Built out of exhaustive research and original interviews with a star-studded cast -including Turmell and his original development team, iconic commentator Tim Kitzrow, businessmen and developers at Midway and Acclaim alike, secret characters George Clinton and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Doom co-creator John Romero, and 1990s NBA demigods Glen Rice and Shaq-Ali's NBA Jam returns you to an era when coin-op was king. Since it was announced, I have been anticipating the release of the NBA Jam book in the Boss Fight Books series. While I usually do a text survey of a member, I have gone a different direction. You'll get to know mischievous Jam architect Mark Turmell, go inside Midway's Chicago office where hungry young talent tapped into cutting-edge tech, and explore the sequels, spin-offs, and tributes that came in the game's wake. This is a bit of a departure from the normal 'People of RF Generation' article. How did a simple two-on-two basketball game become MVP of the arcade, and how did this champ lose its title? Journalist Reyan Ali dives deep into the saga, tracking the people and decisions that shaped the series.

But just a few years after the billion-dollar hit conquered the world, developer Midway, publisher Acclaim, and video arcades themselves fell off the map.

When NBA Jam dunked its way into arcades in 1993, players discovered just how fun basketball can be when freed from rules, refs, and gravity itself. Live interview with Reyan Ali, author of NBA Jam - the book, published by Boss Fight Books Check out this interview to hear some amazing history of NBA Jam. Amazon Music Apple Podcasts CastBox Google Podcasts iHeartRadio Pocket Casts RadioPublic Spotify.

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