Throwback Thursday: NBA Jam

[RaychelSnr]

This week’s Throwback Thursday is heating up… MONSTER JAM! HE’S ON FIRE!

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[Turbojugend]

Another great Throwback Thursday selection. Man, were 90's arcade sports games awesome or what? NBA Jam: Tournament Edition is probably still welded into my SNES cartridge port, I'm pretty sure it's the only hoops game where you can play as members of Sonic Youth.

NBA Jam On-Fire Edition was also a really great game for previous gen. If anyone still owns a 360 or PS3, it's totally worth hooking up with that game. Great selection of current players and legends, plus mascots!

My favorite old-school Jam duo was probably Johnson and Mourning on the Hornets. Great dunk potential, not to mention those unis.

[stocksy]

On fire edition really did capture the original for me and the additions to the rosters were top notch.

For me one of the best games series ever.

Fun, addictive... plenty to do...

I'd love a new version

[murph17]

Can't stand basketball...college, pro, video game...

But I LOVE NBA Jam So glad they made it BC on the XB1.

[stocksy]

For those wondering the original arcade rosters were....

1. Utah Jazz - Karl Malone and John Stockton

2. Phoenix Suns - Charles Barkley and Dan Majerle

3. Houston Rockets - Hakeem Olajuwon and Kenny Smith

4. San Antonio Spurs - David Robinson and Sean Elliott

5. Golden State Warriors - Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin

6. Chicago Bulls - Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant

7. New Jersey Nets - Derrick Coleman and Drazen Petrovic

8. New York Knicks - Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley

9. Atlanta Hawks - Dominique Wilkins and Stacey Augmon

10. Detroit Pistons - Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer

11. Indiana Pacers - Reggie Miller and Detlef Schrempf

12. Portland Trail Blazers - Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter

13. Cleveland Cavaliers - Mark Price and Brad Daugherty

14. Orlando Magic - Shaquille O'Neal and Scott

15. Denver Nuggets - Dikembe Mutombo and LaPhonso Ellis

16. Seattle SuperSonics - Shawn Kemp and Benoit Benjamin

17. Charlotte Hornets - Larry Johnson and Kendall Gill

18. Philadelphia 76ers - Hersey Hawkins and Jeff Hornacek

19. Los Angeles Clippers - Danny Manning and Ron Harper

20. Miami Heat - Rony Seikaly and Glen Rice

21. Los Angeles Lakers - James Worthy and Vlade Divac

22. Boston Celtics - Reggie Lewis and Kevin McHale

23. Sacramento Kings - Wayman Tisdale and Spud Webb

24. Dallas Mavericks - Derek Harper and Mike Iuzzolino

25. Minnesota Timberwolves - Christian Laettner and Chuck Person

26. Washington Bullets - Tom Gugliotta and Harvey Grant

27. Milwaukee Bucks - Brad Lohaus and Blue Edwards

Found them listed in that rank....

Which is pretty spot on...

My fave to use was the Knicks

[poulka]

Yes a true great game boo shoca loca. Simply tremendous

[poulka]

Another shout out to Arch Rivals. A game I spent many hours playing with Brawl State and Mohawk. Didn't know same company did both games.

[snc237]

It's an awesome game. I had NBA on NBC for the n64 (which was NBA jam just 3D). My brother and I played a that game a ton! On fire edition is great and still play it today.. just wish the rosters were updated

[DBMcGee3]

I used to rule my friends at this game with Laimbeer and Zeke. Jumpshot passes and last second fouls on dunks were my cheesy keys to success.

[LouPickney]

The original NBA Jam immortalized Mike Iuzzolino. Since the Mavs were cast as the worst team in the game, they were the default team you faced first. I remember hearing "Iuzzolino -- can't buy a bucket!" or something similar plenty of times back in the day. A fun memory from the final golden era of arcade gaming.

Hard to go wrong with Shaq and Scott Skiles on Orlando.