Author: sull56ivan2010 There’s a lot of things that can be said for Bill Laimbeer. He was one of the main reasons the late 80s Detroit Pistons were considered the Bad Boys. They were some of the roughest defenses teams like the Celtics, Bulls, and Knicks had to deal with.…
Author: jrsupermoore The theme song to the 90s classic sitcom “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” perfectly captures the whimsical thrill I feel whenever I reach back to the third installment of the NBA Jam series on SNES, NBA Hang Time. While it rarely gets mentioned in the same breath as NBA…
Author: jrsupermoore Ever since two versions of “Basketball” were introduced on the Atari 800 & 2600 in the late 1970s, video gamers have enjoyed simulated action of the classic American sport (1). The 16-bit generation made its own contribution with a slew of solid NBA Jam titles, as well as…
Author: jrsupermoore NCAA Basketball is one of the legendary traditional sports games of the 16-bit era and it’s all thanks to Mode-7 effects. Other notable Super Nintendo games built on Mode-7 include the racing classics Mario Kart and F-Zero, as well as the sports title NHL Stanley Cup.…