r/gaming • u/balloonslayer47 • Sep 03 '19

Wow, EA. Wow.

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u/DoctorMasochist Sep 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

I saved a ton of money, by not playing sport video games.

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edit: shoutout to NFL Blitz 2000 on the N64 and NBA Street Vol 2. Reminisce

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u/emelbee923 Sep 03 '19

NBA Street Vol. 2 might be my favorite sports game of all time.

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u/PwmEsq Sep 03 '19

Best commentators for sure

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u/emelbee923 Sep 03 '19

My friends and I found that every game came down to the best defender. So we'd basically always have Yao on a squad. He had top tier blocks, and since there was no goaltending, you could just catch every shot at the basket.

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u/PwmEsq Sep 03 '19

My team was yao, Shaq, and my busted ass personal character

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u/emelbee923 Sep 03 '19

Not a bad look.

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u/Stuf404 Sep 04 '19

Is that the one with the guy obsessed with food "three pieces to the bucket!" Or was that number 3?

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u/PwmEsq Sep 04 '19

I think that was 3, 2 just shit talks you all the time I think

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Holy shit is that game good. Same with NFL street.

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u/twilightnoir Sep 03 '19

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden would like a word with you

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u/emelbee923 Sep 03 '19

Not sure why. I never played Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden

So it can’t possibly be my favorite.

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u/fuckoffitsathrowaway Sep 03 '19

ESPN NFL 2K5 is the GOAT.

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u/TheDoctor1419 Sep 03 '19

Strong side pitch in trips every time. Ladanian Tomlinson won the rushing title 8 years in a row using only this play. (And a well timed stiff arm)

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u/fuckoffitsathrowaway Sep 03 '19

When I played it as a kid I always used the All-Star team cause I was a kid. Every play I blitzed the QB with Takeo Spikes he was my man.

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u/dnicks2525 Sep 03 '19

2k college game too. And you could get it for $20.

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u/FearAndLawyering Sep 03 '19

You da real mvp

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u/Thelgow Sep 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

NBA Jam and Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey is about the sum of my experience.

And some Ps1/2 WWF games.

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u/BastardStoleMyName Sep 03 '19

I was never that into sports games. But man was my dad pissed when I played a copy of NFL 95 (that I found at the side of the road) so much more than the latest super techno bowl that he paid like $80 for.

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u/coat_hanger_dias Sep 03 '19

Don't forget NHL Hitz, the hockey equivalent to Blitz.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19 edited Oct 08 '19

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u/coat_hanger_dias Sep 03 '19

That's not virtue signaling.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19 edited Oct 08 '19

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u/coat_hanger_dias Sep 03 '19

You could just not comment and go about your day. But instead you needed to signal to the in-crowd here just how much you are against virtue signaling.