NBA in the Zone '99 (1999)

Developer: Konami
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Genres: Sport

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A fast-moving, statistics-driven basketball sim that feels like recreating real NBA season action with practiced, fluid moves.

sports simulationcompetitivefast-pacedarcade-stylestraightforwardnostalgicstructuredmoderate difficulty

About

Konami's second attempt of NBA basketball features all the options from the '98 title plus new motion captured moves, an icon passing system, on the fly play calling and up-to-date rosters and stats for the 98/99 NBA season. A new three point contest is included to go with the Exhibition, Season, Playoff and All-Star modes. All this and the voice of Chicago Bull public announcer Ray Clay.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.