Line #27 Pinball/SpaceJam


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''Slammin' Jammin' Action!!'']]
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4	''Space Jam'' is a LicensedPinballTable released by Creator/SegaPinball in 1996, illustrated by Morgan Weistling and designed by Creator/JoeKaminkow, Orin Day, and Lonnie Ropp.
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6	Based on the [[Film/SpaceJam Warner Bros. movie of the same name,]] this is a lighthearted romp where UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}} superstar UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan teams up with WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes stable to play ball against the evil alien Monstars. Make baskets into the magnetic hoop for multiball and extra balls, race with the Road Runner and the Tasmanian Devil for the Fast Break, then get on Fire and score some ten-pointers. Get the Rebound, complete the Slam, and get In Yer Face, then light all seven planets and start the Final Jam with Number 23 himself.
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8	Like the movie itself, ''Space Jam'' is considered by many as a decent GuiltyPleasure, with SoOkayItsAverage gameplay spiced up with an original playfield and marred by Sega's small arcade marketshare. While it has not been VindicatedByHistory, the game did find new life several years later, when it was revised and re-released as ''Pinball/{{NBA}}''.
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11	!!''Space Jam'' demonstrates the following tropes:
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13	* AdaptedOut: WesternAnimation/LolaBunny is nowhere to be found.
14	* AmusingInjuries: WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is frequently seen being pelted with basketballs.
15	* ArcNumber: 23 (Michael Jordan's jersey number) appears frequently, both as a playfield SpellingBonus and as the number of seconds available for several game modes.
16	* BarefootCartoonAnimal: All of the Looney Tunes characters, of course.
17	* MatchSequence: After the Tasmanian Devil devours the word "Match", he gets hit by a basketball and falls down, with the match digits rising into view.
18	* RogerRabbitEffect
19	* SkillShot: Launch the ball through a basket for 300,000 points, then shoot the left ramp for a Super Skill Shot bonus.
20	* SpellingBonus: S-P-A-C-E-J-A-M enables the Superjam mode, 2-3 enables the Wabbit Hole, F-I-R-E temporarily makes all baskets worth 10 points, and S-L-A-M raises the bonus multiplier.
21	* SpotlightStealingSquad: Michael Jordan is prominently featured over all of the other characters, and even relegates WesternAnimation/BugsBunny to the background.
22	** LesserStar: Bugs Bunny, due to Jordan stealing the spotlight.
23	* SymbolSwearing: The SpellingBonus for the Tasmanian Devil's lane is spelled out with various symbols.
24	* TapOnTheHead: The Tasmanian Devil gets knocked out with a basketball to the head in the MatchSequence.
25	* ThatsAllFolks: Delivered by Porky at the end, of course.
26	-->'''Porky Pig:''' Th-th-th-th-th-that's the end of the game, folks!
27	* VideoMode: Move a basket to catch balls thrown by Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters. Each catch is worth 50,000 points, with a bonus for catching all sixteen.
28	* WizardMode: "Final Jam," available after completing all seven game modes. This is a TimedMission where all five pinballs are launched into the playfield, and the object is to shoot the basket as frequently as possible within 60 seconds. Each target adds 10,000 points to the award value, and the basket collects it.

Context Pinball / SpaceJam