| There have been hundreds of sports video
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| | The arcade version was waaaay better than
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| games throughout the years. In less than
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| | the PS or N64 versions.
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| forty years we've gone from Pong to MLB
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| | 4. NBA Jam (Arcade) - Between the arcade
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| 2K6 for the Xbox 360. But the evolution
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| | version and the console versions, I've
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| of games hasn't always meant better
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| | played a ton of NBA Jam. It is one of the
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| games. Just because a game has flashier
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| | most unique games ever. Who didn't enjoy
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| interfaces and better graphics, it
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| | beating the crap out of people in mid-air
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| doesn't necessarily make for good
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| | or hitting three after three when they
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| gameplay. That's the reason that many
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| | were on fire? This game totally rocked.
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| PS2 and Xbox games are doomed to linger
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| | The best part was getting all of the
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| in discount bins at your local game
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| | codes and playing with mascots and Bill
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| store, while classics like NHL '94 and
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| | Clinton.
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| Tecmo Super Bowl continued to be obsessed
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| | 3. Little League Baseball (NES) - I
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| over by sports fans. Here's my Top 10
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| | don't know why this game doesn't get more
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| of all time:
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| | attention as one of the best NES sports
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| 10. Jordan vs. Bird (NES) - Was the
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| | games. The gameplay is the best of any
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| one-on-one gameplay that great? No, not
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| | NES baseball game - pitching, hitting,
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| really. But the game was innovative with
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| | and fielding all are simple and feel
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| the three point competition and slam dunk
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| | relatively realistic. Plus there's just
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| contest long before it showed up anywhere
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| | something fun and unique about playing
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| else. For that alone it deserves a spot
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| | with little leaguers. As far as I know
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| in the Top 10.
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| | this is the only little league game ever,
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| 9. Madden 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GC) - The
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| | although I could be wrong. Adding to the
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| jump from '04 to '05 was HUGE. '05
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| | excitement, certain teams are
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| introduced the hit-stick control and
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| | significantly better than others. Want a
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| defensive playmaker to bring the
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| | challenge? Try winning a tournament with
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| defensive control on par with the
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| | Italy, the worst team in the game. The
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| offense. Franchise mode is pretty much
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| | replay value of LLB is unbelievable; I
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| the same as '04, but that's not
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| | still play it to this day.
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| necessarily a bad thing. My favorite
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| | 2. NHL '94 (Genesis, SNES) - I love
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| thing to do is build a team from scratch.
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| | modern NHL games as much as the next guy,
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| I love taking the worst team in the
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| | but this game is the best ever. I still
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| league and building them into a
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| | play it ALL THE TIME. The quality of play
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| powerhouse. You can move them to a new
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| | is amazing. Take away the easy
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| city and build a new stadium, then draft
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| | wrap-around goals and the gameplay is
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| real college players from NCAA '05.
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| | amazingly real, especially considering
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| Overall, I liked this game more than any
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| | how old this game is. Oh, and for the
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| other Madden. 2006 just didn't improve
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| | record, they are playing NHL '93 in
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| upon this game enough for me.
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| | Swingers but talking about the removal of
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| 8. Punch-Out (NES) - what kid born in
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| | fighting in NHL '94. Weird huh?
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| the late 70's or early 80's DIDN'T spend
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| | 1. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) - This game
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| hours on end trying to beat Tyson with
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| | was far ahead of it's time - editable
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| Little Mac?
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| | playbooks and season long stat tracking
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| 7. Madden '94 (Genesis, SNES) - Based on
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| | were so cool back then. The gameplay is
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| memory this game was awesome. I remember
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| | far from realistic but amazingly equal.
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| being able to play with all the NFL teams
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| | For that reason, the game is still
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| and a bunch of classic teams. It was one
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| | popular and there are tons of people who
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| of my favorite sports games growing up.
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| | still play in online leagues. The advent
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| That said, I played it recently and it
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| | of emulators has allowed for the editing
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| sucks. It can't even come close to
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| | of rosters - I've played versions of the
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| holding it's own against Tecmo Super
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| | game with rosters from as recent as 2004.
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| Bowl. The passing is unrealistic, and the
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| | There are also versions with college
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| running consists of repeatedly hitting
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| | rosters and USFL rosters. The weird
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| the spin button while tacklers bounce off
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| | little gameplay quirks like Bo Jackson
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| your runner. It's this high just because
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| | being impossible to stop, fumbles
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| of how much I remember enjoying it as a
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| | bouncing all over the place, choosing
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| kid.
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| | defensive plays by guessing the offensive
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| 6. NBA Live '95 (Genesis, SNES) - This
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| | play, 100 yard passes, etc make the game
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| game might not have been realistic at
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| | MORE fun. This game will never, ever get
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| all, but it was insanely fun to run up
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| | old.
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| and down the court firing up threes and
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| | Disagree? Rate and review sports video
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| throwing up alley-oops. The fact that it
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| | games at
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| was the first NBA game by EA with every
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| | Adam McFarland owns the Network - a
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| team and every arena also scores it
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| | network of sports sites including
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| points. Not to mention, this was the
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| | collectibles, movies, books, video games,
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| first game with the 3/4 angle camera.
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| | and more.
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| 5. NFL Blitz (Arcade) - The football
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| | recently won honorable mention in the
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| version of NBA Jam. Fast scoring, late
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| | Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards
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| hits, and crazy rules like being able to
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| | and was featured in the February 2006
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| throw multiple forward passes behind the
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| | issue of Tuff Stuff Magazine.
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| line of scrimmage make this game great.
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