<s>
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
basketball	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
,	O
after	O
TV	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
(	O
1974	O
)	O
and	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
2-on-2	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
that	O
brought	O
mainstream	O
success	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
popularized	O
a	O
subgenre	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
which	O
were	O
based	O
around	O
fast	O
,	O
action-packed	O
gameplay	O
and	O
exaggerated	O
realism	O
,	O
a	O
formula	O
which	O
Midway	O
would	O
also	O
later	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
sports	O
of	O
hockey	O
(	O
NHL	O
Open	O
Ice	O
and	O
later	O
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
)	O
,	O
American	O
football	O
(	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
baseball	O
(	O
MLB	B-Application
Slugfest	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
two-on-two	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
real	O
playable	O
basketball	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
sports	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
NBA-licensed	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
real	O
digitized	O
likenesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
the	O
exaggerated	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
–	O
players	O
can	O
jump	O
extremely	O
high	O
and	O
make	O
slam	O
dunks	O
that	O
defy	O
both	O
human	O
capabilities	O
and	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
pressing	O
A	O
five	O
times	O
and	O
right	O
five	O
times	O
on	O
any	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
controller	O
will	O
activate	O
"	O
Super	O
Clean	O
Floors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
features	O
team	O
rosters	O
from	O
the	O
1992	O
–	O
93	O
NBA	B-Application
season	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
use	O
rosters	O
from	O
the	O
1993	B-Application
–	O
94	O
NBA	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
up-to-date	O
rosters	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
subsequent	O
ports	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
did	O
not	O
secure	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
use	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
's	O
name	O
or	O
likeness	O
(	O
as	O
Jordan	O
himself	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
his	O
name	O
and	O
likeness	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Bulls	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
notable	O
absence	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
is	O
Shaquille	O
O'Neal	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Orlando	O
Magic	O
(	O
and	O
who	O
later	O
followed	O
in	O
Jordan	O
's	O
footsteps	O
in	O
buying	O
his	O
name	O
and	O
likeness	O
from	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
team	O
composed	O
of	O
Gary	O
Payton	O
and	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
for	O
Jordan	O
and	O
Payton	O
's	O
personal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Bart	O
Simpson	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
secret	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
devised	O
after	O
Midway	O
's	O
previous	O
arcade	O
release	O
Total	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
Turmell	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
wider	O
appeal	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
mix	O
the	O
digitized	O
graphics	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
Midway	O
's	O
previous	O
titles	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
title	O
similar	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
previous	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
procure	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
,	O
paying	O
royalties	O
of	O
$100	O
for	O
each	O
unit	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NBA	B-Application
initially	O
reacted	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
feeling	O
that	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
wrong	O
for	O
the	O
branding	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
second	O
pitch	O
,	O
they	O
eventually	O
became	O
convinced	O
of	O
its	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
Midway	O
's	O
original	O
pitch	O
videos	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
,	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
on	O
including	O
various	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
different	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
tips	O
from	O
coaches	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
replays	I-Application
and	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
on	O
fast	B-Application
breaks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
players	O
were	O
created	O
from	O
digitized	O
video	O
footage	O
of	O
several	O
amateur	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
,	O
including	O
future	O
NBA	B-Application
player	O
Stephen	O
Howard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turmell	O
recounted	O
,	O
"	O
My	O
big	O
ideas	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
were	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
spectacular	O
dunks	O
and	O
two-on-two	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
much	O
a	O
team	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Iguana	O
president	O
Jeff	O
Spangenberg	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
learning	O
the	O
then-new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
took	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
took	O
longer	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
greater	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
because	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	O
Graphics	O
Library	O
operating	O
system	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
were	O
programmed	O
by	O
Iguana	O
UK	O
employee	O
Chris	O
Kirby	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
coded	O
by	O
Darren	O
Tunnicliff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Snake	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
create	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
emulator	O
Kega	O
Fusion	O
,	O
made	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
entirely	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
named	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
(	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
T.E.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
T.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Hey	O
created	O
new	O
music	O
specifically	O
for	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
T.E.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
replace	O
the	O
original	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teams	O
now	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
players	O
(	O
though	O
only	O
two	O
could	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
court	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
;	O
in	O
practice	O
,	O
the	O
extra	O
player	O
meant	O
greater	O
variety	O
in	O
lineups	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Rookies	O
"	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
players	O
,	O
all	O
picked	O
in	O
the	O
1994	O
NBA	B-Application
draft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
test	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
included	O
eight	O
hidden	O
characters	O
which	O
were	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
:	O
Elviscious	O
,	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
,	O
Kongo	B-Application
,	O
Raiden	O
,	O
Reptile	O
,	O
Scorpion	O
,	O
Sub-Zero	O
and	O
Tim	O
Coman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Genesis	B-Device
32X	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
games	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
home	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
even	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
then-President	O
Bill	O
Clinton	O
,	O
First	O
Lady	O
Hillary	O
Clinton	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
Al	O
Gore	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Software	O
Development	O
Leonard	O
Tramiel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
later	O
ended	O
up	O
winning	O
the	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
name	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
Midway	O
's	O
involvement	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
name	O
on	O
subsequent	O
console	O
games	O
until	O
the	O
company	O
closed	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
only	O
mildly	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
released	O
their	O
own	O
sequel	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
better	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
called	O
NBA	B-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
later	O
produced	O
further	O
entries	O
in	O
its	O
NBA	B-Application
series	O
with	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Showtime	I-Application
:	I-Application
NBA	I-Application
on	I-Application
NBC	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
console-exclusive	O
NBA	B-Application
Hoopz	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
expanded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
3-on-3	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
having	O
acquired	O
rights	O
to	O
be	O
name	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
creator	O
Mark	O
Turmell	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
this	O
new	O
version	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
EA	O
Vancouver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
On	O
Fire	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
on	O
PSN	O
and	O
XBLA	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Tastemakers	O
LLC	O
released	O
a	O
3/4	O
scale	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
cabinet	O
featuring	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
and	O
Hangtime	O
,	O
with	O
newly	O
added	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
also	O
applied	O
similar	O
themes	O
and	O
designs	O
to	O
their	O
other	O
sports	O
games	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
1996	O
hockey	O
game	O
NHL	O
Open	O
Ice	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
football	O
game	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
,	O
which	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
had	O
also	O
developed	O
Power	O
Up	O
Baseball	O
around	O
1996	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
concepts	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
test	O
well	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
paid	O
plays	O
users	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
complete	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
making	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
develop	O
console	O
games	O
exclusively	O
,	O
Midway	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
sports	O
titles	O
with	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
sequels	O
to	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
hockey	O
series	O
called	O
NHL	B-Application
Hitz	I-Application
,	O
the	O
MLB	B-Application
Slugfest	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
baseball	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
soccer	O
game	O
RedCard	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
topped	O
the	O
monthly	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
for	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
from	O
April	O
1993	B-Application
through	O
summer	O
to	O
October	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
America	O
's	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
Summer	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
US	O
revenue	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
exceeded	O
the	O
(	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
domestic	O
box	O
office	O
gross	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
America	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
in	O
February	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
the	O
top	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
top	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
home	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
below	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
outselling	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
unanimous	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Mike	O
Weigand	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
voices	O
are	O
fuzzy	O
and	O
the	O
colors	O
are	O
a	O
bit	O
bland	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
very	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
rated	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
as	O
weaker	O
than	O
either	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
or	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
chiefly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
jams	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
Game	O
Gear	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
updated	O
roster	O
,	O
more	O
intuitive	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
audio	O
with	O
"	O
more	O
voice	O
samples	O
,	O
more	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
sound	O
effects	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
home	O
version.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
much	O
worse	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
arcade	O
versions	O
,	O
complained	O
of	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
improvements	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
had	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
Obviously	O
the	O
GB	O
is	O
far	O
too	O
limited	O
a	O
system	O
to	O
capture	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
what	O
made	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
an	O
arcade	O
smash	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
least	O
it	O
has	O
that	O
fraction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
so	O
much	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
at	O
number	O
99	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
it	O
having	O
been	O
flogged	O
to	O
death	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
at	O
home	O
and	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
terrific	O
game	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
with	O
four	O
players.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
23rd	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
36th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Professional	O
basketball	B-Application
has	O
never	O
been	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
as	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
opined	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
already	O
own	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
should	O
not	O
bother	O
with	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
one	O
,	O
but	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
some	O
sloppy	O
rough	O
edges	O
,	O
Jam	O
's	O
classic	O
run-n-gun	O
gameplay	O
brings	O
much-needed	O
excitement	O
to	O
the	O
cart-starved	O
32X.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
accurate	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
T.E.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
good	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
shows	O
no	O
signs	O
of	O
32-bit	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
some	O
decent	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
this	O
is	O
yet	O
one	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
disappointments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GamePro	O
critic	O
covered	O
the	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
release	O
and	O
was	O
less	O
forgiving	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
's	O
technical	O
flaws	O
,	O
complaining	O
of	O
sprites	O
with	O
too	O
little	O
detail	O
to	O
discern	O
which	O
player	O
is	O
which	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
summarizing	O
the	O
conversion	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
pale	O
imitation	O
of	O
an	O
otherwise	O
great	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
a	O
precise	O
conversion	O
with	O
good	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videohead	O
of	O
GamePro	O
disagreed	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
conspicuously	O
lacks	O
graphical	O
details	O
and	O
voice	O
clips	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
suffers	O
from	O
overly	O
tough	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Merrett	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
an	O
89%	O
,	O
declaring	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
perfect	O
conversion	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
coin-ops	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
and	O
Maximum	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
's	O
retention	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
considerable	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Maximum	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
nonetheless	O
failed	O
to	O
offer	O
any	O
game-changing	O
features	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
buying	O
it	O
worthwhile	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
or	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
is	O
competent	O
but	O
far	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
were	O
slightly	O
more	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
conversion	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
pointless	O
since	O
there	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
so	O
many	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
release	O
fails	O
to	O
offer	O
anything	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
latest	O
upgrade	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Tournament	O
Edition	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
two-on-two	O
in-your-face	O
hoopfest	O
boasts	O
the	O
participation	O
of	O
fully	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
's	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
8th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
named	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Tournament	O
Edition	O
44th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
identified	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Tim	O
Kitzrow	O
,	O
the	O
announcer	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Marv	O
Albert	O
and	O
has	O
contributed	O
numerous	O
memorable	O
lines	O
to	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
lexicon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
script	O
was	O
written	O
solely	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hey	O
,	O
although	O
Kitzrow	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
lines	O
were	O
largely	O
improvised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
a	O
slogan	O
from	O
Spike	O
Lee	O
's	O
alter-ego	O
in	O
his	O
1986	O
film	O
She	O
's	O
Gotta	O
Have	O
It	O
,	O
Mars	O
Blackmon	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
Nike	O
basketball	B-Application
shoe	O
television	O
commercial	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
commentator	O
asks	O
,	O
"	O
Is	O
it	O
the	O
shoes	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Funkadelic	O
's	O
1979	O
"	O
(	O
Not	O
Just	O
)	O
Knee	O
Deep	O
"	O
shares	O
the	O
most	O
similarity	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
but	O
was	O
recorded	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
before	O
NBA	B-Application
Jams	I-Application
music	O
was	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
likeness	O
of	O
George	O
Clinton	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
"	O
P	O
.	O
Funk	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
arcade	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
T.E.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
creator	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
revealed	O
(	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
)	O
that	O
a	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
court	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
hidden	O
in	O
a	O
console	O
port	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
or	O
NBA	B-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
writer	O
Reyan	O
Ali	O
published	O
a	O
book	O
on	O
the	O
game/series	O
for	O
Boss	O
Fight	O
Books	O
called	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
documenting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
success	O
and	O
impact	O
on	O
Midway	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
