NBA Hoopz

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NBA Hoopz
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment
Developer:
Licensor: NBA Properties
Peripherals supported: Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Sports (basketball)

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    US
    $39.9939.99[2] T-9709N
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE
    T-9713D-51
    USK: 0
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES
    T-9713D-61
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR
    T-9713D-51
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK
    £39.9939.99[4][5] T-9713D-61
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE/FR/NL
    T-9713D-51
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES/UK/IT
    T-9713D-61
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Non-Sega versions

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    NBA Hoopz is a basketball game for the Sega Dreamcast. It is a sequel to NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC.

    A Japanese version was planned, but cancelled.

    Gameplay

    NBA Hoopz is part of Midway Games' line of fast-paced arcade-style basketball games dating back to Arch Rivals, however this time comprises of 3-on-3 matches and covers the 2000/2001 NBA season.

    Teams

    • Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks
    • Boston Celtics Boston Celtics
    • Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets
    • Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls
    • Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers
    • Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks
    • Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets
    • Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons
    • Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors
    • Houston Rockets Houston Rockets
    • Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers
    • Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers
    • Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers
    • Miami Heat Miami Heat
    • Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks
    • Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves
    • New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets
    • New York Knicks New York Knicks
    • Orlando Magic Orlando Magic
    • Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers
    • Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns
    • Portland Trailblazers Portland Trailblazers
    • Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings
    • San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs
    • Seattle Supersonics Seattle Supersonics
    • Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors
    • Utah Jazz Utah Jazz
    • Vancouver Grizzlies Vancouver Grizzlies
    • Washington Wizards Washington Wizards
    • Midway All-Stars

    Production credits

    • Producer: Brian Lowe
    • Associate Producer: Jeremy Airey
    • Assistant Producer: Darren Walker & Devin Shatsky
    • Print Design & Production: Midway Creative Services, San Diego, CA
    • Product Testing Manager: Hans Lo
    • Test Supervisor: Seth McNew
    • Lead Product Analyst: Jeffrey Lamug Tamayo
    • Product Analysts: Curtis Barnes, Jonn Bautista, Bishop, Ryan Castiglia, Michael Cavaliere, Steve Cupp, Aaron Difede, Freddy Digo, Art Fernandez, David Lloyd, Jeff Marcus, Sean Peterson, Ray Veerkamp & Rick Waibel
    • Technical Standards Analysts: Ray Mitchell & Thang Nguyen
    • V.P. of Marketing: Helene Sheeler
    • Director of Sports Marketing: Michael Lustenberger
    • Product Marketing Manager: Tim Granich
    • Associate Product Manager: Phil Marineau
    • Front End Graphics: Avalanche Studios
    • Special Thanks: Deborah Fulton, Rob Gustafson, Melani Windham, Ron Ludlow, Paula Cook, Diane Barton, Marci Ditter, David Greenspan, Ann Denton, JR Salazar, Josh Hutchins, Chris Vine, Greg Lassen, Brian Choi, Dominique Kamis, Nico Bihary, Shaquille O'Neal, Murphy Michaels, Aubrey Hodges, Cornerstone Productions, DCW, Visionworks, Malcolm Scott, Levi Weiershauser, Russ Waehler, Tony Drake, Brian Golding, Dan Camp & Jason Neel
    Midway Arcade Team
    • Programmers: Mark Turmell, Mark Guidarelli, Rob Gatson, Dan Thompson, Jeff Johnson, Shawn Liptak, Ed Keenan, Mike Lynch & Jason Skiles
    • Artists: Sal Divita, Jennifer Hedrick, Eugene Geer, Tim Bryant, Matt Gilmore, Sim Gentile & John Root
    • Sound: John Hey
    • Announcer: Tim Kitzrow
    • Lead Programmer: Paul Bates, Mark Hetherington & Dave Long
    • Lead Art: Colin Garratt
    • Additional Art: Chris Boyle, Martin Holliday, Nigel Bentley, Darren Hyland & Andy Bee
    • Tools Programming: Chris Jackson, Andy Mitchell & Kevin Marks
    • Additional Programming: lan Denny & Tim Rogers
    • Models & Textures: Andy Bee, Nigel Bentley & Darren Hyland
    • Audio: Neil Baldwin & Guy Cockcroft
    • Lead Tester: Amy Collins
    • Quality Assurance Manager: Michael Robinson
    • Quality Assurance: Mark Shaw, Richard Charles, John Lee Barker, Andy Dilks, Rich Higgins, Chris J. Jackson, Andy Lally & Rich Nicholls
    • Special Thanks: Chris Barker, Derek Crosby, Shawn Liptak & Lisa Fox
    Source:
    US manual
    NBAHoopz DC US Manual.pdf
    [9]

    Magazine articles

    Main article: NBA Hoopz/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in GamePro (US) #150: "March 2001" (2001-0x-xx)
    also published in:
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    Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #12: "March 2001" (2001-01-28)
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    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    576 Konzol (HU)
    75
    [12]
    Bonus (YU) NTSC
    62
    [13]
    Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
    88
    [5]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    75
    [14]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    70
    [2]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    68
    [15]
    Neo Plus (PL)
    40
    [16]
    Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
    50
    [17]
    Play (PL)
    70
    [18]
    PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-U
    47
    [19]
    Power Unlimited (NL)
    65
    [20]
    Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
    80
    [21]
    Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
    65
    [22]
    Sega Dreamcast
    66
    Based on
    13 reviews

    NBA Hoopz

    Dreamcast, US
    NBAHoopz DC US Box Back.jpgNBAHoopz DC US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    NBAHoopz DC US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    NBAHoopz DC US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    NBAHoopzDCUSInlay.jpg
    Inlay
    Dreamcast, UK/IT/ES
    NBAHoopz DC UK-IT-ES Box Back.jpgNBAHoopz DC UK-IT-ES Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    NBAHoopz DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
    NBAHoopz DC DE-FR-NL Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngNBAHoopz DC DE-FR-NL Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    NBAHoopz DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc

    Technical information

    Main article: NBA Hoopz/Technical information.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    GD-ROM (US)
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    GD-ROM (EU)
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2000-12-21 GD-R Page
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2001-01-09 Dev Kit Page

    References

    1. http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-01 16:44)
    2. 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "April 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 99
    3. https://spong.com/game/11027736/NBA-Hoopz-Dreamcast
    4. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "May 2001" (UK; 2001-04-05), page 75
    5. 5.0 5.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 20" (UK; 2001-03-22), page 56
    6. http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-fr&field-manufacturer=Midway/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-03 19:34)
    7. http://www.amazon.de:80/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AW0O (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-24 05:14)
    8. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=16899&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 09:04)
    9. File:NBAHoopz DC US Manual.pdf, page 26
    10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-06), page 65
    11. GamePro, "April 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 55
    12. 576 Konzol, "Március 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
    13. Bonus, "3/2001" (YU; 2001-04-25), page 45
    14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-06), page 103
    15. MAN!AC, "05/2001" (DE; 2001-04-04), page 78
    16. Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
    17. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "May 2001" (UK; 2001-04-05), page 74
    18. Play, "Sierpień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 26
    19. PSX Extreme, "04/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 36
    20. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 5, Mei 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 48
    21. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Mayo 2001" (ES; 2001-04-17), page 44
    22. Silicon Mag, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 30


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    Prototypes: 2000-12-21 | 2001-01-09



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