I was getting really excited about asking my esteemed colleague Chad Concelmo to focus on NBA Jam for one of his Memory Card articles. But then I realized that the greatness of those games couldn’t technically be summed up in a “moment” per se, so that went out the window. Oh, well.
Regardless, some of my favorite memories from those old-school arcade-style basketball titles came out of the ridiculous cheat codes in the games. I know I’m not alone when I fondly recall throwing down dunks with Bill Clinton and Al Gore...good times, good times.
It seems that 2K Sports knows to pay homage to their predecessors and have a little fun, even in a sim atmosphere. They’ve just put out a bunch of cheat codes for NBA 2K8, and while you can’t play with Benny the Bull, there’s some good stuff there. For example, entering “payrespect” will allow you to play with the old red, white, and blue ABA ball.
Hit the jump for the full list, which contains ten cheats. And for those (few) of you who own NBA 2K8, let us know what these codes do. I’m particularly curious about the “VC team” cheat. Let’s just hope it’s something harmless like “Virtual Console” or “Vince Carter” as opposed to, say, “Viet Cong”...
| Code | Description |
| cpares | IND secondary road uniform |
| agtaccsinr | CHA racing uniform |
| amcnreo | Valentine’s Day - CLE / SEA |
| haeitgyebs | 2008 All-Star uniforms |
| uclerehanp | St. Patrick’s Day - BOS / CHI / NY / TOR |
| llmohffaae | Superstars team |
| nba2k | NBA 2K team |
| 2ksports | 2K Sports team |
| vcteam | VC team |
| payrespect | ABA ball |
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5:11 PM on 03.20.2008
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You poor, poor man........
Oh yea, a Memory Card article on NBA Jam would good stuff. I remember I use to bet money with kids around my neighborhood. The slam dunks were fucking great, the cheats were awesome and being on fire really had the character on fire!
"For two!"
"Head fake"
oooooohhh I miss NBA Jam T.E.
That announcer's voice is tattooed on my ear drum that's how many hours I wasted playing that game dunking while on fire off of hot spots for five points.
That game should make its way to XBLA
thanks for the heads up, now I know whos opinion to ignore.
Also VC cheat is visible cocks, not a good time.
No?
Must've been a bad dream. Good thing it dosen't exist.
Man, i got both T.E. and regular NBA Jams, and they're the greatest Basketball gaems ever
Also, as far as NFL goes, 2k1 on DC is the best non tecmo football game ever.
Are you getting MLB The Show 08 for PS3? I've been thinking about getting it, as I loved last year's gameplay. Graphics, not so much, but they seem nice this year. I want it, but I'm on the fence.
Also, on the rapist thing; IIRC, that trashy slut showed up with some guys jizz (not Kobe's) in her panties when she reported the "rape" and had a rape kit done. Out of court settlement or no, I would question her credibility.
NBA JAM
Damn that was a great game.
WTB something that unlocks Michael Jordan. How come he's never in any games any more? :/
Jordan was for the most time of his career never a member of the Players union, the one which is making the deals with companys like EA or 2K so that they can put in real NBA players in the games. I don`t know exactly why Jordan never entered this Union, I think it was because he wnated to handle all his merchandising deals by himself or something like that. However, when he returned to play for Washington he became a member of that union for a short term and that years Version of NBA Live (03,04 or 05, one of them I believe) actually had the real MJ in it.