Why NBA Live 2005 & NCAA March Madness 2005 are immortal 

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It pains me deeply I was 20 when those games came out. I’m almost 40 now. And I’d play em again in a heartbeat. Trying to track down a ps2 for cheap so I can pick up a few older games like these. I remember that dunk contest being fucking awesome. Doing cartwheels and nailing those dunks for you and your friends cheering. Great times.

March madness 05 have it on the ps2 to this day that one shining moment is one of the best video game intros for a sports game I ever seen

I would sell my soul for a modern college basketball video game

Finding this after you blew up on tik tok, shocked you weren’t getting views around this time considering how good this is

kofie i hate seeing u make videos this great and not blowing up :’(

I grew up in a family that didn't care for technology although we would still watch sports, This was 2015 so badger basketball was at its arguable peak, My dad had an original x-box and he had all the ea 05 games (and ncaa football 04) because I was a big fan of college b-ball when I first discovered the xbox It was my obvious first game choice. My first game Me #20 Wisconsin (shouldn't even be ranked there actually bad) vs Youngstown state my dad beat me 38-12, I improved overtime and played my brother nearly every day. He would always try 3-pointers while my only score were lay-ups and dunks (i was shit at shooting). I beat him almost every time, one time we drove out to a badger game (badgers won) and we hooked up the xbox to the car and played it on the built in screen! This was the closest I remeber to my bro beating me, I was half asleep and we had a Kansas v Kansas game it was tied 53-53 and i won in overtime 68-65. I never really got into dynasty mode bc in season recruiting was always an issue for me and my ocd from ncaa '04 dynasties caused me to never do in season recruiting. But during quarantine Ive started up a UWM dynasty, Im 22 years in and we are in the big ten with 3 nattys and 7 f4s.

Great video! Never played any of these! Starting tonight!

nba live was truly savage with the rookie ratings. i remember going 15 years deep into live 2003 (tried to break stockton assist record) rookies would have 30-60 overalls. and dude the hairstyles? lol man ice blue braids and all kinds of shit. I MISS IT SO MUCH

Love the Intro music.. Yo I remember these games .. Love this video

I have a NBA Live 2005 roster setup with amazing ratings that are adjusted to the players with availability as well as playing on hardest level makes the game more challenging with quality so the game feels fresh each play.

Love your vids man.

Aside from the aged graphics...and the play calling...you had amazing things that you dont have today because of one detestable practice: Microtransactions.

You’re vids are amazing

Hey Kof, been a big fan. Do you know any 2 player ncaa basketball dynasty mode ? Me and my friend are trying to compete like we did in ncaa football 10.

The Bottomline the games were fun. This was before the generation wanted just simulation. This was a different time bro. 20 somethings had been playing NES SNES and PSX. Graphics all that mattered and fun factor. I lived through it and I was in my mid twenties.

I just clicked on one of videos great content

Keep going with this

Every basketball game after NBA 2k11 is obsolete gameplay wise. Only exceptions are arcade games like NBA Street vol. 2-3 and NBA Jam.

did the scouting/draft issues still occur when you imported players from ncaa over to nba live? or did players from ncaa get nerfed once imported onto nba live?

A year later... you killed basketball!!

U should have more subs

Yea the plays in March Madness was godly if you used it.

Eh to me this is the best gameplay and art style for an arcade type basketball game to date with still a simulation feel with the rules and etc. I’m kinda hoping EA turns to this style for when they go back to NBA Live to help them distance themselves from now dominant 2k who it will take a lot of work to be on par straight simulation wise. Also I hope this is what 2k has in mind for their new football game too. Since they can’t do a “simulation of football” like EAs Madden.

I was going to buy NCAA March Madness 2005 today but decided not to. I'll grab it next week or so. 💯💯💯

This was the game that drove me away from the NCAA March Madness series, and it's because it was completely unrealistic. The game play is OK, not fantastic, but the presentation is a sheer mess. It doesn't matter what team you use or what your record is, you're not getting a good seed in the NCAA tournament in this game. Here's my experience through four years of Dynasty mode with this game. Year 1, I start with Delaware, win the CAA with a 23-9 record and win the CAA tournament. I land a No. 15 seed. OK, no big deal; I'm from a one-bid league and I scheduled a few easy wins while learning who my team was. That's fine. Year 2, still Delaware. I win the CAA again at 27-6 with a tougher schedule and get a No. 13. Still not a problem; this happens all the time to teams in one-bid leagues. This seed is right where I'd expect. After the season, I jump to Providence...and here's where it goes off the rails. Year 3, Providence. I win the Big East regular season and tournament titles. I scheduled reasonably out of conference, picked off a few Power 6 opponents and finished 25-8. I get a No. 15 seed. Big East champion, and I get a No. 15. Not only that, but despite winning the league, I get rewarded with a notification that I have been removed from the Big East for lack of success (that must have been awkward when they sent the championship banner) and dropped to Conference USA. Year 4, Providence. Now in C-USA but bringing back the Big East champions, I run over the conference and schedule as tough as I can. My record: 31-2. And for the third time in four years, I get a No. 15 seed. Of course, this ridiculous low seed leads to me pulling a Saint Peter's and picking off the No. 2, No. 7 and No. 3 seeds before falling by a point in the regional final to the No. 1 seed. And despite that ridiculousness, at the end of the year, I'm moved back up to the Power 6 as a member of the ACC. To add to the ridiculosity, my brother then played a season where he went undefeated with North Carolina. He received a No. 5 seed. That's apparently the best you can get on this game.

Kofie 2020

For NCAA just change your players ratings. Not like their locked & set like in Madden. Could you import draft classes in this year. I don't remember

Can you import NCAA 05 players into your 2005 NBA live dynasty ?

gus you a snack

You, like many casual gamers, are too wrapped up in the OVERALL rating and not specific ratings. You complain about Shawn Bradley blocking shots and he is ranked #15 all time in NBA history in blocks. He wasn't the best Center in NBA history by any means, but they made him good at the thing he is good at... and you are complaining because of his overall?

Nba 2k5 and college hoops 2k5 was way better

AKA NBA Live 2005 versus AAAA AAAAA AAAAAAA AAAA

The 2004 versions were better.