It’s 2004 I just got home from 4th grade. I got all my homework done and am allowed to turn on my PS2. I have the choices of ESPN NFL 2k5, Madden 05, NCAA 05 and NFL Street. Fast Forward 16 years and I come home from work and my choice is Madden 20. A broken football game that main focus is micro transactions for building a team that will be useless in a year. How did the gaming industry especially sports games go backwards?
@@dupree7575 your in the dark ages of gaming period. Look at all the games that are out, the Call of duty games are not as good as the Call of duty's in a 2000s. The Need for speed games that's came out over the last 7 years aren't as good as the need for speed games in 2000s. We have no boxing games like knockout Kings or fight night like we used to have in the 2000s. The Nascar games now and days aren't as good as the Nascar games in the 2000s. The wrestling games aren't as good as they were in the 2000s with smackdown 1 and 2 and WWF raw etc. Games like Halo and Resistance are not as good as they once were in the 2000s. NBA 2k is not as good as it was 1999-2014. Madden is not as good and you don't have other NFL titles like NFL GameDay, NFL quarterback club, NFL fever, etc. Also the fighting games aren't as good anymore. Mortal Kombat, Street fighter, King of fighters, marvel vs. Capcom, the Capcom vs SNK, blade blue, X-Men fighting games, Soul Calibur, bloody roar, Tekken Def jam fight for New York, and a ton of other fighting games are not good anymore.
I want those games back with updated graphics. 2k made NBA Playgrounds which from my understanding is like NBA Street but based on what I’ve heard it’s not as good. FIFA added a sort of street mode this year.
Anyone remember the Dirt bike racing game Freekstyle made by EA Big? That was so fun, too. I currently have all 3 NFL Street games and Freekstyle as well as other games, but these games have taken over my attention since 2006!
It's a trade off. What you perceive as an improvement others would say why did you change it. It is dope, but some of the things like jumping off walls in ridiculous fashion to catch td made a game hard to play defense, even harder. It's all opinions man. I have both.
This is just crazy you just don't see fun, crazy, "free to play" games like this nowadays. Not only from ea but in general. Everything wants to be hyper realistic which just blows my mind bc video games are meant to get away from reality!
Facts sometimes you just wanna go HAM on somebody. I would have loved for NBA Street to come out nowadays, you though LeBron or Gianns were OP IRL? Boooooiii imagine Harden pulling up from half court after disintergrating your ankle bones?!
State of the Franchise yo that would be crazy. I would also like something like this in MLB The Show. I know most people don’t care about the MLB but do those of that do it would nice.
@@im_waffles2920 See the idea sounds odd bc baseball just a sport that lends itself to the type of agile/creative moves that football and basketball are. Unless you've got an idea in your head idk about, how would you make it work?
Whatt i miss that game it was a big part of my childhood. I loved playing it i aint gonna lie tho they use to be cheating for the Patriots and the Packers.
Man when I was in elementary NFL Football gaming was the truth! In 3rd grade, 2003 I first got my ps2 after having a N64, and was blown away with how great gaming was continuing to be. Man the nostalgia hits hard with these kind of videos. Thanks bro.
I don’t understand how you only have 41k subscribers. You content quality and the passion you put into your work is just so high. You’re incredible, keep it up
Had a soft spot for NFL Street 2, it was just so fun! Liked that you could take your player from Own The City and place him into Superstar Mode in Madden 06
Korn ft. Nas? Was it "Play Me"? Love that song. I never had the game, but I did constantly played the demo that was included along with Madden 04 (or 05?)
My son and I played this game hundreds of hours we loved it so much we also bought NFL Street 2 and 3. We only played "Pick em" mode where we draft our own teams among a random collection of players. The drafting part was as fun as playing the game. When picking a team you need to remember these guys need to play offense and defense so if you pick a Defensive lineman try picking one that also has decent "Block" ability. The most OP players were Michael Vick, Sam Madison, Charles Woodson, McNabb, Urlacher, Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden, Champ Bailey, and Antoine Randel El was sneaky good since he was great at WR and QB or CB.
NFL Street and Halo 3 are about my only good memories with my older brother, this series is mad underrated and i honestly think it did a better job in making a fun sports game than NBA street
late 90's early 2000's era was the best year for all genres midway, 989 sports, THQ, acclaim sports/acclaim & EA sports BIG. and the gaming industry has never been the same, since these companies are no longer with us.
You should definitely do a video on Blitz the League and Blitz II, I still play those games to this day, along with Street. There's so much actual lore to Blitz the League's universe and so many references, you'll get sucked in doing a deep dive into it.
NFL Street brings me back memories. I used to have it on PS2 from 2004-2006, but sold it. Since I miss playing it so much, I re-bought it on the original Xbox in 2015. I had a blast and it led me to buy NFL Street 2 for the original Xbox, but would not buy it until November 2021 while visiting San Jose. NFL Street 2 is awesome as well.
I grew up playing this game as a kid. I was so hyped to see the trailers for it and begged our dad to take me and my twin to go get the game. We spent hours playing it together, but I was the sports gamer of the family, so I spent more time in the game. It's still fun to pick up and enjoy. I loved Street and street 2. Street 1 gave us a challenge that was fun, fast-paced, and felt like you accomplished something in the challenge mode. Street 2 toned it down a little bit, but still had a very fun experience and even gave us some new tricks to pull off during games. I still regularly play it when I can and enjoy every minute of the action.
Just got this on my steam deck through EmuDeck. After years of not playing... It was an absolute nostalgia trip. It holds up very well for a 20yr old game.
I remember when getting the first SSX, and NBA Street, it was a big, enjoyable time. When I got NFL Street, I really wasn't 100% ready for a non-simulation football game. I traded it in and got a NCAA basketball game and I was satisfied. Then, last year I re-bought it and NFL Street 2 for super cheap! I'm very happy to have them in my collection.
Honestly speaking, me and my little cousin used to spend so many hours glued to the tv playing this game, this is definitely my favourite football game of all time
I still remember the preview trailer they had on the "extras" of Madden 04. And I still remember the day my momma came home with this game and immediately playing this for hours. Man I miss being a kid
I spent an entire day in grammar school playing the NFL Challenge mode trying to pitch the ball 3 times ,if I remember correctly, and score against Ray Lewis and the Ravens defense. Man that was so hard y’all couldn’t fathom if you never played this game. We need this series to come back in NFL and NBA......... ASAP
I remember my buddy and I would come home from school and we'd play NFL Street. We came up with a really silly challenge where we drafted teams of only linemen and we called it Fat Man Smackdown lol
I remember having NFL Street for the PS2. We had a Gameshark, so I used that to give me unlimited attributes. I boosted my team all the way up and was instantly unstoppable.
Yes please do an NFL Street 2 video. That was my favorite game in the series and probably a top 3 game on my all time favorites list. Would love to see a blitz the league video too, that game was intense!
I loved playing the street sports games when I was a kid. For some odd reason, each sport had a trilogy of games but the 2nd one is usually the best (NBA Street Vol. 2, NFL Street 2, and FIFA Street 2)
Unlocking Legendary players was sweet. When we did a Pick em draft we'd unlock legends so they could randomly popup as being draftable. Walter Payton had high passing stats for a RB so I'd draft him to be my QB he was also almost untackleable.
Haha, I loved that about this game. I use to always put William Perry at tailback and Hines Ward or Antwan Randle El at QB whenever I played pick up games.
Crush the carrier was literally all I played when I touched this game lol. I remember the how the fun arcade modes had a rng based pick, so I always back out to see if I would be the first pick and always picked the highest attribute player which I remember was Reggie bush for crush the carrier and Steven Jackson was a literal beast breaking tackles. I wish there was a console port of this for the next gen consoles
A blitz pro retrospective would be greatly appreciated! Still play that game with my friends to this day even though it's gonna be 20 years old in a couple years
@@StateoftheFranchiseSports It was because of NFL Streets I became a more hard core NFL Fan and became a Bucs Fan. Mike Alstott was unstoppable in this game he was a tank
sports league are to concerned with CTE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy to allow game devs to make a new Street game. That why NFL tour come out I'm just guessing on that
It’s 2004 I just got home from 4th grade. I got all my homework done and am allowed to turn on my PS2. I have the choices of ESPN NFL 2k5, Madden 05, NCAA 05 and NFL Street. Fast Forward 16 years and I come home from work and my choice is Madden 20. A broken football game that main focus is micro transactions for building a team that will be useless in a year. How did the gaming industry especially sports games go backwards?
Greed, lack of competition, and complacency. It sucks ass.
We might be the same age haha. I was in the 5th grade in 2004 and now in 2020 my options are NFL Street 2 or NBA Street 2 or 3. No new maddens
Real talk, were in the Dark age of Sports Games
And maybe, just maybe, in the horizon there is hope in the form of an XFL game.
@@dupree7575 your in the dark ages of gaming period. Look at all the games that are out, the Call of duty games are not as good as the Call of duty's in a 2000s. The Need for speed games that's came out over the last 7 years aren't as good as the need for speed games in 2000s. We have no boxing games like knockout Kings or fight night like we used to have in the 2000s. The Nascar games now and days aren't as good as the Nascar games in the 2000s.
The wrestling games aren't as good as they were in the 2000s with smackdown 1 and 2 and WWF raw etc. Games like Halo and Resistance are not as good as they once were in the 2000s. NBA 2k is not as good as it was 1999-2014. Madden is not as good and you don't have other NFL titles like NFL GameDay, NFL quarterback club, NFL fever, etc.
Also the fighting games aren't as good anymore. Mortal Kombat, Street fighter, King of fighters, marvel vs. Capcom, the Capcom vs SNK, blade blue, X-Men fighting games, Soul Calibur, bloody roar, Tekken Def jam fight for New York, and a ton of other fighting games are not good anymore.
Remaster this game. We need EA Big studios back. From NFL and NBA Streets to Ssx tricky. These games made my childhood.
I want those games back with updated graphics. 2k made NBA Playgrounds which from my understanding is like NBA Street but based on what I’ve heard it’s not as good. FIFA added a sort of street mode this year.
waffleman do not plate NBA playgrounds. It’s pretty bad
snc237 okay. Thanks. Glad I didn’t waste my money on a trash game.
SSX and NFL Street were my childhood too! I'd give anything to play them again.
Anyone remember the Dirt bike racing game Freekstyle made by EA Big? That was so fun, too. I currently have all 3 NFL Street games and Freekstyle as well as other games, but these games have taken over my attention since 2006!
The 2nd NFL Street is amazing and totally worth talking about. They took NFL Street 1 and improved it a LOT.
It's a trade off. What you perceive as an improvement others would say why did you change it. It is dope, but some of the things like jumping off walls in ridiculous fashion to catch td made a game hard to play defense, even harder. It's all opinions man. I have both.
Defense could use hotspots.aswell and wall to make catches i dont playing def was that much harder
That's my favorite one
I love NFL Street 1 and 2 probably equally. NFL Street 3 is a steep drop off though. They messed it up bad.
Please do this
My childhood nostalgia is hitting hard right now
2000s was the last great decade
This is just crazy you just don't see fun, crazy, "free to play" games like this nowadays. Not only from ea but in general. Everything wants to be hyper realistic which just blows my mind bc video games are meant to get away from reality!
Shaun Jonn I love hyper realistic games and think that they are extremely good, but I would like more games like this.
Facts sometimes you just wanna go HAM on somebody. I would have loved for NBA Street to come out nowadays, you though LeBron or Gianns were OP IRL? Boooooiii imagine Harden pulling up from half court after disintergrating your ankle bones?!
State of the Franchise yo that would be crazy. I would also like something like this in MLB The Show. I know most people don’t care about the MLB but do those of that do it would nice.
State of the Franchise Imagine just shooting from like full court with Trae Young or Steph Curry.
@@im_waffles2920 See the idea sounds odd bc baseball just a sport that lends itself to the type of agile/creative moves that football and basketball are. Unless you've got an idea in your head idk about, how would you make it work?
Street sports is a series that deserves to be remastered. Such a genius concept.
True dat
"If you want me to make a video on nfl street 2, nfl blitz, blitz the league, or nba street let me know"
Yes, Yes to all.
NFL Street 2 deserves it's own vide. But yeah Blitz was the funnest NFL game around until Street came out.
Philadelphia Foreskin starting Mike Hawk
took me way too long
@@YukarisGearReviews 😂
Is that the cousin of mike hunt?
@@Froggiethatguy no bro he's the cousin of Mike Litoris
York Hunt's uncle
The first thing I thought when hearing rumours the PS5 was going to be backwards compatible “I can play NFL Street again”
YES
Mavs Gillis Facts! I hope it’s true cuz ima be playing nfl street 2 all day!
I hope it's true because one of the games I've missed playing is Max Payne 3. I loved both the single player and the multiplayer was fun as hel.
I recommend yall get the PS2 To HDMI port from amazon. I play Street 2 and ALL of my games in HD 1080p
And ncaa 14
NFL Street was my favorite. So much nostalgic
This game is the best
I would love to see this man do an in-depth retrospective on the Backyard Sports games
Whatt i miss that game it was a big part of my childhood. I loved playing it i aint gonna lie tho they use to be cheating for the Patriots and the Packers.
Back then devs were willing to gamble on new ideas but now devs just want you to gamble in their games.
Right?
Man when I was in elementary NFL Football gaming was the truth! In 3rd grade, 2003 I first got my ps2 after having a N64, and was blown away with how great gaming was continuing to be. Man the nostalgia hits hard with these kind of videos. Thanks bro.
I’d like to see retrospectives on Street 2 and the Blitz the League games, I still play these games today 🤘🏻
Same. These modern day sport games got nothing on Street 2 (NBA and NFL)
Which is ur fav tho
Your one of the most underrated sports TH-camrs I love your videos
I don’t understand how you only have 41k subscribers. You content quality and the passion you put into your work is just so high. You’re incredible, keep it up
Blitz: The League, and Blitz 2 were so much fun. All the Blitz games are. The only “modern” title like that now is the new “Mutant Football League”.
NFL Street is one of the well known sports franchise series games ever!
THANK YOU! I've been waiting for a vid about NFL Street
I would personally love to see you cover NFL Street 2 and 3. This was one of my favorite games growing up as a child!
Had a soft spot for NFL Street 2, it was just so fun! Liked that you could take your player from Own The City and place him into Superstar Mode in Madden 06
Korn ft. Nas?
Was it "Play Me"? Love that song. I never had the game, but I did constantly played the demo that was included along with Madden 04 (or 05?)
My son and I played this game hundreds of hours we loved it so much we also bought NFL Street 2 and 3. We only played "Pick em" mode where we draft our own teams among a random collection of players. The drafting part was as fun as playing the game. When picking a team you need to remember these guys need to play offense and defense so if you pick a Defensive lineman try picking one that also has decent "Block" ability. The most OP players were Michael Vick, Sam Madison, Charles Woodson, McNabb, Urlacher, Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden, Champ Bailey, and Antoine Randel El was sneaky good since he was great at WR and QB or CB.
First NFL Street game was always my favorite
NFL Street and Halo 3 are about my only good memories with my older brother, this series is mad underrated and i honestly think it did a better job in making a fun sports game than NBA street
Make more memories if you can. Invite him to play NFL Street and if you can't then live your best life ✌
It hurts me to see you dont have 100k yet love this channel keep doing your thing
I need NFL Street back in Madden. I’d rather the gameplay fixed though.
late 90's early 2000's era was the best year for all genres midway, 989 sports, THQ, acclaim sports/acclaim & EA sports BIG. and the gaming industry has never been the same, since these companies are no longer with us.
You should definitely do a video on Blitz the League and Blitz II, I still play those games to this day, along with Street. There's so much actual lore to Blitz the League's universe and so many references, you'll get sucked in doing a deep dive into it.
Legit one of my favorite games EVER
I remember when I was real young I saw the trailer for this game in the extras in NFS Underground and I thought it was Rugby, not Gridiron.
NFL Street brings me back memories. I used to have it on PS2 from 2004-2006, but sold it. Since I miss playing it so much, I re-bought it on the original Xbox in 2015. I had a blast and it led me to buy NFL Street 2 for the original Xbox, but would not buy it until November 2021 while visiting San Jose. NFL Street 2 is awesome as well.
I grew up playing this game as a kid. I was so hyped to see the trailers for it and begged our dad to take me and my twin to go get the game. We spent hours playing it together, but I was the sports gamer of the family, so I spent more time in the game. It's still fun to pick up and enjoy. I loved Street and street 2. Street 1 gave us a challenge that was fun, fast-paced, and felt like you accomplished something in the challenge mode. Street 2 toned it down a little bit, but still had a very fun experience and even gave us some new tricks to pull off during games.
I still regularly play it when I can and enjoy every minute of the action.
If EA was smart (yeah I know) they would make a new NFL Street with Patrick Mahomes as the cover guy
Lamar
They already did...
It's called Madden 20
@@nathan3961 👍👊
Just got this on my steam deck through EmuDeck. After years of not playing... It was an absolute nostalgia trip. It holds up very well for a 20yr old game.
Street 3 was insane. One of my all time favorites
I remember when getting the first SSX, and NBA Street, it was a big, enjoyable time. When I got NFL Street, I really wasn't 100% ready for a non-simulation football game. I traded it in and got a NCAA basketball game and I was satisfied. Then, last year I re-bought it and NFL Street 2 for super cheap! I'm very happy to have them in my collection.
A franchise that had so much potential, I still have these games and always find myself going back and playing a few games I still enjoy them so much.
Honestly speaking, me and my little cousin used to spend so many hours glued to the tv playing this game, this is definitely my favourite football game of all time
I still remember the preview trailer they had on the "extras" of Madden 04. And I still remember the day my momma came home with this game and immediately playing this for hours. Man I miss being a kid
Dang I wanna play this 🔥
You won't forget it if you do! You'll eventually get that itch to play it like the rest of us lol
Great video! Definitely want to see a retrospective about the rest of the nfl street games (especially NFL Tour😂😂)
I spent an entire day in grammar school playing the NFL Challenge mode trying to pitch the ball 3 times ,if I remember correctly, and score against Ray Lewis and the Ravens defense. Man that was so hard y’all couldn’t fathom if you never played this game. We need this series to come back in NFL and NBA......... ASAP
I remember my buddy and I would come home from school and we'd play NFL Street. We came up with a really silly challenge where we drafted teams of only linemen and we called it Fat Man Smackdown lol
NFL Street 2 is still one of my favorite games of all time. When the Xbox Series X drops I’m playing that shit in 4K
Street 2 was the best football game ever made. For me
By far my fav nfl game of all time. Thanks for your work!
This game was such a big part of my childhood. One of my all time favorites
I'd do anything for a new NFL and NBA Street
I remember having NFL Street for the PS2. We had a Gameshark, so I used that to give me unlimited attributes. I boosted my team all the way up and was instantly unstoppable.
With Bo Jackson, Ken "Snake" Stabler and Lester Hayes... I was unstoppable! My favorite football game for OG XBOX.
04 is by far the best year ever for sports gaming! Solid titles that eventually will become classics on pretty much all sports disciplines
I remember playing this on GameCube and I miss it so much
Miss the old NFL games
Yes please do an NFL Street 2 video. That was my favorite game in the series and probably a top 3 game on my all time favorites list. Would love to see a blitz the league video too, that game was intense!
I loved these games I enjoyed them more than madden. NFL street 2 is probably my favorite on of the 3.
I didn't play alot of nfl games but this one had me glued to the tv screen as a kid
i was never real big with multiplayer games back in the day. but this game is the one i remember playing with th other kids on the block.
I loved playing the street sports games when I was a kid. For some odd reason, each sport had a trilogy of games but the 2nd one is usually the best (NBA Street Vol. 2, NFL Street 2, and FIFA Street 2)
Unlocking Legendary players was sweet. When we did a Pick em draft we'd unlock legends so they could randomly popup as being draftable. Walter Payton had high passing stats for a RB so I'd draft him to be my QB he was also almost untackleable.
One of my favorite games EVER. So many memories of playing this with friends. I used to kill it with my man Larry Csonka in Street 2 😂
I still have street 2 on GameCube and we always play it at family events
I played this so much more than Madden, just hooked on it instantly!
5:45 Best way to describe it, the reason I loved this game so much was it was because it felt like an exaggerated version of my childhood in Brooklyn.
Go nets
@@SOFTDRINKTV Man, wait until KD comes back.
Thinking of getting this and nba street
I would love to watch an entire retrospective of all the EA Sports Big games.
Definitely need an NFL Street 2 Retrospective. NEED IT
This is the only game where Tom Brady can be a lineman
Haha, I loved that about this game. I use to always put William Perry at tailback and Hines Ward or Antwan Randle El at QB whenever I played pick up games.
You should do a video on NBA ballers on ps2 or street hoops the and1 game from back in the day
NFL Street was so fun. I played the hell out of it and NBA Street Vol. 2
Crush the carrier was literally all I played when I touched this game lol. I remember the how the fun arcade modes had a rng based pick, so I always back out to see if I would be the first pick and always picked the highest attribute player which I remember was Reggie bush for crush the carrier and Steven Jackson was a literal beast breaking tackles. I wish there was a console port of this for the next gen consoles
NFL Street is better than current day madden
NFL Street and NFL Street 2 were the shit back in the day! BRING BACK STREET!
Please do videos on the rest of NFL street, NBA street, NFL tour, NFL blitz, and NASCAR games!!!
NFL tour was trash
NFL street, NBA street, Slugfest, NHL Hitz. Wouldn’t mind a remaster of any of these games
God I hope 2ks NFL arcade game ends up being great
You did it. You son of a bitch, you actually did it! 2K’s MAKING A NON SIMULATION FOOTBALL GAME
I'm more of an NFL Street 2 kinda guy, but I love the franchise.
Ya jumping off the walls to catch the football was awesome. And Xzibit!
Ya nfl street is easier if you cant throw the ball. Grown men play street 1 😎
This game was fucking epic
This was more simulation football than Madden has been since 2007 LOL
Madden 08 was the cut off
Definitely need vids on NFL Street 2 and 3. Never played those ones and want to know if they ever held up to the original!
NFL Street 2 was the best IMO. 3 was the worst
@@-WitchKingofAngmar Maybe I'll get 2 then and try it out! Thanks
Amazing content as always. An NBA Jam, NBA Street & NFL Blitz videos would be amazing
DAN FROM EA!!!
Those games back then was soooo fun. Madden today is trying to blur the lines of Sim and casual gameplay for everyone to enjoy.
Hell of a game remember getting Vick on my team as a kid in the challenge mode 16 years god damn
This was like if "The Yard" and "Superstar KO" had a baby imagine NFL Street with better graphics everything staying the same but better
This game would be amazing if it was remastered. I will say the wall running in 2 made NFL Street elite level to me
A blitz pro retrospective would be greatly appreciated! Still play that game with my friends to this day even though it's gonna be 20 years old in a couple years
nfl street remastered is what we need right now
NFL Street 2 was one of the greatest games I ever played
My favorite game of all time, still playing it today
Many hours on Saturday mornings spent on this game, ahh the memories
This game was my childhood I would play it on my old ps2 with my dad and brother even though I knew nothing about football
Mike Alstott Was A Beast In NFL Streets
Mike Alsott was a beast in general! I remember in Madden 01 I rushed for 200 yards with him....fullbacks I miss them 😢
@@StateoftheFranchiseSports It was because of NFL Streets I became a more hard core NFL Fan and became a Bucs Fan. Mike Alstott was unstoppable in this game he was a tank
That Korn Nas song is a hype machine.
I’ll never understand how there’s not been more street games
sports league are to concerned with CTE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy to allow game devs to make a new Street game. That why NFL tour come out I'm just guessing on that
I wouldn't mind seeing a Blitz: The League Retrospective video.
BubbaBearGames still play it to this day
Me aswell all.i find is playthoughs but no retrospectives
This is still one of my favorite games of all time wish we had a remake