What they will do is, put inadequate versions of this style gameplay (PS2 era arcade sports games) within "simulation" sports games every 2-4 years and act like they revolutionized sports gaming as they charge money for better players. Hopefully the NFL arcade game ends up being worthwhile but damn I expect it'll be as unfair and expensive as MUT.
@devinwhitehead3214 *not what I'm talking bout.....I'm talking bout actual new release....yea emulator are cool I already have handhelds and consoles that can emulate games*
I worked on this game. It's crazy to see people playing it all these years later. Go to move was that step back and everyone always jumped thinking you're gonna shoot them just go around them and dunk. Also, when dudes are jumping from mad far away, you can run in front of them while they're in the air and take the charge. People would get SOO mad when I'd do that.
@@alexhunt5311 Funny story, original Ballers logo looked a lot like the Ruff Ryders logo. They just turned the R into a B for Ballers. Well, during E3 some dudes came through with Ruff Ryders jackets rumor had it that they made us take down our signage mid show. I for sure saw the guys in the jackets but never saw anything that was said. But I remember shortly after E3 we changed to the cursive logo you see now. Here's a link to the original logo static.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/d/dd/NBABallers.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140726132258
You know the reason and the rest of the world does as well. You just can't put that type of greed into words man. Midway did alot of shit back then man. I still remember Ready 2 Rumble 😂😂
I think a lot of it is they don’t really have to. Sports games and a lot of games in general make so much money on the pay to win/microtransaction online gaming that they don’t really have to put time and effort into making creative games anymore
This takes me back! I had Phenom, with Chauncey man. I had the game with the soundtrack disc too! I still have that intro song stuck in my head to this day. “Imma baller baby”😂
I got to play this NBA Ballers before it was released to the public at the 2002/3 All Star weekend in LA. They had a huge booth and alot of us kids were playing the demo so hyped. My dad took me there. Good times man
Wowwwww i forgot all about this game. Man they made some real bangers back in the day that they need to remake including this game, NFL Street, NBA Street, NFL Blitz and im sure theres a few more..
The third game stage is from LeBrons Air Force 1 collab from back then. It was a commercial where he was training to be the chosen one. Every commercial was about a different sneaker.
So I did "Inside The Game" and "My House" on the first one and "I'maSuperstar" & "Blacktop" on Phenom. It was such an odd process. And they edited out weird words like "playboy". Smh, typing it out made made me realize why they edited it out 20 years later. Anyway, dope video
“what does Al Horford have that everyone wants” ayyyeee folk 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 as a Celtic fan and a nigga who grew up on deeze games dat shit jus sent me 😭😭😭😂😂😂
Bruh, I remember this game being hard AF. But there was nothing like it back then. Moment of silence for the games we grew up playing. All games trash today.
used to go to this after school program with hotsauce’s sons. i knew he was popular but i never knew he had this type of recognition to get put into games.
I only played the first two but man this was physically the hardest game to play. Every difficulty level should have been scaled from hard to hardest to buy a new controller lol
@@SemajRaff yeah. I would sit and watch my cousin play it more than actually touch it and he would always lose it when wasn't winning. The game was cheap and made for arcades in my opinion
I was a highschool freshman when this game came out. I had it for Xbox and i played this game non stop until i beat it. Safe to say no homework was done during this time 🤣🤣
Nba all world is like a mixture of a 2023 version of Nba Ballers, with a twist of a team manager on 📱 / Pokémon Go like but all Niantic games are like that
Nba ballers will always have a special place for me growing up I just modded my vita and played it on there the psp version is way better than I thought feels like the PS2 version
Fck it.... As a hoop fan I feel there's a need for an And1 NBA collab of street ball💯do yk how crazy that would be playin w Jokic Escalade Hotsauce and AI on the same team😭
The marriage between hip hop, basketball and gaming from this time will be forever missed
RIP to childhood gaming . Being born in 1997 has been a blessing. Now every game is absolute dog shit.
I can agree I was born in 98….lmao midnight club dub edition was da shit😂💯
Facts lol, I’m a 97 baby as well
96 baby here. Definitely can relate
I was born in 92. respect for yall knowin what's up
96 baby but I totally agree man 💪🏽💪🏽
The face scans in NBA Ballers was immaculate for its time
Facts🤣🤣💯💯💯
Really was tho 😂
Back when they cared about the shit they put out
I remember both these games and smackdown vs raw having amazing facescans for the time
Honestly just looks like photos pasted on top of polygons though lol. But no hating it's actually cool for its time
The first NBA ballers is still in my top 10 fav games of all time. Classic.
My favorite game as well. I remember when I got my mom to buy the game for me and the intro when I first put it in my ps2.
Baller hours outweighs the 2k ness for me
Forreal, ps2 had it all, this series, Def Jam, nba/nfl street, need for speed underground!
Phenom was better
@@TheDON914 phenom was good but having no mc supernatural really hurt the game imo. That new dude who replaced him was AWFUL.
*They seriously need to bring these type of games back*
No 🧢 it'll probably put 2k out of business
Unfortunately they never will
What they will do is, put inadequate versions of this style gameplay (PS2 era arcade sports games) within "simulation" sports games every 2-4 years and act like they revolutionized sports gaming as they charge money for better players. Hopefully the NFL arcade game ends up being worthwhile but damn I expect it'll be as unfair and expensive as MUT.
@devinwhitehead3214 *not what I'm talking bout.....I'm talking bout actual new release....yea emulator are cool I already have handhelds and consoles that can emulate games*
@@demitricrawford6141 No It can’t lol, but It would be a cool alternative basketball game to bring back..And NBA Street..And others.
The good times when we had variety in basketball gaming. Loved this game so much.
This series and Def Jam had some serious hip hop vibes that I absolutely adored back then. 😢
That fit Bron had on is a crime 😂😂
“What does Al Horford have that everybody wants?” 😂😂😂
The nostalgia I get from the first ballas intro is crazy 😭I played this Game everyday for a min NBA BALLERS was Really Tuff While It was Out 😤🔥🔥✅
Every day !! The career mode was better than 2k mycareer
Phenom was better
@@TheDON914 facts 💯 phenom was tuff asl too 🔥🔥
i was wondering which one was better ballers or phenom? i still have a ps2 thinking of firing it up with one of them
The first game, the Whiteboy look like JJ Redick, if he spent the night at Allen Iverson’s house😂😂
😂
The struggle at the start of Rags to Riches was real.
I never played these when they first released but just recently played the one for PSP and i was surprised at how fun it is. Good stuff
Ballers Rebound is like the PS2 version of NBA Ballers (2004) but with more pixelated cutscene graphics and a bit of changes
I worked on this game. It's crazy to see people playing it all these years later. Go to move was that step back and everyone always jumped thinking you're gonna shoot them just go around them and dunk. Also, when dudes are jumping from mad far away, you can run in front of them while they're in the air and take the charge. People would get SOO mad when I'd do that.
Thank you bro you and your team deserve so much more credit its an awesome game
@@alexhunt5311 Funny story, original Ballers logo looked a lot like the Ruff Ryders logo. They just turned the R into a B for Ballers. Well, during E3 some dudes came through with Ruff Ryders jackets rumor had it that they made us take down our signage mid show. I for sure saw the guys in the jackets but never saw anything that was said. But I remember shortly after E3 we changed to the cursive logo you see now. Here's a link to the original logo
static.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/d/dd/NBABallers.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140726132258
I remember playing the first NBA Ballers game growing up.
The Chauncey Billups game was my JAMMMMM
The story mode in the original Ballers game was sooooo hard! Idk if it was Yao, Shaq or Kobe, but one of them gave 12 year old me nightmares!
Sooo hard used to spend hours
I don’t get why they don’t make games like this anymore smh. Reminds me of the def jam fighting games too
Mufuckas lost they soul, our passions and emotions aren't organic anymore.
Fax that last ballers game is like that last def jam game
You know the reason and the rest of the world does as well. You just can't put that type of greed into words man. Midway did alot of shit back then man. I still remember Ready 2 Rumble 😂😂
I think a lot of it is they don’t really have to. Sports games and a lot of games in general make so much money on the pay to win/microtransaction online gaming that they don’t really have to put time and effort into making creative games anymore
When they bop they heads to certain songs that shit always kills me 😂😂😂😂
the ones like the end of the fresh prince intro 🤣
@@kndymnblaze 🤣🤣🤣 ongg
This game and the NBA streets games are so much fun even till this day.
Wow can’t believe I forgot about this game - didn’t even know there was more than 1!! Thanks!
“What does Al Hordord have that everybody wants”
NBA Ballers face scans were soo🔥for PS2
This takes me back! I had Phenom, with Chauncey man. I had the game with the soundtrack disc too! I still have that intro song stuck in my head to this day. “Imma baller baby”😂
So much nostalgia from this one!! 😭😭 Really good video mate!!
13:10 that sht got sent to another dimension 💀 💀
I got to play this NBA Ballers before it was released to the public at the 2002/3 All Star weekend in LA. They had a huge booth and alot of us kids were playing the demo so hyped. My dad took me there. Good times man
This shit was ahead of its time
we as a society must agree that chosen one never happened
Wowwwww i forgot all about this game. Man they made some real bangers back in the day that they need to remake including this game, NFL Street, NBA Street, NFL Blitz and im sure theres a few more..
Bro this game use to make me cry when I was a lil kid 😭😭😭😭
I miss walking around with my ball and backpack looking for shit to do and pickup games with top players 🤣🤣💯💯 good times with this game
Had to hold L2 R2 triangle and detonate the backboard w that HOUSE meter 😂 watching that title intro took me back omg i was rolling
I had this for the OG Xbox when I was kid, the gameplay was hella fun because of the passing😂
The third game stage is from LeBrons Air Force 1 collab from back then. It was a commercial where he was training to be the chosen one. Every commercial was about a different sneaker.
What does Al Horford have that everybody wants 😭😭😂
Lmaoo hot sauce always a villain
Those animation vs KD had me dying 😂😂
This one a classic.
God damn the first decade of the new millennium was awesome
this is peak 2k content
Bruh shooting 3s like they do now was unheard of back then. It was all about the POSTER
JJ Reddick was cooking you in the first game lmao
NBA street vol 1-3
These games were so much fun I'd love to see some new versions
That animated steal dropped a name in freeze frame! 😆
They should do a remastered of the ballers series.
Leborn was hooping in dress shoes 😂
Zooming in on Rashard Lewis at that specific point was wild 💀💀
My only concern was unlocking T-Mac when I had this game back in the day.
NBA ballers legendary playing at big mansions was dope
3s were to dam hard in this game
This game was super fun to play
So I did "Inside The Game" and "My House" on the first one and "I'maSuperstar" & "Blacktop" on Phenom. It was such an odd process. And they edited out weird words like "playboy". Smh, typing it out made made me realize why they edited it out 20 years later. Anyway, dope video
My house use too be my shit and its still Fire
Yup ! Gameplay was much harder back then! Can’t just shoot a 3 without stats! This genZ don’t know lol no Steph!
the commentary is incredible
Chauncey Billups on the thumbnail lookin like CJ from GTA with the earring ONLY on da right side is crazy
DWade was going crazy 💀🤣
We snatching chains off NBA players?🤣🤣🤣
Do a series on NBA ballers phenom 🙏🏽
Goated game it took me 18 hours to beat it. The president was tough as fuck.
That Durant handstand is killing me bad 😭😭😭😭
This is before Steph. You can't do pull ups and expect to win
They could remaster all of them
Wade was going crazy 💀
19:04 can you imagine if KD leapfroged Lebron like that in real life
Used to play phenom all the time, I forgot about the lil hot sauce story line😂
Loved these games. Are you gonna play the and 1 basketball game?
That pump face reverse pivot in a nba street style basketball game is crazy 4:56
And what not a travel
My first one was NBA Ballers Phenom. I still have it till this day
I almost forgot about this game!! This was one of the best!!
He out here hittin me with a off the heezy you got me lookin crazy 😡
Lol that cool azz dude was Jerry Stackhouse youngin lol
Nah, wade was too official back then no cap😂😂😂 even finals 2011 he tried to carry the team.
I loved this franchise rags to riches was legit I wish they would make a new one
NBA Ballers was my fav sports game growing up
WOW!!!!!! Top 3 game ever. Phenom too
Back then LeBron and Wade really were that good lol.
This why you don’t skip tutorials 😂
You need the tips & tricks mag
“what does Al Horford have that everyone wants” ayyyeee folk 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 as a Celtic fan and a nigga who grew up on deeze games dat shit jus sent me 😭😭😭😂😂😂
Bruh, I remember this game being hard AF. But there was nothing like it back then. Moment of silence for the games we grew up playing. All games trash today.
All games are trash now!? Come on bro you don't believe that. Maybe you need to just broaden your horizons.
Bro I had to sub as soon as you said ICESKATE STEEZ 😂
used to go to this after school program with hotsauce’s sons. i knew he was popular but i never knew he had this type of recognition to get put into games.
Them floaters was clean af
My favorite games for sure 😂😂 I’m still trying to beat the first one
“I’m done playin aro..” *He ended up winning* 💀
Have to do a entire ‘rags to riches’ sureeeelllyyyyyyy
I only played the first two but man this was physically the hardest game to play. Every difficulty level should have been scaled from hard to hardest to buy a new controller lol
Mannnn. This killed the game for me back then
@@SemajRaff yeah. I would sit and watch my cousin play it more than actually touch it and he would always lose it when wasn't winning. The game was cheap and made for arcades in my opinion
@@blanketmobbypants Yeah it def felt like I should insert 4 tokens and lose in 90 seconds lol
@@SemajRaff right lol
The first game was so easy I could play it with my feet as a kid
Next you need to play the always slept on “Street Hoops”
I was a highschool freshman when this game came out. I had it for Xbox and i played this game non stop until i beat it. Safe to say no homework was done during this time 🤣🤣
WHAT, here i thought there was only one, didn't know it was a series
I appreciate you getting cooked for our enjoyment lmao
Nba all world is like a mixture of a 2023 version of Nba Ballers, with a twist of a team manager on 📱 / Pokémon Go like but all Niantic games are like that
They don’t make creative masterpieces like this anymore. PS2 era is absolutely goated, idc what anyone says the best games were out then.
I only played the first NBA ballers and I loved it. But after seeing the other two games I don’t think I missed out on much.
I totally forgot about these games
Wish this was video was an hour long. So friggin’ funny
Me and my older brother use to play this everyday. One day my brother threw the ball off my face and we got the game taken away after that 😂😂
Nba ballers will always have a special place for me growing up I just modded my vita and played it on there the psp version is way better than I thought feels like the PS2 version
Fck it.... As a hoop fan I feel there's a need for an And1 NBA collab of street ball💯do yk how crazy that would be playin w Jokic Escalade Hotsauce and AI on the same team😭