NBA Jam on the comeback trail?

[Twigg4075]

Oh man I hope so!
http://kotaku.com/5440036/rumor-nba-jam-returning---to-wii

 

[riley420]

He's heating up.

HE'S ON FIRE!

 

[Krebs]

i played nba jam this weekend.

in beerpong.

 

[Twigg4075]

Screenies...
http://kotaku.com/5462939/nba-jam-sc...sorry/gallery/

This looks too good to be true.

 

[Twigg4075]

Kotaku, the Gamer’s Guide

Disappointing, fir me at least. My buddy and I played this game for about five hours straight the other night. Head-to-head Jam plus alcohol is ridiculous fun. I was actually wondering if there was/was going to be a roster update after the trade deadline but his ps3 isn't hooked up online so we had no way of knowing. Now I do.

Oh well, the game is still a blast.

 

[cf24]

Damn..that sucks. Still fun to play though..

 

[Herm]

i expected this to be a $15 psn title. When i can get a copy for $20 i'll probably bite

 

[PP]

its horseshit they arent updating the rosters. thats the least they can do when they charge 49.99 for the game. EA is so fuckin clueless and money hungry whores. They priced NBA jam way too high, it should have been a 20$ downloadable title and they should at least update the roster with all the big moves. This aint the fuckin sega genesis. theres no excuse.

 

[Garrett67]

but wait, its not 'sim'

 

[Twigg4075]

its horseshit they arent updating the rosters. thats the least they can do when they charge 49.99 for the game. EA is so fuckin clueless and money hungry whores. They priced NBA jam way too high, it should have been a 20$ downloadable title and they should at least update the roster with all the big moves. This aint the fuckin sega genesis. theres no excuse.

While I will agree that they should continue to support it, I strongly disagree about the game being $20. I definitely think it was well worth $50. Hell, it was $50 back in the Genesis/SNES days and this game blows those games away with the tons of extra modes it has. EA fucked up by initially saying it was going to be a downloadable title, albeit a very stripped down version, so now of course everyone thinks it's a huge rip off.

But it is fucking bullshit that they can't release ONE fucking roster update. How hard would it be to update it once after the trade deadline?!? They released at least one update for Madden Arcade so there is no excuse for this. It really dicks over the few people that did support the game and paid full price for it so of course now they probably aren't going to make that mistake again.

 

[calgaryballer]

I want to get this, but I have been waiting to find somewhere that has it on the cheap. Perfect party game

 

[SethMode]

While I will agree that they should continue to support it, I strongly disagree about the game being $20. I definitely think it was well worth $50. Hell, it was $50 back in the Genesis/SNES days and this game blows those games away with the tons of extra modes it has. EA fucked up by initially saying it was going to be a downloadable title, albeit a very stripped down version, so now of course everyone thinks it's a huge rip off.

But it is fucking bullshit that they can't release ONE fucking roster update. How hard would it be to update it once after the trade deadline?!? They released at least one update for Madden Arcade so there is no excuse for this. It really dicks over the few people that did support the game and paid full price for it so of course now they probably aren't going to make that mistake again.

Dude, you are OUT OF YOUR MIND if you think that this game was worth $50 bucks.

 

[Twigg4075]

Dude, you are OUT OF YOUR MIND if you think that this game was worth $50 bucks.

How exactly? Was NBA Jam not a $50 game for Genesis/SNES? Which was FULL price back then. This game debuted at $10 less than full price for this generation. And this new version has what the old one did (which wasn't much really) plsu updated graphics and a TON more modes.

If you are going to say this game isn't worth full price you can argue that most games aren't worth full price, which I wouldn't disagree with. But this game is $10 less than full price.

I know I got my $50 worth out of it and then some and whenever I go over my buddy's or they come over my house that's the one game they want to play.

 

[SethMode]

How exactly? Was NBA Jam not a $50 game for Genesis/SNES? Which was FULL price back then. This game debuted at $10 less than full price for this generation. And this new version has what the old one did (which wasn't much really) plsu updated graphics and a TON more modes.

If you are going to say this game isn't worth full price you can argue that most games aren't worth full price, which I wouldn't disagree with. But this game is $10 less than full price.

I know I got my $50 worth out of it and then some and whenever I go over my buddy's or they come over my house that's the one game they want to play.

1) The "TON of" more modes you are talking about are all the same thing. You still play the same retarded game over and over with the same methods (and I beat the damn career mode portion of the game so I know what I'm talking about).

2) Who cares what it cost back in the day? Should they have released a retooled Sonic for the same price as it cost back when it was released?

3) You bitch more than ANYONE about the price of games, particularly XBLA games. NBA Jam might have a shitload of modes, but they're all the same. I'd rather pay $15 for something like Stacking that is original and clever than $50 for something that is worn out after the first 3 minutes. I am seriously baffled that you're willing to defend the $50 tag of NBA Jam.

 

[Twigg4075]

All the modes are the same? That's like saying every mode in any shooter is the same. "Well you're shooting people in every mode so they are all the same to me."

 

[SethMode]

All the modes are the same? That's like saying every mode in any shooter is the same. "Well you're shooting people in every mode so they are all the same to me."

Oh come on, you're going to play this card now? You hate on RPGs for dice rolls when EVERYTHING in a video game is a dice roll. Same thing. Just because you fire a gun or shoot a ball or something and it happens instantly, doesn't mean that dice rolls aren't involved.

Still, yes, every mode is the same. Sure the goal is slightly different, but the basic purpose is "use turbo properly, push, steal, and try to score a lot of points before the AI kicks in". Are you serious right now?

I really want you to tell me why paying $50 for NBA Jam ISN'T a ripoff, yet you're so ready to shit on 90% of the XBLA prices.

 

[cf24]

I didn't pay for my copy..Kevin Durant gave it to me. :smug:

 

[Twigg4075]

Oh come on, you're going to play this card now? You hate on RPGs for dice rolls when EVERYTHING in a video game is a dice roll. Same thing. Just because you fire a gun or shoot a ball or something and it happens instantly, doesn't mean that dice rolls aren't involved.

Still, yes, every mode is the same. Sure the goal is slightly different, but the basic purpose is "use turbo properly, push, steal, and try to score a lot of points before the AI kicks in". Are you serious right now?

I really want you to tell me why paying $50 for NBA Jam ISN'T a ripoff, yet you're so ready to shit on 90% of the XBLA prices.

I'm sorry but you will never convince me of that. There is no comlarison to shooting someone in the face in a game like CoD and doing the same thing in Alpha Protocol. In CoD it's a kill whereas in AP so many boring factors come into play. What was my characters' marksman rating? What was the enemies' level? Was elemental magic used? Did I get a ratings boost because I'm an elven warrior and he enemy is susceptible to dwarves. Then even with a dead on head shot you might only take off 20% health because of dice rolls.

Do I believe there is a form of "dice rolls" in sports games? Of course. How else would it work?

And as far as this comparison you keep bringing up between this game and XBLA games, I've gotten 30 hours out of Jam at at least. Most of the XBLA games that are over priced are the $15 ones that last a few hours and have zero replayability. Two that come to mind are Limbo and the latest Contra game.

But as far as the topic that brought me to drudge this thread back up, I do think it's complet bullshit that EA is failing to give full support to a full features retail game. Thy are just fucking themselves in the long run.

 

[SethMode]

I'm sorry but you will never convince me of that. There is no comlarison to shooting someone in the face in a game like CoD and doing the same thing in Alpha Protocol. In CoD it's a kill whereas in AP so many boring factors come into play. What was my characters' marksman rating? What was the enemies' level? Was elemental magic used? Did I get a ratings boost because I'm an elven warrior and he enemy is susceptible to dwarves. Then even with a dead on head shot you might only take off 20% health because of dice rolls.

Do I believe there is a form of "dice rolls" in sports games? Of course. How else would it work?

And as far as this comparison you keep bringing up between this game and XBLA games, I've gotten 30 hours out of Jam at at least. Most of the XBLA games that are over priced are the $15 ones that last a few hours and have zero replayability. Two that come to mind are Limbo and the latest Contra game.

1) I don't care if you don't accept it...ALL VIDEO GAMING IS COMPRISED OF DICE ROLLS. Sorry to spoil that for you, but it's true.

2) We're talking about an XBLA game that they released with a retail price tag. That you can argue that is, still, laughable. And that it doesn't bother you is equally laughable. And now youre reasoning is playtime? Come on man. That's it? NBA Jam was a SUB PAR game. It was a SNES game with pretty graphics. Meanwhile you compare it to games that maybe lasted a few hours like Limbo, yet at least Limbo did something new. Length does not equal quality and I know that you believe that. So stop trying to come up with excuses.

I'm not trying to browbeat you here, I just think it's extremely odd that you're choosing a Super Nintendo/Genesis game that was remade with HD graphics as the game to trumpet being worth the insane price tag.