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From the source article at...

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=32605

For years people have been yearning for an Arcade mod of NBA Jam TE, and those people will have to keep waiting. But user Ponlork is bringing that dream one step closer to reality with his NBA Jam 21 mod for the PlayStation 1 which is the closest you'll get to the Arcade experience at home. Other than the Arcade version of course.

Rather than being stuck in development hell for years, Ponlork opted to go for the incremental approach of releasing updates periodically until the ultimate goal of replacing the entire roster with today’s NBA Players is complete. Version 1.1 adds 15 new players into the mix (10 active, 2 legends, and 3 secret characters).

These players consist of Lebron James, Nikola Jokic, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Bradley Beal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, The Incredible Hulk, Cyberpunk and Snoop Dogg. The full 2021 NBA All-Star starting lineup is featured!

What separates this mod from other NBA Jam mods before it is that all the players have distinction. Every player has their own unique head sprites and the resolution is large enough to recognize the faces. The announcer calls each player by name, there's varying skin tone palettes, and there's a sprite scaling feature that is able to resize the players which gives it a extra level of depth.

In addition to that, NBA Jam 21 restores a lost feature that was disabled due to pressure from Congress to minimize videogame violence in the early 90s. If you're familiar with the slang term "Posterized", it's a term used for when a player gets dunked on so emphatically that he is sent tumbling to the floor. This falling effect along with the backboard shattering were originally in the game but were eventually removed.

The Posterized feature is fully restored and the author is hopeful to one day restore the backboard glass shattering effect too. Although it's still early, it's exciting to see what's coming down the pipeline. Boom Shakalaka!

Visit the project page here: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5700/

There's also a trailer that slaps. Peep game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQYOx-gd00s

For the dedicated old school gamers out there--that somehow may not already know--there appears to be a winning (albeit expensive) all-in-one updated hardware combo for gaming on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive/CD consoles:

1) Analogue Mega Sg - https://www.analogue.co/mega-sg

2) Terraonion MegaSD - https://terraonion.com/en/producto/megasd/

So, no CD support required, get the old school console look and feel, and better graphics.

NBA Live 98' Enthusiasts!!!

Exciting news to share with you all NBA Live '21 has arrived for Opening Night.

The game has the following features are new and improved and what to expect moving forward.

• Updated Rosters for the 2020-21 season as of Dec 22, 2020 via https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/depth-charts
• Updated ratings - statistics to come for 2021!
• Menus to be changed and colored based on tribute to Kobe Bryant!

What to expect moving forward:

• Annual Roster updates, plus updated rosters +Ratings monthly based on 2K21 rating system. 
• Logo changes - To be updated shortly
• Court colors and logo changes. - To be updated shortly

Please provide any feedback for what you would like to see or want.

Original Update 

NBA Live '21.bin

v1.1 Toronto Raptors Red & Black unis.

NBA Live '21 (98) (1.1).bin

Just in time for the 2021 NBA playoffs!

We've got updated rosters, more new logos (that OKC and MIN, ooowee!), and other playable teams like New Orleans Pelicans, USA FIBA 2019, Top NBA Rookie Draft Picks and All-NBA Sophomores.

Head on over to its Downloads page for more info...

PS - A big shoutout to @UltraMagnus for those updated logos. He be doin' it!

Thanks to wonderful work of @eskayelle, we also have NBA Jam T.E. - Double Z Mod available for download 💾. If you haven't been following this project, here's a quick briefing:

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An all “new” Double Z Mod in all its 32-bit glory is here!

Leveraging assets from recently released arcade source, as well as with some customized heads, portraits and/or sounds from ponlork and resurrecta, plus additional assets and guidance from Mattrizzle, the PlayStation version of the NBA Jam T.E. – Double Z Mod brings players the following features:

• Battle from worst to first in campaign mode, with standings loosely based on the 1992-93 NBA season.
• Players like Shaq, Jordan, Magic and Barkley have been restored!
• Secret players like Sub-Zero, Reptile, Scorpion, and Bart Simpson, are all accessible.  Even Smoke and Noob Saibot are in this game!!!
• Wanna play as Chris Webber?  Hakeem Olajuwon?  Scottie Pippen?  Just like the arcade version, several 90s superstars are available both on teams and as secret players.
• Detroit Bad Boys Laimbeer, Thomas, and Rodman are all available as secret players.
• The 72-10 Chicago Bulls are here!  Jam with Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc and…  Longley…
• Think the AI plays a bit too rough?  Why not fight back with a super cheat.  Use the code Right, Right, Left, Right, X, X, Right at the Tonight’s Match-Up screen to achieve true Maximum Offense and Defense.  Fight back with everything but fire!
• The Rookies have been rebalanced with more Eddie Jones and Tony Dumas.  Plus, Brooks Thompson has been restored.
• What other Superstars do you need when you have the Dream Team???  Beat the game in campaign mode to access the 1992 Olympic gold medalists.
• Not a fan of the watered down house rock?  Enjoy some ‘80s and ‘90s jams as well as some classic 16-bit Jam tunes instead.
• A quick palette fix adjusts the attribute colors on the player select screen.

Ready for the next generation of the Double Z Mod?  Step up and Razzle Dazzle!

In case you've never heard of this hardware project, which is an interesting open-source project that emulates consoles, computers and arcade boards via FPGA. Here are a couple of starter links...

https://misterfpga.org/

https://www.retrorgb.com/mister.html

https://misteraddons.com/

http://www.cgquarterly.com/lets-build-a-basic-mister-fpga-console-part-1/

For the rest of the summer 2021, we're allowing any guests to download any game files!

This will generate some more interest in the site from onlookers, and perhaps get more people registered and chatting on these boards, son!

In the meantime, please enjoy, get the word out, and if all goes well, this might become permanent. Let's see how it plays out first.

BS Legal Disclaimer: Void where prohibited; subject to change; not valid in all 50 states and parts of Mexico and Canada; must be 18 or older; do not pass go; do not collect $200.

This is quick teaser for my next romhack.  I'm hoping to release it in September.

I've currently got rosters updated through June 15th, minimum 5-man rosters (current players!), when expanded, for every team, and some other nuggets, thanks to the Mattrizzle Player Engine.

Take a look at the screenshots for a sneak peak!

I know we're a little late posting this, but we do want to congratulate the 2021 NBA Champions, the Milwaukee Bucks. It's their 2nd championship overall, after one of the longest championship droughts in the game. To be fair, although I didn't initially pick 'em, I was continually cheering for 'em.

I'm very happy for Giannis "The Greek Freak" Antetokounmpo, but especially for Khris "Khash Money" Middleton. I think the latter needs a new nickname--Khris, The Closer!