The History of EA's NCAA Football Series
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2020
- When you think of EA’s NCAA Football series of video games, you don’t really think of a “fall” in quality. The series ended on a high note, with the final game, NCAA Football 14, considered by many to be a classic. So while other games have truly fallen off in terms of quality, such as Madden or FIFA, that isn’t really the case with the NCAA games. Some might say there was no fall for NCAA video games, but I feel like multiple lawsuits and no new games in nearly a decade is considered a fall.
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Awesome job mate! Ncaa forever!
Omg. Banana Crowe I love watching ur vids
NCAA- notoriously corrupt arrogant assholes forever enslaving africans athletes not getting paid by the rich company meanwhile some end up homeless or have to adjust to the money aspect of life in college
did not expect to see you here
CROWE MY BOIIIIII!!!!!! LOVE THE NCAA VIDEOS BRO!!!! I LEARNED HOW TO RECRUIT FROM YOU!!!!
@@moalston4203 stay mad
To be honest, seeing EA now.. I'm glad the NCAA Football series went out when it did.. It went out with a gem of a game..
@Matt Pizzano they were on the way there with buying Heisman players for Road to Glory
It’s coming back out
@@zae2349and they gave us the teaser recently
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
NCAA died a hero 😢
@@romeda5156 Madden is the villain.
The villain make money more than hero can even imagine
@@JustcallmeGnarly22 The NCAA rather is the villain
jay z or dark knight
My heart hurts watching this. Some sports games I skip and when I buy it’s more of “I haven’t purchased this in 3 years.” But NCAA I always had on launch day. I could play countess dynasties and never be bored. Rebuilds. Being my Buckeyes. Coordinator. Recruiting. The biggest heartbreak is just missing having the Playoffs in the last game. One more year and id feel like I’m not missing out!
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I had just started being more conscious of spending money and fatigued with yearly sports game purchases for rosters right after 13 so I never bought or got to play NCAA 14, outside the demo they released way back for it. Glad you have it. I still go back and play 13 and will pick back up on my legend mode with many greats👍
go blue
@@SteelCityMeech yoo was good Steel I didn’t know you watched soft drink
Same...😞
Hoping it’ll be back once NCAA starts allowing some kind of player likeness
I always felt like all they needed was the rights to the schools then auto the rosters. The top dudes are going to be gone in like 4-5 years anyways. Plus someone is going to make a roster in like 1 week.
@@j_e_s_s_e7761 true lmao
That’s never going to happen because the NCAA is far worse than even EA could dream of being.
@@tehbeernerd NCAA notoriouly corrupt arrgoant assholes hence NCAA slavery 2.0
It will be back for 22 or 23 they already said they are paying for player's likenesses it just takes time to make a new game and find the balance of pay
I still can't believe Teambuilder got shut down from EA, and we never got an answer why
I heard it was from them using fcs logos in the team builder
@@bobafett3056 No because it was too many bugs and EA wasn't bothered to keep up the site.
best part of the game... imo
Man NCAA 08 had the most amazing, simplistic, yet inspirational soundtrack. Brings tears to my eyes. Too bad madden has never been able to replicate that.
One thing I loved about NCAA over Madden was that there’s more local teams. More of a hometown feel. Take your team all the way. Just felt more personal and enjoyed the gameplay and modes more. Hope it returns soon!
ITS BAAAACL
I didn't want to click on the video because who wants to be reminded of a discontinued master piece?😢😢
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I owned every game from 2003-2014. I still think the ps2 games had the most depth, but currently still play 2014 almost everyday lol
Bro I want it so bad but it’s so expensive 😪
@@repocoop and honestly each day that passes is getting more and more expensive being that it was never made for the PS4
You are right PS2 had it all. I remember every year fans would ask for things to be added...and I was like...they already have had that on the Ps2 version of the game....like some players wanted dreadlocks and mullets....they had it in 2006.
@@RileyDude27 I just tried to create a player in NBA 2K22 and they didn't have any options. I was blown away yelling out, when I was a kid we would have so many options it would take an hour just to explore them all. Now it takes five minutes and I'm not thrilled to show him off to the family.
@@drewmow They really knew how to make games back then. now they know the new generations don't care and pay as much attention to it. We are all about the details! Go play NCAA FOOTBALL 2006 on PS2 and it will be the best football game every played. Promise!
I always appreciated the bottom ESPN game scores in NCAA 13. It felt like I was playing on a ESPN channel
Sounds cool I never played it
@@dpistons149 it was the only NCAA game I had other than 10
@@dancool5546 ncaa 14 too
@@tylerpatrick6684 yeah I’ve been looking for a copy of that game too damn expensive
@@dancool5546 I bought it on GameStop app for $76.99 a couple weeks ago. Cheapest I could find. It was worth every penny
I keep my 360 around just for NCAA 14 during the CFB season. Still play to this day. Amazing
Same with my PS3.
Same with my PS3 but with NCAA 13 instead cause NCAA 14 is too hard to find. It’s also very expensive.
One of the neat things that kinda gets overlooked is the ESPN ticker at the bottom of the screen.
Agreed!
i copped ncaa football 14 for the 360 at my local thrift store for $3 earlier this week
I loved the ncaa games. Making your guy, playing his college days and then transfer him to madden and play it out. I had a memory card just for ncaa draft classes. Some of the best times with sports games.
I bought a PS3 & NCAA 14 once quarantine kicked off. Best decision I made in 2020.
Hell yeah, I did that 2 years ago!
@@titonothere6179 where can you buy the game?
@@collinsea281 eBay Amazon
Maybe walmart
0:16 holy shit did they actually have those college traditions in the game??
Yeah. I still play ncaa 14 and nfl 2k5.
Yes, they had nearly every single one you could think of
yep
EA actually tried with the NCAA games
Ayup
NCAA 07-10 on PS3 and 360 were definitely a rough stretch for the series, with the better games still being on the OG xbox and PS2. However, EA was able to right the ship in the latter years of its lifespan on last gen consoles.
09 was beast.
Does 07 not have a soundtrack? everytime i look it up i cant find videos or anything on it.
The PS2 era of NCAA was the best for me. I feel it slowed down some when it made to PS3/360 but it was way better than Madden on those systems.
Couldn’t agree more. The PS2/Xbox era is goat for sports games.
Whos here after ea announced a new college football game
I came looking for this comment
Can't wait for the "Fall of FIFA" video!
@DKingT 1 Lol. PES > FIFA, no cap
@@kentuckyjerk323 Career mode was TRASH on FIFA 11. It had like no depth compared to FIFA 10's career mode, which is arguably the best *modern career mode*
@@kentuckyjerk323 Here's how I see it:
(I've been playing since 08 btw)
08-13 were all great overall games
14 & 15 were pretty good
16 made improvements to career mode, but it was really a worse game
17 & 18 were okay (subpar at worst)... kinda the beginning of full-on half-assing the whole game
19 was the first truly terrible game. Everything after that is about as bad, if not worse
The last *great* FIFA (if you could even count it at one) is the 2014 World Cup game. That was like the last time their games had actual depth. It's the FIFA equivalent of NCAA 14, however, in this case, EA just got too lazy to make a new game.
@@kentuckyjerk323 That would've been FIFA 16, and I honestly agree. Gameplay wasn't very good (hence why they switched to Frostbite the next year), but the core game was decent.
To me as someone who first played 2001, 2009 was the last great one and 2011 was the last good one. 2005 had the best career mode with 2007 probably the peak of the series. Up until PES 6, PES wiped the floor with FIFA. But never made the transition properly to the 360/PS3 and has taken years to catch up.
Two best versions of the game featured in the thumbnail. 06 and 14! Bonus points for Michigan fans as well
I remember calling my local Gamestop a couple years ago to see if they had a copy of NCAA 14 in stock. I almost shit myself when the guys said $37.00 which def seemed like a lot. Kinda amazing the prices people are paying for the game now.
I missed playing my copy of NCAA football 13 so much I bought a used ps3 last year. Worth it as I'm pretty sure the game's worth more than the console
U can find 13 for about 40 bucks
@@alexanderhilzim8081 You can get the console for $30 on eBay…
12 will always be my favorite. The recruiting is the best in the series 14 was great but the recruiting was boring
12 had the best CPU defense. Very realistic.
i was so fond of 12 then 1 day it disappeared, idk how i lost the cd. i still wish to play it to this day
I love 12’s cover art😉
@@rolltideroll8458 i also loved the custom music where you could play downloaded music from your ps3. i would play the saint`s theme "who dat" after scoring a touchdown. i have yet to see anything else like it in football games.
NCAA Football ‘98 was my first NCAA Game ever. 25 years ago. Wow. Great video.
That intro music almost made me cry
Same
In the last year, I've gotten reacquainted with the PS2 NCAAs and really, those were the best. I think 08 is easily the best of the bunch, even though 06 is the most heralded of the bunch. Dynasty for the PS2 from 06-11 was infinitely deeper than what we got for the PS3 from 11-14. The PS2 Dynastys made it fun to run with lower level schools and build them up, with conference invites coming based off of where you are and how well you were doing over an extended stretch. Also in 08, what really set this apart from the others, were Summer Training along with the ability to Medical Redshirt which saves eligibility for anyone who suffers an injury that takes them out for most of the regular season. (Must be careful not to do this with anyone you promised Playing Time to, they will transfer after the fact as I learned the hard way recently.)
The one consistent thing we saw whether it was Madden or NCAA, is that features got lost going from the PS2 to PS3. Only with NCAA did the loss of features get offset in such a way where it didn't totally ding the game as a whole. 14 is a really good finale, but it's far from the best to me. I think 12 is a smidge better, but 14 is the last of its kind which means folks will revere it. Still, NCAA is one of those games that like Madden I played all the way from its very beginning. I think it inevitably would've fallen the way Madden ended up doing if the lawsuit didn't bring the series to a halt.
I really want to see to fall of NHL....
Hopefully they will know
As an Ohio State fan, I really hate that the 2 best iterations of NCAA Football had Michigan players on the cover lol! 06 and 14! 🤣
O bannon was whining because he was ass and didn’t get paid in the big leagues
Just ignore Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell joining him and the ruling.
I was mad at all the players too at first, but tbh the ncaa really is the problem. All the money they make off players & don’t want them to make any kind of money smh. Greed ruins everything & gaming as a whole is goin down the same path it looks like🤦🏽😡
Wouldn’t you want money
@@malarie-susangold9259 the fact that I have no idea who Oscar Robertson is tells me enough. And Bill is probably out of money, so that makes sense.
@Xavier Williams never hoid of em. Just looked at a few top NBA players of all time, he was the only name I've never heard of and wasn't really that high on any lists except for one that also had KD at 15th all time, so I'll take it with a grain of salt. But my point was that he probably didn't get paid as much as he would've liked either.
I've been playing NCAA Football 14 a lot lately. Really love that game!
Yeah ncaa 14 is too pricey. I've been playing ncaa 12 on 360. In my 4th year of my dynasty with Colorado buffaloes. And doing damn well. On Heisman difficulty
@@dnmoscato92 Too pricey? Got it for $5
NCAA 09 on PS2 was my favorite because we could import draft classes into Madden 09 until NCAA 14 did that for Madden 25. I really miss the emersion of these games. Taking a player and following him through his college years and import him to a new game and now following him. The time, the commitment, the progress, and the evolution of that player. It's something that we as football fans truly miss today.
That was pure genius. One of the coolest things to ever happen in video games IMO. Having all these players that you played with and against in NCAA, then uploading to Madden and seeing where they get drafted in the NFL and continuing to play with and against them in the pros. Fantastic.
The NCAA Franchise didn’t fall
It was shot down
it makes me happy that you mention ncaa 06 being so good. i played that game SO MUCH in college. it’s very special to me. i don’t even know what the other games are like. it was the last college football game i played and it was great.
Have you also played 08? Because everyone says 06 is better but 08 seems like it’s the same game but with things like graphics getting better from recency.
Hell of a good job boss. Keep doing what you do. I watch your vids all the time. Cant wait till the next one.
2k needs to make a football game, I know 2k has its problems but EA just destroys every successful game title they have ever had and you know why
I miss new NCAA Games
Today I Still Play NCAA Football 06
And It’s SOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN CRAPPY Madden today.
I hate people at my school who make fun of me for liking Old PS2 NCAA and Not the newest madden game
Most madden games today are filled bugs and are a pile of crap.
08 on the ps2 was my favorite growing up. I still play the campus legend mode
Do the curse of NCAA covers! All the athletes on cover that did not do good in the NFL after being on the cover!!!!!!
Larry Fitzgerald is guaranteed hof
Carson Palmer had a good career.
Desmond Howard does well as an analyst lol.
Mark Ingram is still a first string RB on one of the best teams in the NFL
Matt Ryan may have been the qb on the team responsible for 28-3 but he's had a good pro career
That opening music and the usage of it throughout…..brings back such awesome memories! I remember my first NCAA football game on PS1. It had Joey Harrington on the cover. Always Loved the NCAA titles. 👍🏽 thanks for the vid bro!
They just announced the new one
And now it’s baaaackkkkkk
What pisses me off is Obannon had a lawsuit because they were obsessed with putting classic teams on the game. Something that I didn’t give af about
08 on the PS2 was my first game and omg that music is so nostalgic and amazing. That game started my love for college football.
Awesome video as always! I hope one day you do the same kind of video for the Madden series! Question: What’s the music in the background? I love it! Thanks!
Thanks for playing the NCAA08 theme man! Haven't been able to play that since my PS2 decided not to work
Good timing. Just started a dynasty in NCAA 08 on the original Xbox.
Man I love 08 on my original Xbox. It is the best one of the series IMO.
@@dustins9464 I think 07 is my favorite but that could just be because I played it more then any other.
Ed O'Bannon is the most underrated villain of all time. I read that Thanos was modelled after him, but they had to make him less evil to avoid issues under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Well, I don't know whether this aged poorly or not. Still... HYPE.
The NCAA franchise was solid but NCAA 14 was average at best I would put some of the PS2 versions ahead of it it was just the last of its kind but if EA were to bring it back we would just talk down on it because it would be a madden beta
I love that you gave UGF a shoutout. Not the Expert is awesome!
That ncaa 08/09 trophy room music is too good. Those trumpets rly be hittin
Great video! Here's idea for the next, Rise and Fall of Sport Games Genre.
I still play NCAA 14 to this day. I’m considering even buying the modded Xbox to get the revamped mod. Sadly, I’m glad NCAA isn’t being made anymore. I think you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself becoming madden 21.
Ncaa 06 😢 the greatest. So many memories.
As much as I enjoy NCAA 14, I love the PS2/OG Xbox version of NCAA 06 to 09 with 09 being my favorite. It takes everything that 06, 07 and 08 has and adds it's own twist like in dynasty practice mode, player displine and a Spring Game. Plus also real FCS schools, and create a school already in the game. Man I wish EA would release a remastered version of 14. Complete with an updated Teambuilder website, college football playoffs, and the features that were on the PS2/OG Xbox era that didn't make to the PS3/Xbox 360 generation.
You are so right. I still play 04 to 11 on a regular basis on my orginal Xbox and on a backwards compatible Ps3. That is the only reason I bought the Ps3 was for NCAA football. IMO I love 08, and that is my personal favorite.
I still play NCAA 14 to this very day on my 360. I do 2 seasons of my dynasty team every year where they play in Montana. I've had this team since 2014, and it's so much fun! This game aged like fine wine!
Great video, where do you download the rom for NCAA Football 14? I've looked all over the internet and can't find a rom.
NCAA 11 was one of the first times I saw the direction we were all going with microtransactions. I bought the game used and since it was used, if I wanted to play online I had to pay an extra $15. Talk about rip off.
Its sad because the game was still improving when the last one was made. I still go back and play it all the time
Disagree. They took out great things that were in previous ncaa games. They were heading down the wrong road
@@TheKiid810 Agree they were probably heading down a bad road. Chances are it would’ve become primarily focused on ultimate team like Madden. You could argue that process was already underway
That said, I think it’s mostly preference. 14’s simplified recruiting is a win for busy adults, but I think the older games are ‘better’ and more of a simulation, even if I find those far too tedious and time consuming at my age. But both have their place.
Gameplay is also preference tbh. 14 is probably more arcade-ish. The new engine and playbooks maybe aren’t quite as balanced as the older titles, but all the read options and running controls are pretty fun.
That NCAA 2006 on PS2 was the best for recruiting, because you could run a renegade program and wind up dealing with sanctions.
Damn that background music makes me wish they put their music licensing budget to making new old school style football music that's actually be memorable.
Same... that background music is making nostalgic😞
Damn I paid $4 for ncaa 14 at a pawn shop with the original case and paper
This opening soundtrack gonna make me cry, I ain't heard this track since 8th grade, I'm 26 now lmao
Hopefully this game comes back soon
Your videos are really good hope everything flows together
I unfortunately never got to play any NCAA Football games since they were never released in Europe
I've always wanted to play them because I've been a football fan for many years and still don't fully understand how college football works.
god do i miss ncaa games, a cool friday morning in june. fire up the ps3 and load it up I would always play as fresno state because my dad loves them. I would mostly win until I played a tough team like oregon or boise state, if I lost i would shut if off over and over until I won. This was the glory days and I wish I could have em back
I can't remember which year but i believe 08 on ps2, I would always recreate the Appalachian State vs Michigan game and try to win with the real rosters. Good times
I went through the whole process of modding my PS3 console just so i could play College Football Revamped, and its so worth it
EA Sports announced the return of NCAA football today! 😭
He's not kidding. I can't find a single copy of NCAA 14 for anything less than $130. Thanks for the video soft drink LOL I can't tell you how many hours I put into NCAA football. I played it way way more than any other Madden and even competed in a few GameStop tournaments
Man, the "College Football Revamped" team needs to get their hands on APF 2k8 i would happily pay for a mod like that on APF if necessary
I already know this bout to be dope
(also 2 seconds and im already here lol)
Boys it’s finally back
NCAA 12 had my favorite intro in the series, I still get goosebumps from it and TBH i like NCAA 13 more than 14, 14 had weird wonky physics, broken/glitched plays and too many shoelace tackles
Seemed the cpu AI was garbage in 13 though.
This song reminds me of my childhood playing ncaa football it's been forever since I've heard this
Never forget Ed O'Bannon killed an amazing series out of spit and greed
Sad you didn’t mention the PS1 era games having a playoff bowl system instead of bowls
The real ncaa should do that, because just 4 teams out of 130 can be the national champion? BS...
I still play nbaaa from time to time.
Some buddies of mine at Digital Interactive entertainment told me they are gearing up to crowdfund and develop an fictional american football game with every feature Madden threw out, broken, or half ass with plenty of customization and some features stolen from NBA 2k series.
You should check out the dynasty mode of the PS2 version of NCAA '11. TNJ has a pretty solid video on it.
Imagine if that very in depth create a school/team would come back🤯
I think we should be mad at O'bannon and the NCAA is he wrong for player likeness no but, the satisfaction that a kid is playing as you or his favorite player should be all the gratuity that you need
Just started up a new dynasty on NCAA 2014 this past week. I really miss new NCAA football games coming out but at least we can still play the old games and have a lot of fun.
I don’t remember whether it was NCAA 12 or NCAA 13, but one of them stripped me (playing as the left DE) of my ability to sneak around the O-line and sack the QB. Instead, it forced me to sticked to my route and engage hthe enemy linesmen. I was pissed a.f.. Fortunately, this "feature" seems to have been removed from NCAA 14.
Actually scrambling the routes did show up briefly in Madden NFL 12 exclusively in superstar mode if i remember correctly, I remember playing it not to long ago and seeing the route I was about to run get scrambled in front of me.
NCAA 06 🔥 also I saw on Twitter you said the last great MLB game was MVP 05. That is obviously the GOAT, but 2K had great games after 2K5 and The Show has made plenty.
I just watched this today 11/6/2022 and you video has stood the test of time!
I remember playing NCAA 2004 , I took the worst team at the time which was the Buffalo Bulls and I ran a dynasty with them for 16 years, winning the national title all 16 years straight
NCAA 08 was my personal favorite but I love NCAA 14 as well!
I bought NCAA 13 for the PS3 2 years ago because of the price hike of NCAA 14 LOL.
ncaa 05 (or whichever one had reggie bush on the cover) was THE greatest football game ever
NCAA 07
The online dynasty games were sooo intense. My hands use to be sweating. If you loses one of those user vs user games its a wrap
You should make a playing every NCAA football game in one video
NCAA 14 will forever be a Top 10 football game. The replay value is crazy
Boy that Bill Wash game was fun back in the Sega days. Me and my brother would run the Triple option with Nebraska all day. Those were the days.
I love the NCAA Football games. I actually enjoy College Football over NFL TBH. In my opinion, NCAA Football 06 had the best soundtrack, but I’m partial to it because my son was born in October and I played this non stop while we waited for the boy who became not only a son, but a best friend!
The real sad part is a lot of college football players don’t make it to the NFL so this game would be there last stop at making a video game doing what they love and we need that series back, if I was in college playing football I would want myself in a game to show my kids, grandkids and ect
I luv the collage games, read options crazy wishbone offense and the stadiums shaking because the fan cheers and game momentum actually being felt on the feild ncaa football is the best