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. 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. With a clear, concise, and focused prose that flows smoothly and takes us on a journey through the 90s, Ali's NBA Jam is a pretty near-perfect book. You can order a copy direct from the publisher here in print and digital formats. Reyans career has included fantastic writing and. This is an excerpt from NBA Jam by Reyan Ali, published by Boss Fight Books. 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. Reyan Ali's treatise on the history of NBA Jam is sure to become a classic in the literature of Video Game History. If you grew up playing NBA Jam, Reyan Ali and his book are the closest things you have to a time machine. But just a few years after Midway's billion-dollar hit conquered the world, 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. In the aptly named NBA Jam, published by Boss Fight Books, author Reyan Ali outlines the circumstances that lead to this ingenious creation.