Was blown away by this game when it came out. Dreamcast was the system to own. The game looked great back then but most importantly the gameplay was very fun & challenging. The early days of 2K Sports games were something else.
Yeah I remember playing this on dreamcast at like a kb toys or whatever that store was called. Couldn't afford to buy it so that's the only time I could play it, but it was awesome.
To think that this game came out 22 years ago… While I know practically nothing about Basketball, I still love watching the history of the older sports games.
This dropped when I was 5 and just had "borrowed" my sister's boyfriend's Dreamcast from him. I remember taking it to my grandparents house the same night I got it, and my grandma, completely seriously, asked me "Who's playing tonight"? The graphics were that good for the time. This game also started my love for the Dreamcast, which remains to this day, lol
It happened to me with my grandpa while i was playing winning eleven 2002 Also with my dad 2 years ago with f1, but at least the last one is understandable, the graphics from afar looks like real life racing
Happened w my step grandpa as well. He thought 2k football was a live game being broadcast. "Didn't know the 49ers were playing on Saturday. How are they doing?" Took a few plays for him to realize I was playing a game, and not watching one. 😆
Fun fact: The roots of NBA 2K actually started on the Sega Saturn when Visual Concepts developed NBA Action 98, later ported to the PlayStation as NBA Fastbreak '98.
Also wasn't VC working with EA at some point? I don't remember on what exactly. I think it was either Tiger, NHL or Fifa. Edit: I've checked. They worked on Madden 94-95, NHL 95-97 for SNES and PlayStation.
Seeing videos like this seriously warms my heart. I personally feel anyone born in 81' we experienced the true golden age in American history. From the music, movies, cartoons , TV shows, and the evolution of video games we have witnessed is unmatched. I'm so thankful for the era I was born in. No joke it brings a tear to my eye how great times were back then.
@@therealspikeflee Live never matched 2k from that point on. The end was near. 2k innovated so many features at that time it was mind blowing. Like I said it was the end or better put beginning of the end. Remember 2k was the first to implement real shot blocking. At the time that was a cold feature. Not to mention the playground option was crazy. Thanks for making dig deep to remember how cold the 2k series came up on the scene.
This game was the reason I bought the Dreamcast. I remember seeing the advertisement in sports illustrated magazine and it said “actual gameplay” underneath the pictures and I knew it would be epic
@@shoelessjoe5990 same. One of the 1st games I played on my Dreamcast. NFL 2K was why I wanted and got a Dreamcast. I loved NFL 2K, NHL 2K, and NBA 2K. Played them a lot
That Dreamcast was so ahead of its time. I remember I lived 2 blocks away from my cousin, and I used to walk to his house early in the mornings and play this and NFL 2k before he even woke up 😂😂
This game was amazing. The second one on the Dreamcast was just as good if not better. But I had never seen graphics like this at the time. The instant replay function was so good. For the time, the facial models were great as well.
The Sega Dreamcast was such a underrated system . A ton of those games still hold up to this day , some really do look beautiful still and just play great . Do u only do sports games ? Would like to see a Dreamcast library of games revisited if possible. You won't be disappointed that's for sure 😉
@@rastas_4221 Oh I absolutely agree , when I was a kid I ended up getting the PS2 over the Dreamcast myself . Wanted both so badly but Mom said pick 1 and it was the PS2 . I don't regret it , but do wish I had a Dreamcast as a kid that's for sure
I remember being literally one of the only guys at my school playing 2k on the Dreamcast around 2000 and 2001. It just blows my mind how popular the game is today, because everyone was such NBA Live fans during that time. And those green arrows at the free throws 😂 brings back so many memories, not to mention the actual parks and gyms they had in the game like Rucker, The Cage, Venice Beach, Fonde, Franklin Park, etc… later in 2k1 and 2k2
Like the Dreamcast itself, 2K Sports hit that generation with a bang. Those games were awesome for 1999. NFL 2K OBLITERATED Madden 2000. And yeah, NBA 2K was a step up from NBA Live...easily. They did what EA needed: Provided competition. And for a while, that company rose to the challenge. We know what eventually happened.
Had this on the PS2 but it was called 2k2 and it was the best basketball I had ever played. You actually could use strategy! Perfect simulation. I played all the games coming up....from double dribble to lakers vs celtics, nba lives and this was easiest the most realistic for it's time. Fond memories😅
My mom bought a Dreamcast for me (yeah, I was 22 at the time, but still...mom!) back when the console was initiating discontinuation, and I was all-in with this series here. Yes, very realistic, very fundamental, nice to look at, and the free throw system I loved (my buddy Matt had problems with it though). Game really holds up, series continues to excel.
You didn't have to cook NBA Live 95...that game was groundbreaking in its own right lmao. That game was almost as big an improvement as 2K was in 1994.
Hey I want to let you know that is because of your channel that I took out my GameCube and bought madden 07 and 08. Both of which are better than the past 10 most recent Madden. Thanks man keep up the videos
My friends and I put hundreds - maybe even thousands - of hours into this game as well as the 2 Dreamcast sequels after it. I hadn't touched a 2K game in several years, but just recently played 2K22, and honestly.....while it looks gorgeous, I think I enjoyed this game much more. One of the biggest reasons for me personally is that when we played this back in 99, we all created our own players and teams, we almost never used real life players, and we had a blast coming up with the most ridiculous creations possible. I remember I made the smallest player the game would allow, named him Flea, after the RHCP bass player, and of course I made him a center! lmao The level of freedom this game had for creativity was unmatched, and in 1999, felt like a dream come true. The more modern games seem to have stripped away that level of control. Like in 2K22, you can create your own players and teams still, but - unless I'm completely stupid about the game - it's significantly harder to just get the players you want on a team. In this game, you just selected the players you wanted for your team, and that's it. But in 2K22, you have to go through a million steps to get them on the team you want, and then you even have to mess with the myleague settings to KEEP them on that team, or else they might get drafted/traded by another team. I don't know, I guess I'm just frustrated with how the newer games always seem to overcomplicate things, but in its time, this game was absolutely mind blowing to me. And even though the graphics are obviously dated now, the game itself stands as one of the best sports games ever made.
I actually picked up a Dreamcast a few days ago and I ordered nba2k1, nfl2k1, and a few other gems my favorite console growing up had this game back in 2000.
NBA 2K was a huge leap forward, but NBA 2K1 was where they really added depth to the game. Improved animations, improved AI, more modes, better visuals. The Dreamcast is the greatest sports game console of all time. It cannot be overstated how much of a step up this was. (somewhat unrelated but while Madden 2001 on PS2 was wowing everyone with its polygon count, in retrospect its player models look rather cartoony when compared to NFL 2K1 on the Dreamcast).
@@robhova I agree, but at the time a lot of people were wowed by the graphical detail of Madden 2001 (e.g. the facial expressions of players would change). In retrospect, 2K1 on the Dreamcast beats out Madden 2001 on PS2 in both gameplay and visuals.
I actually picked up a Dreamcast a few days ago and I ordered nba2k1, nfl2k1, and a few other gems my favorite console growing up I had this game back in 2000.
Nfl2k , Nhl2k ,nfl2k ... All absolutely incredible and mind blowing when they came out. They were just so smooth and so many little details that no game had .. heck even games now don't have. I used to love watching the players on the bench realistically watch and respond to the play.
Bro i was 15 working at McDonald’s just to save four checks to buy the Dreamcast and the game after 9/9/99….memories….the graphics was like playing an arcade game at home
Man, I was 15 when this game released lol. At first I honestly disliked it because it didn’t play like Live. It felt harder and more difficult to control. But once I got used to it being more simulation based, I loved it. And the free throw system was crazy but when you really learn it, it can become fun to use. But my all time favorite thing about the game at the time was the player creation. It allowed me to have certain accessories like leg sleeves and rubber bands. (I was heavy into rubber bands back then 😂) Great video! It really took me back. Definitely subbing.
I used to put in the code to unlock Wayne Gretzky and so many times in the game you would hear "number 99 passes the puck. Number 99 gets the puck. Number 99 shoots! Number 99 with the howitzer. Number 99 scores!"
I had the unofficial first 2k on Sega Saturn called NBA Action 98. I remember playing this on Dreamcast, I got it for Christmas. It's insane to see the change over time, you used to get made fun of for playing 2k over live lol God I'm old lmao
The commentators are actually real life radio personalities in the Bay Area, Bob Fitzgerald (who also does Warriors radio broadcasts) and Rod Brooks. They were at the time co-hosts of a show on either Knbr 680, or possibly 1050 which eventually got bought by Knbr. Sadly Fitz was released from Knbr a few years ago so he doesnt work with Rod, and Rod has been repackaged with co hosts Larry Kruger and ex-nba er (and warrior)/ex tnt color man Tom Tolbert.
I was like 18 when this came out and he is not lying!!! We used to dream of one day being able to somehow control real players and 2k was as close as it could get... Everything changed
2k1 went even further with it's online capability and animation, making it the absolute best simulation ever released in its time! Game got almost a perfect score on every single website back then
I have been playing sports games since Nintendo and when nfl and NBA 2k came out shit got real. The formula to those games barely changed what got better and better every year where the graphics and the background crowd and stadiums and the AI
I can’t believe that NBA 2K and NBA2k1 aren’t more fondly remembered. Those games were so dope back in 99 and 2000. The gameplay was so sick and the dunks were ‘ohhh so satisfying
I've played 2k22 and nascar 21. I wish nascar had devs half as competent as 2k because holy cow. Imagine a game with no shot clock, the madden glitches x 10, and other shit that makes me mad at modern 2k players
Got to say that out of the 3 NBA2K games on dreamcast, the best one is probably either 2k1 or 2k2 2k1 has way more simulation based game play, while 2k2 is much more arcade like. 2k is almost like a middle ground kind of game that has simulation game play, but arcade-ish controls and speed
I remember being a kid and playing Live like it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Then 2K came out. Turns out, THAT was the best thing that had ever happened to me. Sidebar, any plans to review 2K22?
Some of those games on DC competed with PS2 neck and neck...I mean look at Soul Caliber on DC, looked as good as anything that came to PS2. Think the gap of power between DC and PS2 was closer than PS2 to Xbox.
Let's be real, no matter how great game they used to make, by now they would work only on Olympics. Judging from SEGA pulling out of sports games after VT4.
When it came time to shoot free throws at our house… we’d click the Left and Right triggers and bounce on the couch yelling “Miss It Miss It” like it’s a college game …. Man, the good ole days were great…
I got this on my phone, there's a glitch when shooting a free throw where you can switch player and catch the ball like an alley oop and score 2 points
I have an idea for a next video. "How would a good football game look like" i think you have a great vision for that. And I feel like you about the old football games.
This game was awesome when it came out but it has aged. Still I agree this game is revolutionary and it is a 6/10. Not bad but prefer 2k1 and 2k2 on Dreamcast. Feel like those games aged better.
It seems like games as a whole aren't where they were but the first 2k was a success I think. The fun factor was the selling point now its getting a system thats hard to get then an expensive game then micro transactions out the butt or else your gonna be behind. I miss the days of fun and still you know something is missing when fans go back to classic games instead of today's copies.
I was 11 round this time. I never played 2k but playing live and just looking at this now I would have been hooked bad part nobody had a dreamcast in the hood only ps1
You know, these retrospectives are interesting for someone like me who completely didn't try out sports games growing up. Makes me want to get these games and try them out. Thank you SoftdrinkTV.
Double dribble is by far the most realistic basketball game I've played. I mean the look the tank like control, Sprite flickering how can you not mention this classic.
I actually like your voice like this!
I’ll get sick more often then!
@@SOFTDRINKTV please don’t it’s bad for your health 😀
@@SOFTDRINKTV Nice
Plz don’t get sick
It's like in season 4 of Friends when Phoebe got sick and got a new singing voice
Was blown away by this game when it came out. Dreamcast was the system to own. The game looked great back then but most importantly the gameplay was very fun & challenging. The early days of 2K Sports games were something else.
Yeah I remember playing this on dreamcast at like a kb toys or whatever that store was called. Couldn't afford to buy it so that's the only time I could play it, but it was awesome.
Going from Live 2000 on my PS1 to this blew my 10 year old mind in a way I still can't fully comprehend. It was such a grand leap at the time.
@@nigelhighlands3131 exactly i was an nba live fanatic since 97 but when this came out i couldnt believe the graphics and gameplay
I loved my dreamcast when it was out and I had nba 2k, 2k1, 2k2 and 3
Dreamcast was the best, 2k and power stone fueled so many middle school sleepovers. 2k3 is still the best, we still play it
To think that this game came out 22 years ago… While I know practically nothing about Basketball, I still love watching the history of the older sports games.
I know about basketball but i feel the same way while watching a review of madden, mlb or nhl
This dropped when I was 5 and just had "borrowed" my sister's boyfriend's Dreamcast from him. I remember taking it to my grandparents house the same night I got it, and my grandma, completely seriously, asked me "Who's playing tonight"? The graphics were that good for the time.
This game also started my love for the Dreamcast, which remains to this day, lol
It happened to me with my grandpa while i was playing winning eleven 2002
Also with my dad 2 years ago with f1, but at least the last one is understandable, the graphics from afar looks like real life racing
Happened w my step grandpa as well. He thought 2k football was a live game being broadcast. "Didn't know the 49ers were playing on Saturday. How are they doing?" Took a few plays for him to realize I was playing a game, and not watching one. 😆
Fun fact: The roots of NBA 2K actually started on the Sega Saturn when Visual Concepts developed NBA Action 98, later ported to the PlayStation as NBA Fastbreak '98.
I was waiting for someone to bring that up. Perhaps he is planning a video covering that fact.
Also wasn't VC working with EA at some point? I don't remember on what exactly. I think it was either Tiger, NHL or Fifa.
Edit: I've checked. They worked on Madden 94-95, NHL 95-97 for SNES and PlayStation.
I had NBA Action on PC. Game was FAR ahead of it time
Wikipedia is pretty cool huh?
I'll do you one better! Check out Virtua NBA. It was actually in between NBA Action and the original NBA 2K! Thank me later, youngin's!
That's why SEGA is a great company when it comes to video games. They know how to compete and push their competitors to the limits.
Nowadays not so much look at what they did with Sonic
@@SportsFan-vq9kk SEGA is an idiot, but I rather take an idiot over EA and 2K's greed
Seeing videos like this seriously warms my heart. I personally feel anyone born in 81' we experienced the true golden age in American history.
From the music, movies, cartoons , TV shows, and the evolution of video games we have witnessed is unmatched. I'm so thankful for the era I was born in. No joke it brings a tear to my eye how great times were back then.
32 years old here.
When this came out we all knew it was the end of Live
I’m 31 and you just lied live ain’t die until 07
@@therealspikeflee Live never matched 2k from that point on. The end was near. 2k innovated so many features at that time it was mind blowing. Like I said it was the end or better put beginning of the end.
Remember 2k was the first to implement real shot blocking. At the time that was a cold feature. Not to mention the playground option was crazy. Thanks for making dig deep to remember how cold the 2k series came up on the scene.
Wrong
It died in 2006
@@therealspikeflee I'm 34 and you're wrong
@@therealspikeflee facts I’d say 06
NFL 2K and NBA 2K on the dreamcast BLEW ME AWAY as a kid. I had never seen a sports game that felt so real as these two.
This game was the reason I bought the Dreamcast. I remember seeing the advertisement in sports illustrated magazine and it said “actual gameplay” underneath the pictures and I knew it would be epic
I had this on the Sega Dreamcast. One of the best sports games I’ve ever played
I still have it on the Dreamcast 😁
@@shoelessjoe5990 same. One of the 1st games I played on my Dreamcast. NFL 2K was why I wanted and got a Dreamcast. I loved NFL 2K, NHL 2K, and NBA 2K. Played them a lot
@@shoelessjoe5990 man I hate I traded mine in
@@JabariStamps sorry to hear that 😞
That Dreamcast was so ahead of its time. I remember I lived 2 blocks away from my cousin, and I used to walk to his house early in the mornings and play this and NFL 2k before he even woke up 😂😂
I played this game on my PC and it's fucking legendary with the players of the 99 season and the realism of NBA was awesome
Remember playing this on the old Sega Dreamcast their final console
This game was amazing. The second one on the Dreamcast was just as good if not better. But I had never seen graphics like this at the time. The instant replay function was so good. For the time, the facial models were great as well.
The Sega Dreamcast was such a underrated system . A ton of those games still hold up to this day , some really do look beautiful still and just play great . Do u only do sports games ? Would like to see a Dreamcast library of games revisited if possible. You won't be disappointed that's for sure 😉
@@rastas_4221 Oh I absolutely agree , when I was a kid I ended up getting the PS2 over the Dreamcast myself . Wanted both so badly but Mom said pick 1 and it was the PS2 . I don't regret it , but do wish I had a Dreamcast as a kid that's for sure
I remember being literally one of the only guys at my school playing 2k on the Dreamcast around 2000 and 2001. It just blows my mind how popular the game is today, because everyone was such NBA Live fans during that time. And those green arrows at the free throws 😂 brings back so many memories, not to mention the actual parks and gyms they had in the game like Rucker, The Cage, Venice Beach, Fonde, Franklin Park, etc… later in 2k1 and 2k2
Like the Dreamcast itself, 2K Sports hit that generation with a bang. Those games were awesome for 1999. NFL 2K OBLITERATED Madden 2000. And yeah, NBA 2K was a step up from NBA Live...easily. They did what EA needed: Provided competition. And for a while, that company rose to the challenge. We know what eventually happened.
Had this on the PS2 but it was called 2k2 and it was the best basketball I had ever played. You actually could use strategy! Perfect simulation. I played all the games coming up....from double dribble to lakers vs celtics, nba lives and this was easiest the most realistic for it's time. Fond memories😅
I miss the 2K games from the PS2 era that had the ESPN license....especially NHL.
My mom bought a Dreamcast for me (yeah, I was 22 at the time, but still...mom!) back when the console was initiating discontinuation, and I was all-in with this series here. Yes, very realistic, very fundamental, nice to look at, and the free throw system I loved (my buddy Matt had problems with it though). Game really holds up, series continues to excel.
You didn't have to cook NBA Live 95...that game was groundbreaking in its own right lmao. That game was almost as big an improvement as 2K was in 1994.
Hey I want to let you know that is because of your channel that I took out my GameCube and bought madden 07 and 08. Both of which are better than the past 10 most recent Madden. Thanks man keep up the videos
My friends and I put hundreds - maybe even thousands - of hours into this game as well as the 2 Dreamcast sequels after it. I hadn't touched a 2K game in several years, but just recently played 2K22, and honestly.....while it looks gorgeous, I think I enjoyed this game much more. One of the biggest reasons for me personally is that when we played this back in 99, we all created our own players and teams, we almost never used real life players, and we had a blast coming up with the most ridiculous creations possible. I remember I made the smallest player the game would allow, named him Flea, after the RHCP bass player, and of course I made him a center! lmao
The level of freedom this game had for creativity was unmatched, and in 1999, felt like a dream come true. The more modern games seem to have stripped away that level of control. Like in 2K22, you can create your own players and teams still, but - unless I'm completely stupid about the game - it's significantly harder to just get the players you want on a team. In this game, you just selected the players you wanted for your team, and that's it. But in 2K22, you have to go through a million steps to get them on the team you want, and then you even have to mess with the myleague settings to KEEP them on that team, or else they might get drafted/traded by another team.
I don't know, I guess I'm just frustrated with how the newer games always seem to overcomplicate things, but in its time, this game was absolutely mind blowing to me. And even though the graphics are obviously dated now, the game itself stands as one of the best sports games ever made.
This game looked absolutely incredible compared to the PS1.
I miss that free-throw system. Could work well with the adaptive triggers on the PS5.
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Man I remember the struggle of trying to learn the system. Once It was learned though 100% shooting percentage on everybody in game including Shaq.
Dreamcast was so awesome! 4 ports and some 2 vs 2 on NFL2K! Such amazing times. Thanks for this video, loved the start of the 2K era
My man pumping out video after video love it
I actually picked up a Dreamcast a few days ago and I ordered nba2k1, nfl2k1, and a few other gems my favorite console growing up had this game back in 2000.
We would sometimes just sit back and watch the CPU play these on the Dreamcast.. insane how good it looked back then
I let the show 21 play on accident and first time since Dreamcast that I was like wow it looks real
NBA 2K was a huge leap forward, but NBA 2K1 was where they really added depth to the game. Improved animations, improved AI, more modes, better visuals. The Dreamcast is the greatest sports game console of all time. It cannot be overstated how much of a step up this was. (somewhat unrelated but while Madden 2001 on PS2 was wowing everyone with its polygon count, in retrospect its player models look rather cartoony when compared to NFL 2K1 on the Dreamcast).
NFL2K was way better than the Maddens that came out at the same time.
@@robhova I agree, but at the time a lot of people were wowed by the graphical detail of Madden 2001 (e.g. the facial expressions of players would change).
In retrospect, 2K1 on the Dreamcast beats out Madden 2001 on PS2 in both gameplay and visuals.
@@robhova Madden 2004 and 05 were great though
I actually picked up a Dreamcast a few days ago and I ordered nba2k1, nfl2k1, and a few other gems my favorite console growing up I had this game back in 2000.
Nfl2k , Nhl2k ,nfl2k ... All absolutely incredible and mind blowing when they came out. They were just so smooth and so many little details that no game had .. heck even games now don't have. I used to love watching the players on the bench realistically watch and respond to the play.
Bro i was 15 working at McDonald’s just to save four checks to buy the Dreamcast and the game after 9/9/99….memories….the graphics was like playing an arcade game at home
Man, I was 15 when this game released lol. At first I honestly disliked it because it didn’t play like Live. It felt harder and more difficult to control. But once I got used to it being more simulation based, I loved it. And the free throw system was crazy but when you really learn it, it can become fun to use. But my all time favorite thing about the game at the time was the player creation. It allowed me to have certain accessories like leg sleeves and rubber bands. (I was heavy into rubber bands back then 😂)
Great video! It really took me back. Definitely subbing.
NHL 2K series wasn't shabby either.
I used to put in the code to unlock Wayne Gretzky and so many times in the game you would hear "number 99 passes the puck. Number 99 gets the puck. Number 99 shoots! Number 99 with the howitzer. Number 99 scores!"
@based proletariat the nhl 2k10 was a great game you could even DRIVE THE ZAMBONI
@@lukebadurski6165 i did that too! 🙂
We are being blessed with softdrinktv content lately. You love to see it.
I used to have all the 2k’s in the Dreamcast. NFL & MLB was awesome too
I feel you with the cold, going through it rn as well. Get well soon!
Do a video about the holy trinity of nba live
2003, 2004 and 2005
One better than the previous game
My 2k dreamcast disk was so scratched up that only half the teams were playable or it would freeze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Facts...NBA Live had it for awhile then 2k came...GAME OVER!!!!!
Me: you were born in 1999? You're such a baby 😂
Also me: *born in 2000* 💀
People always forget that Sega that lay down the foundation of 2K this good old days. Good competition
I had the unofficial first 2k on Sega Saturn called NBA Action 98. I remember playing this on Dreamcast, I got it for Christmas. It's insane to see the change over time, you used to get made fun of for playing 2k over live lol God I'm old lmao
The commentators are actually real life radio personalities in the Bay Area, Bob Fitzgerald (who also does Warriors radio broadcasts) and Rod Brooks. They were at the time co-hosts of a show on either Knbr 680, or possibly 1050 which eventually got bought by Knbr. Sadly Fitz was released from Knbr a few years ago so he doesnt work with Rod, and Rod has been repackaged with co hosts Larry Kruger and ex-nba er (and warrior)/ex tnt color man Tom Tolbert.
bob now is on TV brodcasts
@@cubingclassroomfan4323 Yeah. He's been the tv guy, forgot that Tim Roye is the radio play by play.... ELEVATION SENSATION!
2k once owned both basketball and football...NFL 2k today would be a dream
I was like 18 when this came out and he is not lying!!! We used to dream of one day being able to somehow control real players and 2k was as close as it could get... Everything changed
2k1 went even further with it's online capability and animation, making it the absolute best simulation ever released in its time! Game got almost a perfect score on every single website back then
I have been playing sports games since Nintendo and when nfl and NBA 2k came out shit got real. The formula to those games barely changed what got better and better every year where the graphics and the background crowd and stadiums and the AI
I can’t believe that NBA 2K and NBA2k1 aren’t more fondly remembered. Those games were so dope back in 99 and 2000. The gameplay was so sick and the dunks were ‘ohhh so satisfying
I've played 2k22 and nascar 21.
I wish nascar had devs half as competent as 2k because holy cow.
Imagine a game with no shot clock, the madden glitches x 10, and other shit that makes me mad at modern 2k players
NASCAR vid friday
@@SOFTDRINKTV Can't wait for that!
@@SOFTDRINKTV can't wait
Hope you get better SOFTDRINKTV
Got to say that out of the 3 NBA2K games on dreamcast, the best one is probably either 2k1 or 2k2
2k1 has way more simulation based game play, while 2k2 is much more arcade like. 2k is almost like a middle ground kind of game that has simulation game play, but arcade-ish controls and speed
Remember a slept on legend that got thrown out the nba gaming realm quick lol nba shootout 03/04
I bought a dreamcast and got nba2k and nfl2k and never looked back I’m a day one. I was killing with the Sacramento kings
The free throw system actually made free throws difficult which added a extra difficulty in crunch time depending on how good the shooter was
I remember being a kid and playing Live like it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Then 2K came out. Turns out, THAT was the best thing that had ever happened to me. Sidebar, any plans to review 2K22?
I been hooked on 2k ever since this game
I remember when this came out. Yes we thought the graphics were impressive. The Dreamcast was impressive as hell in 1999. Until the PS2 came out.
Some of those games on DC competed with PS2 neck and neck...I mean look at Soul Caliber on DC, looked as good as anything that came to PS2. Think the gap of power between DC and PS2 was closer than PS2 to Xbox.
A nice basis for comparison like SDTV said...check out what NBA Live 98 looked like on the PS1. That was the year before.
Imagine if SEGA never sold VC
Let's be real, no matter how great game they used to make, by now they would work only on Olympics. Judging from SEGA pulling out of sports games after VT4.
Dreamcast my fave console of all time
I remember in my eight grade year seeing this in a mall kiosk! I just stared at it like ,"What in the he'll is this? Amazing!"
When it came time to shoot free throws at our house… we’d click the Left and Right triggers and bounce on the couch yelling “Miss It Miss It” like it’s a college game …. Man, the good ole days were great…
So even back in the 90s EA was asking for exclusivity deals .. 🖕🏾EA and props to Sega for saying no.
I remember it being extremely difficult to just drive into the paint on higher difficulty in those early 2K Dreamcast games
I was 10 years old when this game came out! But I didn’t have a Dreamcast tho, I would’ve definitely asked for this game!
I remember playing this game and picking the pacers just to shoot 3's with reggie miller and he didn't miss!!!!!!!
This game is what made me a bucks fan. I remember that starting lineup still.
I got this on my phone, there's a glitch when shooting a free throw where you can switch player and catch the ball like an alley oop and score 2 points
I spent hours playing NBA and NFL 2k. The golden era in sports games before microtransactions and corporate consolidation.
I used to do the big guy spend move as a joke and laugh bigtime. Spinning with shaq was hilarious
No mention of NBA Fastbreak/NBA Action 98? This was the template for NBA 2K. Also made by Visual Concepts
Damn Papa gettin called out 💀
I have an idea for a next video. "How would a good football game look like" i think you have a great vision for that. And I feel like you about the old football games.
This man soft drink has taught me so much
This game was awesome when it came out but it has aged. Still I agree this game is revolutionary and it is a 6/10. Not bad but prefer 2k1 and 2k2 on Dreamcast. Feel like those games aged better.
It seems like games as a whole aren't where they were but the first 2k was a success I think. The fun factor was the selling point now its getting a system thats hard to get then an expensive game then micro transactions out the butt or else your gonna be behind. I miss the days of fun and still you know something is missing when fans go back to classic games instead of today's copies.
Followed on Twitter..I thought "I only have 400 followers" was a joke but sheesh 615 now, despite 100K subscribers on RUclips
I remember when my brother use to take the ball out of the hoop during a free throw cuz he hated losing
Good time to be a kid I LOVED this game
I bought a Dreamcast just for this game and NFL 2K.
I wonder if the 2k games would be better if Sega Keeped Visual Concepts?
I remember being blown away seeing the goal shake after you dunk this game and NFL 2k was the reason I got a Dreamcast as a kid
Man I can't wait for the day when we don't always lose a heartbeat because we hear someone with a cold.
Could you please talk about the downfall of Pro Evolution Soccer series?
I was 11 round this time. I never played 2k but playing live and just looking at this now I would have been hooked bad part nobody had a dreamcast in the hood only ps1
this had Sonic as a Create a Team logo
So cool
I didn't know that. Thanks for telling me
Got me a Dreamcast and all the nba and nfl 2ks and I suck at them!! Don’t know how we were good at it back then 😆😆
Free throws super realistic for Shaq though
It was the foundation although for the Dreamcast NBA 2K2 blew this game away.
NFL 2k wasn’t 20 bucks until the one with T.O. Great vid tho 💪🏾💪🏾
Absolutely loved this game. Loved NBA 2K2 even more.
My Grandfather literally thought the real NBA was on the TV back in the day. Lol.
you could also hang on the rim but if you held on to long you would get a Tech. That was mindblowing to me at the time.
I played the one that came out for ps2 it's was super good 👌
You know, these retrospectives are interesting for someone like me who completely didn't try out sports games growing up. Makes me want to get these games and try them out. Thank you SoftdrinkTV.
Double dribble is by far the most realistic basketball game I've played. I mean the look the tank like control, Sprite flickering how can you not mention this classic.
Double Dribble is truly a classic though
I heard you say that PGA tour was "super fun" so I was wondering if we could possibly be getting some sort of video on it?