Mark Turmell - Creator of NBA Jam & NFL Blitz | TechJesse Interview #31

Mark Turmell created the hit games NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, and NBA Hangtime. He also worked on Smash TV, Total Carnage, WrestleMania and Mortal Kombat among many others in his incredible career at Williams/Midway for nearly two decades. Please check out the TechJesse Patreon and consider joining for early viewing opportunities and other content, and to support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/TechJesse 00:00 Intro and first computer 00:47 Getting started in programming 02:50 First games made 05:17 Connecting with Activision 07:09 Getting hired at Williams Electronics 09:03 Early games at Williams/Midway 10:53 Working with Eugene Jarvis 16:02 NBA Jam 18:30 NBA licensing 21:39 Player licensing 23:11 Popularity of NBA Jam & NBA 27:52 How it felt like being a part of NBA universe 29:17 Secret anti-Bulls programming 32:24 Mortal Kombat 33:24 Working at EA 34:56 Working at Zynga 38:01 What Mark is up to now 38:36 What Mark is most proud of