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NBA Jam 2000 is a sports Nintendo 64 game made by Acclaim as licensed basketball simulation for the 1999-2000 NBA season. It also contained elements of the classic NBA Jam series in Jam Mode.
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- All new 2-on-2 JAM mode featuring 50 dunks and special effects
- Custom JAM mode courts including Venice Beach and Schoolyard
- All 29 NBA teams, authentic arena floors and 300 NBA superstars
- Ultra Hi-Rez(tm) graphics with award-winning sports engine
- Authentic 5-on-5 simulation mode with actual team play styles like the Jazz' pick and roll, Celtics' press and Bulls' triangle offense
- Marv Albert as your studio host
- Unique signature moves and free throw routines like the cross-over dribble
- Improved 3-D Create a Player, 3-D Create a JAM player, Create a Team, and customize your own team's play style
- New and improved player models feature over 300 players with real-life faces, smooth skin high resolution textures and true life size
- Over 800 new motion-captured moves by the "X-Man" Xavier McDaniel, including post ups, push offs, defensive grabbing and bone jarring picks
- Players display their real life skills and attributes such as Payton steals, Stockton pick and roll passes, and Shaq backing in defenders
- Total Team Management includes: realistic player trading, drafting, signing and releasing players; managing the cap and trade deadlines
- Play-by-play from TNT's Kevin Harlan
- Improved Instant Replay with Ultra Smooth animations, auto replay, and multiple camera angles
- The most advanced NBA play calling system ever designed by NBA scouts
- Scouting reports allow the user to make the best coaching decisions
- On screen play plaques allow you to call plays on the fly
- Track season-long player and team stats in over 200 categories
- Play the '99-'00 NBA team schedules and view out of town scores
- Arena announcing by Utah Jazz' Dan Roberts with pre-game player intros
- In-game cinematic victory and action sequences
- In-game player highlights feature color photos and stat updates
- Player injuries affect game and season performance
- 5 sim modes: shoot out, exhibition, season, custom season and playoff
- Bonus modes include 3-Point Contest, Free Throw and Practice
- The most cheat codes of any NBA JAM title
- 1-4 players
[edit] Popular culture
In certain subcultures, the phrases "He's heating up" and "He's on fire" have entered into common usage. The phrases, as in the game, are used to (self) describe someone doing something successfully twice or thrice respectively.
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