
Thanks, hope you have fun
A billion $ in quarters in year one ? That is astounding figures, and early proof that pay to play gets you the big bucks. I remember absolutely feeding this machine with coins like it was a hungry labrador. my fave edition is Max Hangtime. The ability to do lean in shots from near the baseline was a huge plus.
Patman you are up near 70k subs, WOW! Congrats to you it's a testament to what wonderful videos you make I've been watching for a long time but never really comment but NBA Jam is so iconic and such a crossover game for people. Multiplayer it really shines most of all you can have some epic games with close finishes but the game's rubber-banding can be frustrating too is the other side of keeping games close
The NBA nowadays has talent bursting at the seams and there are a huge amount of big names and superstars and a lot of young superstars doing some craaaazy stuff (check out what Ja Morant is doing that dude is a video game) Some people in the comments saying the NBA these days is trash.... I can only think you don't actually watch any games at all🤣
Fas as Tennis games go I have been a huge fan of that too and I can say without a doubt my favourite two old school Tennis games were Roland Garros on the Amiga but my #1 and a game I still play now all the time is ATP Tour Tennis on the megadrive. That game is fantastic.
The game was a bona fide modern-day classic right up there with streetfighter 2. Actually no, I haven't followed basketball in probably 15 years. Thanks for the nice words, 70,000 closing in fast. Cheers
Me:"Oh NBA Jam I don`t know if this is my cup of..."
Pat: "Was there really an X-Rated verison of this game... ?""
Me: 👀
LOL, hope it was worth it
Another post I love NBA jam
So do I my friend
Great review, BOOMSHAKALAKA!!
Thanks
I play NBA Jam at the arcade when I was a kid it's still fantastic today also I'm a clippers,suns, and Raptors fan.😀👍🏀🎮
It is definitely timeless and still holds up today
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I agree with you on that. 😀👍🏀🎮
Almost 30 years ago? Ugh, I feel old. I was in my last year of high school when this released.
LOL you and me both
Patman! You're videos are warm and comforting like chicken noodle soup. Thanks for all the content.
LOL, that's fantastic. Comment of the day
Loved your Skinemax joke. I almost choked on my drink 🤣🤣 Keep doing what you're doing!
I used to work for Williams Electronics back in the day in Chicago. I remember they had a prototype room with mostly pinball games and NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat and my supervisor would have to go back there and tell the employees to get back to work after staying in there past our lunch break. Lol. I remember Macaulay Culkin coming there because they had a Home Alone pinball machine and he came to check it out. Lol. Good times!
Excellent video as always.
Thank you! Cheers!
A cult classic... i played the hell out of the 2011 version of this... bring it back! Long live NBA Jam... hangtime was funn tooo ❤ NBA JAM TE ON PS1 WAS THE BEST HOME VERSION 🏡
I like the saturn version of TE a lot. Close enough to the arcade for me. Been playing the hell out of it.
@maxxdahl6062 ...see i might have to peep that...do they make HDMI converters for saturn???
@@GoCards1983 I think so. I just use a cheapie composite to HDMI converter myself, seems to do the job just fine for me anyway.
thank you for this documentary, this is exactly what I was looking for !
Man, I remember going to my local skating rink to play this plus all my hours on the Genesis version. If their was online multiplayer back during the day I'd be #1 for at least 3 years.
That would have been so cool
I've believe NBA Jam was supported on the XBand online service for Genesis and Super Nintendo, but I have no idea how well online play worked on it.
Another awesome video! It's no surprise you found all the secrets and then some behind NBA Jam :)
Thanks! 😀
Had to come show love to one of my favorite channels. Keep coming with these great videos.
Thank you! Will do!
The game was insane on release. I remember going to Geneva on the lake and first seeing it in an arcade. The sound was cranked up and a huge crowd was around the machine. It was fun just watching it. My dad ended up surprising us with the genesis version. There's a pizza shop near me with NBA jam that I play whenever I go there.
Thanks for another great deep dive into gaming history!
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks
I'll never forget my first NBA JAM arcade experience. It was an early version so I got to choose my favorite player, Charles Barkley. Down by one point in the 4th quarter, I got passed the defense and launched in the air for the super high, triple summersault dunk as the final seconds ticked away. This was nearly a "bad decision" that would have left me hanging in mid air and with a loss on my record but Sir Charles slammed it through just as the clock hit zero prompting an animation that left me absolutely awe struck, shattering the backboard in slo motion something I still have never seen again. Eight years later I had a job and my very own NBA JAM TE full size arcade in my basement, which I still have to this day. It is the third version however so no Barkley, Shaq, broken glass or MK characters. It does however have what ended up being my favorite duo/team on the game and one that wasn't on the early versions due to a mid season trade, Ron Harper, the most well rounded player on the game imo and Dominique Wilkins of the LA Clippers.
The game that got me through those monotonous times in university. :) Still great today, and you know you've had a great game when you got the Tarzan dunk to go. :D
thanks for this one. One day Mark Turmell will make a hangtime sequel
That would be cool!
*PatmanQC* on a scale of 1 - 10 I give this video a Boom Shakalaka! You're on fire with this one!
Great video pat. In any follow ups it's probably worth mentioning the cameo of Tim Kitzrows voice in the voice pack for Rage 2 named "He's On Fire" 👍🏻😉
I will keep that in mind, thanks
Top notch content..I learned some new things..loved this video
Awesome, thank you!
This is the only sports game I ever enjoyed. I went to a friends house, and he had it and wanted to play it with me, and I was very hesitant because I hate sports. But I agreed to 1 game, and we ended up playing all day, and when i went home, I asked for it for my birthday. I got NBA JAM LE on the Genesis a few weeks later.
That's awesome, thanks for sharing your memories. :-)
The Genesis version is the game that got me into the NBA.
This is a great documentary. This was when the NBA was at its peak in popularity, it’s still popular but not like it was back then, all thanks to Midway. Midway was hella popular in the 90s, from NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, NFL Blitz, WWF Wrestlemania Arcade and a few others.
Probably the only time I enjoyed playing basketball.
It did bring a lot of Non-sports fans to the game
Excellent video, dude. Loved every minute of it.
Fantastic, thank you so much
I will say to this nicely extensive documentary, forgot a special character, Barney. As a kid, I recall not just Bill Clinton, others etc, but in that same game, Barney the purple dinosaur being playable.
There were a ton of secret characters I didn't mention
I was legendary at this game. Shawn Kemp was always my choice. The key to never losing the ball to your opponent was passing. Always reversing directions to pass when advancing down the court and, as many of my opponents never mastered, passing and passing back, when going up for a dunk. Me and a guy I didn't even know except as a teammate on NBA Jam would CRUSH our opponents. Cheers to that guy whoever and wherever he is.
LOL that's fantastic
Protect this man at all cost 🥹🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I used to love this on Sega CD.
I forgot to mention the load time but yes it was a little better than the standard Genesis version
I think part of the reason nba jam made more than other games is because it was 2v2, (yes there was 4 person co-op games but not 2v2) which at the time was pretty unique. As well as controls were pretty easy to comprehend where some the games of the time like street fighter or mortal kombat etc. which had more involved joystick commands.
I think the overall aspeect was it was just plain fun
I've got to have hundreds of hours on the SNES version! So many tournaments! Good times!
Great vid!
That's awesome!Thanks
Same here. I played this everyday with my friends on SNES!
Man I wish they would remaster this gem for modern day consoles
So do I
They need to have if downloadable on all systems with better audio and have Jordan in it!
Arcade Tech for around 25 years. 32:42 'Putting quarters on games hasn't been seen since pac-man, and Donkey kong'
I remember that back in the day, but we didn't see that again until Street Fighter 2 came out a couple of years earlier in 91/92. SF2 where we played, locations had a 'next' quarter device mounted on the machine, which held 8 quarters. NBA JAM did it too a couple of years later, but I didn't see that happen again after that until Dance Dance Revolution, but we used custom cards/IDs. I worked at Chuck E Cheese, and we had one, and some people that worked there had "perfect' records with no loses, but I saw for myself, if they lost, they would shut the machine off before it saved their stats.
We didn't see a whole lot of quarters on the machine with streetfighter. Usually it was just a line behind machine. That is pretty crazy about dance dance Revolution
Amazing classic… as always great video.
Glad you enjoyed it, Thank you
I fell asleep watching this. I wanted to stay awake watching the history of one of my favorite games but the lack of enthusiasm or character from this channel put me to sleep until now
I always enjoy your videos. This is one of my all time favorite games. Still have the SNES version. Maybe ill go back and play it this weekend. 👍
Thanks a lot! Have fun
Tickled taint was said so casually, it got through customs lol. Nice gaming history per typical, but that threw me lol.
LOL, thanks glad you enjoyed it
NBA Jam is one of best arcade games of all time.
Watching intently, waiting for reference to secret tank game. NBA Jam was in a supermarket when I was growing up and played the tank game when I had no quarters. Wish I remembered the code. More likely I was told of said code by one of the avid Street Fighter/MK players that new every move and easter egg. Thank you, teenagers 2-3 years my senior.
You really outdid yourself on this one my friend. One of my all time favs!
Thanks a lot, I always enjoyed it as well
Patman's dream game: PBA Jam.
LOL, comment of the day!
It's 35 minutes long and I already wish it was 3x longer after having watched only the first 10 seconds.
Fantastic! How nice of you to say, hope you enjoyed the rest of it
my cousins favorite game on
the genesis years ago.
It was a lot of fun
Please do a video on Dig Dug
It's on the list
Shaq was another player who wasn’t in the nba jam and TE. You had to use the code to play as him in the game.
Great work as always!!
Would you ever do a arcade documentary on ( Cruis'n & world) ?
It's on the list but typically racing games are not that well received
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I'm sure there's many of us like me that would love to see it from you.
Now you gotta make 2 on 2 NHL OPEN ICE next ! Please !!
I'm still not over the fact the game didn't have Jordan or Shaq. That would've put it over the edge.
Been Praying for you Brother 🙏 stay strong much love
32:42 You're forgetting people were putting up quarters on the arcade machine calling next for Street Fighter II just a year or 2 earlier.
SNES version never had Shaq. It was also released March 4, 1994…not April 93.
Yes it did, one of the first copies of the game had it but was taken out afterwards
My copy that I bought on March 4, 1994 does not have Shaq. It has Charles Barkley though.
Having Super Nintendo version it didn't even occur me that it was meant to have music, saying that never took away from the intensity of the matches I used to play with my friends.
Watching this after the announcement of NBA Superstars by RAW Thrills! Super excited for that game to come out soon! NBA JAM is so back! :D
I hope it plays like the original series. Thanks
They are leaving out one major event in nbajam history when the blockbuster video Game championships happened and in Torrance ca a kid named fast Eddie won first place when he scored 40 by halftime w an on fire Robert horry and the second place didn’t even crack 30. Pissing off all his friends.
Growing up I spent many a Friday night at my local bowling alley. They had a Terminator 2 pinball machine, Saturday Night Slam Masters and of course NBA Jam. I stuck so much money in NBA Jam I think I put one the devs's kids through college while taking the Chicago Bulls to the top
I could write a book on all my knowledge of this game. I estimated I spent over $400 in quarters on the first game. Some fun facts:
The "rubberbanding" computer assistance lasts for an entire quarter. If you are slightly behind at the end of the third quarter, the computer will cheat in your favor for the whole fourth quarter.
Each player has their own sweet spot on the court where their shots are more accurate. It is either the very corner of the court (either top or bottom), the top of the key, or a point halfway between those two. As a result, Mike Izzulino of Dallas is the best three point shooter in the game. His sweet spot is easier to get to than that of Mullins.
Dunking is actually a negative stat. Layups are much more accurate than dunks. This is changed in Tournament Edition.
And if you needed another reason to know why Acclaim sucks... There are six different control schemes for NBA Jam on the NES. Not a single one matches the arcade controls.
Had to pick up the countercade version on Black Friday for $99. At that price it was a no brainer.
Man I go to arcades just to play NBA JAM
It is awesome
Working my way through school I managed a mini golf, billards hall, and arcade.
Couple things on orginal:
1. You could run the "on fire" mode out. After multiple makes it would just turn off. Sometimes mid shot
2. The game would "glitch" if you were kicking its ass. It would simply take the ball from you and score breaking all visual rules of the game possibly paralyzing your stick. But you could still kick its ass
3. The hidden tank game is activated by pressing all 3 buttons down on both sides (6 buttons total) then pulling both joysticks and holding at 6 o'clock position. After a few second the tank game comes to life. It's a half ass battle zone but hell free. About 20 seconds of play time maybe.
This was dawn of the internet and the guys who serviced the machines gave us the codes.
Arcades were great and keep waiting for some revival but it is hope against hope I'm afraid.
NBA Jam will always have a special place in my heart. Here's a little story as to why:
When I was only 4 or 5 years old and me and my family were on our annual vacation resort there was a little video game tournament near our place in the reception building. The video game was NBA Jam for the Sega Genesis. 3 or 4 guys were already playing and I wanted to join in too. But they didn't want to play against me because they thought I was too young, thinking I didn't really know how to play, etc. And the man in charge of the tournament let me play. And guess what: this 4/5 year old kid beat EVERY SINGLE ONE of those fellows lol! Mind you they were all in their pre-teens or teens lol. They were all shocked and my mom was laughing at them. I remember the man in charge of the tournament say I could choose 1 of 2 prizes: a free t-shirts (I can't remember what the shirts say) or a box of doughnuts. I didn't like doughnuts at the time so I chose the free t-shirts. My mom actually recorded part of the tournament on a camcorder. It was either 1996 or 1997 and I was wearing a lime green Lion King tank top with little Simba on the front lol.
Wonderful times back then! Just wonderful!
NBA JAM is a legendary classic! I have a copy for the Sega CD. I would love to have an arcade correct copy of Arch Rivals. I loved playing that game when it came out. Awesome video Pac as usual💪🏆 - Pantyeatr1
I'm pretty sure archrivals is on one of the Midway compilations. Thanks my friend
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-DocumentariesYeah the arcade one is on the midway arcade collection for ps3, xbox 360 and xbox one.