Rumor has it that the Mortal Kombat ( another Midway property ) characters could be accessed as players early in the game 's development life .
The NBA itself did n't like the idea , due to the high profile controversy of video game violence at the time .
Rumor has it that the Mortal Kombat ( another Midway property ) characters could be accessed as players early in the game 's development life , but the NBA itself did n't like the idea , due to the high profile controversy of video game violence at the time .