NBA Jam turns 30: A classic arcade game, an iconic voice and basketball Hall of Famers

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NBA Jam turns 30: A classic arcade game, an iconic voice and basketball Hall of Famers
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Thirty years ago, NBA Jam's original arcade version was released. Since then, it's remained a go-to for NBA fans who love video games.

. Brown, a member of the Celtics when NBA Jam was released, said it was exciting to be a part of a video game that used real players, something many previous basketball games hadn’t done.

“We had an old team, and they weren’t playing video games,” Brown said. “I was, like, the youngest dude on the game. Ed Pinckney and Joe Kleine didn’t want to play video games. … Ireally didn’t play with anybody on the team back then because it was kind of new to everybody. Maybe their kids played it.”

“There have been lots of stories about a person losing a loved one, a sibling, a father, a son. They come up and say every time I hear your voice, it just resonates, the happiness and love,” Kitzrow said. “And then they start crying and say, ‘You were part of the happiest time of my life, my childhood.’”

Smith, a 14-year NBA veteran who played with six teams, told Kitzrow he still played the original arcade console. Kitzrow couldn’t believe Smith, who was on the“‘I can’t wait to tell my kids I met you. You know, I was just playing with them last night,’” Kitzrow recalled of the conversation with Smith.

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