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TODO: Mega-CD, Master System and Game Gear versions.

Mega Drive version

Hidden players

The Mega Drive NBA Jam has 12 hidden players which are all selected in a similar way. When prompted, enter the initials below, and when highlighting the third character, hold  START , then press the desired button.

The selected character is always the first player regardless of what team is selected. The second player can be swapped by pressing A. These characters are just sprite changes, with the playing statistics coming from whoever they are set to be replaced.

"_" indicates the blank character.

Air Dog

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AIR, HOLD  START A.

Eric Samulski, then-nine-year-old son of Acclaim's vice president of product development, Paul Samulski.

Chow-Chow

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CAR, HOLD  START C.

Asif Chaudhri, Acclaim developer.

Clinton

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ARK, HOLD  START A.

Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, who was in office when NBA Jam launched.

Gore

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NET, HOLD  START B.

Al Gore, the 45th vice president of the United States, and Clinton's running mate.

Di Vita

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SAL, HOLD  START C.

Sal DiVita, Midway developer.

Kabuki

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QB_, HOLD  START A.

Eric Kuby, Acclaim developer.

Moon

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UW_, HOLD  START A.

Warren Moon, NFL quarterback.

P Funk

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DIS, HOLD  START C.

George Clinton, funk musician.

Rivett

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RJR, HOLD  START B.

Jamie Rivett, Midway developer.

Scruff

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ROD, HOLD  START B.

Tom Rademacher, Acclaim developer.

Turmell

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MJT, HOLD  START A.

Mark Turmell, Midway developer.

Weasel

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SAX, HOLD  START C.

Dan Feinstein, Acclaim developer.

"Tonight's Matchup" codes

These should be pressed during the "tonight's matchup" screen, prior to the game starting.

Show shot percentage display

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Press A and hold A+B until the tip-off. Now a percentage will be shown when attempting to score, showing how likely the ball is to go in.

Power up defence

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Press A A A A A and hold Down or B B A C  START .

Power up fire

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Press either A, B or C seven times, then hold Up+B+C.

Power up turbo

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Press either A, B or C five times, then hold A+B+C.

Activate Juice Mode

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Press either A, B or C thirteen times, then hold B+C.

Mega-CD version

Master System and Game Gear versions

References


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Sega Master System
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Prototypes: 1993-04