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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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.' 😄
Another outstanding video Patman! You know, the NBA of this era was unlike any other. Every team in the league had at least a few recognizable, big-name stars that the general public knew and recognized. The NBA of 2022 has maybe four or five big names and a bunch of people no one knows or cares about. It's really sad and I don't know what changed to cause such a loss of superstar NBA players.
90s was definitely the best era of the NBA, and it totally went to hell over a decade ago, when they changed the rules to where no one can play defense and every other shot became a 3-point attempt. The NBA is unwatchable anymore.
You hit the nail in the coffin. The downfall really began when the NBA left NBC in 2002, since then ESPN has been shoving down lots of bs stuff. Also add in the soft rules to eliminate hand checking, and the lack of big men dominating cause of the rule’s change. Every player in this era shoot threes which is ridiculous.
@@BSmokeyGaming Oh man, how I miss NBA on NBC. Loved the John Tesh theme. Made every telecast feel like an epic event. The scores these days are ridiculous. Every game is like 130-125. I miss those physical 85-80 games where every bucket was earned.
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!
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 ❤️
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 🏡
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
When I worked in midtown Manhattan, during lunch I would gontonthe NBA Store and play NBA on NBC....undefeated...my name was known the world over.......in my mind, lol
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.
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!
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" 👍🏻😉
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Patman, Thank you for mentioning the biographical film of Midway "Insert Coin." I was able to find the film online and just finished watching it literally two minutes prior to my typing this comment. I am not going to reveal the website where I found the film, but all that needs to be done is a proper search. However, I will say to everyone that reads this, "Insert Coin" is a must-see. Patman, keep the vids coming. I cannot wait for your next vid. Also, I loved your comment referencing "Skin-a-Max." 🤣
I had the Super Nintendo version when it came out. And actually, I was happier to have the more complete in-game sounds/dialogue than the music. The music I could always substitute in-house which I usually did with the very appropriate Michael Jackson song, "Jam" (from the album "Dangerous" which I still have on cassette.) One other little bit of personal relationship with the game: prior to knowing about the "Grim Reaper" in-game secret character, I had been gifted a Halloween mask that was of the same kind used to create the head of the Grim Reaper character. I may still have it amongst my containers of collected items. If I'm able to find it, I'll post a UA-cam short video to show the mask. (If I cannot find it, I'll let it be known in the 'reply' section of this comment.)
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
This and NFL blitz was great
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
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.' 😄
Another outstanding video Patman! You know, the NBA of this era was unlike any other. Every team in the league had at least a few recognizable, big-name stars that the general public knew and recognized. The NBA of 2022 has maybe four or five big names and a bunch of people no one knows or cares about. It's really sad and I don't know what changed to cause such a loss of superstar NBA players.
Yes, that era was pretty spectacular. Thanks
90s was definitely the best era of the NBA, and it totally went to hell over a decade ago, when they changed the rules to where no one can play defense and every other shot became a 3-point attempt. The NBA is unwatchable anymore.
You hit the nail in the coffin. The downfall really began when the NBA left NBC in 2002, since then ESPN has been shoving down lots of bs stuff. Also add in the soft rules to eliminate hand checking, and the lack of big men dominating cause of the rule’s change. Every player in this era shoot threes which is ridiculous.
@@BSmokeyGaming Oh man, how I miss NBA on NBC. Loved the John Tesh theme. Made every telecast feel like an epic event.
The scores these days are ridiculous. Every game is like 130-125. I miss those physical 85-80 games where every bucket was earned.
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 ❤️
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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'm still not over the fact the game didn't have Jordan or Shaq. That would've put it over the edge.
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%
Patman literally just made me relive my gaming childhood
Thanks, glad I could scratch that nostalgic itch
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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!
Shaq was never in NBA Jam for SNES.
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
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 :-)
Fantastic video Patman, you’ve inspired me to fire this up on Mame over the weekend
Thanks, hope you have fun
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. 😀👍🏀🎮
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.
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.
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
When I worked in midtown Manhattan, during lunch I would gontonthe NBA Store and play NBA on NBC....undefeated...my name was known the world over.......in my mind, lol
LOL, that was a great game as well
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
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
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!
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
i love when you say "no doubt about it, this game is fun" while you flash a score of 78-18 lol
LOL
That this game was popular at the time, I really liked the Arcade version.
It was extremely popular, it was a phenomenon
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!
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🤣
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
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
Another awesome video! It's no surprise you found all the secrets and then some behind NBA Jam :)
Thanks! 😀
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.
Had to come show love to one of my favorite channels. Keep coming with these great videos.
Thank you! Will do!
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. :-)
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
*PatmanQC* on a scale of 1 - 10 I give this video a Boom Shakalaka! You're on fire with this one!
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
The Genesis version is the game that got me into the NBA.
Excellent video as always.
Thank you! Cheers!
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!
Protect this man at all cost 🥹🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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
Loved your Skinemax joke. I almost choked on my drink 🤣🤣 Keep doing what you're doing!
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
Great review, BOOMSHAKALAKA!!
Thanks
NBA Jam is one of best arcade games of all time.
Excellent! I used to own this JAMMA pcb. I'm usually not a fan of sports games but I did play this one a lot.
It brought in a lot of people that weren't sports fans
Amazing classic… as always great video.
Glad you enjoyed it, Thank you
You really outdid yourself on this one my friend. One of my all time favs!
Thanks a lot, I always enjoyed it as well
Top notch content..I learned some new things..loved this video
Awesome, thank you!
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
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
Excellent video, dude. Loved every minute of it.
Fantastic, thank you so much
thank you for this documentary, this is exactly what I was looking for !
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.
Thanks for another great deep dive into gaming history!
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks
Probably the only time I enjoyed playing basketball.
It did bring a lot of Non-sports fans to the game
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.
Very good video.
I remember it was considered a huge deal that they were advertising on the in game banners that Mortal Kombat 2 was coming
Yes it was, the WWF logo in there as well
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.
Another post I love NBA jam
So do I my friend
thanks for this one. One day Mark Turmell will make a hangtime sequel
That would be cool!
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
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 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
Cool video man! I have an NBA JAM arcade board I throw in my MK2 machine once in a while....I'm going to have to install it & play it again here soon!
Thanks a lot, have fun
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
Your best documentary yet! Keep 'en coming;
Now to find a cow licking a fence..
Thanks LOL
Patman,
Thank you for mentioning the biographical film of Midway "Insert Coin." I was able to find the film online and just finished watching it literally two minutes prior to my typing this comment. I am not going to reveal the website where I found the film, but all that needs to be done is a proper search. However, I will say to everyone that reads this, "Insert Coin" is a must-see. Patman, keep the vids coming. I cannot wait for your next vid. Also, I loved your comment referencing "Skin-a-Max." 🤣
Glad you enjoyed it and please don't mention the website because I would rather people purchase the documentary.
Thanks
Another awesome video Patrick!
Thanks again!
Thank you! Loved this game as a kid! "He's heating up!"
Thanks for watching
I had the Super Nintendo version when it came out. And actually, I was happier to have the more complete in-game sounds/dialogue than the music. The music I could always substitute in-house which I usually did with the very appropriate Michael Jackson song, "Jam" (from the album "Dangerous" which I still have on cassette.)
One other little bit of personal relationship with the game: prior to knowing about the "Grim Reaper" in-game secret character, I had been gifted a Halloween mask that was of the same kind used to create the head of the Grim Reaper character. I may still have it amongst my containers of collected items. If I'm able to find it, I'll post a UA-cam short video to show the mask. (If I cannot find it, I'll let it be known in the 'reply' section of this comment.)
I found it. Display short is up. 💀
Excellent, thanks
Always look forward to what you are going to cover next
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.