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NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC

October 28, 2023

NBA Showtime is a basketball arcade game released by Midway in 1999, featuring teams and players from the National Basketball Association. The game is modeled after the NBA presentations on NBC and takes its name from NBC's NBA pregame show. It is the successor to Midway's previous basketball titles NBA Hangtime and NBA Jam and is the first in the series to have fully 3-D polygonal graphics, featuring real uniforms for all teams. Showtime was also featured in a dual game cabinet along with NFL Blitz 2000 that Midway dubbed the "SportStation." Midway followed up the game with the console exclusive NBA Hoopz.

NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Midway (Arcade)
Eurocom (N64 & PS)
Torus Games (GBC)
Avalanche Software (DC)
Publisher(s)Midway
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
ReleaseArcade
Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
  • NA: November 16, 1999[2]
  • EU: November 30, 1999 (DC)
  • EU: 2000 (PS)
Game Boy Color
  • NA: January 2000
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

The game features gameplay similar to its predecessors NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime. Rather than typical 5 on 5 action, this game features 2 on 2 play with the ability to pick two players from any NBA team's starting line-up for the first half and can choose again for the second. The game introduces personal fouls for each shove on another player; after a certain number of fouls the opposing team gets a free throw. The game retains the series standard "on fire" feature. After a player makes three consecutive shots he becomes "on fire", which allows him to easily make shots from almost anywhere, as well as goaltend without penalty and push opponents without being charged a foul. Play otherwise is similar to NBA rules. The arcade version accommodates up to four players, as do the home versions produced for the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast.

The players featured in the game include many of the most popular players of the particular year and era of the NBA season, but like the previous games in the arcade-style basketball series, many players were left out and each team has a limited number of players per position to choose from.

Development edit

Midway first hinted at the development of Showtime in the end credits to its previous basketball title, Maximum Hangtime, promising the next entry in the series would have a new "third dimension."

The announcer from NBA Jam, Tim Kitzrow, returned, after Midway used the Bulls radio announcer Neil Funk in NBA Hangtime. Jon Hey produced all the sound, music and script save for the NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock" by John Tesh. At the time, the music was influenced by 2Pac and Dr. Dre's "California Love" and Master P's "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" and previous NBA Themes written by Jon Hey for NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime.

As with the previous NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime games, the game contains many secret characters, including members of the Midway staff. The arcade version features the Universal Monsters Frankenstein's monster, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon.[3] The Universal Monsters characters remained exclusive to the arcade version and were not available in any of the game's various home versions.

The original arcade version shipped with team rosters from the beginning of the 1998–99 NBA season. After the release of the console versions, the game featured team rosters from prior to the 1999–2000 NBA season, then Midway released a "Gold" update for arcades with rosters from midway through the 1999-2000 NBA season, shortly before the midseason trading deadline.

Reception edit

The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews, and the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions received mixed or average reviews, while the Game Boy Color version received "unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator GameRankings.[4][5][6][7] Doug Trueman of NextGen said that the N64 version "would probably best be called NBA Jam 64", calling it "Arcade-style basketball action captured remarkably well on Nintendo 64."[37]

References edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources NBA Showtime NBA on NBC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2006 Learn how and when to remove this template message NBA Showtime is a basketball arcade game released by Midway in 1999 featuring teams and players from the National Basketball Association The game is modeled after the NBA presentations on NBC and takes its name from NBC s NBA pregame show It is the successor to Midway s previous basketball titles NBA Hangtime and NBA Jam and is the first in the series to have fully 3 D polygonal graphics featuring real uniforms for all teams Showtime was also featured in a dual game cabinet along with NFL Blitz 2000 that Midway dubbed the SportStation Midway followed up the game with the console exclusive NBA Hoopz NBA Showtime NBA on NBCArcade flyerDeveloper s Midway Arcade Eurocom N64 amp PS Torus Games GBC Avalanche Software DC Publisher s MidwayPlatform s Arcade PlayStation Dreamcast Nintendo 64 Game Boy ColorReleaseArcadeNA April 5 1999 1 Dreamcast Nintendo 64 PlayStationNA November 16 1999 2 EU November 30 1999 DC EU 2000 PS Game Boy ColorNA January 2000Genre s SportsMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay editThe game features gameplay similar to its predecessors NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime Rather than typical 5 on 5 action this game features 2 on 2 play with the ability to pick two players from any NBA team s starting line up for the first half and can choose again for the second The game introduces personal fouls for each shove on another player after a certain number of fouls the opposing team gets a free throw The game retains the series standard on fire feature After a player makes three consecutive shots he becomes on fire which allows him to easily make shots from almost anywhere as well as goaltend without penalty and push opponents without being charged a foul Play otherwise is similar to NBA rules The arcade version accommodates up to four players as do the home versions produced for the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast The players featured in the game include many of the most popular players of the particular year and era of the NBA season but like the previous games in the arcade style basketball series many players were left out and each team has a limited number of players per position to choose from Development editMidway first hinted at the development of Showtime in the end credits to its previous basketball title Maximum Hangtime promising the next entry in the series would have a new third dimension The announcer from NBA Jam Tim Kitzrow returned after Midway used the Bulls radio announcer Neil Funk in NBA Hangtime Jon Hey produced all the sound music and script save for the NBC basketball theme Roundball Rock by John Tesh At the time the music was influenced by 2Pac and Dr Dre s California Love and Master P s Make Em Say Uhh and previous NBA Themes written by Jon Hey for NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime As with the previous NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime games the game contains many secret characters including members of the Midway staff The arcade version features the Universal Monsters Frankenstein s monster Bride of Frankenstein The Mummy The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon 3 The Universal Monsters characters remained exclusive to the arcade version and were not available in any of the game s various home versions The original arcade version shipped with team rosters from the beginning of the 1998 99 NBA season After the release of the console versions the game featured team rosters from prior to the 1999 2000 NBA season then Midway released a Gold update for arcades with rosters from midway through the 1999 2000 NBA season shortly before the midseason trading deadline Reception editReceptionAggregate 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N64 version would probably best be called NBA Jam 64 calling it Arcade style basketball action captured remarkably well on Nintendo 64 37 References edit Game Informer News Game Informer 1999 05 08 Archived from the original on 1999 05 08 Retrieved 2023 04 06 Kennedy Sam November 16 1999 Midway Ships NBA Showtime date mislabeled as April 27 2000 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on October 21 2000 Retrieved March 1 2021 GameWinners com 1995 2017 Archived from the original on 2012 03 18 Retrieved 2012 07 03 a b NBA Showtime NBA on NBC for Dreamcast GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 5 2019 Retrieved March 1 2021 a b NBA Showtime NBA on NBC for Game Boy Color GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on April 9 2019 Retrieved March 1 2021 a b NBA Showtime NBA on NBC for Nintendo 64 GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 12 2019 Retrieved March 1 2021 a b NBA Showtime NBA on NBC for PlayStation 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May 7 2015 a b Trueman Doug January 1999 NBA Showtime NBA on NBC N64 NextGen No 61 Imagine Media p 95 Retrieved March 1 2021 NBA Showtime NBA on NBC GBC Nintendo Power Vol 130 Nintendo of America March 2000 p 126 Retrieved November 25 2021 NBA Showtime NBA on NBC N64 Nintendo Power Vol 127 Nintendo of America December 1999 p 155 Retrieved March 1 2021 NBA Showtime NBA on NBC Official U S PlayStation Magazine Vol 3 no 4 Ziff Davis January 2000 External links editNBA Showtime at Eurocom NBA Showtime NBA on NBC at the Killer List of Videogames NBA Showtime NBA on NBC at MobyGames 1 NBA Showtime at The Arcade Flyer Archive The template below Midway NBA games is being considered for merging See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NBA Showtime NBA on NBC amp oldid 1171882945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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