<s>
NBA	B-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
basketball	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hangtime	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
name	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Hangtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	O
update	O
known	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Showtime	I-Application
:	I-Application
NBA	I-Application
on	I-Application
NBC	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Midway	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
additions	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Create	O
Player	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
,	O
specifying	O
height	O
,	O
weight	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
defensive	O
skills	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
attribute	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
two-on-two	O
match	O
ups	O
,	O
statistics	O
tracking	O
,	O
legal	O
pushing	O
and	O
"	O
on	O
fire	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
from	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
29	O
NBA	O
teams	O
and	O
match	O
them	O
in	O
four	O
quarters	O
of	O
NBA	O
basketball	B-Application
(	O
three	O
minutes	O
each	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
three-minute	O
overtimes	O
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
teams	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
beaten	O
using	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
created	O
ID	O
and	O
PIN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Kombat	O
Kodes	O
"	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
feature	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
enter	O
codes	O
on	O
the	O
Match	O
Up	O
screen	O
that	O
alter	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appearance	O
and/or	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
released	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
's	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
developed	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Tastemakers	O
LLC	O
,	O
under	O
its	O
Arcade1Up	O
brand	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
3/4	O
scale	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
that	O
included	O
Hangtime	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
precursors	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
dubbed	O
Hangtime	O
"	O
the	O
real	O
,	O
and	O
quite	O
worthy	O
,	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
TE	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
likewise	O
attested	O
that	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
has	O
all	O
the	O
playable	O
qualities	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
perks	O
that	O
make	O
this	O
worthy	O
of	O
your	O
arcade	O
quarters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
their	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
most	O
critics	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
enough	O
new	O
features	O
over	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
disagreed	O
as	O
to	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
problem	O
this	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Jam-style	O
hoops	O
is	O
nothing	O
new	O
,	O
but	O
Hangtime	O
does	O
it	O
with	O
enough	O
flash	O
and	O
freshness	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
happily	O
dunkin	O
 '	O
like	O
a	O
fool.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
rated	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
lower	O
in	O
every	O
category	O
except	O
control	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
weaker	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
announcer	O
's	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
The	O
Rookie	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
likewise	O
suffers	O
from	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
but	O
is	O
still	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
did	O
n't	O
make	O
much	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
arcade-perfect	O
port	O
that	O
will	O
bring	O
most	O
basketball	B-Application
fans	O
lots	O
(	O
sic	O
)	O
enjoyment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
far	O
more	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
reviewing	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
featured	O
"	O
minor	O
changes	O
"	O
and	O
concluding	O
"	O
Unless	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
shooting	O
digital	O
hoops	O
in	O
a	O
cave	O
for	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
you	O
've	O
seen	O
it	O
all	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
agreed	O
:	O
"	O
Basically	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
then	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
most	O
of	O
NBA	O
Hangtime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
criticized	O
that	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
four	O
players	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
make	O
poor	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
with	O
2D	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
low	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
looks	O
equally	O
good	O
and	O
plays	O
better	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
appropriate	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-reviewer	O
Todd	O
Mowatt	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
that	O
the	O
AI	O
tends	O
towards	O
goal-tending	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
overall	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
16-bit	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
rampant	O
slowdown	O
,	O
and	O
reviews	O
uniformly	O
recommended	O
buying	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
was	O
far	O
more	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
accurate	O
conversion	O
,	O
although	O
lamenting	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
include	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
NBA	B-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
as	O
the	O
5th	O
best	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upgrade	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1996	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Hangtime	I-Application
featuring	O
the	O
1996-1997	O
NBA	O
rosters	O
.	O
</s>
