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NBA Showtime is a
basketball video game by
Midway. A descendant of
NBA Jam and
NBA Hangtime,
Showtime is modeled after the
NBA presentations on NBC. The
arcade version takes place in the
1998-99 NBA season and the console versions takes place in the
1999-2000 NBA season.
Overview
Rather than 5 on 5 action like professional play, this game features 2 on 2 play with the ability to pick two players such as
Charles Barkley,
Allen Iverson,
Shaquille O'Neal,
Antoine Walker,
Kobe Bryant,
Chris Webber and
Vince Carter from the
NBA team's starting line-up for the first half and can choose again for the second. In addition, after a player makes 3 consecutive shots he becomes "on fire" which allows him to make any shot as well as goaltend without getting a foul. Play otherwise is similar to NBA rules. The arcade version accommodates up to 4 players, as do the home versions produced for the
Nintendo 64,
PlayStation and
Sega Dreamcast.
Trivia
*The arcade version features the
Universal Monsters Frankenstein's Monster,
The Bride of Frankenstein,
The Mummy,
The Wolf Man and
The Creature from the Black Lagoon as
secret characters.
*Several Midway Games employees are also playable characters. Some of the available players include Mark Turmell, Rob Gatson, Mark Guidarelli, Dan Thompson, Jeff Johnson, Jason Skiles, Sal DiVita, Jennifer Hedrick, Eugene Greer, Matt Gilmore, Tim Bryant, Jim Gentile, John Root, Jon Hey, Andy Eloff, Mike Lynch, Dave Grossman, Larry Wotman, Tim Moran, Willie Morris, Greg Cutler, and Chad Edmunds.
*The "on-fire" feature in this game was featured in
NBA Ballers as a special move that allowed the exact same feature.
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