/vr/ - Retro Games

Yes

Yes but AI can be bullshit. NBA Hangtime is even more fun mechanics-wise, but the AI is even more bullshit.

>>8800127
NBA Jam isn't really a realistic sports game at all. More of an arcade sports game. Pretty fun, I can't think of very many fun basketball video games but NBA Jam is definitely one of them

Arcade and arcade-y sports games fucking rule.
>NBA Jam
>NFL Blitz
>Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
>EA Sports BIG games
>Baseball Stars 2
>Neo Turf Masters

Pro tip: avoid the American PS1 version. It has broken AI which is absolutelly ruthless even on easy difficulty. The Japanese version (which contains no Japanese language) is a later build with fixed AI and it is the best 32-bit console port.

>>8800127
BOOOOM SHAKA LAKA

>muh boom shakalaka
>muh from downtown
>muh he’s on fire
>muh bill clinton
fuck Reddit Jam, play a proper basketball game instead like Dr. J vs Larry Bird

>>8800127
It's mindless fun.
That makes it good in my book.

>>8800332
The saturn port pf TE is considered definitive and doesn't have the broken AI in any version.

>>8800290
I can attest to that. Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey is really fun. Skating up to someone and clocking them out is great.

This is one of my favorite arcade games and I'm not even into basketball.

>>8800127
As far as "sports games" go, NBA Jam is second only to Mutant League sports

>>8800447
It's considered definitive BECAUSE the international PS1 version is broken. When compared to the Japanese PS1 version it shows its flaws.

>>8800290
Yes, arcade sports games are the shit. So are arcade racers!

>>8800127
i liked it as a kid
i always picked golden state even though chris mullen sucked balls

>>8800127
No. Boring, normie trash. God, I hated when friends played this. All these other games we could play that spark the imagination so much more and you pick sportsketball. Wrestling games suck too. Unless it's on a board of some kind or involves Mike Tyson, all sports games can fuck off.

Protip: The programmer was a Pistons fan. If you are playing the Bulls who were the Pistons rival at the time, and you take a shot from anywhere on the court as time is running out, it will always go in.

Yes, NBA Jam Tournament Edition on the Genesis is the one to play. Hangtime is excellent also. A great game on its own, but you really need to play against someone to have fun.

>>8800903
>w-w-w-where's mario anon, I'm scared!!!!!
play NBA Jam

>>8800903
This anon couldn't jam with the best.

>>8800903
>when nintendies get triggered

GET THAT OUTTA HERE!

>>8800692
>even though chris mullen sucked balls
Chris Mullin is a Hall of Famer and was on the 92 Dream Team

>>8801727
Only because Jordan was too scared to have Dominique Wilkins show him up if he was on the team.

>>8800127
No, it’s a great game.

>>8800127
best sports game of all time, play the arcade version though

>>8800290
Agreed, but I'd add Tecmo Super Bowl to that list too

>>8801798
Truly nfl2k would have to be best sports game of all time - this and nba2k made EA take extreme measures to catch up including exclusivity contracts for sports and even trashing their NBA game for years until it could get up to snuff

> yes tho nba jam is great fun! Nfl blitz is fun too but if you want a good party sports game and have a trackball - golden tee fore or shuffleshot

>>8800290
missed one

>>8801901
agree with this. Tecmo superbowl was a crowning achievement during it's era and still is in some circles. What a awesome game

>>8800290
Windjammers

>>8800127
NBA Jam, NBA Hangtime and NBA Showtime are all dope games. Played them all back in the days on SNES, N64 and Dreamcast respectively.

>>8800571
I used to have Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey 98 for N64. Really fun 4P game and you could get in fights.
Would still play it now

>>8802128
also the NHL Hitz games on Xbox were like the spiritual successor and were also fun to pick up and play

>>8800903

>>8800903
>normie
Stay out newfag

As long as we're talking fun, arcadey sports games, I want to throw this out there because this game could use more exposure. Base Wars is a baseball league sim released by Konami under their Ultra label in 1991. For all intents and purposes, it's a standard baseball game of its time, but with a twist, the teams are all made up of death dealing cyborgs. You can pick one of ten teams, or customize names for two of your own, and play through an editable Pennant mode with X number of games. You can further modify your teams by purchasing upgrades that make them run faster, hit harder, and catch easier. The nuance doesn't stop there, because once in game you'll find that instead of being tagged out, you get to fight for it. Combat plays like a belt scroller, and your attack options vary between what weapons you equip them with, and their cyborg model (Tanks can charge and run over opponents, M.Cycles can do a spinning cartwheel kick, etc..) You can model your team to be more effective ball players or pit fighters depending on your play style.

Tl;dr, this game is Bases Loaded meets Armored Core.

>>8802038
NBA Hangtime was the world's first arcade-perfect port of a contemporary game. Pretty mind-blowing playing it in 1997 and Sonyfags never recovered.

>>8801901
>>8801964
I missed a lot of great games, I wasn't trying to list all of them just some examples.

It's a 90s Midway arcade game so it seems like there must be something seriously wrong with it, but hell if I know what it could be. I only know that it's a lot of fun.

>>8801608
Rent-free. Sony is openly LGBT affirming, just like most of your favorite teams are.

>>8800281
NBA Hangtime was the one I loved and played a lot more. I think it was a spiritual successor to Jam too.

But Jam is of course iconic and still referenced to this day. Kind of the original NBA Street. I started preferring simulation NBA games in the 2000s though.

>>8800290
NBA Jam descended from Arch Rivals

for those of you who like punching in basketball

>>8800903
>he can't buy a bucket

>>8801951
Every time this is mentioned I have to give credit to David Stern. EA wanted to do the same with NBA but he refused and said he wants there to be choices. Turned out to be a great decision as NBA Live really went down the drain. And the thing is NBA Live was my favorite game in the mid 2000s despite some glaring flaws. Shame what happened to it.

Don't know if anyone cares but there is a hack that has current day rosters on Jam.
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6166/

>>8803837
That looks sick. Thanks for the recommendation, anon.

>>8800290
>>8800673
Based. Realistic sims fucking suck. I can see the appeal of Gran Turismo but I could never get behind NBA 2k[insert year] or Madden garbage.

>>8801794
Troll?
2x NBA Champion 2x MVP 1x DPOY 6x scoring leader Michael Jordan feared no man in 1992, especially not fucking Nique. He didn't make any noise in the 90s

>>8801794
Dominique Wilkins ruptured his Achilles that year.

>>8804667
>>8804691
Completely sidestepping the fact that Mullin was c-tier and didn't belong on the Dream Team

>>8804653
Are you into the actual sports though? Because people who are generally like sims and the ones who only like arcades only generally don't care for sports. I like both, and also have been into sports majority of my life. Only care about basketball these days though which is the sport I got into first.
>imagine growing up in Chicago during Jordan's championship run
>who am i quoting

>>8805034
Yes which only makes it worse. I hear this all the time
>anon you follow NBA and NFL
Yeah
>and you play video games again
Old ones, but yeah
>so why don't you get 2k and madden?
I just don't like realistic sports sims. Wasn't into them during the 6th gen and I'm damn sure not now. We can play some Mutant Football League or even Wii Sports though

On another note I want to revisit pic related soon. Will probably play the gamecube port on my Wii.

>>8803854
Yep. It's still my favorite. I played the arcade version recently using mame and it was just like I remembered on the 64.

>>8803859
Right that's why I helped.

>>8803837
I loved this game as a kid but havent played in years.

>>8800347
HE'S ON FIRE

>>8804779
Mullin was one of the most solid outside shooters of his era. The real guy that didn't belong on the Dream Team was Christian Laettner. His spot should've went to Shaq

>>8803854
NBA Hangtime had a PS1 port though. That's the version I owned growing up