NBA Jam Actor Says He Was Paid ‘Like $800’ to Voice the Game’s Beloved Announcer

NBA Jam has remained one of the most iconic basketball video games since its release in the ‘90s, but Tim Kitzrow, the actor ...

NBA Jam: The Shockingly Low Payment the Announcer Received Compared to the Millions the Video Game Generated

Tim Kitzrow, the announcer of NBA Jam, only earned $800 for his work. Its 1993 arcade release —and subsequent versions on ...

NBA Jam's Iconic Announcer Barely Made Any Money From It

While speaking with The Escapist, Kitzrow disclosed that he was paid $50 an hour for his work on NBA Jam, which was the same ...
VideoGamer

EA confirms NBA Jam for Wii

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Video Games Chronicle

‘Boomshakalaka’: NBA Jam’s iconic announcer was paid $800 to voice the game, which reportedly made over $1 billion

The voice behind NBA Jam’s iconic commentary says he was paid around $800 for his work on the game, which would go on to make ...
Kotaku

The Mortal Kombat / NBA Jam Crossover We Never Saw

While Midway have been consigned to the dustbin of history, in the early 1990’s, they were gods. Largely because of two games: NBA Jam & Mortal Kombat. Two games that, for all their success, never ...
The Post-Journal

Four Of The Greatest Basketball Video Games Ever Made

With the National Basketball Association (NBA) season rapidly approaching, basketball fans have surely raced to buy the brand new NBA 2K25 video game to play. NBA video games have been around for ...