We don’t get a lot of uploads for NBA 2K11 these days, but a couple of new mods were recently added to our Downloads section. Check out some converted title screens and jersey updates for the Charlotte Hornets, created by experiment626, at the links below!
experiment626
2K11 to 2K16 Title Logo Conversion
2014-16 Charlotte Hornets Uniforms
Welcome to Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! This is a feature where we look back on yesteryear, digging into the archives to indulge in some nostalgia, and in some cases, wonder just what we were thinking. Check in every Wednesday for features and retrospectives on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, reflections on big announcements from years gone by, and other flashback content.
A little while back, a visitor requested that we upload the championship celebration videos for NBA Live 95 through NBA Live 2000 to our YouTube channel. I finally got around to doing that last week, capturing the videos from the PC versions of those games while using the correct champions for each season. If you’ve subscribed to our channel then you may have already seen them, but I thought I’d also talk about them a little bit for this week’s Wayback Wednesday.
When CD-ROM became the popular format for video games back in the 90s, replacing floppy discs and cartridges, titles of all genres began making use of bigger and better quality media files, especially full motion video. In the PC and PlayStation versions of NBA Live, real NBA footage was used in both the introduction and championship celebration sequences. These days, it’s preferable to have elaborate cutscenes that utilise in-game assets, but back in the day, these videos were both a novelty and a fitting way to cap off a virtual championship.
Fancy a trip down memory lane? Then let’s take a look back…way back…
We’re coming up on this week’s episode of the NLSC Podcast, which barring any unforeseen circumstances, will be recorded and released tomorrow. This is the weekly last call for any topic suggestions and mailbag questions you may have, so that we can talk about them on Episode #151. We already have some topics lined up in terms of basketball gaming news and the past week in NBA action, but there’s still room for a few more on the docket.
As always, we’ll consider any and all suggestions that you send in. However, we do ask that you keep them related to our core content of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and basketball gaming, as well as the real NBA, and community related topics such as modding and site history. We’ll occasionally mention other topics on the NLSC Podcast, but we figure that’s the content you come to the NLSC for, so that’s what we’re going to focus on talking about!
If there is anything you’d like us to talk about in Episode #151 of the NLSC Podcast, let us know in the comments section below, or feel free to post in this thread in the NLSC Forum. You can also get in touch with us via social media, specifically our Facebook and Twitter. If you haven’t connected with us there yet, be sure to do so.
I mention it every week, but a huge thanks goes out to everyone who regularly tunes in to the NLSC Podcast, and sends in feedback and topic suggestions. We really appreciate the support for the Podcast, as it’s something that we enjoy doing each week. If you haven’t caught Episode #150 yet, tune in here. Don’t forget that you can find us on iTunes, as well as Stitcher if you’d like to listen to us on the go. Otherwise, keep tuning in right here on the NLSC!
To mark the 20th Anniversary of NBA Live, we’re posting content for every game in the series, including retrospectives, patches, countdowns, and more. Whether you’re a long-time basketball gamer who grew up with the NBA Live series and would like to take a drip down memory lane, or you’ve only recently started playing basketball games and would like to learn a little about what they used to be like, we hope that you enjoy the 20th Anniversary of NBA Live content here on the NLSC!
In one of my Friday Five columns a couple of years ago, I discussed the five biggest leaps in basketball video games, within the span of one production cycle. While I stand by the choices I made when compiling that countdown, I have to admit that it was a mistake not to at least include NBA Live 98 as an honourable mention. When I went back and played NBA Live 98 for this retrospective, I not only recalled a lot of the improvements that were made over NBA Live 97, but also discovered that it was a better game than I remembered. I actually found myself wondering, how could I have underrated this game for so long?
Check out the latest releases from our NBA 2K16 modding community! Today’s file additions include face updates for Danilo Gallinari, Emmanuel Mudiay, and Gary Harris, and arena updates for the Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs. Download them all at the links below.
Ironhead34
Danilo Gallinari Face
Emmanuel Mudiay Face
Gary Harris Face
MJ23LB
Milwaukee Bucks BMO Harris Bradley Center
San Antonio Spurs AT&T Center V2
We’re at midcourt, and the ball is about to go up…it’s Monday Tip-Off! Start your week here at the NLSC with a feature that’s dedicated to opinions, commentary, and other fun stuff related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games.
Ask most basketball gamers, and they’ll likely agree that there’s no way that you can have too many options, or too much content, in the games they play. However, there is a vocal contingent of fans who seem to grumble about being presented with too much customisation, or game modes that they aren’t interested in. Words like “overkill” may be used, as well as more self-centred declarations like “I don’t care about that”, and its even more presumptuous cousin, “Nobody cares about that”.
The fact of the matter is, when it comes to basketball games like NBA Live and NBA 2K, you really can’t have too many options. There’s really no such thing as having too much content. After all, if you’re happy with the default settings, there’s no need to worry about changing them. Likewise, if you’re satisfied with one or two of the modes that a game offers, you can simply ignore the ones that you have no interest in playing.
So why do some basketball gamers get up in arms about having too many options made available to them, or content that they’re not interested in?
We’re wrapping up the weekend with some file additions for NBA 2K14 PC. Today’s new and updated files include a new version of FIBA 2K14, a roster containing NLSC Forum members, and a couple of HD faces. Check them all out at the links below.
Kevin
NLSC Members Roster
Infinity2K
Kyle Lowry HD Face
Terrence Ross HD Face
Medevenx
FIBA 2K14 Appdata Files (Updated to v4.2)
Tip off your weekend of basketball gaming with the latest file additions for NBA 2K16 PC! Today’s new files include jersey updates for the Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons, a new face for Nikola Jokic, and an arena update for the Phoenix Suns. Download them all the links below.
pinoy21
Golden State Warriors Jersey
Detroit Pistons Jerseys
Detroit Pistons Alternate
Ironhead34
Nikola Jokic Face
Manni Live
Phoenix Suns Talking Stick HD Court
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! The Friday Five is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as the real NBA, and other areas of interest to our community. The feature is presented as either a list of five items, or in the form of a Top 5 countdown.
The 2016 NBA regular season is winding down, and we’re still a couple of months away from getting a steady stream of concrete information about NBA Live 17 and NBA 2K17. In recent weeks, I’ve been talking a lot about what I’d like to see in the upcoming games, both on the NLSC Podcast and in the Friday Five, and I will continue to do that. However, I thought I’d change things up in today’s Five, and talk a little about fashion. Well, on-court fashion in the NBA, at any rate.
This week, I’m talking about NBA jerseys that tend to be unpopular, or make a lot of “worst NBA jerseys” lists, that I actually happen to like. I can’t defend them all as outstanding or timeless designs, as some of them are definitely products of their era, but I still like them all the same. I know that I’m definitely not alone in liking some of these jerseys, but some fans might declare it to be a sign of bad taste. Nevertheless, here are five unpopular NBA jerseys that I don’t dislike the same way a lot of people do.
We have fourteen new file additions for NBA Live 08 PC today, featuring some great updates for the 2016 season. S_Brat has released two new face packs, while The Real Badger has converted several jersey updates and created the 2016 All-Star court. Download them all at the links below!
S_Brat
2015/2016 New Orleans Pelicans Team Update
2015/2016 Minnesota Timberwolves Team Update
The Real Badger
All-Star 2016 Jerseys
All-Star 2016 Court
Atlanta Hawks 2016 Jerseys
Milwaukee Bucks 2016 Jerseys
Denver Nuggets 2016 Jerseys
Los Angeles Clippers 2016 Jerseys
Sacramento Kings 2016 Jerseys
2016 ESPN Scoreboard
2015/2016 Alternate Jerseys Part 1
Toronto Raptors 2016 Jerseys
2015/2016 Alternate Jerseys Part 2
Philadelphia 76ers 2016 Jerseys
Episode #150 of the NLSC Podcast is out now! Arcane and I look to the future as we discuss a couple of recent Wishlist suggestions for NBA Live 17 and NBA 2K17, reflect on our past week of basketball gaming, and react to some recent news and rumours.
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Today’s file additions for NBA 2K14 PC include some more player faces, updated 2016 season rosters, a fictional Tracy McGrady-themed outdoor court, and some custom icons. Check them all out at the links below!
AZRA
LeBron James HD Face (2 Versions)
Infinity2K
Bradley Beal HD Face With Mask
Nick Young HD Face
DeMar DeRozan HD Face
Medevenx
NBA 2K14/16 Cover Athlete Icons
dtd
Fictional T-Mac Outdoor Court
Garbajosa
Tarik Black Face
skoadam
2K14 U R Basketball V43 [32 Complete Seasons Mods] + Accurate 15-16 Roster/Rotations [ALL Transactions 15/03/16] (Updated to V43)
Welcome to Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! This is a feature where we look back on yesteryear, digging into the archives to indulge in some nostalgia, and in some cases, wonder just what we were thinking. Check in every Wednesday for features and retrospectives on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, reflections on big announcements from years gone by, and other flashback content.
Basketball video games have had their fair share of hidden players over the years, from the secret characters in NBA Jam to the dummied out and unlockable players in NBA Live and NBA 2K. In the case of NBA Live 2003, there were six players who were unlockable via codes, all of whom were rappers.
Granted, they weren’t as useful as the hidden rookies in NBA Live 2004, or the dummied out historical players in NBA Live 08. Nevertheless, the rappers in NBA Live 2003 were kind of a cool bonus, and could still be put to good use in special roster patches, such as the NBA Live Street mod. To unlock them, users simply had to input specific codes as the last name in Create-a-Player.
Do you remember which rappers were included in NBA Live 2003? Let’s take a look back…way back…
This is a last call for any and all topic submissions and mailbag questions for Episode #150 of the NLSC Podcast. Barring any unforeseen circumstances getting in the way, Arcane and I will be recording this week’s show and posting it at the usual time tomorrow.
As always, the past week has provided us with some news and events to discuss, and we’ve also received a couple of topic suggestions already. However, we want to make sure that we’re talking about the things that basketball gamers are interested in hearing about, so hit us up with your suggestions!
Just a reminder: while we will consider any and all suggestions, we do ask that you keep them related to our core content of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and basketball video gaming. We also talk about the real NBA, so any suggestions in that regard are also most welcome, as well as any topics related to our community, be it modding, site history, and so forth.
Got a suggestion? Let us know in the comments section below, or post it in this thread in the NLSC Forum. You can also drop us a line on social media and post suggestions via our Facebook or Twitter. Be sure to connect with us there if you haven’t already!
A huge thanks as always to everyone who continues to send in topic suggestions, tune in every week, and respond to the shows. We have a lot of fun recording them, and it’s great to know that our fellow basketball gamers are enjoying what we’re doing with the NLSC Podcast. If you haven’t tuned in to Episode #149 of the NLSC Podcast yet, catch it here. You can also find us on iTunes and Stitcher. Finally, we’ve been uploading some clips of the NLSC Podcast to our YouTube channel; check out a playlist here, and be sure to subscribe for more video content, coming your way very soon.
We have some new file additions today, as magiciangirl06 has uploaded a couple of custom practice courts, as well as a player indicator update. Check out all three releases at the links below!
magiciangirl06
Colorful Indicators
NBA Live 15 Adidas Practice Gym
Melo Terminal 23 Practice Court
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