
For those of us who are young enough to remember video games from the Atari years, the game of basketball has evolved quite a bit in the digital world. When NBA Jam first came out, it was the hottest video game in the arcade. I lost a quarter or two trying to get these bobbleheads to the point where the computer said, "He's heating up." Now, arcades are far and few inbetween because gaming has gone to a whole other level.
Here is a brief history of the game of basketball from a gamer perspective. Which games were the biggest parts of your childhood years?




