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jmarcguy · 09-05-2010, 09:42 AM

To catch your breath while the Elite vs 2k battle is going, take a sec & look back at the first NBA games you played. Or bball in general.

I actually did play my friends stick figure Atari game as a kid! The first game that grabbed me was Lakers vs Celtics on pc. I remember it had Abdul Jabbar do his sky hook! Still basically stick figures though. I missed out on Double Dribble though. Everyone was playing it!

Mos1ted · 09-05-2010, 10:32 AM

Double Dribble was the first basketball game I remember playing. There was also Tecmo NBA Basketball. My favorite from that era was Bulls vs Lakers - the first series to incorporate signature style!

travis72 · 09-05-2010, 04:21 PM

Double Dribble

youvalss · 09-05-2010, 04:46 PM

I played Lakers vs Celtics, but I know I played basketball games before that sometime in the 80's, even though they probably weren't called "NBA".

Probably some Bird vs Dr. J or Bird vs MJ or whatever they were called...but there were others as well.

Kashanova · 09-05-2010, 05:03 PM

nba jam/nba live 95

The GIGGAS · 09-05-2010, 05:06 PM

Tecmo NBA Basketball. I remember getting Horace Grant a 100-point game.

jmarcguy · 09-05-2010, 10:14 PM

Tecmo was crazy! It was very possible to have 100 pt games. All players looked alike but they looked like people at least!

Magic Johnson Fastbreak was 2 on 2 action. You could steal every inbounds pass & run the score up like crazy. There was some game where you could knock players down coming up the court. It was meant to be a funny take on bball.

NBA Showdown by EA had signature moves. Jordan in one of his last game appearances did a crazy windmill slam. No recognition of positions though. Centers would bring the ball up the court!! People today have no idea how good they've got it!! I also remember hearing the "it's in the game" thing for the first time.

TytheSportsGuy · 09-05-2010, 11:18 PM

NBA Jam in like 1996. Game is so dang good!

09-05-2010, 09:42 AM	#1
jmarcguy MVP OVR: 3 Join Date: Dec 2009	Your First NBA Game!! What was it? To catch your breath while the Elite vs 2k battle is going, take a sec & look back at the first NBA games you played. Or bball in general. I actually did play my friends stick figure Atari game as a kid! The first game that grabbed me was Lakers vs Celtics on pc. I remember it had Abdul Jabbar do his sky hook! Still basically stick figures though. I missed out on Double Dribble though. Everyone was playing it!

09-05-2010, 10:32 AM	#2
Mos1ted MVP OVR: 21 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Blog Entries: 6	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? Double Dribble was the first basketball game I remember playing. There was also Tecmo NBA Basketball. My favorite from that era was Bulls vs Lakers - the first series to incorporate signature style! __________________ According to my old marketing professor, satisfaction is when product performance meets or exceeds consumer expectation.

09-05-2010, 04:21 PM	#3
travis72 Banned OVR: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Valparaiso, Indiana	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? Double Dribble

09-05-2010, 04:46 PM	#4
youvalss Greatest caddie ever! OVR: 42 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 16,600	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? I played Lakers vs Celtics, but I know I played basketball games before that sometime in the 80's, even though they probably weren't called "NBA". Probably some Bird vs Dr. J or Bird vs MJ or whatever they were called...but there were others as well. __________________ My Specs: ZX Spectrum CPU: Z80 @ 3.5 MHz GPU: Monochrome display RAM: 48 KB OS: Sinclair BASIC Last edited by youvalss; 09-05-2010 at 04:49 PM.

09-05-2010, 05:03 PM	#5
Kashanova Hall Of Fame OVR: 30 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,696	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? nba jam/nba live 95

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09-05-2010, 05:06 PM	#6
The GIGGAS Timbers - Jags - Hokies OVR: 55 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rose City Posts: 28,477 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? Tecmo NBA Basketball. I remember getting Horace Grant a 100-point game. __________________ Rose City 'Til I Die Duuuuuuuvvvvaaaaaaaal Hokie Hokie Hokie Hy Member: OS Uni Snob Assoc. OS OT Post Champ '11 Twitter: @TheGIGGAS_OS Xbox Live: TheGIGGAS 3DS: 1349-7755-3870

09-05-2010, 10:14 PM	#7
jmarcguy MVP OVR: 3 Join Date: Dec 2009	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? Tecmo was crazy! It was very possible to have 100 pt games. All players looked alike but they looked like people at least! Magic Johnson Fastbreak was 2 on 2 action. You could steal every inbounds pass & run the score up like crazy. There was some game where you could knock players down coming up the court. It was meant to be a funny take on bball. NBA Showdown by EA had signature moves. Jordan in one of his last game appearances did a crazy windmill slam. No recognition of positions though. Centers would bring the ball up the court!! People today have no idea how good they've got it!! I also remember hearing the "it's in the game" thing for the first time.

09-05-2010, 11:18 PM	#8
TytheSportsGuy Banned OVR: 2 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: Your First NBA Game!! What was it? NBA Jam in like 1996. Game is so dang good!

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