NBA 2K10 Retrospective: 10 Years of Excellence

This was the 10th anniversary of NBA 2K, and Visual Concepts knocked 2k10 out of the park. From the excellent new MyPlayer mode to the simulation gameplay to the very deep association mode to the more varied blacktop, this would be considered an all time classic today if not for 2k11 releasing right after.
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Intro Song: Elegy For A Cosmonaut by haraiva
Other songs are licensed from dopeboykits or my own
#retrospective #softdrinktv #game #review #sdtv

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Happy Valentine's Day fellas!

[@colewrld901]

Pause lol

[@shawklan27]

Too bad I'm single

[@Kings0424]

Thanks bro. I'm gonna spend my Valentine's Day with my girlfriend today

[@wespunisher]

hey um... theres a psp version of nba live 10

[@PJ.Rob06]

you too softdrink ❤😘

[@ST0NE_206]

It really is a shame that sports games nowadays are catastrophically flawed and have no real effort whatsoever

[@SourHaze1]

at least there are more discussions abt it now.Hopefully it can bring some change

[@premiumdude8353]

Micro transactions is a disease to gaming.

[@TTSCAM]

Lack of competition on da market and micro transactions absolutely ruined it

[@Lewiss248]

I wish there was a basketball game like nba street where its just about basketball and not even online , would be great to have a story driven basketball game along with other modes aswell

[@johnthompson457]

I’m currently playing madden 12, its the last good version of madden. It’s streets ahead of madden 24 and I actually want to play it rather than put it down after 5 minutes. Sports games are dead, and in my opinion, most gaming genres have been destroyed.

[@mutepanda_]

When MyPlayer was offline only..what a beautiful time

[@smarioredd]

Preach

[@RickyRidley]

I miss it so much frfr❤️❤️❤️💯

[@davis2k1234]

I’ve never liked my player myself sucks every one just stopped doing teamup for MyCareer I just like playing with REAL players different positions and from 2K13 on they kept adding old school teams was great playing those matchups

[@Subconscious_San]

Agreed!

[@HurrikaneBEA5T]

You had to really grind to get great in 2k myplayer. 💯💯💪🏽

[@deepeyton]

2k10 has a special place in my heart. It got me through some tough times

[@willyboods5197]

This came out when I was in 8th grade and I was absolutely obsessed. I remember playing a full season with the Cavs. It was my first time playing every game of a season. I was hooked. There’s something about the presentation in this game that I will always cherish. I can’t describe it. But it just has that look. The menus, the replays, the stat line presentations pregame, the slam cam, etc etc etc. Also, so happy you mentioned the soundtrack. Nothing was better than hanging with friends, doing simmed seasons and listening to Electric Feel or In This City. Made us feel so cool

[@RVered]

Every time I see 2K10's cover, I can't help but think, "Why does Kobe look like a white guy?" Am I the only one who noticed? I remember being a teenager and thinking this back when it came out.

[@christianoates9173]

100%. As a kid I didn't even know it was Kobe bc he looked so light

[@joshuam7226]

Yeah same, I thought it was Derek Fisher XD

[@iamthurnis745]

i was so confused as a kid when i got the game because it didn’t look like him at all, i thought it was tony parker 😂😂

[@RVered]

​@@iamthurnis745 I've noticed that it looks MUCH worse in thumbnails and other small sizes (maybe because of downsizing/resampling), like under the description for this video, where it shows the box art. His faded hairline looks MUCH sharper, so he looks like a full-on receding hairline middle-aged white guy.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lebronakon2324]

Nah ive heard it called the lightskin kobe cover plenty of times 😂

[@matttheknicksfan]

i'll never forget getting sent to the d league after trying to play on HOF like chris smoove 😂

[@FR0Z0NEkeys]

A lot of the superstars from this Pay to Win era would have quit playing 2K back then. I remember seeing people cry on them forums back then cause they never got called up to the A from the DLEAGUE 😂😂😂😂

[@matttheknicksfan]

@@FR0Z0NEkeys facts! the struggle was real back then but by time 2k11 came around i was a much better player. HOF was still cheesin at times but i wasnt getting demoted 💀

[@Jamesboy100]

Man playin on the Santa Cruz g league was quite the time 😂😂😂

[@whitemamba0089]

Todays 2k is hardsr to play atleast when it comes to jumpshootimg if u dont perfect release it its a brick like 95 percent of the time but back then it was more relaxed u could be slightly early or late ​@@FR0Z0NEkeys

[@easyp789]

10 year old me never made the league 😭🤣🤣

[@dominicgarcia34]

The guy that makes these didn't know this was the first 2k with crew mode. Real OGs remember every year us asking for crew mode to return. This was the one that started everything lol. 7 foot tall guards with 99 speed. What wild times

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Slipped my mind as I was replaying since the servers are down! Good catch

[@KaypainBeats]

Crew Mode that didn't work 😂 . You had to pray your teammates made it to tipoff without being kicked 😂

[@chewthegod]

and the 5v5 pick up park games. crazy how 11 only had the rooftop while 10 had mad different places to play.

[@KushWilson]

I just wanna say as a 32 year old man seeing the sports game franchises I love and grew up playing due to the micro transaction gods I appreciate you for shining a light on the past when games sports games especially were made with love and passion miss those days 😢

[@ShaunTijerina]

I think it's the most underrated 2k and maybe the best game presentation in the series

[@zedster8200]

I still remember the commentary, lol. "He can't be stopped, he's having a party out there!"

[@Drkipernick]

Ace Hood Top Of the world was a fire song is all im gonna say.

[@jeffreyhendricks1760]

2K5, 2K10, and 2K11 are the only ones I enjoyed playing beyond the season it was associated with. Loved this retrospective!

[@moneyman4740]

I say 2k9-11 was a masterful run , 12 was ehh , 13-16 were good , the games after 16 been downhill

[@sossalmighty]

2k14 for me next gen

[@kosmosokaubojai8098]

2k10,2k11,2k16, and now nba 2k25 next gen on pc best :P

[@KingGamezz87]

I remember living with my mother in law and playing this every morning after my wife went off to work and just enjoying how good of a game this was. Simpler times.. Great video bro.

[@davidstring8301]

I got the special edition with the locker. I still use it to hold my games. I remember the guy at Gamestop joking that Kobe came in the box... and he did! It came with a little Kobe figurine

[@leonardoroger3236]

And a poster!! Which went up in price after his death.

[@davidstring8301]

@@leonardoroger3236 I wish I still had all of it. I only have the locker and history of NBA 2K blu-ray. I don't even have the game anymore :(

[@DarkManX16]

They don't make special editions like that anymore. It's all useless digital crap now

[@Javrien]

SAME

[@kingdeztination]

I remember when my sister bought this game, we both played this game for hours. The presentation was amazing along with the association mode!! It made me feel like I was actually watching NBA TV. It sucks that it’s not the same in today’s NBA game.

[@FreddyGameTime]

I’ve been putting so many hours into game lately. I have an association going with the Portland Trailblazers making a dynasty with Roy, Oden and Aldridge. I’ve played 41 games on 12 minute quarters on HOF. Gameplay is so much fun.

[@Landonio]

We were eatin' good in 2009 with sports games. 2K10 and Madden 10. Both two of the best and most underrated games in their respective franchises. With proper sliders you could make 2K10 feel and play amazing. And there was actual defense. I miss that.

[@icrashout]

2k10 is extremely underrated

[@newdurag583]

Chris smoove NBA 2K10 pre patch memories is one of the funniest vids to date

[@derickmendez753]

2K10 was the greatest basketball game to ever release. I remember playing my older cousins on it getting dragged every time. Turned me into a beast lol. The only 2K where I played 5+ seasons on franchise mode.

[@KingDookieSosa]

Who else playing only old games now because all the new games are watered down

[@MerkhVision]

Me fr fr

[@redhunnid5142]

Bro 2K10 is top 5 best 2K games ever made I absolutely loved this game it had everything it was elite no micro transactions they just let you play the game you payed for and that NBA 2K insider had me feeling so crazy when I played bad 🤣💯

[@DraeDiamond]

2k9 was great imo but my brother and I spent HOURS on this game. Didn’t even buy another 2k until 14 because this held us over. So nostalgic 😢

[@bumslightrail2382]

Great video man. I was a freshman in HS when this game released. Myplayer was life for awhile. Im 28 now and the nostalgia of this game is real. Time sure does fly

[@MT_Special]

"2K was always the king of realistic gameplay" as Josh Smith misses a three is the best part of this video

[@CyKoBlaQ]

first nba 2k i ever bought. played a demo and was completely hooked. 2k10-11-14 were so good

[@slimypickle19]

This game really set the stage for 2k11. Similar menus, vibes, music, and more.

[@ODMUSH]

My 2nd 2K ever, after 11. I’ve always appreciated this game and known how great it was, seriously 10 is so good it still hold up 15 years later. 9/10

[@JEtienneMusic]

SoftDrink, appreciate all the talent and effort you put into your videos. Sports gaming still sorta has a shadow cast over it. I enjoy all game genres, for the most part, and sports games like 2K10, I put soooo many hours into and would have put even more back then if given the opportunity.

[@KODAKJACK47]

My fav feature was the create a player and adding colorful hair and tattoos. Legit way ahead of its times

[@Kings0424]

NBA 2k10 was one of the few NBA 2k I ever had. I only have NBA 2k10, 2k11, 2k12, 2k14 and 2k16 and I always played MyCareer but I play MyCareer more on NBA 2k16

[@1babybanks_]

brooo. this shit bout to make me cry. this was the best 2k they ever made bro. damn. thank you for this video man.

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

Your music choices are so Fire! Those two songs touched my Soul.

[@B1inded3agle__]

“The mayor of Yugoslavia” instant respect for that ✊🏼

[@MerkhVision]

I don't get the joke lol doesnt make sense cuz Yugoslavia was a country, not a city.

[@HamidRez178]

Pls do a retrospective on nba 2k9 It had best presentation and crowds in the whole series imo

[@troylee4196]

There was nothing ahead of it's time about this game It started the modern current basketball game trend

[@reliablethreat23]

This is the game that started it all for me. My wife bought it for me as a Christmas gift that year and I've been playing 2K ever since!

[@ConM13]

As someone who still plays NBA 2K10 on their PC, this game is *the best game I have ever played in my entire life.*

[@KODAKJACK47]

This might be my favorite game of all time. I remember going to GameStop and buying the special Kobe edition with the cool sleeve that was 3D. Absolutely amazing game

[@gerrithouseholder3187]

I loved this game! Played it nonstop the whole year. Thanks for making a video on it.

[@bmoreboy8865]

A drop on Valentine's Day? You must really love us 😁😂

[@NightMareGaming93]

This was and still is my favorite NBA 2K and i still play it.

[@n7seth]

Another SDTV video reminding me to add another game to my collection of older sports titles, keep up the great work SDTV, maybe one day sports video games can go back to this era of gaming

[@Kevin1995-p5x]

This is the best 2k ever it had everything even a good dunk contest

[@GodsSoldier376]

Loved the summer league and its realism, not sure why they took it out.

[@J23ay]

I always go back to old 2k games but what I love that’s so different from playing 11 and 12 is the GRIND of my career, bruh it’s frustrating but also so rewarding once you get a nba contract

[@Player-zd8qs]

I just remember breaking down crying playing this game for the first time a few months since Kobe’s passing. This was a masterpiece😢😊

[@LyricalFauxpas]

I remember breaking down crying when playing this game on release because I couldn't get called up from the D-League 😂

[@DarkManX16]

The NBA in 2009 as a whole was fun to watch

[@northcashhh]

best soundtrack in 2k history. i remember i used to just sit at the main menu and let the songs play

[@chazzsplash1234]

i played a whole lot of this game. Classic

[@jmk202]

I wish you made more videos frequently because when you make them they be hits

[@SpiralIntoAVoid]

I get the feel but I enjoy the wait for his videos cause man they be hitting as you said. There’s a blessing and a curse to uploading times

[@HTownFan]

I’ve been playing 2k10 on my playstation three lately. Made an athletic small forward, just a few hours ago I got back to back quadruple doubles with points assists rebounds steals. Game is one of the most fun 2Ks I’ve ever played!

[@deprosport7254]

2k10 and it’s soundtrack will always have a special place in my heart. No doubt top 3 in that franchise’s history.

[@georgezachos7322]

I don't play any sports games, but your videos on them are great!

[@sackreign]

The crowd was louder on 2k10... It was a different world.

[@sublime90]

2k9-2k16 is peak nba 2k in my opinion. they couldnt do any wrong in these years and every game kept getting better each year.

[@jordinmusic2588]

the one i started with, always will be my number 1 along with 17

[@kalashnakov0477]

This was the first NBA 2k I played back in the day as it was for the PC. Had fond memories of this game from the features to the soundtracks, all top quality.

[@troy4692]

Can’t believe you didn’t mention Crew mode! Amazing video, as always, otherwise.

[@devonclarke3857]

Loved this video I always said 2K10 & 2k11 were my favorite games in the series followed by 2k5. Glad to see 2K10 get some respect.

[@pureakkuracy7510]

2010-2016 goat 2K era

[@TickNation]

Idk man I still think Live 10 is far better than 2k10. Something about Live 10 just hit different. Great video!

[@duffman1876]

Your last 2K vids are the two games I missed out on, 2K11 overshadowed 10 for me, hopefully I can get into these games now thanks to your video,S/O to you!😎🍻🍺

[@RedCometXIII]

This was my first 2K game and is still my favorite. I actually won my copy at a Charlotte Bobcats watch party at a bar. I was the only person there who actually had any Bobcats gear on and the MC (who was the MC for Bobcats home games) hooked me up.

[@godlevel5495]

This game brings back some good memories!

[@warfarelover1]

Still play it today. Madden 10 and 2k10 were a great time for me

[@RipVino24]

2k10-16 (for the real 2k heads 2k5-2k16) was 2k’s peak

[@moneyman4740]

U gotta start that run at 2k9 honestly , thats when they started being great

[@RipVino24]

@@moneyman4740 fact, that’s why I had to put the real part in parentheses

[@moneyman4740]

@@RipVino24 thats real , i was too young for anything before 2k9 so im jus speakin on that onwards

[@gahetopo]

I discover 2K in NBA 2K9 and NBA 2K11 change my life. I stopped playing this 2K in Old Gen NBA 2K14. Came back NBA 2K23 and now. I Only play My Era Offline and its a Masterpiece.

[@junkhead1979]

2k10 was my first 2k game. But i bought it late, and close to 2k11's release. MyPlayer was so much fun. I loved this game. It made me buy 2k11 as soon as it came out. I recently went back to try it again on PC, but I struggled with the controls since some of them have changed since then. But it was still just refreshing to hear the music and see the menus. I miss simple menus.

[@DrinkLennyD]

One thing you left out about the soundtrack is.. you could also upload your own music that was stored on your system onto the game. At least I know for certain on X360 you could. I know today it's easy with Spotify and stuff but back then it was really cool to have your own music in the game. Idk if you already had a vid on it but also the 2K10 Combine/Demo game was also pretty cool. It basically introduced my career/myplayer.

[@JS-rz4on]

It’s safe to say SoftDrink is a Gamertist who specializes in Gamerstry

[@RiqueG478]

2K10 Kobe was like MK2 Shao Kahn. Dude was a beast.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

I preferred this version of the Dunk contest mechanism to return. It truly felt like I’m trying to dunk and pull the trigger to finish it after imputing the button commands.

[@bkracingyt]

This game was probably the most grind filled game I’ve ever played, but it felt accomplishing to do. From the Summer Camp to the Final Championship, everything was perfect. I remember using this route to go up for the layup, and it would work 95% of the time. Honestly, this game is really enjoyable if you want enjoyable gameplay without feeling “cheated”.

[@dakotashutt3066]

I will forever be grateful for this game. I never once owned it, but I played the demo for it on the PS3 and was the first time I ever played an NBA 2k game. I liked it so much I got 2k11 when it came out. And man was I happy I did.

[@Iceburgslim_]

Keep dropping hits bro love the channel

[@riri-tu5oi]

this literally makes me want to be young again.

[@JFalcon11gaming]

Nice video! Still had this game to this day! Also with NBA 2k11 the following year as well lol, I started playing alot of NBA 2k games back then and still do although the Modern era of NBA 2k wasn't great like it used to be.

[@Moulds45]

I loved franchise mode in this, James Harden took the Bulls to ten straight championships it was nuts

[@24Raby]

This game and madden 07 are my favorite sports games of all time I I understand how good 2k11 was but 2k10 still holds a very special place in my heart and I play it on my pc still to this day

[@daxmoney5011]

This game is goated especially my career big improvement over 2K9

[@danimalman3]

I've only had great memories with this game. I remember trying mycareer. It was so hard but had I stuck to it I might've still been playing it today

[@IG0TTHEMILK1]

2k10 and 2k11 servers are still up

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

Man I’ll always remember throwing a house party in my basement and running this game against kids all night even tho I was seeing like 20 players on the court. Good times 😂

[@iamthurnis745]

I briefly played a demo of 2k8, but this was my first 2k. I got my wii for christmas and this was one of the games that came with it. i wasn’t big into basketball but this game started me down my fandom for the league and 2k…which is waned a lot over the past 12 years haha. hell of a game though.

[@WestCoastCheeseHead]

The first 2k I consciously played where I knew what I was doing, that situations mode was so lit I always used to take the game winners with Kobe, the my player is full of nostalgia too especially the homie 2k insider😂

[@doomhammer1119]

I loved this game! So many great features. MUT and in-game coin nonesense ruined most sports games

[@Davy19Jones93]

Can you make a video on 2K6 NBA? It was a terrific game! My brother & I played that game until 2K10 came out. It was that good we refused to upgrade on purpose lol

[@semajyo9628]

I loved this game so much

[@GaZOnFN]

Hey, just found your videos and from a content creator my self, this is great! I just have one video request and want to know if you can you do NBA 2K15? All love 🔥❤️

[@TheOtherMJ_76]

I played the heck out of this game. I think I went through 3 full seasons with this one. That’s a lot for me…I still have it sitting on a shelf right now. I may pop it in my PS3 that I still keep hooked up. 👍

[@MrGoods33]

Loved this 2K installment. Only liked it better than 2011 because Kobe was in the cover lol.

[@whiteboyrobby3584]

Brah the reverse layups and euro steps with Tyreke and Manu was so OP but I loved it and the Magic was a cheat code

[@colewrld901]

2k10 was way to easy, but the features aka the combine, training camp, summer league, was awesome. Paint scoring was way to easy.

[@TheJadariusExperience]

This game has been often looked over due to it coming before 2k11. I’ll say this 2k10 walked so 2k11 could run it laid down the foundation for one of the greatest games ever.

[@king1supreme]

You forgot to mention the Crew mode in NBA 2k10, it was truly revolutionary.

[@WhentheBehelitScreams]

2k9 was my first 2k. I knew it was gonna be huge after playing it.

[@bballfan3419]

Most underated 2k of all time. Top 5 for me.

[@1babybanks_]

SoftDrinkTv you’ve just earned a new subscriber my man. God bless you brother. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️