SPIN MOVE
As you dribble, quickly tap the Turbo Button twice.
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ON FIRE!
A player who sinks three hoops in a row becomes On Fire. The ball will smoke when he gains possession and gains Unlimited Turbo. When he shoots the ball, he has a much greater chance of making any shot he throws.
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THE ALLEY OOP!
As you go hard toward your net, watch for your teammate flying toward the net. When he jumps high and flashes in the air, press the Pass Button to dish the ball off. If all goes well, he'll slam it home! Press Turbo and the Shoot Button together to go up yourself.
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THE DOUBLE DUNK
Oh... wait... this is the most exciting part of the game! Teammates can both jump high and drive hard to the hoop, then the ball carrier must press the Pass Button to dish off to his flashing teammate behind him.
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HEAD FAKE
With your feet planted, quickly tap the Shoot Button to execute this move. A well-executed head fake may cause your opponent to upset the timing of his block attempt.
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HARD CONTACT
Here's a move that will help you start a run. Press the Turbo and Pass Button to knock your opponent on his butt. The ball may or may not come loose, but it's a good opportunity to create a turnover.
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SECRET CHARACTERS
NBA Showtime includes many secret characters. At the Enter Initials or Create A Player screen do the following: 1. Enter the 3-letter team code for his NAME. 2. Enter his jersey number as his PIN
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Alternate costumes
Press Up or Down when creating a custom player for alternate costumes.
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Any player's head in creation mode
Use the following steps to have any head in create a player mode. When you enter create a player and it asks for a name and PIN, enter the first initials of the team for the player you want, then enter his jersey number as the PIN. For example, if you want Allen Iverson's head, enter PHI as the name then 3 as the pin. If you done correctly, the message "Reserve Name Found, Enter New Name/PIN" will appear. Then, enter the name and PIN of your choice. You will have the head of any player in the game. This can be done with every player in the game, including the Midway All Stars.
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Bonus courts
Hold one of the following buttons combinations immediately after selecting players at the "Choose Team" screen.
| Code | Court |
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| Hold Up + Turbo | Team 1 (Left) | | Hold Down + Turbo | Team 2 (Right) | | Hold Left + Turbo | Street Court | | Hold Right + Turbo | Island Court | | Hold Up + Shoot + Pass | Midway Court | | Hold Down + Shoot + Pass | NBC Court |
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Create-a-player characters
Enter one of the following initials and PIN numbers to unlock the corresponding hidden player.
| Initials | Player |
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| CRISPY | Clown | | KERRI | Kerri in Alternate Uniform | | KERRI | Kerri the Female Player | | BIGGY | Large Alien | | LIA | Lia in Alternate Uniform | | LIA | Lia the Female Player | | NIKKO | Nikko the Devil Dog | | OLDMAN | Old Man | | PINTO | Pinto Horse | | JACKO | Pumpkin | | THEREF | Referee | | RETRO | Retro Rob | | RODMAN | Dennis Rodman | | SMALLS | Small Alien | | HORSE | White Horse | | THEWIZ | Wizard |
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Midway staff
Enter one of the following initials and PIN numbers to unlock the corresponding Midway staff member.
| Position | Staff Member |
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| Alternate Uniform | Jennifer Hedrick | | Midway Artist | Eugene Geer | | Midway Artist | Jennifer Hedrick | | Midway Artist | Jim Gentile | | Midway Artist | John Root | | Midway Artist | Matt Gilmore | | Midway Artist | Tim Bryant | | Midway Creative Media | Beth Smukowski | | Midway Creative Media | Chris Skrundz | | Midway Creative Media | Dave Grossman | | Midway Creative Media | Jim Tianis | | Midway Creative Media | Larry Wotman | | Midway Creative Media | Tim Moran | | Midway Game Tester | Alex Gilliam | | Midway Game Tester | Brian LeBaron | | Midway Game Tester | Paulo Garcia | | Midway Lead Artist | Sal DiVita | | Midway Lead Programmer | Mark Turmell | | Midway PC Support | Paul Martin | | Midway Programmer | Dan Thompson | | Midway Programmer | Jason Skiles | | Midway Programmer | Jeff Johson | | Midway Programmer | Mark Guidarelli | | Midway Programmer | Rob Gatson | | Midway Sound and Music | Jon Hey | | Midway System Hardware | Andy Eloff | | Midway System Hardware | Mike Lynch |
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Miscellaneous players
Enter one of the following initials and PIN numbers to unlock the corresponding player.
| Position | Person |
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| Programming Consultant | Shawn Liptak | | NBC Sports Announcer | Isiah Thomas | | Midway Sports Announcer | Tim Kitzrow | | Motion Capture Actor | Willy Morris | | Motion Capture Actor | Greg Cutler | | Motion Capture Actor | Chad Edmunds |
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Place any player on a team
Enter the initials and PIN entry screen. Enter the first three letters of the team the player is normally on as initials, then enter his jersey number as a PIN. For example, to get Scottie Pippen, enter HOU as initials and 33 as a PIN.
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Play as team mascot
Enter one of the following initials and PIN numbers to unlock the corresponding team mascot.
| Initials | Mascot |
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| HAWK | Atlanta Hawks | | HORNET | Charlotte Hornets | | BENNY | Chicago Bulls | | ROCKY | Denver Nuggets | | HORNET | Hornets | | TURBO | Houston Rockets | | BOOMER | Indiana Pacers | | CRUNCH | Minnesota Timberwolves | | SLY | New Jersey Nets | | GORILA | Phoenix Suns | | SASQUA | Seattle Sonics | | RAPTOR | Toronto Raptors | | BEAR | Utah Jazz |
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Random team selection
Press Turbo + Left at the team selection screen.
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Secret character attributes
Play as a secret character with a VMU in the controller. The character's attributes will be displayed on the VMU.
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To enter cheat mode (match-up screen)
Press Turbo, Shoot, and Pass at the "Tonight's Match-Up" screen to enable the corresponding code:. The numbers in the following list indicate the number of times each button is pressed. After pressing the buttons, press the D-pad in the indicated direction to enable the code. Example, to enter 1-2-3 Left, press Turbo, Shoot(2), Pass(3), Left.
| Code | Effect |
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| 0-0-1 Down | Show shot % | | 1-0-0 Down | Show Hotspot | | 1-1-1 Down | Tournament mode (no power-ups) | | 1-2-1 Left | Snow on2 | | 1-2-3 Down | Thick fog on2 | | 1-2-3 Left | Night fog on2 | | 1-2-3 Right | Swamp fog on2 | | 1-2-3 Up | Fog on2 | | 1-3-1 Left | Blizzard on2 | | 1-4-1 Left | Rain on2 | | 2-0-0 Right | Big head mode | | 2-0-1 Up | No Hotspots1 | | 2-2-2 Left | No fouls in versus mode | | 2-2-2 Right | No fouls | | 2-3-2-Right | ABA ball | | 3-3-1 Left | No replays | | 4-0-0 Right | Team uniform1 | | 4-0-1 Right | Midway uniform | | 4-1-0 Right | Home uniform | | 4-1-1 Up | Unlimited turbo | | 4-2-0 Right | Away uniform | | 4-3-0 Right | Alternate uniform | | 4-4-4 Up | No tip off | | 5-5-5 Left | No goal tending |
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Trivia answers
Q: Are Harvey and Horace Grant brothers?
A: True
Q: Who was the last Philadelphia 76er to play in the All-Star game?
A: Dana Barros
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