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NBA Jam Is Heating Up

Take a first look at the old-but-new style of EA's NBA Jam.

Mar. 15 2010

Posted by: Jeff

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NBA Jam

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Looks crazy!
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Edited By megasoum

This needs to go XBLA/PSN right NOW! So far, AFAIK, this is only announced for the Wii. This would be a shame to limit it only to that console. I want to play some Jam on live with my friends "FROOOOOMMM DOOOWWNNNTOOOWWNNN"!!!!

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I used to love playing that on the SNES

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God yes.

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Edited By Pet_Assassin

Is he heating up, or is he ON FIRE?

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Edited By Lambert

EA IS ON FIRE!

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Edited By DocColossus

I hope this game does well !  BOOMSHAKALAKA

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I also want them to bring this to XBLA and PSN.  This game deserves to be played by everyone.  The one for the SNES was awesome and I really want to play this game again on modern day platforms.

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Wow, did they use photos for sprites for the player's heads?  
 
edit: Oh man they did! I don't even know what to say about that.

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The face looks terribly wrong.. looks cheaply made, but not in a clever way

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Edited By PenguinDoctor

Tim is back = buy
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I wonder how the Modern Warfare 2 crowd will treat this throwback. Not well, I am afraid.

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Edited By HaYHaYHaY

funny how just yesterday, i was playing with NBA Showtime on NBC for PS1...  looked pretty much the same but with lesser graphics lol... 
 
it is about time to see a current gen version of it ^^
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This looks kind of awful seeing it in motion.

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Edited By WhatTheDang

No playable Bill and Hillary Clinton, no sale.  
 
I will settle for Barack and Michelle Obama. 

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I don't like basketball nor basketball games....this however I like. Mostly because its NBA JAM. 
 
Now if someone mans up and makes a new ARCH RIVALS  then tthe world is a better place for it.
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Edited By AncientMecha

So wait. Do you think EA might do a deal with THQ so that whenever you do the "Helicopter Sound" dunk, Fiddy comes in and blasts the guy with an RPG?

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@sixghost said:
" This looks kind of awful seeing it in motion. "
Gonna have to agree. What did they use the rag doll kung-fu engine? Also the announcer sounds very flat. No authentic excitement in his voice at all and he says the same 3 things over and over. Part of midway's charm was all the crazy secrets to unlock and the "over the top" style of the jam games. I really hope they get this right.
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Edited By hero_swe

BOOM SHAKA-LAKA!
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Is it the shoes?
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This would be an absolute buy if it was on XBLA...shame it's only going to Wii

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Omg it is back....  haha!

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Looks awesome as hell.

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Looks real bad and not in the good way either.

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Edited By AnEternalEnigma

Oh my God, it's the same announcer! AWESOME

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I'm offended that they didn't show the backboard shattering.

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Edited By penguindust

Looks very odd.  It reminds me of when South Park inserts photos of real people and animates them into scenes.  Still, the original was fun so this might be too. 

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The announcing sounds so half-hearted.  
 
Where's George Clinton in all of this?
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Edited By Blaaze89

they better port this to other platforms or ima be pisssssssssssssed. Just dont want to buy a wii for 2 games ;/

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@Hero_Swe said:
" BOOM SHAKA-LAKA! "
Well said my friend.
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Edited By Tesla

After watching this I am positive that NBA Jam is best left in the past as a fond memory. 

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Looks really cool.  
reminds me of amped 3 
Hot really played a basketball game since the original nba jam so I'll probably get this. Sport sims never really did it for me.

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BOOM SHAKA LAKA for a whole new generation. I love it.

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@sixghost said:
" This looks kind of awful seeing it in motion. "
It looks like NBA JAM to me! I'm all over this game when it comes out.
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NBA Jam is the greatest series ever made. 

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Me and my friends have been saying how AMAZING it would be if they brought NBA JAM to XBLA since like 4 years ago!!!!! OMGGGGGGGG!!!

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for some reason I want burger king now, burger king should team up with this game.

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The only reason I ever picked up a basketball game, was all thanks to NBA Jam. LET'S DO THIS!!!!

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HE'S ON FIRE!!!!!

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This desperately needs to come to live arcade or psn.

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Edited By BD_Mr_Bubbles
@Coonfish said:
" This would be an absolute buy if it was on XBLA...shame it's only going to Wii "
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On the Wii eh? Oh well.

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@Buzzkill said:
" @sixghost said:
" This looks kind of awful seeing it in motion. "
Gonna have to agree. What did they use the rag doll kung-fu engine?
I was having a hard time thinking of a way to describe the reason why this looks bad, but you nailed it.  Thank you sir!
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Where is "From Downtown!"?  I totally expected that!

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Would be awesome if not exclusive on Wii

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I totally mandate that this be on xbox live. Also where are the somersault dunks. Fingers crossed Bill Clinton still works.

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Good thing unlike anyone here I have a wii and I can play this awesome game.  

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@Jamez5000 said:
" Where is "From Downtown!"?  I totally expected that! "
No breaking of the backboard as well.
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 Fiery dunks is always a good sign.

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Edited By weegieanawrench
@TurboMan said:
" The face looks terribly wrong.. looks cheaply made, but not in a clever way "
Yeah, it looks really out of place. It's the actual player's heads that they used, but damn... something is off.