Emulating Old Sports Games in 4K

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

The NHL game is 05, not 06. Small typo. Timestamps: 00:45 ESPN NFL 2K5 01:34 MVP Baseball 2005 01:57 NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup 02:50 FIFA 06 04:05 NFL Street 04:32 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 05:05 NBA 2K3 05:35 NBA Live 2005 06:22 NFL Blitz Pro 07:39 NBA Street 08:25 NHL 05 08:48 Tiger Wood's PGA Tour 2004 09:33 NFL Quarterback Club 2002

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

@Moogle Midgar I uploaded it in 4K so youtube hasn't finished processing it in 4K

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

@Based Nicker yeah eventually

[@qu1s3]

Have you tried the Xenia emulator?

[@JDOGFTW]

NBA 2k3 is in 720p on xbox.

[@liammiddleton3064]

NHL 05 in on pc already

[@GMoney-vt7ev]

This is the way they looked to us when we were growing up. They look great

[@MegaPsycho84]

Dick Johnson Exactly

[@migonzz]

Nice name bro.

[@softeyecyrus336]

Yooooo u might be on 2 something

[@sginrummy88]

because the TV's were trash back then too, so we didnt notice the pixels

[@mostwanted2kay]

@@sginrummy88 TVs weren't trash but really impressive

[@solitary2668]

Wow, 2003-2006 was really a golden age for sports games

[@JaceEntertainment]

It really was, you couldn't go to a friend's house or party that didn't have sports game going on lol

[@bryant475]

@@JaceEntertainment Yep, Friday night after school was game night all through middle and high school! My cousins and friends would come over, we played NBA Live 2003 a lot! I still play it to this day, awesome game!

[@GarkKahn]

No matter the tastes You should always have nascar thunder, nba live and fifa (or the first versions of pes at least) talking about sports back then

[@arcadedude1987]

Emulation can do some incredible things with games. It's even more awesome how some of these games have modern roster updates because of dedicated fans

[@Joneth_Piptne]

Boi it's funny that I still play ESPN NFL 2k5 and MLB Baseball 2005 those are some of the best games ever

[@bovinejoni8490]

Gaming was at its peak in the early 2000s right before the birth of the next gen consoles. They were pushing what the PS2 and Xbox could do to the max.

[@RedeyeGaming]

Here so early I can only watch in 360p, a lower resolution then the original games.

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

@24hour live yeah 45 minutes later the video is in 1440p

[@napalmblaziken]

Than*

[@TimSosaa]

Napalm Blaziken damn. The fun police 🚔

[@Your_Daily_Scroll]

Napalm Blaziken shuddup

[@Detroit_DGAF]

Nascar games back in the day as a kid

[@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker]

They used to make games for fun. Now they make games for profits. I’m still playing APF2K8.

[@Slapped]

god.. that thps4 footage... looks so good. To anyone who likes the TH series. You should look at THUG PRO a PC mod that has online and almost every map ever in the Tony Hawk Series

[@calebcarnes8073]

Ahh the early 2000's, I remember playing NFL Blitz 2002 with my brother all the time and we had that one GameCube controller with the broken left stick that always left u running to the left

[@VaughnJogVlog]

I don’t say this often, but this is a damn fine channel.

[@Mcali1984]

The NBA 2K took me back. Such and amazing game. Looked amazing in 4k. Thank you buddy.

[@SBJ84]

NBA Live 2005 returns us back to the days when Lebron had a respectable hairline.

[@Savage_7_99]

👍😂😂😂

[@sneakyswin1347]

360p gang doesn't seem like such a cool thing anymore

[@feelinglikeaceowithqueenal8019]

ikr

[@Saitam79]

NBA STREET 1, 2 & 3 needs to be remastered for PS4..and (as an aside) so does DEF JAM FIGHT FOR NY

[@Isjusme1111]

Facts

[@d.moltisanti836]

On moms

[@Chrisssss45]

If I’m not mistaken, I think they need to get back the license for every rapper. I’d love to see a remaster of the game or a new version of it with new rappers/trappers.

[@Amb252]

Exactly I second this

[@yeahyourerightheresmystupi5352]

Volume 2 is the goat

[@fwitz2017]

High quality stuff! Cant wait for more content. Always wanted to play 2k5 in 4k

[@dm23music48]

I think we can officially call this the Golden Age of Gaming... Edit: Sports Gaming*

[@vDeadbolt]

I would say "The Golden Era of Sports Games"

[@XDivineSouljax]

Certainly the Golden Age of PC gaming. PC gamers essentially have access to almost every game ever made nowadays

[@classifiedapache7552]

Divinum #PCMasterRace xD

[@dagameplayer]

Agreed.

[@GarkKahn]

Well... some great games were made back then too Maybe a silver age Around that time the non-sports "must have" were resident evil 4, gta san andreas and need for speed most wanted

[@ShadeeMusic]

this is the a way to review these graphics the way they seemed to us growing up

[@lukestevens9375]

8:55 Minor point: the analog swing was introduced on PS2 in the 2003 version of the game. Perhaps it was not in the gamecube version until 2004. Good video; keep making good content and your channel will grow.

[@baseballlover312]

It was on the Gamecube version in 2003 as well.

[@218maryland]

Good video, but you might be the worst Tony Hawk Pro Skater player ever lol

[@dickhousepros]

218maryland Lol that was hard 2 watch but it’s exactly how I used 2 play

[@rynoX88]

And Fifa too, I was waiting for a goal the whole time and nvr came.

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@rynoX88 To be fair he was using Hibs. :P

[@itsthatatm8345]

I remember over most of these games, takes me back to my teenage years... GREAT NOSTALGIA...

[@ItsMarc31]

05 was a golden year for sports games

[@RealHomeRecording]

Welcome to my recommended feed. I'm glad KZbin sent me here!

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Ayy

[@gman2015z]

Am so happy you included Tony Hawk and glad to grow up in that era.

[@SpoopyJD]

Hey man, I'm sort of late to the SoftDrinkTV party here re: your anti-Madden content, but I just wanna say I appreciate your perspective and the work you've put in to opening the eyes of sports games consumers. I was always nostalgic about Madden 07 and NFL 2K5 on my OG Xbox, but could never really place why. Your videos have refreshed my perspective and I'm excited now, as an adult PC gamer, to get those games back! Thanks again!

[@marcusperry7282]

Seeing these games in 4K compared to their original resolution reminds me of how 90s arcade games looked compared to their console counterparts.

[@aarmthe_fan]

Man 2005 was one banger year for sports games

[@sploit777]

The NASCAR EA Sports series was amazing. 06 was probably my favorite along side 07, and no game since has been able to match the enjoyment that game brought with the deep career mode and mini races where you would drive against the greatest drivers on some real and some made up tracks Edit: after watching the entire video, 04-06 was really a great time for sports games. Some have not even gotten close to the quality of gameplay those older games provided

[@gseric4721]

I've learned that running old titles through emulation at 1440p is the perfect compromise. If things are too clear, you can see a lot of the imperfections of technology of that time.

[@rnrtruestories]

dude you deserve a lot more subscribers great stuff on your channel!

[@FireMrshlBill]

I remember while in college they dropped the price of NCAA Football 06 and Madden 06 down cheap for students, something like $15-20 each at university bookstores or something. Doing career mode in NCAA and transferring it to Madden was just great. Burned way too much time doing that, especially since I did full 15 minute quarters. Playing Gran Turismo 4 in 4K should be nice, especially if run from 1080i mode.

[@thekingoflp7704]

Just got done playing madden 08 in 4k... why can't Madden be this good.

[@skottybeamn]

How can I get this bro

[@pp3k3jamail]

I play Madden 08 on psp emulator. I got NBA streets, midnight club dub edition, need for speed most wanted 2005, Grand theft auto vice City stories, Grand theft auto liberty city stories. I also got does app called classic Gameboy that allows you to play PlayStation 1, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Gameboy advance, regular Gameboy, original Nintendo, Neo Geo games, I also got the Super Nintendo emulator that allows you to play Super Nintendo games I get all my games from Coolrom.com site and I get the super Nintendo games from Roms Mania site. I even got the apps on my phone with my Bluetooth gamesir controller so my OnePlus 6T that has a 6.5 inch display.

[@ButterMAIN]

Run Pong in 4k, my favorite sports game!

[@1flynlow]

*ping

[@nxght6694]

TurboV6Firebird no, it’s pong

[@gpmist5332]

i been waiting for another upload from u. u always got high quality content

[@sosamanotf642]

Andrew Wilson is KILLLING EA, we need a CEO that will bring back the old EA

[@patrickblaney7585]

Softdrink: Lets see how these games look in 4K Also Softdrink: Uploads in 1080

[@scamcyantyst]

It is 1440p60 here

[@acenace24]

It’s embarrassing that gaming was at its peak in the mid-2000s. I’m blessed to have grown up during that time, but I rarely feel the same excitement when I play current games.

[@s.m.withtheak3024]

Got to love the older sports games they seemed like they were a lot more fun .

[@justinharris2272]

"I never played the tiger woods games frequently." Homie no offense but i dont think youve played any of these games frequently based on the quality of that gameplay

[@nxght6694]

Justin Harris he was trash at every one of them

[@baseballlover312]

Tiger Woods 2003 definitely had analog swinging, I played that one a ton as a kid.

[@RefRMart10]

The nascar 05 game made me laugh and brought great memories. Most importantly I’m just glad to know I wasn’t the only one driving backwards and trying to purposely crash the cars when I got bored lol

[@CJDavid-pe9ue]

Crazy how much resolution makes a difference

[@ItalianCheeto]

i chuckled when Jamal Lewis got hit sticked by Morten Anderson

[@insertnamehere7322]

NFL Blitz Pro turned into the Blitz: The League games and those are still the best non-NFL football games

[@gunziscomin2058]

Love the video man brought back alot of memories. Ya got my subscription

[@josharguijo1189]

I love how you broke it down in English so we all can understand. Thank you.

[@Yangxiety]

As a Chargers fan, I really appreciate the thumbnail for this video.

[@ghtraining1]

Some great games!!! As good as graphics are today player bodies and animations often look more robotic. These are games from ps2 and the animations look smooth!

[@oldskoolretrovideogames174]

I still play and make videos of old sports games I enjoy them more than current new sports games it's all about the game factor for me 😁🤙Dope video 👏👏👏

[@Racinrasslinfan36]

Glad you reuploaded it it was unavailable earlier another great video

[@rynoX88]

All these games are the shit and I wanna play again. Brings back my good ole days as a kid.

[@Amb252]

I'm getting nostalgia just by watching this video

[@doiknowyousir]

Absolutely love and played a ton of NFL Quarterback Club 99 on the N64. QB Club 2000 really ruined the franchise for me after that. 2001 tried to bring back what 99 had, at least on the Dreamcast version but never could get back that magic. Can't remember if I tried 2002 on PS2 or not. That the one where Gannon was one of the cover athletes and not just Favre?

[@T4GSports]

Great video, we enjoyed watching it! We agree on NFL Street through and through, we need it back.

[@rolandrodriguez9594]

Damn I'm old but damn does this bring back some awesome gaming memories

[@CheapGuitarsAndMore]

2k5 is still pretty recent, at least in my eyes im old af now hahaha

[@FilthyCasual268]

Just one emulation enthusiast's opinion: I prefer to have black bars and properly scaled original 4:3 ratio gameplay over stretch-o-vision when proper 16:9 scaling isn't an option.

[@theaveragesimmer4780]

The weirdest thing about this is.... I played these games when they were new. In my memory they look way more like 4k than the 480p settings. crazy.

[@fredov87]

I believe on the old CRT tv's, they did. There is no way the 480p is how it looked when i played it. It was much closer to the look of the 4k side. Think it has more to do with how these games look on current tech/monitors.

[@RJBuildsPcs]

Only reason I don't want any old sports games brought back is because I know its going to be heavily monetized, and those games don't deserve that :/

[@JayTeeAyy]

Hail Mary by Brett Farve, BANG FROM DOWNTOWN

[@droach5241]

MVP Baseball 2005 is probably the most fun sports game I’ve ever played!!

[@da1uheardabt]

Cant wait to get all my fav 360 games again for the series X. Gonna be playing childhood classics in 4k

[@thelizardking3882]

Good video love that u showed this I used to play all these so it’s amazing to see them so pretty. But bruh I was cringe at ur gameplay

[@OneNateS]

This man was showing Tony Hawk No Mercy

[@ald1489]

💎 0:45 *ESPN NFL : 2K5* 🇺🇸

[@teamusa4472]

Love to see other genres too. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins was the best ninja game ever, and needs a 4k update.

[@DohBoi863]

I played PS2 Maddens n NBA Lives more than anything growing up... only play time I gave possibly more time to was GTA Vice City & San Andreas that's it... the PS2 era had the best sports games period 🤷‍♂️

[@doingitforthememes668]

kevin has commentated nfl games before but he wasnt a main stay commentator ever

[@TPotatoo]

I stream Madden 08, with a custom franchise. The game still holds up amazingly. Hopefully I can get my hands on 2K5 soon, I’d LOVE to go back to it.

[@TravisClan]

I love the old Collision noises

[@brandonmagram7695]

Once again delivering a high quality video to my sub box!

[@elcargador5876]

Thanks for making this video. HQ looks real good! I got kinda dizzy looking at all the spinning in full screen though... lol

[@drumsallday19]

i loved nascar 06. that's the game i played a bunch lol. this was a cool video!

[@westjt17]

Awesome video Tiger woods 01 has analog swing too btw

[@mdjcsmith]

Pro Evolution Soccer 3,4,5 and 6 on PCSX2 is probably my favourite set, especially with all the custom kits and players, there's some great modders out there

[@mrcreepersubscribe5385]

They need to make an *Only on Playstation* MVP Baseball remake-type game. With 4KUHD graphics, current players, a career mode similar to Road to the Show, and the ability to *CHARGE THE MOUND!* *MLB: MVP Baseball to the Show [BASED OFF OF MVP BASEBALL 2005]*

[@ghostmiko5762]

Bro thanks for this it was soothing brought back lots of memories U forgot blitz nvr will have a game like that great story mode nd man will u break bones

[@ninetailedfox579121]

Man, I really miss the commentators in the old NHL games.

[@ShellShockTay]

Very cool video and appreciate you going over a variety of games. I noticed your link for setting up the Dolphin emulator is dead as well as the one for your channel's discord. Nonetheless, it's awesome these games can live on through such technologies as the Steam Deck or even on one's own PC with updated rosters.

[@hibachiagent0249]

Tiger pga tour 04 and 05 are the God tier golf games. Everything after them just isn't the same

[@selkunKniatpaC]

MVP Baseball 2004 🔥🔥🔥 And Nascar thunder 2004 🔥🔥🔥

[@NuckleBebop]

NHL 06 oh man, that soundtrack

[@sirsenior1861]

i know a lot of people trash NFL Tour as a crappy Street wannabe, but it's actually a lot of fun. I've gotten probably a hundred or 2 hours out of it since it came out, same as Street. It's not a good game, objectively speaking, but it's fun as hell. Of course, all we really want is a new Street game. My point is, Tour shouldn't get so much flak just because it isn't NFL Street

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Never said it wasn't fun!

[@charleswilliams4088]

I need nfl2k5 in 4k!!!

[@crimsontide1980]

Man that would be amazing!

[@mulletmagic9604]

How do you get the iso for 4k?

[@BubbafromSapperton]

@@mulletmagic9604 You can still buy the game dirt-cheap on Amazon and rip the disc to an iso or even play it from disc on a 4k PC 😁

[@kenpachizaraki1947]

I still obsessively love NHL Hitz 2002 (not even a hockey fan), and the 4k would put it over the top. Thank you for this inspiring video. Maybe a silly question, but is this process as simple as setting the resolution in the emulators to 4k?

[@chriscros13]

The high resolution with the dated graphics make it look like a modern mobile game.

[@shadowstalker7259]

I was never able to play these games seeing as I was born in 2005, but I'm going to play em now

[@fernan2342]

wow... NBA Live 2003 Good days

[@rynoX88]

RIP Sean Taylor

[@vastyandrews2631]

2K5 in 4K 😍😍😍😍 NEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

[@goobergoff6140]

I remember playing nhl 99 * might be wrong with. The name * and it was the most fun I had in a while this is when nhl 17 was out and it played ten times better I’d take those games remastered and updated over any of of the new games

[@deetwoyou]

NFL and NHL Blitz were the shit! With all the unlockable teams and secrets

[@TheJpyne518]

like it. really tough to get the roms nowadays due to legal actions taken by i believe nintendo

[@sneakyswin1347]

I don't know if I'm allowed to say the website, but a workaround has been found for one of the most popular sites that had to take down all of their roms

[@Astolfo2001]

The Internet Archive has roms for every single system you can think of.

[@timmaay24]

Everybody has their own opinion but for me, the greatest sports game ever is NBA street volume 2. I put so many hours in that

[@neugey]

If you liked driving the wrong way and crashing in Nascar 2005, you must have loved Burnout Revenge Crash Mode!

[@TheJayblaze3]

I recently played the twister metal dark emulator and college football on my gaming PC. The games looks way better, the graphics stands out.

[@chainz983]

The Nightly Build of PCSX2 has vulkan as one of it's graphics API and makes a lot of games playable that were once unplayable on the vanilla builds because of the lack of Vulkan

[@METALFACEDOOM441]

Great video, btw that instrumental is dope.

[@airanator1212]

NFL Street 2 was a PERFECT game