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Hidden Mortal Kombat 'Kourt' for NBA Jam unearthed photo

As it stands, Midway’s arcade basketball titles NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime didn’t need much help appealing even to fans of non-sports game. The pick-up-and-play, simplified game mechanics were easy enough for babies to understand, but some strange game design magic made it more enjoyable than it should have been.

What could have made it better? A hidden Mortal Kombat “Kourt,” complete with a spine that held up the backboard, a skull hoop, and a decapitated head for the basketball. But according to Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boone (who revealed the image on Twitter) the NBA said "no" to the hidden “kourt,” which was set to be an unlockable in one of the home ports of NBA Jam/NBA Hangtime.

“Would've been fun!” Boone says.

No arguments there. See it in all its glory after the jump.


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asmilon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 09:16
asmilon
The graphics seem rather awful, but it would be a FUN mode :-)
slayer the player's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 09:27
slayer the player
too bad, and i hope whatever is hidden in mega man 9 is this cool, but i know it wont be. nba a jam was so fun, but all i have now is college slam
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 09:35
Chronic Logic
That would've been awesome, but they said no. Those guys are no fun at all.
Trev's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 09:37
Trev
DUNKALITY!
kauza's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 09:58
kauza
I really loved NBA Jam. If someone wanted to release it on XBLA, PSN, and whatnot, I wouldn't complain. Just saying. Make it happen, powers that be.
Isay Isay's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:05
Isay Isay
@kuaza
throw in updated rosters and Mii/Avatar support for the create a character. Does Midway/WB still have the rights to NBA Jam still? If not, 2K or EA need to snap those up.
Zippyduda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:19
Zippyduda
This is definitely relevant to me as I got NBA Jam from my Auntie's for my SNES just tucked away in a box :]
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:22
DaedHead8
This level would have made an awesome game even awesomer. Especially because I was like 13 when NBA jam was popular.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:44
Char Aznable
MAN KOURT

Yeah, I would buy NBA Jam with the original rosters on XBLA in a heartbeat, however unlikely that may be.
kauza's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 11:18
kauza
I'd probably prefer the original rosters, actually, just because I don't follow basketball anymore, and I wouldn't know who anyone was!
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 11:44
Char Aznable
Which team or pair of guys was your favorite? I always went with Orlando - Penny Hardaway and Nick Anderson. I guess you could say the Magic was my...JAM?

That's right.
Tattoojoe3rd's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 11:53
Tattoojoe3rd
Amazing I probably would have played a lot more NBA Jam
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 12:53
BS3 Owner
LOL @ Trev.
Skyllus vBi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 13:01
Skyllus vBi
HE'S ON FIRE!
FROM DOWNTOWN!
HE'S ON FIRE!
BOOM-SHAKALAKA!
HE'S ON FIRE!
andycadaver's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 13:17
andycadaver
Oh, what the fuck! I want this retroactively, NOW! I still have BOTH of those games!
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 13:51
Rockvillian
Does anyone have a time machine?

Here's my plan: We go back to the early 90's. We tell ourselves that NBA Jam had a hidden MK court mode. Our younger heads explode and then we disappear into oblivion!
Avalon51's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 13:56
Avalon51
MAN BASKETBALL
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 22:24
NihonTiger90
Man, that would have been the best thing ever.
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