Mark Turmell was the main designer and programmer of the original arcade game, NBA Jam, back in 1993. It was developed by Midway and became incredibly popular for kids to sink their quarters into, whether they were basketball fans or not. It was one of the most profitable machines in the arcade, banking a revenue of $1 billion in quarters at the game's peak.
The Bulls were icons of the sport, Michael Jordan leading the way. However, Turmell was such a Detroit Pistons lover and Bulls hater that he programmed the Bulls to miss every last second shot, having it hit the rim like a ton of bricks.
Turmell justifies it as leveling the playing field as a Pistons fan, but I still think that's just plain cheating me out of a quarter.
