![]() This was a series that turned sports fans into instant gamers as EA Sports captured everything we love about the NBA in three cartridges. I was always hoping to find a code to help Bird kiss the rim, but it never happened. The first video game featuring Jordan was a classic, featuring both a 3-point shootout (Bird only) and a slam dunk contest (Jordan only). In celebration of Jordan’s 50th birthday, we break down the most famous and infamous moments of MJ’s virtual career. This caused video game companies to get resourceful, and through various codes, create-a-player features and special individual licenses, MJ appeared sporadically in pixels and polygons, until finally signing with 2K Sports for a series of games that lived up to his legacy. Sure, 2K Sports features His Airness running, jumping and kissing the rim in “NBA 2K11,” “NBA 2K12” and “NBA 2K13” with stunning accuracy, simulating everything from the reflection off his bald head to the patented fadeaway jumper (only thing missing is the ability to push off against the Jazz).īut it wasn’t always this way, as Jordan dropped out of the virtual scene when he opted out of the National Basketball Players Association's shared licensing agreement after ushering in sports gaming on the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo in the early '90s. Michael Jordan might be the greatest basketball player to ever lace up a pair of kicks (with his name on them, of course), but his virtual hoops history ranges from sketchy to sublime. Michael Jordan's erratic video game history You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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