Why the Street Series Died | EA’s $1,000,000,000 Mistake

NBA Street and NFL Street were absolutely decimated by EA Games over the course of a couple years. These franchises, alongside games like SSX were big pushes for the company and gaming not but two generations ago. Now NBA Street Vol 2 leaves a lasting legacy that other games simply don't, yet there is no revival in sight. So today we look at how a game like NBA Street Vol 2 could essentially lead to the demise of an entire publisher and where EA went so wrong with these games.
Music: Chuckee Beats

[@XX-ep5xt]

"NBA Street wasn't built to be competitive" well sir I don't think you had an older brother.

[@yovanni813]

X X word

[@corywilliams9338]

Or friends we had nba streets tournaments

[@Finayeto]

X X LMFAOOOO FACTS

[@UnKnown-ys7ft]

Or older cousins

[@jsharps1000]

X X it was damn sure competitive if you wanted to stay on the system or pass the controller

[@Czah5]

The success of the PS2 era is easy to understand. The majority of users weren't online.

[@LoCoAde87]

Bingo. Games developers and publishers were forced to tske chances. Some good. Some not. Now, a few bright spots in the AAA market aside, well yeah, the struggle is real.

[@MikeJones-bm4wu]

Facts. Plain and simple. There weren't ways to exploit players for money.

[@TumbleWeedFTW]

Exactly. Developers couldn't "add" to games post-release in order to squeeze every dime out of their audience through DLC and microtransactions.

[@Ju5Tice718]

Yes true..

[@Lunky933]

I had the same thought throughout this video. This isn't just because of DLC content, either. There just had to be a certain amount of content and entertainment built into a game in order to get people to play without the option to play with a pool of 3,000 people online. The games had to be complete by themselves, and be able to establish a world with ongoing communication between the player and the gameplay, and this all had to be done without everything being multiplayer. I guess my point is that the game had to provide its own personality, while online multiplayer is a cheap way of injecting it without actually working for it.

[@paulalbertantonio2378]

NBA Street Vol. 2 is the best basketball game I've ever played.

[@jflack6]

What a fun game. They need to remake it and have the updated players in it.

[@kevinantuan3481]

Which is better the first one or vol 2

[@snakeeyes7907]

BEST BASKETBALL GAME EVER

[@dubweezy]

I agree with you 100%...

[@brandonhanserd7832]

It's a classic

[@rstallworth5349]

NBA street 3, nfl street 2, and def jam ffny!!! 2005 was the best year for ea

[@razkable]

don't forget nba live 2005

[@kevinpayton2664]

Madden NFL back then was great.

[@Mr100Jefferson]

Madden 05 too

[@knookturnher9487]

EA use to make very good games, now they're one of the worst.

[@mumblezz__5890]

@@kevinpayton2664 madden 05 was pretty bad. The best maddens were 07-09

[@louis_ckray5238]

Man when you put that disc in your PlayStation during summer, no worries about homework...... And then you hear that sax

[@matchislett21]

I reminisce, I reminisce...

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Best times

[@Vanssk8dude]

I felt that comment

[@youmustberetarded571]

Brooklynspic I will never forget that early 2003 feeling when life was so damn good

[@shadkariem9970]

Thats how we like to do it in the.. 90s...

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Anything EA touches... Becomes a microtransaction.

[@ragalthor]

Would you want to unlock more comments? Pay 4.99.

[@AgeofJP]

That's why The Sims was killed of...you can't justify putting microtransactions into single player only games

[@songohan3321]

It's been a while Jellal.

[@truthbetold9092]

It stopped being about the fans and more about money

[@chrisclarkson5253]

At least back in the days it didn't affect the product, like they where making great games until I'd say either mass effect 3 or the current gen arrived like out this whole generation of consoles I would say the only title that good was titanfall 2

[@lexx8207]

Def Jam fight for NY was awesome,Its basically wrestling in the streets with Rap artist as the characters 👍🏿

[@mojojoji5493]

Those games was something genius we probably won’t see again

[@lexx8207]

@@mojojoji5493 Yah i agree. 👍🏿

[@Chelsea-cc3nw]

"EA BIG......challenge everything". On God I miss SSX Tricky

[@AceticTWO]

EA BIG was the shit bro

[@tonyoso1391]

Hell yeah! Ssx was awesome

[@ThaZapQuack]

It's tricky to rock a rhyme To rock a rhyme that's right on time It's tricky tricky tricky tricky tricky

[@JD..........]

BIIIIIGGGG

[@Paiin555]

Pat's Gang Over Errythang I got that shit on my Xbox one 🤣🤣🤣

[@InvestingHustler]

They need to remaster nba street volume two , that’s a good start !

[@bi0hazard921]

Why not vol 1&2?

[@Zachlandia]

I was just about to comment this same thing. Thats all i want

[@BanditGaming479]

You basically asking for micro transactions Lol

[@qu1s3]

I must be the only one who thinks V3 was the best one

[@Ren99510]

Trust me, you don't want that. You will get a terrible frankenstein's monster telling you to pay a few dollars here and there to enjoy a game you already paid for.

[@ProjectMopar6]

The Def Jam fight series

[@acevalentine791]

Fuck yeah DEF JAM

[@flaco5471]

BOUNCE THAT SHIT TILL IT MAKE YAH HURT

[@rjhikups78]

Def jam fight for NY Def jam vendetta Arguably the best big license fighting game made. They ruined the spirit of the series with def jam icon

[@TheFadewolf]

roscoe collier icon looked good if it had more time it would have been a beast

[@averycash9899]

I LOVED FIGHT FOR NEW YORK! Amazing!

[@TheNamesJER]

I miss the Street games and SSX. The EASports BIG era was amazing and I’d love to see these series brought back (with real passion behind them)

[@goldenarmsrr9533]

NBA Street Vol. 1 - 3 were amazing to me. I enjoyed them so much and it's a shame that EA has taken a major nose dive from being an amazing and fun game publisher to being what it is today...just money grabbers. This is by far one of the best KZbin videos about gaming. Keep it up good sir.

[@BillieDaveHart]

1-3 was the best 💯

[@Zivalene]

Good lord, I rented NBA Street Vol. 2 from Blockbuster near weekly as a kid. Now as an adult I thought I had dreamed it. The tricks, the music, the announcer, the replay camera. Jeez, I miss this game.

[@user-gf9ik3su4z]

Man SSX was so slept on. Great series. Especially tricky

[@valentinehill6138]

#00 true

[@jpcoqueran]

Whatever SSX was, tricky and 3 it was not sadly

[@user-gf9ik3su4z]

jpcoqueran wym

[@andrescaiced4695]

SSX Tricky was soo fucking dope. NFL Street aswell

[@SmokeChocolate]

Tricky was done right from the very start. The marketing and then the game itself.

[@seabass22]

This pretty much explains why I have quit gaming.

[@Jajais4u]

Facts. I still play but there's a bit of contempt there. It's kinda crazy

[@patrickmiller1674]

Hung on to ncaa 14 for so long

[@djcali2776]

The lack of risk taking in 2019. Agreed. As much as I enjoy my ps4, I LOVE my ps2, and times like today when I pulled it out of my closet, dusted it off, and sat down to play NBA Street, Ready 2 Rumble 2, and Twisted Metal Black I found myself playing for the next six hours. I've never done that with my ps4. Watching this video I know why. There is no risk taking with the current generation of games.

[@bigpontiac]

NBA Street Vol 2 soundtrack , is still one of best soundtracks that I've heard from a video game.

[@alejandroramirez4470]

but kids won't want to hear it i bet.

[@andrewmcdonald5275]

Joe Budden "pump it up "

[@bballfan3419]

Facts

[@DDS825]

I forgot how much fun the Street series was. Wish they would bring them back along with Def Jam Vendetta and Fight For Ny. Those were Amazing.

[@Li1190]

EA BIG was such a good studio in general

[@ChrisRobba]

I don’t see the sports games making a come back but definitely the def jam games could make a come back for sure, create ur character upgrade him , make it open world with fights and jobs /side missions.. make it a mix of gta with fight night champion type story, maybe be able to create or join crews with other online players, could be huge depending how much they put into it

[@danieljoseph3462]

I played the ever living shit out of Fight for NY. Would love for that style play to come back.

[@storm7617]

I put sooooooo much time into Fight For NY. The game had so much character.

[@DDS825]

Storm Gruber I played the story mode multiple times with different created characters. Had a lot of fun.

[@FretFreak02]

One of my fondest memories include my brother and I playing NBA Street Vol.2 as multiplayer on PS2 at home after school. My mom would make us some hot coco and we’d play and play after we finished our homework. We were so competitive to make the most perfect dunk or combo! I think that game still is a reason why my bro and I have such a good relationship. We literally grew up together.

[@wwebb1]

God just that intro song to the game is SO NOSTALGIC! Damn....

[@alexandergardenz5343]

Big fax

[@Jajais4u]

They Reminisce Over You is a classic bro

[@corbono1231]

Its a song about nostalgia so its fitting

[@Pimp2g6]

Hell yeah

[@khiryjackson128]

I remember playing this on ps2 late night with no memory card

[@Squirtemup]

Khiry Jackson cant even turn the game off leave the crib praying moms dont go into my room n cut it off Good ol days

[@khiryjackson128]

Daniel Curl lol.

[@theholyspiritofgod5705]

Claren Dennis Facts 😓 lol

[@7god904]

😂😂😂

[@ElSantoPlomo]

I didnt have a PS2 in DR back in 2002.. and I used to go to a Cyber Club and pay to play. Then got my PS2 in like 2004, used to create my friends and get they're player up and play vs me and pick them up for my team. Oh yes this was the good ol life

[@xdaking576]

NBA Street 2 and NFL Street were legendary games. Id buy them in a millisecond if they dropped on PS4

[@benjaminpeters6729]

NFL street 2 even improved on the game. And NBA street 3 was pretty good with all its customization and uniform options that NBA live didnt even have.

[@ludog117]

I have nba street 1 and V3. Also I have NFL street 1

[@MrWildboy214]

Nfl blitz was the shit too

[@ludog117]

@Supa Slime Yeah, I'm just trying to find Street Volume 2. That game is hard to find in my city

[@ludog117]

@@MrWildboy214 NFL blitz was cool. I liked the X-ray's when you broke an opponent's bone.

[@DawnDuchess]

I'd definitely want to see the series revived! EA stopped making the Fight Nights too👿

[@ermedic1986]

Dawn Duchess fight night games were so damn good

[@scoped7reaper664]

fight night round 2 the best!!

[@isaiahcastro6203]

@@scoped7reaper664 nah round 3 is the best

[@ryohazuki3161]

Nah, fight night 2004

[@Raziel007Bey]

Who in control off this tripped hard this could come back today and still do numbers

[@variandavid377]

I would absolutely LOVE a digital download version of NBA Street vol 2. It's by far the best of the series and my personal favorite!!

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

Takes me back to a simpler time. Really miss ea big games.

[@jordanholland7782]

AllThingsInfamous me too

[@onlyg9915]

AllThingsInfamous same , in today’s world if I see someone with pink gay hair I’ll punch em in the face

[@axelcordova8262]

EA: Everything I touch, dies!

[@redvoco02]

Ubisoft: Ea come give Bethesda a congratulatory handshake

[@brandonplaisted8194]

that's why there is no more mercenaries game EA bought pandemic studios and after the 2nd mercenaries failed to meet the crazy rating score that was it. pandemic made some damn good war games that put modern day Call of Duty to shame.

[@Stephengirty]

I like Yahtzee's name for them. Extruding Assholes.

[@d.t.w1390]

EA Touch me Now I lost My Wallet

[@MegaCocolindo]

NBA Street Vol 2 is still my favorite basketball game ever!!!

[@TrueFernie]

I think that remastering NBA Street Vol. 2 and use that to test the waters of the market is a great first step to revive the series. Additionally, with sneaker culture being so intertwined with the sport and it becoming such a huge subculture, I'm sure big sneaker brands would throw money to be included in the game, thus making it more commercially viable. I also just want to dunk on some people in the most ridiculous ways again.

[@JustinY.]

Looks like EA has always butchered franchises

[@905kar5]

*NBA Elite 11 was pretty good*

[@bigwoke686]

WTF!? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OF YOU!?

[@knownexploit3294]

Join us

[@JamesBond77]

Justin Y. Justin stop cloning yourself. Please ...

[@songohan3321]

Hello you!

[@TheAmazingLucas]

This series was GODLY

[@jttheblaxican7255]

The Amazing Lucas It was I wasn't the biggest fan of basketball I was more into extreme sports (skatebording,snowboarding,surfing)but I got more into it playing these games.

[@TheGloryXros]

Ayy Lucas!

[@shanebryant6478]

they even had street football those were litt af too i member playing the fuck out of the football one on Xbox

[@rajivbahadur5943]

On gawd

[@doranmitchell1700]

@ShadowAngel I kind of liked the style of Homecourt, but yeah it was worse than Vol.2 & Vol.3

[@16jnajm]

NFL Street 2 is one of my favorite games ever. Madden games, on the other hand, I wouldn’t play even if they were free.

[@thatguycam1989]

Madden 05 was pretty solid

[@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507]

Importing my guy from the streets to Madden was boss

[@carsoncottrell4435]

Madden was good at one point then EA got greedy

[@KarnageGaming]

The answer is real simple. Allow microsoft to put the street games on backwards compatible. Then use the numbers they make to gauge if it would be worth making a new title. Worse case scenario is its not, and there ea access service has like double the content due to backwards compatible titles.

[@KingDarius_]

well said

[@melaniel.4269]

They won't care. They put Skate 3 on backwards compatibility, even re-enabled the servers and when the game got popular, they even went so far as to print a couple thousand discs for retail again. What happened then? Nothing. No Skate 4, no news, no statement, nada. If Skate 3's huge success years after the release can't change EA's mind, nothing will for any other of their old titles. Otherwise, they already would've reacted given the fact that there was a sizeable modding community that worked on NBA Street Vol. 2 giving it roster updates, improving the graphics. Modded versions like NBA Street Vol. 2 2016 or NBASV2HDR show that there's a big interest in the game still.

[@gman8230]

Melanie L. video game industry has been taken over by something called artificial procedural generation. it's literally algorithms that use A.I. to automatically generate the game content...so the days of teams taking years to painstakingly develop every detail into a well crafted world and experience....very rare now. now its all just being copied and pasted using licensing from other companies and procedural generation....so they seem to be mostly only puting out games that a regurgitated designs with just different skins or flair here and there. this is why almost every big title is still either broken or unfinished in its release form. because these computer generated world's pasted together have not had the bugs worked out yet. this is why sequels of games often are a dumbed down version of the original and they seem to take away good features and aspects that OBVIOUSLY could have been kept and improved on. the sales game now is: once a game makes a name for itself they just rely on the multi million dollar ad campaigns to sell it...and since there are so many people to buy their product, they don't even care about repeat customers or customer loyalty because they know they will still sell enough copies to the endless supply of kids who havnt figured it out yet. monopolies have ruined the industry.

[@zekemvrtinez]

Melanie L. hold up these games exist ? like on pc or what ??? and if that’s the case someone needs to make servers for that shit so we can run it online

[@patrickmiller1674]

@@melaniel.4269 Ncaa 14 too

[@dadude4960]

back then: "it's in the game" nowadays: "give me money, daddy"

[@thehoodybadger3402]

Instructions unclear: Dick stuck in a bank vault.

[@ZayoTheHitman]

Da Dude lmfaoooooo

[@mattmill7892]

lol

[@SilverBulletTj]

back when games were actually fun...ps2/xbox/gamecube era was great

[@kooners6961]

Back when developers bothered to release completed bug free games

[@jumpman2326]

SilverBulletTj The golden age of gaming

[@dionhenderson]

pre-micropayments

[@chillvibes375]

back when games were completed, and released quick too. gta 3 in 2001, vice city in 2002, san Andreas in 2004....all hits. all awesome.

[@telaneyshay9578]

Ssx tricky is the best snowboarding game I've ever played, perfect controls and just a great game period

[@sidbrun_]

Are the controls better than SSX 3? I've only got the first SSX and SSX 3, gonna get Tricky when I can find it.

[@sidbrun_]

@Rave Man! ahh that’s awesome! Really miss this age of gaming

[@sidbrun_]

@Icewulf yeah, it's really great, but I really like the open world of SSX3

[@SkyBlew]

Alot of these companies are the cause for their downfall. Graphics & immense stories don't always = *FUN!* Bring back the fun video games!

[@jedimastersmj]

* sigh * Well done Tyler. Very well written. This video depressed me. Filled me with nostalgia. I remember I called a classic game store asking them if they had NBA street and the lady sounded so surprised and excited. I appreciate insomniac for what they did for spiderman. They didn't care for money They were spiderman man fans that created a spiderman game ...that was long overdue. ....I'm glad I still have my ps2 so i can travel back in time Smh Thank you tyler

[@Chourtaird1]

And for this they got rewarded. From my understanding Spiderman sold really well (and probably still is). Why is it so hard for some companies to understand that the best way to sell a game is making it good and advertizing it well (sure Spiderman also got the Spiderman bonus but that's not all there is).

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

Calling him by his name doesnt make you any more important then you think you are.

[@iferballes]

NBA Street Vol.2 is the funniest and best basketball game I ever play

[@9124Nove]

Oh man, I remember my cousin had NBA Street vol. 1 & 2 and NFL Street. During the summers of '02, '03, '04, and '05, he would swing by my house and we would spend the whole day just playing these games. These games were the epitome of fun sports games. All you had to do was put the disc in and play away.

[@jetstreamdefalpha5411]

When I hear that song intro. I close my eyes and my mind drift back to a simpler time. Memories flash back , faces and voices stir my feelings... That's y I'm watching this a second time

[@chawarmamcfill4990]

NAME?

[@esconiro5783]

Man this is so true and so sad make me wanna cry

[@isaac2bands]

@@chawarmamcfill4990 T.R.O.Y by Pete rock and CL Smooth

[@MHSenju3000]

I looooooved NBA Street Vol 2!!! It's a shame ..the same happened to Def Jam and vendetta...they were iconic games...I'd buy a remake or remaster day 1....

[@SmashingSnow]

That one was great

[@MHSenju3000]

@@SmashingSnow Def Jam is still one the greatest fighting games of all time to me...if they would just bring it back and actually combine Def Jam 1 and 2 then add multiplayer that would be epic...

[@SmashingSnow]

@@MHSenju3000 I agree

[@kevin-cy3cf]

Ya I wouldn't give your Hope's up especially since knowing them they would probably adding a bunch of stupid microtransactions that add nothing to the game and would completely screwed over the progression system

[@SmashingSnow]

@@kevin-cy3cf you are right

[@samuel2pac72]

The street games were great, the NFL street games were great, the NBA street games, he’ll even the damn soccer street games were enjoyable.

[@bruins6699]

Forreal man, FIFA street was slept on.

[@SmashingSnow]

@@bruins6699 It was best soccer game I ever played

[@antonius278]

@@bruins6699 facts bro

[@phobiuspt]

Football*

[@chrisgratton6436]

@@bruins6699 FIFA street was amazing

[@goodshipzion]

NBA Street V2 is such a sweet game.

[@boloradoanthony6130]

I'm playin NBA street vol 2 rn.. NFL and nba street 2 are still my favorite games of all time

[@GNOLEB]

I remember the streets game so vividly. I miss these games so much :(

[@Eric-lp3bk]

Funny because I am not a sports gamer at all whatsoever but NBA street was one of the only basketball games I would ever play.

[@emperorampora8771]

same same.

[@sanedynamo6476]

Ikr

[@BadMoonRising92]

This and NFL blitz were the only sports games I played...and I love sports. Idk madden and 2K just aren’t as fun to play as the street games and blitz

[@Imozart0341I]

That’s how you know a game is good, same for me with NBA jam back in the day.

[@Petersonmgee]

Eric same. I don’t even like football period but I loveeed playing NFL Street.

[@AmRealityInc]

The "risks" that developers take with creative games is just them looking for games that will connect with audiences and that they can turn into franchises. Also the street games were heavily focused on multiplayer, they just had really good solo modes too.

[@LVSkinny]

This was a real ass video no cap 💯

[@toppseasonszn2342]

Lvskinny I be coolin

[@Chr15Payne]

I was just discussing this with some friends 2 days ago, EA games were in EVERYBODY'S library in the PS2 era, Street, Def Jam, SSX, NFS, Burnout.. now they're struggling to sell Battlefield V. They killed themselves because they stopped making fun games

[@bavvaroisjoestar]

DefJam Fight, Nba Street vol 1-3, Fifa street 1-2 damn i miss my childhood with the voice EA BIG.....

[@TheChadShow9]

Bobby reza farresy E-A-BIIIIG!

[@bassred7065]

Def Jam is in process of new series now

[@danielquezada8963]

NFL street 2

[@trillkevin193]

Bass Red stop lieing

[@bassred7065]

@@trillkevin193 Im serious. Look it up before responding. You may not sound like an ass

[@raffilaffytaffy9424]

The first FIFA Street, NFL Street 2 & NBA Street v3 are still my favorite from the Street series wish they would remaster one of the street games awesome video man 🤙🏼

[@WestCoasting206]

Does any one remember the fighting game Def Jam Vendetta? That was a pretty solid game

[@RawHeightsBeats]

This was a favorite game I still cant believe they wont make a remake at least. I remember me and the cousins losing shoes and everything over street games Haha

[@DelmarJones]

I legit got goosebumps when I saw this title...Dope Work

[@dewreckp.h.djr.5589]

Same

[@SmashingSnow]

I didn't but that street music is the shit

[@agrey832]

same here lmao

[@Ravidist]

I played both SSX Tricky and NBA Street Vol 2 on my PS2. Had so much fun

[@mugencpu]

Ssx3 is the best one!!

[@SkyBlew]

So many good memories of having fun with friends, playing the NBA Street games & Def Jam Fight For NY. Good times...

[@UBK_DE]

Thank you for calling out the streets series and the insight of the development, even if this video has a sad ending, at least you revived some old memories for good.

[@brandongipson6710]

NBA PLAYGROUNDS 1&2 are basically the predecessors to Street😂

[@raganx7108]

Nba street would be awesome nowadays that there's online

[@ermonski]

I still rock NBA Street Showdown on my PSP. It's not exactly Vol 2 but it's a great addictive game.

[@mcain2911]

This video reminded me of why I drifted away from gaming. The street series were always some of my favorite games. I would buy Madden every year, but sometimes I didn’t want to play NFL football, you know? I wanted to play football the way I did as a kid which Street let me do. Same deal with NBA Street. It’s sad that a lot of games have it so you can just pay to have what you want instead of grinding through and earning it. I guess you still can, but it doesn’t feel like that’s what you’re supposed to do anymore.

[@mrtwokiller]

lets put def jam in there too

[@jerrybravo9046]

Facts

[@brandonontama2415]

I feel so bad for that series.

[@deemoney2089]

All they have to do is make ffny backwards compact on Xbox one x

[@Xero_Kaiser]

Def Jam: Vendetta/FFNY were so good. I'm still pissed about what they did to that series.

[@G0Girt]

Dee Money208 totally agree. I bought a copy from Gamestop back in the day and it froze halfway through the story. It pissed me and my step dad off

[@PoohCyggTV]

THE TOP 3 BEST GAMES FROM EA SPORTS BIG NFL STREET 2 DEF JAM FFNY NBA STREET VOL 2

[@tevinmoss12]

I have Def Jam Ffny for GC and NFL Street 1-2 on ps2

[@OshoML]

Facts

[@kylekgh]

DEF JAM FFNY needs a damn remaster , remake or something man. One of my favourite games on Xbox original

[@ThatF_ckingguy]

Def Jam was the shit!

[@Alphadog9081]

This man has some great fucking taste but Def Jam FFNY??????????? I played the hell out of Def Jam and I don't remember anything about FFNY but beating up a car as a mini game and thinking it was the dumbest thing ever.

[@GeeVoo]

same question is what happend to Blitz: The League?

[@ennuiii]

Loved that game. Nothing more satisfying then laying down some hitsticks and seeing a damn x-ray of dudes collar bone snapping 😂

[@originalscreenname44]

I think Blitz: The League fell off because they didn't have the coveted NFL license. You could also blame EA for that since they snatched exclusive rights to the NFL because NFL 2K was a far better game for half price than Madden and EA could only win by cheating. Because of that, they killed Blitz too.

[@sublime90]

Midway shutting down had a lot to do with no more Blitz The League games.

[@TnD_BigJax]

No Midway, no Blitz. Shame, it pretty much taught me everything I needed to know about the anatomy.

[@thema1998]

@@TnD_BigJax Mom was not a huge fan of me playing that game when I was a kid because of all the swearing and brutality. Dad never minded.

[@DarksydeX75]

This video was great! Broke my heart, but a great video! Thanks for the info! The major EA Big Game I want to see is the Def Jam Fight for New York come back! Also, NBA Street Vol. 2 gave me so much nostalgia! This was a great find!

[@MrFoggyG]

I’m sorry “STEEP” isn’t gonna cut it...I NEED SSX!!!!

[@mammlouk]

At least we can still play SSX 3 and SSX 2012 on the Xbox One. I'd love to see the first 2 games (especially Tricky) hit Xbox Backward Compat. It could be cool to get a reboot with new graphics that returned to it's roots, but I'm sure it would fail to live up to the hype and nostalgia of the original games.

[@NickFoxYT]

Steep is so boring

[@DigitalPand3mic]

I just got steep because its free with ps plus, its fun and looks nice. However SSX looks way more fun.

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

I miss those ea big games

[@yewswim]

That game is blaring af

[@93_renegade]

Not to mention what EA did to the “Skate” franchise smfhh... 😡

[@Aaron-zs7cf]

Skate 2 best in that series to me.

[@JordanWindhamBenford]

Ouch

[@rjhikups78]

Indeed skate 2 was awesome

[@DrankSippaa]

On god

[@yurm8386]

preach king

[@bryant475]

15:38- 16:30 Amazing words man, really hit home as NBA Street Vol.2 was a big part of my childhood :)

[@Peachesandguava]

A1 background music choice. Vibin and listenin to wth happed. Very well put together video.

[@freewillie26]

I’ve been saying for the longest time that video games and the people that make them have lost touch with video games original purpose, to have fun!! Technology was limited in the early video game eras. We always used to fantasize about how cool it would be to play these hyper realistic games. As an older gamer I can honestly say it’s not all that I thought it would be. The games themselves now are undoubtedly beautiful. But a lot of them are way too complicated with many inputs and combos to learn to access more advanced more realistic movements or actions. I just want to sit down and play and have fun. Not have to attend college courses to learn how to play the game. Games have really become overwhelming for someone like me who’s a completist. There’s is way too much content. I miss the days of video game, arcade style of play. One of the main reasons I play is to relieve stress and have fun. Not to get more stressed by the sheer amount of tasks I have to complete or the ridiculous amount of moves or inputs I need to learn!!

[@rubberman305]

sounds like you wana play journey

[@freewillie26]

rob lucci video games were meant to be exactly that, games. More is not always better. At the end of the day you should feel happy when you’re about to play a game not overwhelmed by the sheer insanity of content. I’m not saying I don’t appreciate it. It just feels a bit daunting to 100% some of the bigger games like gta or red dead.

[@korak3187]

@@freewillie26 - I think he means the game "Journey." It is a fantastic short ~2 hour single player game. If you are looking for sports might I recommend "Rocket League." Basically Soccer but with cars. Very simple and incredibly fun.

[@daquanmcdonald7104]

It's not complicated to me 🤷‍♂️

[@theungreatkahli]

Amen

[@dumb5461]

God this video hurts to watch, this series needs to be rebooted

[@josephereaux6921]

I wish it were rebooted but ea would want to turn it into a cash cow so I also don't want it to be rebooted

[@jeffreycormier3864]

I didn't get into the Street series of games but this video hit close to home because I miss the days of NFL Blitz and NHL Hitz. Great video buddy.

[@claysoggyfries]

NBA Street Vol. 2 is one of the best basketball games ever made. It was the best in the NBA Street series too

[@Michael_ATL_82]

The Street Series used to be ON POINT. I'm honestly giving EA one more chance with ANTHEM before I just wash my hands of them. The 1st loot box I see Im out.

[@angelchang5194]

are you seriously questioning the chance of a lootbox in Anthem?

[@Michael_ATL_82]

@@angelchang5194 I gotta have faith Angel, lol. Their stocks are plummeting😂

[@Daemonpool65]

you might as well walk out already 😂

[@Michael_ATL_82]

@@Daemonpool65 IKR LOL

[@XVNRX]

RIP

[@TooDamnTall]

Maaaaaaaaan! I would throw SO much money at NBA Street right now if they made it a more polished version of Vol 2. Also the way to sell NBA Street in the current market is to package it as a sports game for people that don't like sports games. I HATE sports games because they have so many rules, restrictions, and horrible controls. I loved the street games because they were more relaxed and free. You could easily pick up the game and get a feel for it without a 2 hr tutorial. I loved the street games because you could feel the enjoyment of everyone that participated in the project. I loved the street games because they were a perfect example of fun > graphics... Everyone now is so damn concerned with graphics and forgot what makes games really great... the story... the fun.. the escape... I don't want hyper realistic because I live in the real world already.... I play video games so I can do stuff I can't do in real life. I think its going to take an indie publisher to recreate NBA street, but dammit they will have to be talented. We would need a company like Digital Extremes ( Makers of Warframe) to create a game like this. Warframe looks amazing and plays amazing and it's a free to play game. If we were able to get an indie studio to pick up the idea, run with it, AND BE GREAT you would see another shift because the big companies would pay attention and jump back into the market so they can make some of that money.

[@Monkeybaby520]

NBA and NFL street kinda hit that market just like NBA JAM and NFL BLITZ did. There is a market out there that doesn't like conventional sports games but loves these spin off titles.They were just way more fun... to me at least. And i don' consider myself a sports fan.

[@darius5592]

BuggD i feel you, Idespise sports games but nba street and nfl street were the only sport games i ever played and and enjoyed.

[@samgrant9267]

Play 3on3 Freestyle it’s made by developer who definitely needs money to continue an amazing game.

[@jaycomplexkidrandle1889]

Playing NFL Street 2 helped me get better at Madden somehow.

[@Meeksolis]

You right as fuck graphics to me are a bonus i perfer gameplay over graphics games can be good or even great without amazing graphics

[@joshuahudson4053]

Man freekstyle was fun asf highly underrated 👌🏾

[@mikel0530]

After I have rised playing Street Hoop in arcades, NBA Street games were like a natural step fordward. Damn they were fun.

[@KRittz-yy1el]

I miss the PS2 era I had consoles before but that was the console that really got me hooked on video games

[@Thefonz94]

Looks like that syrup has you hooked on drugs now lol

[@dpayso]

TheFonz 94 💀💀💀

[@Thefonz94]

Im just playing haha but damn the ps2 was the shit, hella cool games and the option to play cds and dvds back then made it the one

[@KRittz-yy1el]

TheFonz 94 lol facts I’ll take the PS2 over the syrup any day 😂

[@Thefonz94]

@@KRittz-yy1el You a real one for that lol miss those days when i had to go to my boys house to play multiplayer lol

[@malo6411]

Man if they could remaster NFL Street 1 & 2 and add online to it. I'd be on that 24/7 LT was a beast on Street 2.

[@Trevor-Watlington]

nfl street 2 was different than 1. Better graphics and the story with xzibit was good

[@justincaldero5174]

I didnt care for running on walls so I like 1 ten thousand times better

[@peng420]

Justin Caldero couldnt you also run on the walls in 1?

[@justincaldero5174]

@@peng420 not in 1

[@peng420]

Justin Caldero ah.thought you could

[@sc.willis]

You were spittin some real stuff at the end. Great vid. 👏

[@LeeGresham]

I broke out the PS2 for my kids playing the old school games and they were more into the EA Big games especially SSX. They just love "Tricky" and all the Street games they call them Tricky Games😂 (2 ssx's 2 streetballs 2 streetnfls 1 streetsoccer 1 defjam). At first I thought it's something new to them or different maybe. But the questions were asked by the 9and10yrs "are these games on Xbox one....what about Playstation" "why they stop making Tricky games".... Then I sat wondered myself " why did they stop making Tricky games LoL 😂

[@weeeeeeee945]

Heyyyyy I've done the same with my son only instead it's the n64 with Mario kart and stuff. Kids really seem to like the older games 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jayluck7424]

I love tricky

[@chriswheelerz2472]

And that’s sad they had to ask are they on the new consoles they need to bring them back

[@kingkoolzy3714]

Tricky games 😂😂😂😂 I love it

[@cancerboy352]

Father of the year award salute G keep older gaming Alive! I have the ps2 and regular Xbox still at the house hooked up the younger kids in the family love that ish. I still get on ps2 and play bully.

[@spittingfire420]

DEF Jam Fight for NY and NBA Street 2 need remastered versions now! Get on it EA!!!

[@jacobcarter6128]

This was a dope video.. You brought me back to my teenage years.. Very well done my G

[@jonathandominguez2237]

dope video!! really miss playing those games! even if they do a remaster, would be great to play again

[@gunnarhalverson5520]

Let's not forget about the "Slugfest" baseball games!!

[@luckylefty2971]

Gunnar Halverson 💯👍🏾

[@almurda]

Those were Midway games. Red card and Blitz were also very fun.

[@jewfart10]

Gunnar Halverson amen

[@gkkid3o8]

Don't forget about NHL hits

[@almurda]

@@gkkid3o8 I can't believe I did! It's my fav of them all

[@liams.g.452]

“It was all a dream...” - Notorious BIG

[@dseev9382]

NBA street was by far my favorite games as a kid and I always wondered why it never showed up again. Now I know. Greed. Great video thank you.

[@reddeath3738]

I have been looking for this channel for days!!!!

[@dannyrivera8300]

I'll pay 120$ for an NBA Street Vol.2 Remasterd

[@exillityclappz3675]

I still have that game, i play it on my wii.

[@dannyrivera8300]

@@exillityclappz3675 I lost mine I had it in ps2

[@exillityclappz3675]

Mines is gamecube

[@exillityclappz3675]

The game i really miss is Fifa street 2 on PS2... /:

[@luccianogreen7154]

I wouldn't pay that much but I'd definitely be interested in getting it if they released it again

[@MRK1sauce]

Man, those were my favorite games growing up. They added such an awesome dynamic to sports games. Another one that was really good was NHL Hitz, which took out all of the boring parts of the sport, and made it non-stop action packed hockey. More great sports games to try out if your burnt out of Madden or 2k or other sports games: -NBA Jam -Blitz -MLB The Bigs -Pretty much any Mario sports game - Steep (free right now for PS Plus) Its sad that company's are taking themselves so seriously nowadays, and so afraid to take risks.

[@lilasmith32]

This channel is good! You should be the most heard voice in gaming right now!!! You always get right what people want and need, companies should be consulting this channel to see what needs to be fixed!

[@YungR3DGotmee]

I felt this deeply as a gamer 😔 because then generation of gamers wouldn’t never know what it was like to come home from school an hop on A Def jam game or any nba street game EA needs to to look at this video 💯

[@diebeatz]

Who remembers NBA ballerz. ?.

[@rickyjohnson5074]

hell yeaa!

[@leroycolejr6336]

I did

[@juicceman7031]

Bringing the house down hell Yeah

[@grantwhitlock3544]

starbury

[@blakeb965]

the pistons were legit in that game (hamilton, wallace x2, billups) !!

[@geoc5251]

Soundtrack in this video was pretty dope

[@nicotingzon4693]

Geo C you know the beats used?

[@geoc5251]

Nico Tingzon 1. Pete rock and CL smooth - T.R.O.Y 2. Goapole - closer (7:46) 3. Biggie - juicy (10:37) In between it sounds like vlog music.

[@freshvoltage9351]

Whats the song that starts at 15:00 minutes in this video, i love the melody

[@TheRealZellyZel]

Facts!!

[@oGTrillWave]

FRESH VOLTAGE Its a stripped down version of Forrest Gump by Frank Ocean

[@deshaunmuhammad52]

NBA Street vol 2 was and still is one of the dopest games I ever played.

[@sosawayne0114]

The intro song never gets old to NBA street. Takes me back

[@mattd889]

As a kid I thought I was the best NBA Street Vol. 2 player ever until I realized I was always playing on the easiest difficulty

[@lilalexq22]

ji9u loo oo

[@shonevans2563]

😂

[@blakhawk999]

That's what I call a 1:30 😂

[@YaBoiJuice]

x.pizaa I would always cherry pick with Shaq and block every shot 😂

[@shonevans2563]

JuiceDigger Those were the days man

[@somewhereintime8742]

You should do a video on The Murder of Dead Space

[@marknielsbeats]

Check out The Act Mans channel. He made an incredible video on the dead space franchise.

[@vietnow4611]

You mean DS3?

[@Rager454]

Also, mandalore gaming has 3 good dead space reviews

[@MythicalCheesecake]

"DEAD SPACE WASN'T KILLED... | It Was Murdered."

[@fpstosan]

THIS GUY has such great storytelling ability, and the background music brooo