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Message: [QUOTE="jordville, post: 3882121, member: 3388"] My memory was fuzzy on the original rosters but curiosity got me, so here are the rosters for Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo... [ATTACH type="full"]202180[/ATTACH] Here are the changes from the original arcade game to the home console versions... "Some early Sega Genesis/Super Nintendo versions of NBA JAM had [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Barkley']Charles Barkley[/URL] on the [URL='http://www.nba.com/suns']Phoenix Suns[/URL] with [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.html%E2%80%8E']Kevin Johnson[/URL] but Barkley would be replaced in later versions by [URL='https://throwbackgaming.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/remembering-nba-jam-on-sega-genesis/amp/www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/majerda01.html%E2%80%8E']Dan Majerle[/URL] as [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Games']Midway[/URL] lost the rights to Barkley when [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accolade_%28game_company%29']Accolade[/URL] made the “[URL='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZgJuYAfKM']Barkley Shut Up and Jam![/URL]” video game. In addition, [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal']Shaquille O’Neal[/URL], who represented the [URL='http://www.nba.com/magic']Orlando Magic[/URL] in the original 1993 arcade version of NBA JAM, was not in the home console versions as his likeness was no longer licensed by the NBA, and was featured in his own video game, “[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu']Shaq Fu[/URL]“, which was made by [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Sports']EA Sports[/URL]. From the 1993 arcade version to the 1994 home console versions, 14 players were replaced in the game and 12 of those players were [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mchalke01.html%E2%80%8E']Kevin McHale[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/celtics']Boston Celtics[/URL]), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gillke01.html']Kendall Gill [/URL]([URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans']Charlotte Hornets[/URL]), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ricegl01.html']Glen Rice[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/heat']Miami Heat[/URL]), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/oaklech01.html%E2%80%8E']Charles Oakley[/URL] (Knicks), Shaq (Magic), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkihe01.html']Hersey Hawkins[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/sixers']Philadelphia 76ers[/URL]), [URL='http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070113aaa.html']Mike Iuzzolino[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/mavericks']Dallas Mavericks[/URL]), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithke01.html']Kenny Smith[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/rockets']Houston Rockets[/URL]), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottby01.html%E2%80%8E']Byron Scott[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/lakers']Los Angeles Lakers[/URL]), [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perkisa01.html%E2%80%8E']Sam Perkins[/URL] (Lakers), [URL='https://throwbackgaming.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/remembering-nba-jam-on-sega-genesis/amp/www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/webbsp01.html']Spud Webb[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/kings']Sacramento Kings[/URL]) and [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/benjabe01.html']Benoit Benjamin[/URL] (Sonics). The other two players, [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/petrodr01.html%E2%80%8E']Drazen Petrovic[/URL] ([URL='http://www.nba.com/nets']New Jersey Nets[/URL]) and [URL='http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lewisre01.html%E2%80%8E']Reggie Lewis[/URL] (Celtics), were replaced due to their tragic deaths." I had Sega (mine is still at my parents house with NBA Jam, all the great EA games, Sonic, etc.) and my brother had Super Nintendo. [/QUOTE]

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