NBA JamThe Night a Chicago Arcade Knew It Had a Hit
NBA Jam's on-court bodies were Chicago amateurs, not NBA stars; one of them was a club bouncer.
Midway built it after a flop, watched it become the highest-earning arcade game in the history of the industry, then lost the name to Acclaim.
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8- Article6
- Interview2
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Image & music credits
5- License unknown3
- CC BY-SA 3.01
4 photos, from the hosts linked below. Each file name links to the file's page, which carries the full license terms.
| # | Use | File | Author | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photo | nbajam title screen.png | Frame from AL82 Retrogaming Longplays, "NBA Jam Longplay (Arcade) [4K]", YouTube, 2022 (Midway, 1993) | License unknown |
| 2 | Photo | nbajam gameplay c031.png | Frame from AL82 Retrogaming Longplays, "NBA Jam Longplay (Arcade) [4K]", YouTube, 2022 (Midway, 1993) | License unknown |
| 3 | Photo | nbajam starring stephen howard.png | MAME 0.289 recording of the nbajam attract mode | License unknown |
| 4 | Photo | Full machine photo of the Getaway Pinball machine..JPG | Furutanian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Music: Music: NBA Jam (Midway, 1993), composed by Jon Hey; recorded from the arcade ROM in MAME 0.289, Music: NBA Jam (Midway, 1993), composed by Jon Hey; recorded from the arcade ROM in MAME 0.289 — mame://[email protected]
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