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Note: the default control scheme is:

  • A or Y:  SHOOT 
  • B or R:  PASS 
  • X or L:  TURBO 

Choose court

NBAShowtime DC US IslandCourt.png

NBAShowtime DC US StreetCourt.png

NBAShowtime DC US MidwayCourt.png

NBAShowtime DC US NBCCourt.png

After the second player has been selected for your team (but before the "Tonight's Matchup" screen), hold one of the following to play the game on a specific court (a sound should confirm if entered correctly):

  • Up +  TURBO : Use the left team's court
  • Down +  TURBO : Use the right team's court
  • Right +  TURBO : Island court
  • Left +  TURBO : Street court
  • Up +  SHOOT   PASS : Midway court
  • Down +  SHOOT   PASS : NBC Sports court

Player codes

NBA Showtime has many secret players which can be used in the "create player" menu. Set the name and the PIN to the values below, and you will be playing as the character (regardless of which team you choose) when the game starts.

Team mascots

Screenshots Name PIN Description

NBAShowtime DC US Player Bear1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Bear2.png

BEAR 1228

NBAShowtime DC US Player Benny1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Benny2.png

BENNY 0503

NBAShowtime DC US Player Boomer1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Boomer2.png

BOOMER 0604

NBAShowtime DC US Player Crunch1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Crunch2.png

CRUNCH 0503

NBAShowtime DC US Player Gorilla1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Gorilla2.png

GORILA 0314

NBAShowtime DC US Player Hawk1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Hawk2.png

HAWK 0322

NBAShowtime DC US Player Hugo1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Hugo2.png

HORNET 1105

NBAShowtime DC US Player Raptor1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Raptor2.png

RAPTOR 1020

NBAShowtime DC US Player Rocky1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Rocky2.png

ROCKY 0201

NBAShowtime DC US Player Sasquatch1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Sasquatch2.png

SASQUA 7785

NBAShowtime DC US Player Sly1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Sly2.png

SLY 6765

NBAShowtime DC US Player Turbo1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Turbo2.png

TURBO 1111

Midway arcade developers

Most of the arcade game's developers are playable.

Screenshots Name PIN Description

NBAShowtime DC US Player Chad1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Chad2.png

CHAD 0628 Chad Edmonds, motion capture actor.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Cutler1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Cutler2.png

CUTLER 1111 Greg Cutler, motion capture actor.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Daniel1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Daniel2.png

DANIEL 0604 Daniel Thompson, programmer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player EGeer1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player EGeer2.png

E GEER 1105 Eugene Geer, artist.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Eloff1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Eloff2.png

ELOFF 2181 Andy Eloff, hardware.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Gatson1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Gatson2.png

GATSON 1111 Rob Gatson, programmer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Gentil1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Gentil2.png

GENTIL 1228 Jim Gentile, artist.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Grinch1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Grinch2.png

GRINCH 0222 Brian LeBaron, tester.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Guido1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Guido2.png

GUIDO 6765 Mark Guidarelli, programmer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player JApple1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player JApple2.png

JAPPLE 6660 Jeff Johnson, programmer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jason1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jason2.png

JASON 3141 Jason Skiles, programmer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jenifr21.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jenifr22.png

JENIFR 1111 Jennifer Hedrick, artist.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jenifr11.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jenifr12.png

JENIFR 3333 Jennifer Hedrick, artist (alternative outfit).

NBAShowtime DC US Player JonHey1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player JonHey2.png

JONHEY 8823 John Hey, musician.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lex1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lex2.png

LEX 0014 Alex Gilliam, tester.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Liptak1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Liptak2.png

LIPTAK 0114 Sean Liptak, programmer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lynch1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lynch2.png

LYNCH 3333 Mike Lynch, hardware.

NBAShowtime DC US Player MattG1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player MattG2.png

MATT G 1006 Matt Gilmore, artist.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Paulo1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Paulo2.png

PAULO 0517 Paulo Garcia, tester.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Root1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Root2.png

ROOT 6000 John Root, artist.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Sal1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Sal2.png

SAL 0201 Sal Divita, lead artist and designer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player TimK1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player TimK2.png

TIMK 7785 Tim Kitzrow, the announcer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player TimmyB1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player TimmyB2.png

TIMMYB 3314 Tim Bryant, artist.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Turmel1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Turmel2.png

TURMEL 0322 Mark Turmell, lead programmer and designer.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Wil1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Wil2.png

WIL 0101 Willy Morris, motion capture actor.

Uncredited Midway staff

These people are known to have worked at Midway, but their specific contributions to NBA Showtime (if any) are unknown:

Screenshots Name PIN Description

NBAShowtime DC US Player Bethan1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Bethan2.png

BETHAN 1111 Beth Smukowski

NBAShowtime DC US Player CMSVID1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player CMSVID2.png

CMSVID 0000 Chris Skrundz

NBAShowtime DC US Player Dave1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Dave2.png

DAVE 1104 Dave Grossman

NBAShowtime DC US Player Dimi1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Dimi2.png

DIMI 0619 Jim (Dimitrios) Tianis

NBAShowtime DC US Player Stentr1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Stentr2.png

STENTR 0269 Paul Martin

NBAShowtime DC US Player Strat1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Strat2.png

STRAT 2112 Larry Wotman

Others

Screenshots Name PIN Description

NBAShowtime DC US Player Biggy1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Biggy2.png

BIGGY 0958

NBAShowtime DC US Player Crispy1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Crispy2.png

CRISPY 2084

NBAShowtime DC US Player Horse1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Horse2.png

HORSE 1966

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jacko1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Jacko2.png

JACKO 1031

NBAShowtime DC US Player Kerri11.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Kerri12.png

KERRI 0220 Kerri Hoskins, who portrayed Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat 3.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Kerri21.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Kerri22.png

KERRI 1111 Kerri Hoskins alternative uniform.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lia11.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lia12.png

LIA 0712 Lia Montelongo, who portrayed Sindel in Mortal Kombat 3.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lia21.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lia22.png

LIA 1111 Lia Montelongo alternative uniform.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Nikko1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Nikko2.png

NIKKO 6666

NBAShowtime DC US Player OldMan1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player OldMan2.png

OLDMAN 2001

NBAShowtime DC US Player Pinto1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Pinto2.png

PINTO 1966

NBAShowtime DC US Player Retro1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Retro2.png

RETRO 1970

NBAShowtime DC US Player Rodman1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Rodman2.png

RODMAN 9676 Dennis Rodman, who was not signed with a team at the time.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Smalls1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Smalls2.png

SMALLS 0856

NBAShowtime DC US Player TheRef1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player TheRef2.png

THEREF 7777 The referee.

NBAShowtime DC US Player TheWiz1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player TheWiz2.png

THEWIZ 1136

NBAShowtime DC US Player Thomas1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Thomas2.png

THOMAS 1111 Isiah Thomas

NBAShowtime DC US Player TimCrp1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player TimCrp2.png

TIMCRP 6666

Duplicate characters?

Five more characters exist in the game; they are duplicate versions of above characters, but with minor differences. Each use the same PIN code of 1313.

Screenshots Name PIN Description

NBAShowtime DC US Player Alien1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Alien2.png

ALIEN 1313 A bigger version of Smalls.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Fred1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Fred2.png

FRED 1313 A smaller version of Biggy.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lia31.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Lia32.png

LIA 1313 A taller version of Lia Montelongo (the 1111 variant).

NBAShowtime DC US Player Pumpkn1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Pumpkn2.png

PUMPKN 1313 Jacko with the 32 shirt instead of 31.

NBAShowtime DC US Player Wolf1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Player Wolf2.png

WOLF 1313 A slightly different version of Nikko.

Vs. screen special codes

As with several other Midway arcade games, "special codes" can be set on the "Tonight's Matchup" screen. There are three digits manipulated by pressing  TURBO  (left),  SHOOT  (middle) and  PASS  (right). You must then press a direction button:

Icon (Midway M) (Basketball) (A) (B) (C) (N)
"Number" 0 1 2 3 4 5
Screenshot Code Effect

NBAShowtime DC US ShotPercentage1.png

NBAShowtime DC US ShotPercentage2.png

0 0 1 Down Shows chances of scoring in the centre of the HUD screen when shooting a ball.

NBAShowtime DC US ShowHotspot.png

1 0 0 Down Show hotspot

NBAShowtime DC US Tournament1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Tournament2.png

1 1 1 Down Enables tournament mode

NBAShowtime DC US Snow1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Snow2.png

1 2 1 Left Makes it snow on outdoor courts.

NBAShowtime DC US Snow1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Snow2.png

1 2 3 Up Adds fog to outdoor courts.

NBAShowtime DC US SwampFog1.png

NBAShowtime DC US SwampFog2.png

1 2 3 Right Adds "swamp fog" to outdoor courts.

NBAShowtime DC US ThickFog1.png

NBAShowtime DC US ThickFog2.png

1 2 3 Down Adds thick fog to outdoor courts.

NBAShowtime DC US NightFog1.png

NBAShowtime DC US NightFog2.png

1 2 3 Left Adds "night fog" to outdoor courts.

NBAShowtime DC US Blizzard1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Blizzard2.png

1 3 1 Left Adds a blizzard to outdoor courts (although the effect isn't dissimilar to the snow code above).

NBAShowtime DC US Rain1.png

NBAShowtime DC US Rain2.png

1 4 1 Left Makes it rain on outdoor courts.

NBAShowtime DC US BigHead1.png

NBAShowtime DC US BigHead2.png

2 0 0 Right Gives your player a big head.

NBAShowtime DC US NoHotspots.png

2 0 1 Up No Hotspots

NBAShowtime DC US NoReplays.png

3 3 1 Left Disables replays.

NBAShowtime DC US ABABall1.png

NBAShowtime DC US ABABall2.png

2 3 2 Right Use the American Basketball Association ball.

NBAShowtime DC US TeamUniform.png

4 0 0 Right Change team uniform

NBAShowtime DC US MidwayUniform1.png

NBAShowtime DC US MidwayUniform2.png

4 0 1 Right Forces your team to use the special Midway uniform.

NBAShowtime DC US HomeUniform.png

4 1 0 Right Forces your team to use its home uniform.

NBAShowtime DC US AwayUniform1.png

NBAShowtime DC US AwayUniform2.png

4 2 0 Right Forces your team to use its away uniform.

NBAShowtime DC US AlternateUniform.png

4 3 0 Right Forces your team to use its alternative uniform. So if set to play at home, the away uniform is used, and if set to play away, the home uniform is used.

NBAShowtime DC US NoTipOff.png

4 4 4 Up Disables the initial tipoff (if both teams agree).

References


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