NBA 2K10 Retrospective: 10 Years of Excellence 

Happy Valentine's Day fellas!

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

When MyPlayer was offline only..what a beautiful time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2k10 is extremely underrated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Keep dropping hits bro love the channel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I loved this game so much

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

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

i played a whole lot of this game. Classic

great game. fun soundtrack too

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of my favorite

This when I used to play quick match alot

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

Man this was the 2K I got and I loved it. Probably my one of my favorite 2Ks of all time.

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

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

This game brings back some good memories!

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

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

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

Hey Softdrink could you do a video on NBA Courtside with kobe on the front. Great video!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking forward to the FIFA video, whichever one you cover. Also, any chance we see UFC Undisputed 3 in the future? Not sure if you're really into MMA, but it's a phenomenal game.

2010-2016 goat 2K era

Great game - stacks up well against the some of the consensus greatest 2Ks of all time. I put in days of work to build up my myplayer from a 43 OVR

Already, I still play this game today.😊😊

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

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

this was my first 2k and i loved it

Can you do a ranking of all 2K games or maybe all NBA games

Thank you 🙏

I pre ordered and skipped school the day it was going to be delivered. Still don't regret it. For my Basketball fix I still alternate between this and College Hoops 2K8. You can still get 2K10 on Steam if you guys ever have the itch!

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

My first 2k on psp… got it when I graduated 5th grade from pops wow that’s crazy 😭😭😭

Idk why but the background music you use reminds me of mass effect one Normandy ambient music

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

my first 2k

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

Favorite 2K

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

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

VIP ~ I always tell people about this/very ill concept…miss it!

That was the only year that it is arguable that NBA Live was better than 2K. I might give a slight edge to Live 10. Both are great games.

Forgot to mention the special edition of the game came with a mini locker to store your games.

God this games soundtrack was so elite

I was top 20 on the xbox leaderboards I was only 13 years old at the time!! My favorite 2k ever!!! Over 1000 wins I was hooked