NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC

NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
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 26, 1999 (DC)
  • EU: April 28, 2000 (PS)[3]
Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

NBA Showtime is a basketball arcade game released by Midway in 1999, featuring teams and players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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.

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