NBA Maximum Hangtime (rev L1.0 11/08/96) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 25 years ago:

NBA Maximum Hangtime © 1996 Midway Mfg. Co.

TECHNICAL
Midway Wolf Unit hardware

Main CPU: TMS34010 (@ 6.25 Mhz)
Sound CPU: ADSP2105 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips: DMA-driven (@ 10 Mhz)

Players: 4
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 3

TRIVIA
Released on November 08, 1996. Maximum Hangtime was a chipset upgrade for "NBA Hangtime" that Midway sent out as a combination bug fix/game enhancement. NBA Hangtime came out in the spring of 1996, so by that fall, the new NBA season was starting up but the game was a bit old.

Differences between 'Hangtime' and 'Maximum Hangtime':

• New rosters for 1997 season including player trades and college rookies.
• Hot spots: Each player has a hidden spot on the court where they are more accurate. You'll know you're on it when a pulsing circle appears at your feet and you hear a sound effect from one of Turmell's favorite games, "Robotron - 2084". The announcer usually mentions the hot spot as well.
• No trivia contest.:(
• There's no code for the outdoor court - Simply press Left or Right on the joystick during 'Tonights Matchup' to choose Stadium or Outdoor.

UPDATES
REVISION 1:

• Software version: L1.0 11/08/96

REVISION 2:

• Software version: L1.03 06/09/97

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Secret Players (Real Name - Code Name / Pin #):

Dan Amrich - AMRICH / 2020 (Writer, SLAM magazine)
Steve Bardo - BARDO / 6000 (Player model)
Carlos Pesina - CARLOS / 1010 (Brother to Daniel Pesina 'Johnny Cage' in "Mortal Kombat")
Dan Thompson - DANIEL / 0604 (Programmer)
Dan Roan - DANR / 0000 (Host of WGN's 'Bull's Eye', a Bulls pregame show)
Sal Divita - DIVITA / 0201 (Lead artist)
Eddie Ferrier - EDDIE / 6213 (Midway software tester)
Eugene Geer - EUGENE / 6767 (Artist)
Jamie Rivett - JAMIE / 1000 (Design team. Also worked on the PlayStation conversion.)
Jeff Johnson - JAPPLE / 6660 (Programmer)
John Carlton - JC / 0000 (Artist)
Jennifer Hedrick - JFER / 0503 (Artist)
Jon Hey - JONHEY / 6000 (Lead sound & music programmer)
Ed Boon - KOMBAT / 0004 (Programmer of the Mortal Kombat series)
John Tobias - MORTAL / 0004 (Designer of the Mortal Kombat series)
Marty Martinez - MARTY / 1010 (Design team)
Cary Mednick - MEDNIK / 6000 (Player model referee; also one of the hardware gurus at Midway)
Marcus Minifee - MINIFE / 6000 (Player model)
Air Morris - MORRIS / 6000 (Player model)
Willie Morris Jr. – JASON / 072 (Player model)
Dan Jiggetts - JIGGET / 1010 (Chicago Sports Host)
Bud Fletcher - NOBUD / 1010 (Tester)
Marius Enge – MARIUS / 1005 (Design team)
Larry Munday - MUNDAY / 5432 (Writer, Play Meter Magazine and friend of Mark Turmell)
Mike Vinikour - MXV / 1014 (Midway tester)
Nick Erhlich - NICK / 7000 (Design team)
Neil Funk - NFUNK / 0101 (Announcer)
Pat Fitzgerald - PATF / 2000 (Midway marketing/PR coordinator)
Matthew Perry - PERRY / 3500 (From the hit sitcom Friends)
Kevin Quinn - QUIN / 0330 (Music)
John Root - ROOT / 6000 (Midway artist)
Shawn Liptak - SHAWN / 0123 (Design team)
Sheridan Oursler - SNO / 0103 (Developer of NBA Hangtime)
Mark Turmell - TURMEL / 0322 (Lead programmer)
Dan Jiggets - JIGGET / 1010 (Chicago Sports Host)
Mike North - NORTH / 5050 (Chicago Sports Host)
Marc Williams - MDOC / 2000 (Rapper)
Jonathan Zirin - ZIRIN / 1010 (NBA support)
Unknown - HEITH / 1079
Unknown - K DAY / 4242

• NBA all-Star player:

Benoit Benjamin - BENJMN / 0000
David Benoit - BENOIT / 0000
Rex Chapman - CHAPMN / 0000
Sherman Douglas - DOUGLS / 0000
Kevin Edwards - KEVINE / 0000
Sean Elliot - ELLIOT / 0000
Patrick Ewing - EWING / 0000
Michael Finley - FINLEY / 0000
Armon Gilliam - GILIAM / 0000
Horace Grant - HGRANT / 0000
Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway - AHRDWY / 0000
Grant Hill - GHILL / 0000
Larry Johnson - JOHNSN / 0000
Shawn Kemp - KEMP / 0000
Jason Kidd - KIDD / 0000
Karl Malone - MALONE / 0000
George McCloud - MCLOUD / 0000
Derrick McKey - MCKEE / 0000
Oliver Miller - OMILLR / 0000
Reggie Miller - MILLER / 0000
Terry Mills - TMILLS / 0000
Dikembe Motumbo - MOTUMB / 0000
Alonzo Mourning - MOURNG / 0000
Gheorghe Muresan - MURSAN / 0000
Eric Murdock - MURDCK / 0000
Tracy Murray - MURRAY / 0000
Charles Oakley - OAKLEY / 0000
Hakeem Olajuwon - DREAM / 0000
Chuck Person - PERSON / 0000
Wesley Person - WESLEY / 0000
Scottie Pippen - PIPPEN / 0000
Glen Rice - RICE / 0000
Alvin Robertson - ALVINR / 0000
Cliff Robinson - CLIFFR / 0000
David Robinson - DAVIDR / 0000
Glenn Robinson - GLENNR / 0000
Dennis Rodman - RODMAN / 0000
Trevor Ruffin - RUFFIN / 0000
Byron Scott - BSCOTT / 0000
Kenny Smith - KSMITH / 0000
Rik Smits - SMITS / 0000
Jerry Stackhouse - STACKH / 0000
John Starks - STARKS / 0000
Spud Webb - SPUD / 0000
Chris Webber - WEBBER / 0000
Buck Williams - BUCK / 0000

• Powerup Codes: Enter these in at the 'Tonight's Matchup' screen, if you press Down on the joystick, all numerical codes will 'lock in' for that game.

025 - BABY SIZED PLAYERS!
048 - No music during gameplay.
111 - Tournament Mode, disallows all powerups & computer assistance in multiplayer games.
120 - Fast Passing.
273 - Stealth Turbo.
284 - Max player speed.
390 - No pushing.
461 - Unlimited Turbo.
552 - Hyper Speed, overall gameplay is faster.
616 - Max shot blocking.
709 - Quick Hands, Max steal power.
937 - Goaltending not allowed.

• Big Head: At the match up screen, hold Up and press Pass+Turbo
• Court Select: At the match up screen, press Left or Right to play in an indoor or outdoor court.

SERIES

• NBA Jam (1993)
• NBA Jam Tournament Edition (1994)
• NBA Hangtime (1996)
• NBA Maximum Hangtime (1996)
• NBA Jam Extreme (1996)
• NBA Jam 99 (1998, N64)
• NBA Showtime - NBA on NBC (1999)
• NBA Jam 2000 (1999, N64)
• NBA Jam 2001 (2000, GBC)
• NBA Jam 2002 (2002, GBA)
• NBA Jam (2003, PS2, X-Box)
• NBA Jam 2004 (2003, unreleased GameCube prototype)
• NBA Jam (2010, Nintendo Wii)
• NBA Jam - On Fire Edition (2011, PSN, XBOX Live)

STAFF
Design team: Jeff Johnson, Mark Turmell, Sal Divita, Dan Thompson, Eugene Geer, Jennifer Hedrick, John Carlton, Jon Hey
Additional designers: Shawn Liptak, Jamie Rivett, Pat Fitgerald, John Root, Marty Martinez, Carlos Pesina, Nick Erhlich
Sound and music: Jon Hey, Kevin Quinn, Neil Funk
Hardware support: Mark Loffredo, Sheridan Oursler, Pat Cox, Al Lasko, Jeff Peters, Cary Mednick, Ray Gay, Steve Correl, John Lowes
NBA support: Greg Lassen, Joe Amati, United Center, Jonathan Zirin
Game testers: Mike Vinikour, Eddie Ferrier
Additional testers: Kevin Day, Bud Fletcher, Eric C. Ward, Mike Mallard, Sean Jennings, Rob Gorski, Alfred Montegue, Quiana Lahori, Marius Mattescu
Executive producers: Neil Nicastro, Ken Fedesna, Paul Dussault, Roger Sharpe
Cast: Willie Morris Jr., Steve Bardo, Marcus Minifee, Mary Jane Lee, Kim Keller

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