The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Talk about the NLSC Podcast, Monday Tip-Off, Wayback Wednesday, The Friday Five, Top 10 Plays of the Week, and our Parsec Tournaments! This is also a section for NLSC and community announcements, and other site-related topics.

The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby Andrew on Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:44 am

It's back to virtual hoops this week, with my picks for the five best songs in basketball video games:
http://www.nba-live.com/the-friday-five ... deo-games/
User avatar
Andrew
Assist Enthusiast
Administrator
 
Posts: 113903
Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 8:51 pm
Location: Australia

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby [Q] on Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:04 pm

uhhh. snoop dogg (lion)? :lol:

i liked the songs from Live 98-2000, as they had a very jazzy feel thanks to the NBA Live Orchestra. I was a big fan of the Live 2000 soundtrack as a whole.

you seem to have also neglected They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.). I can't not think of NBA Street Vol. 2 when i hear this song
phpBB [video]
Image
User avatar
[Q]
NBA Live 18 Advocate
NLSC Team Member
 
Posts: 14396
Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2002 8:20 am
Location: Westside, the best side

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby Andrew on Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:41 pm

I never played Vol. 2 and haven't heard the song before, so it wasn't a candidate I had in mind. ;)
User avatar
Andrew
Assist Enthusiast
Administrator
 
Posts: 113903
Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 8:51 pm
Location: Australia

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby benji on Wed May 01, 2013 6:16 pm

This is the worst Friday Five yet. If this keeps up I won't read these days later when I'm bored and remember you do them every Friday.

Though I guess I should just bump the intro thread since these are kinda those and that one is also as offensive. (Although they do play over the menus. Especially Showdown.)

I expect a correction to be issued.

phpBB [video]

phpBB [video]

And also all the Live 99 stuff which is PETRA APPROVED.
User avatar
benji
 
Posts: 14545
Joined: Sat Nov 16, 2002 9:09 am

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby [Q] on Wed May 01, 2013 6:47 pm

The Showdown music reminds me a lot of the Live 95 (PC) music
Image
User avatar
[Q]
NBA Live 18 Advocate
NLSC Team Member
 
Posts: 14396
Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2002 8:20 am
Location: Westside, the best side

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby Andrew on Wed May 01, 2013 9:40 pm

The SNES version of '95 had a very similar arrangement, too.
User avatar
Andrew
Assist Enthusiast
Administrator
 
Posts: 113903
Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 8:51 pm
Location: Australia

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby Kenny on Sun May 05, 2013 3:10 pm

My favourite line of the 2k11 theme is "That's the G way when you play 2k"

Pretty good list overall. To me, Live 06 had the most memorable songs. I'd have these two in my list:

phpBB [video]

The "lookin' at my watch" bit ALWAYS got in my head.

phpBB [video]
User avatar
Kenny
Thon Maker's Biggest Fan.
NLSC Team Member
 
Posts: 3688
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:37 pm
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby [Q] on Sun May 05, 2013 5:07 pm

I'd say most of my favorite songs were from Live 2000 and 2004-06
Image
User avatar
[Q]
NBA Live 18 Advocate
NLSC Team Member
 
Posts: 14396
Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2002 8:20 am
Location: Westside, the best side

Re: The Friday Five: 5 Best Songs in Basketball Video Games

Postby Andrew on Mon May 06, 2013 9:10 am

06's soundtrack was definitely solid overall, with only a couple of songs I didn't enjoy all that much.
User avatar
Andrew
Assist Enthusiast
Administrator
 
Posts: 113903
Joined: Thu Aug 22, 2002 8:51 pm
Location: Australia


Return to Featured Content & Community Noticeboard

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests