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NBA Hangtime (Arcade)

NBA Hangtime is a follow-up to NBA Jam, except it's not called that due to Acclaim having the rights to the name at the time. This game introduces a team fire mechanic, a create-a-player feature, and a sweet '90s rap at the halftime screen.

Hidden Credits#

Present at 0xFFAE5482 in the main CPU are some hidden credits left over from NBA Jam.

NBA JAM - COPYRIGHT 1993 MIDWAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
DESIGNED BY:
MARK TURMELL
SHAWN LIPTAK
TONY GOSKIE
JOHN CARLTON
SAL DIVITA
JOHN HEY
AND JAMIE RIVETT.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
LINDA DEAL
AND GEORGE PETRO

(Source: Ferrox)

Secret Midway Menu#

This can only be accessed while the developers of the game are shown on-screen. To bring up the 'Developer' screen at machine startup, hold TURBO+PASS+SHOOT and UP on both player 1 and player 2's controls as soon as the machine's information is shown. When the information disappears, release all controls and then hold DOWN on player 1 and player 2's control stick. If successful, you will see the developers and a sound effect will play.

Now with the developers on-screen, use this combination to access the "Secret Midway Menu".

P1 TURBO x2
P2 SHOOT x3
P2 PASS x2
P1 SHOOT
P1 PASS
P2 TURBO x2
P1 TURBO x4

(Source: @ZPaul2Fresh8)