Jam it
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Jam It is an arcade style 2-on-2 basketball game.

Do you get confused by complex button combinations in modern basketball video games?
In Jam It, just one button with your control stick is enough to make extreme dunks, jump-shots, blocks, passes, post-up plays and steals!

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Featuring the most intense sports action and entertainment ever crammed into 64K!

* Supports 1 - 4 simultaneous players
Realistic and challenging AI
4 difficulty levels
3 unlockable bonuses
In-game commentary
Halftime show mini-game
Comprehensive statistics

* Note: The Vice emulator can be configured for 4 controllers (see instructions included with download package). Commodore 64 requires a Protovision 4 player adapter to support additional joysticks.

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***** How to start a game ******

1. Use any joystick to select the CPU difficulty. 
   Press button to cycle through each setting. 
   Default setting is 'Hopeless' - defenders will not steal or block your shots.

2. Select 'NEW GAME' to start

SELECT YOUR TEAM

3. Press the button on all joysticks that will be playing. 
   Move joystick(s) left or right to select your team and press button when ready.

SETUP FOR ONE JOYSTICK (only for a team with one joystick assigned)

4. Choose if the team mate will be controlled by the CPU, or if the joystick will control both players. 

SELECT YOUR PLAYER

5. Move joystick left or right to select player and press button when done.


***** How to restart ***** 

If at any time you want to return directly to the main menu, press:
- RUN/STOP key (if C64) or ESC (if using emulator)


****** Offense ********
Shoot
  Hold the button, release at the peak of the jump

Pass
  Tap button two times quickly

Dunk
  Hold the button, release when ball is above the ring

Highlight Shot mode
  Tap joystick down two times to activate (the ball will flash). 
  Shooting will be in slow motion. 
  Release button at peak of jump for 100% score anywhere on the court.
  For dunk poses, move joystick up or down.
  To spin, move joystick left or right. 

Post-up
  Tap button once
  Player will keep their back permanently to the basket
  Tap button again to deactivate post

Foul shot
  Hold button. 
  Backboard flashes red/green/red .. etc. 
  Release button on green

Watch replay
  Press button after a goal is scored


****** Defense ********
Steal
  Tap button once. 
  Your player attempts to steal while someone has the ball or it is being passed.

Jump/Block shot
  Tap button once. 
  Your player jumps while someone is shooting the ball or no-one has possession.

Switch players
  Tap button two times quickly. 
  Only applies if one joystick controls both players on a team

Defensive switch
  Hold and release button.
  Teammate will change to defend the other offensive player.
  Only applies if one joystick is assigned to a team


****** General ********

Player energy
  A player who has the ball and is moving loses energy. 
  A player attempting to steal or block shots loses energy.
  A player standing still without the ball regains energy.
  Tap button during half time show to regain energy.
  Scoring on highlight shots regains energy.

Midcourt color change
  This indicates a change in team possession
  If this color matches your team, you must take the ball over the midcourt to clear it
  If you do not do this, your next score will be an 'own goal'

'Doubles'
  A Double is a double-digit number total in one of five statistical areas
  These areas are: points, rebounds, assists, steals, & blocked shots
  They are named: 'Double Double', 'Triple Double', 'Quadruple Double' and Quintuple 'Double'
  Reaching a double awards your team a highlight shot and full energy for the player 
  Interesting fact #1 - no quintuple double ever scored in the NBA  
  Interesting fact #2 - only 4 quadruple doubles scored in the NBA

Halftime show
  Player/Joystick who is leading scorer can control cheerleader choreography with joystick movements.


****** Unlockables *******

The CPU difficulties of EASY, MEDIUM and BRUTAL have bonus unlockables. 
Win a game when playing an all CPU controlled team to unlock

Hint: To perform the action unlocked on EASY, do a dunk in Highlight Shot mode and do not start a Replay.

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AM IT BRINGS 2 ON 2, UP TO 4 PLAYER, BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS TO THE COMMODORE 64
 November 9th, 2014  Carl Williams
Jam It Commodore 64 Basketball Throwback Games 2
I have been on a slight kick lately with covering the Commodore 64 releases, partly because that is where the most interesting action has been and I have a soft spot for this particular computer.  The Commodore 64 is quite a versatile platform that is completely open to programmers since everything is extremely well documented.  While there were plenty of sports titles released for the Commodore 64 when it was new, there are not that many being created by the homebrew community.  Jam It is a sports game, a good looking one at that, which makes it stand out a bit against the other titles being created for this platform.

Jam It features 2 on 2 basketball gaming with simple one button controls.  The kicker is that Jam It features up to four players at one time on a Commodore 64- not many multiplayer games like this available.  This is accomplished through a third party adapter that allows additional controllers to be plugged into the computer.  Remember, Atari 2600 controllers are cheap and easy to get, so are Sega Genesis- both are compatible with the C64.  Anyone that has been gaming on the C64 for any serious amount of time has probably found Jordon vs. Bird, Jam It shares a similar point of view of the action- half court, viewed from the half court line, etc.  There is no word if you can smash the backboard though (that would be pretty cool).

With the one button controls you will be able to perform extreme dunks (backboard breaking, maybe?), shot blocks, do jumpshots, pass/steal and even post up plays.  This will probably be accomplished through “contextual location” of your character and a direction press.  Contextual location just means the computer will decide the best action you are trying to perform based on where your player is in relation to the opponents and your team mate and their location on the court.Jam It Commodore 64 Basketball Throwback Games

Jam It will reportedly feature realistic and challenging artificial intelligence (AI), three difficulty levels, unknown unlockable bonuses, a halftime show “mini game” and enough statistics to make fantasy basketball players happy.  Jam It may look like a retro title on a retro computer but the developers at Throwback Games are working on inserting newer options that will help hold your attention.


http://retrogamingmagazine.com/2014/11/09/new-game-jam-brings-2-2-4-player-basketball-tournaments-commodore-64/
