NBA Jam out now!!!

i use to have nba jam TE on the genesis, when you got shoved it totaled on the bottom of the stats and your player would get tired, so at half time you'd have to switch one of them out just to keep one guy fresh... dunno if it works like that now. i do know it does not have a stat for knockdowns that you recieved.
 
Reading back in this thread, I'm glad someone else is seeing the rubberband A.I. I picked this up on Sunday and played a few games and noticed the exact scenario described. Build up a nice lead, go in to the third quarter and only be able to score 4 points. Barely scrape by in the 4th quarter. Win the game by 8-12. It's kind of lame.
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']Reading back in this thread, I'm glad someone else is seeing the rubberband A.I. I picked this up on Sunday and played a few games and noticed the exact scenario described. Build up a nice lead, go in to the third quarter and only be able to score 4 points. Barely scrape by in the 4th quarter. Win the game by 8-12. It's kind of lame.[/QUOTE]

Seriously, how can we of not expected this...it's nba jam. Even the original arcade came was uber famous for this. As a matter of fact i think the newer one is light...i remember in the old days they would undertoss 70 foot hail marys and swish them all the time at end of quarters just to catch up.
 
hah yeah i remember the undertoss swishes. so no one has unlocked dan marjele THunder dan? 100 points in a game... i dont think you can do it with 3 controllers either.
 
[quote name='dkreegz515']anyone unlock Thunder Dan yet?[/QUOTE]

Not yet, i managed to score 100 pts in a game as a team, but apparently you have to score 100 with your player. I barely made it to 100.
 
i have got to 85 in a classic campaign. i wish i knew if you could do it with 3 controllers. i've googled this to death the last 2 days. the only way i can think of is after you beat the campaign with the 3 teams from the West you unlock 1 shot fire... maybe that will help get you to 100.
 
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I got it, I did a play now game and changed the settings. Obviously the more time, easier difficulty, and less time on the shot clock the better. I used Ray Allen (3's) and KG (CPU - Blocks and Rebs), aganst the Hawks (Jennings and Redd - 2 and 3 blocks respectively). Just kept launching up 3's with Allen and got it pretty easily.
 
[quote name='thingsfallnapart']Seriously, how can we of not expected this...it's nba jam. Even the original arcade came was uber famous for this. As a matter of fact i think the newer one is light...i remember in the old days they would undertoss 70 foot hail marys and swish them all the time at end of quarters just to catch up.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='dkreegz515']hah yeah i remember the undertoss swishes. so no one has unlocked dan marjele THunder dan? 100 points in a game... i dont think you can do it with 3 controllers either.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. NBA Jam is infamous for its rubberband AI. No lead was ever safe.
 
[quote name='eastx']Use code EAFlashJAM at checkout.[/QUOTE]Maybe it was good for yesterday only as I cannot get the code to work now. (Copy and Pasted it.)
 
[quote name='eastx']Whoa! EA Store has the game for $25 shipped:
http://slickdeals.net/?pno=43499&lno=1&afsrc=1

Use code EAFlashJAM at checkout.[/QUOTE]

Damn it, the one time I skip checking ALL my threads. If this was posted in the Deals section I probably would have noticed a lot faster.

I'd buy this for $25-29ish. No higher than that though, since I still have NBA JAM TE for SNES.
 
[quote name='bigdaddybruce44']Exactly. NBA Jam is infamous for its rubberband AI. No lead was ever safe.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I can't help but wonder if the people complaining about this just didn't know what they were getting into when they bought this. That's how Jam is supposed to be.
 
Are you guys suggesting decent AI would make the game worse? True, it's always been that way in the past, but that's just because classic Midway couldn't program proper AI to save their lives (see the Mortal Kombat series).
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Yeah. I can't help but wonder if the people complaining about this just didn't know what they were getting into when they bought this. That's how Jam is supposed to be.[/QUOTE]

That would be me then. I played Jam a few times back in the day, but never enough to notice the rubber band AI. Last night I was up, 38-9 and they came back to almost win, 44-39. I'd get the ball and get hard pushed immediately. They'd steal, then dunk, etc. It gets annoying that I can predict how every game will turn out now.
 
i do have to say after playing 2 classic seasons and now on my 3rd... the rubberband effect is getting easier to get around. i think it's making me a better player too. i've been winning games by an average of 25-30 points with the mavs. (easy mode)
 
I finally found this game cheap enough to pull the trigger... Honestly, I should have done it much, much, sooner or just given up on the price point I wanted, as I consider myself a big time fan of the series...

My comments... Game is awesome but back to this in a moment as I get through my complaints first.

Controls. I wish the turbo buttons where on the RT/RB too... Not sure why, maybe a previous home version has it on both sides, but I've found myself trying to use them too.

Player attributes... I'll be completely honest, I don't follow the NBA all that much but it sure seems like some of them are off... My example of choice Andrei Kirilenko. Why is his block ability just a 7? Shouldn't he at least be in the green considering he's played 10 years and avg more blocks per a game (in his career) then Dwight Howard? Granted, he should just consider himself lucky that the game doesn't have injuries...

Rosters, I know I got the game late but I wish they where a bit more accurate... I also wonder when the game is only 2 GB big (that’s the size of its install file) why the whole roster isn't included?

Anyhow, like I said I'm about 7 or so games in and m really enjoying it. I started on medium but turned it down to rookie as I got adjusted to the controls but since I just got the “Triple Up” achievement I might turn it back up... ;)

Speaking of which that achievement wasn't as hard as I thought it would be based upon comments in this thread... I actually did quite a bit more than that... I won 69-11. :D
 
[quote name='dkreegz515']is there any talks of doing a roster update or any DLC for this game?[/QUOTE]

I haven't heard anything. The NBA forum on the EA site has allot of request for it but no real replies.

The fact that no official price drop has come about I imagine the game is selling well... or as well as any under hyped non-AAA title can be expected too.
 
[quote name='dkreegz515']anyone unlock Thunder Dan yet?[/QUOTE]

If anyone is looking for how to do this... Well, do this:
Start a normal game, edit length to 5 minute quarters, be a ball hog, don't stress over defense as it takes time away from your scoring.

If your running out of time don't guard the CPU and let them score uncontested shots quickly...

Tested this, and it does work.
 
Got this in the mail today. I was just playing my first game online and I was dominating the guy, so he pulls the plug at halftime.

I didn't get a win or absolutely any recognition for the game, is it ridiculous like this with quitters for every of online game type?
 
[quote name='BigAT']Got this in the mail today. I was just playing my first game online and I was dominating the guy, so he pulls the plug at halftime.

I didn't get a win or absolutely any recognition for the game, is it ridiculous like this with quitters for every of online game type?[/QUOTE]

My friend and I were playing a guy online last week, he was up by 15 and quit on us. We were credited with the win.

Not sure if it's hit or miss on that or not... I haven't played much since then.
 
I think it depends when they quit, no? I'm pretty sure if you quit before halftime it's no harm (which is obviously bs), so keep the game close til halftime and then blow them out. Duh!
 
[quote name='BigAT']Got this in the mail today. I was just playing my first game online and I was dominating the guy, so he pulls the plug at halftime.[/QUOTE]The reason why I have not even taken this online yet...

I would make sure you leave feedback for him via his XBL profile....

Oh, and you might want to mark him as 'avoid this player' also as it will hopefully keep him from being able to do it to him again.
 
We got this yesterday (via EA Flash Deal for $21.xx shipped) and played for the first time today. Definitely a fun game, though we stink. There's 3 of us, so so far the one with the computer player on their team wins every time. :) I have no excuse, but my kid's are only 8 and 9, so they probably do. :) My 9 year old and I also played on the same team vs. the computer in remix mode 3 times. The power ups are a cool addition. We almost beat the computer on the last try. Down by 4 or some such score. I'm not sure I can ever see winning vs the computer in Medium, let alone Hard or Insane! Anyway, this type of game is so much more fun for me then the realistic games, but I do hope we win at least once. ;)

How do you unlock President Obama and such?

As far as online, I have little interest in playing strangers. I think it's probably better in person anyway, so I'm glad to have my kids to play it with, though I'm hoping some of my friends get the game too. Can you play coop vs. computer online, or is it strictly player vs. player?
 
I got this on the EA Flash deal too :) Been wanting it for some time, but glad I finally got it for ~$20. I'm looking for some people to play online with every now and then. I haven't been able to get into an online game yet, either says no one found or I get in and then "the game is no longer available." Plus, I'd rather play with cool (or at least decent :p) CAGs.

My XBL is PwnerBear, send me a friend req if you wanna play some Jam!
 
Game is a blast, but playing the matches with the power ups sucks...I couldn't' even beat the Clippers last night after playing them constantly for an hour straight.
 
I got in on the $21 EA Flash Deal too. Online so far is pretty hit or miss. I have played a few good games (when I'm not getting shoved every time I touch the ball) but 50% of the time I'm disconnected from my opponent within the first few buckets.
 
[quote name='crunchewy']

How do you unlock President Obama and such?

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I saw the codes on GameFAQs (left 13 times then A) but I can't get them to work. Help?
 
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