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Alright, they're asking the fans to vote for three players from each respective team, but, as we all know, NBA Jam is all about 2-on-2.
So with that in mind, who you got ...
Tony or Manu?
NBA Jam, the new measure of basketball prestige
By Rob Mahoney
NBA players are evaluated in a variety of ways: the traditional box score, advanced metrics, All-Star appearances, All-NBA team honors, MVPs, championships, etc. But the latest measure of not only sheer basketball ability, but player charisma and popularity, is inclusion in the revamped NBA Jam game set for release later this year.
There hasn't been an NBA Jam le in arcades or for home consoles in over 15 years, which makes this the first le in the Jam mold for NBA players of a gaming generation. So many of the league's young players grew up not only playing Jam, but a vast assortment of basketball games since. But the glaring difference between this series and newer les that strive for realistic graphics and true in-game simulation is not only the cartoonish aesthetic of the former. Perhaps even more important, for the purposes of the players, at least, is Jam's exclusivity.
Rather than featuring every player in the league (and even unsigned free agents) like the 2k series or NBA Live, the original Jam only had a two-player tandem to represent each team. The new installment looks to continue in that tradition, though by allowing fans to vote on the three players they'd most like to see in the game through the game's official website.
So it was only a matter of time before the NBA Jam generation, weaned on video games and the internet, caught wind of the online voting. Kevin Love wasn't shy at all about expressing his desire to be in the game...or the lengths he's going to to make sure that happens. From ESPN's Jon Robinson's piece on NBA gaming (via First Cuts):
"I went online and kept refreshing my computer and voting myself into 'Jam,' I'm not going to lie," said Kevin Love. "'NBA Jam' was my favorite game growing up, so I was on there all day voting for myself. I used to play as Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton or Karl Malone and John Stockton. I never even imagined that I could be in 'Jam.' I just want to get that team fire, get that blue ball ... it's going to be cool."
But it's not just Love. Robinson also has quotes from an excited Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, two superstars who hardly have to worry about making the cut. NBA players have a chance on a nightly basis to make their mark in NBA history, but this goes beyond that. The original Jam was a flat-out phenomenon, and a chance to be in the reboot offers not only a solidified place in basketball lore, but cements a player's status in pop culture as well.
Alright, they're asking the fans to vote for three players from each respective team, but, as we all know, NBA Jam is all about 2-on-2.
So with that in mind, who you got ...
Tony or Manu?
as long as it has 2-2 online play fckn bad ass
I'm going with Bonner-Bogans-Finley...Pop can't be wrong, he has 4 rings..
You mean he has 4RF?
I remember NBA JAM. I loved those games.
I used to kill people with Mitch Richmond and Wayman Tisdale.
this s only coming out for wii---- gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
damnit i was looking forward to this.
I used to kill people with Mitch Richmond and Wayman Tisdale.
that is old school i used to run with sa of course and kemp and gp with seattle
George Clinton was a pimp in that game.
Nice..... NBA Jam was the best man, so classic.
Pippen with the corner 3 all day. Horace Grant with the sick dunk on the halftime show. Elliott and Robinson...
Can't wait for this... looks like it's coming to Wii first, but thankfully it's gonna be brought out later for 360 (and PS3)
Heh heh... bet Mitch got hot a lot, eh?I used to kill people with Mitch Richmond and Wayman Tisdale.
They were fun to play with!
I was mostly a Robinson and Elliott guy.
Screw the new game, just put a box with the original NBA Jam in a place near me and I'd be happy. When they update classics from the '80s and 90's the new version usually loses the playability of the original. NBA Jam was incredibly playable.
Mike Izulino FTMFW...
No doubt, Mitch could catch fire, but don't sleep on Tisdale (BOOM-SHAKALAKA!).Heh heh... bet Mitch got hot a lot, eh?
Elliott also loved to catch fire, and DRob had some wicked nastah dunks.No doubt, Mitch could catch fire, but don't sleep on Tisdale (BOOM-SHAKALAKA!).
I played with the Spurs, for obvious reasons, but I always like to stray when it comes to games like that and experience the other side (Jordan on your team didn't suck
But Richmond and Tisdale were somewhat an obscure choice, which is something I'm usually drawn to, and their performance on the game lead you to believe there might have been a Kings fan with some pull who helped to create the game.
i used to roll with the cavs. mark price and brad daugherty. some 7 footer. price was unstoppable from long range.
^ ^ I dig.
I was a big Price fan.
Drazen and Coleman were always my favorite on the Arcade version, Robinson and Ellis on my gameboy.
Hersey Hawkins and Jeff Hornacek were also good for lighting it up from 3.
i waited til nba jam TE came out on the snes and used hillary clinton and Bird. i could spend literally the whole game on fire and half-court chucks had a pretty good percentage with those two
I thought Jordan wasn't cleared for NBA Jam (because of MJ's Flight School - ty game), and it was Pippen and Ron Harper i think? Unless he was unlockable and I didnt know thatI played with the Spurs, for obvious reasons, but I always like to stray when it comes to games like that and experience the other side (Jordan on your team didn't suck
But Richmond and Tisdale were somewhat an obscure choice, which is something I'm usually drawn to, and their performance on the game lead you to believe there might have been a Kings fan with some pull who helped to create the game.
I was always SA, because well... the same reason most other people on this board would be. I think the other good team was Charlotte from memory, with Alonzo and Larry Johnson?
Isn't this new version going to be in the Wii? I don't see how that will work...
Air Dog > you
Both, small-ball FTW!Alright, they're asking the fans to vote for three players from each respective team, but, as we all know, NBA Jam is all about 2-on-2.
So with that in mind, who you got ...
Tony or Manu?
IIRC Houston was the best team, Olajuwon-Drexler. The only important player missing was MJ, I've always wondered why.. I've spent a fortune playing a whole season...
hahaha! that game is what got me started with basketball. my favorite combo was the cavs with mark price and brad daugherty. i liked the spurs too but they had d-rob and rodman.
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