Play NBA Show Time - NBA on NBC Online

Game Overview

Remember those arcade basketball games where players would dunk from half-court and the crowd went nuts over every alley-oop? NBA Showtime on Game Boy Color is basically that, just shrunk down into your pocket. The sprites are tiny and blocky, sure, but you’ll still pull off ridiculous no-look passes and gravity-defying slams—just with way more button-mashing than finesse.

What surprised me was how well they crammed the arcade vibe into this little cartridge. You’ve got the NBC theme song (which will get stuck in your head), those exaggerated player animations, and even the announcer’s "Boom-shakalaka!" moments. It’s not as smooth as the console versions, but there’s something charming about how chaotic it gets when four pixels vaguely resembling Shaq start dominating the paint.

Perfect for bus rides or when you just want to dunk on someone without learning actual basketball rules. Just don’t expect a deep career mode—this is pure, sugar-rush arcade nonsense in the best way possible.