NBA Live 06

Having had a few roster projects go up in smoke due to burnout over the years, these days I’m sticking to manageable projects for games that I want to play; namely, old favourites. To that end, I’ve been dabbling with a 1976 ABA roster for NBA Live 06 PC – tentatively titled NBA Live ’76 – and I’ve uploaded some highlights from a recent game using the work-in-progress mod.

In the game, I take on the CPU-controlled San Antonio Spurs using the New York Nets. At this time, several players are using placeholder faces, but big names such as Julius Erving and George Gervin do have their actual likenesses. A handful of other players also have proper faces courtesy of retro mods from the archives. Both the Nets and Spurs are wearing their ABA-era jerseys and have the correct throwback logos, though all of the teams in the roster are currently using a generic floor with their respective logos at midcourt.

There’s still a ways to go with this retro roster project for NBA Live 06 PC, but as you can see from the highlights, it’s shaping up nicely! Between the ABA only having eight teams by the end of its 1976 season, the mods in our archives, and placeholder faces, I’m confident that it’ll all come together and be fun to play with. Although the ABA was before my time, it’s a fascinating part of basketball history, and the league is severely underrepresented in video games.

Check out the highlights below, and stay tuned for more info on NBA Live ’76 and other modding projects for NBA Live 06! Once again, these days I’m focusing my attention on mods for old favourites that’ll enhance my retro gaming, and projects like this will definitely help NBA Live 06 get back into my rotation. Incidentally, if there are any NBA Live modders still lurking in the community who’d like to lend a hand with some jerseys and so forth, please let me know!

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In the wake of releasing a pack of Rareware jerseys, boxMAN29 has remastered both of his retro Atlanta Hawks uniform updates. You can pick up today’s NBA Live 06 mod releases at the links below!

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1999-2002 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys (Remastered)
2002-2004 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys (Remastered)

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Today’s NBA Live 06 mod releases feature boxMAN29’s pack of custom jerseys celebrating four classic Rareware titles: Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Jet Force Gemini, Perfect Dark, and Banjo-Kazooie. It’s a great throwback to a classic era in NBA Live modding, as I always enjoyed seeing people releasing custom courts and jerseys, celebrity and fictional character faces, and other creative concepts, all for the love of the hobby. It’s something that Dee has also done with NBA 2K in recent years, with faces for The Mask, Homer Simpson, and Hellboy among others. In any case, pick up today’s NBA Live 06 mod releases at the link below!

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Rareware Uniform Pack

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Today’s mod releases for NBA Live 06 feature the latest retro jersey updates from boxMAN29! In addition to final versions of the previously-released early and mid 2000s Atlanta Hawks jerseys, he’s released a throwback for the Rochester Seagrams; the precursors to the Rochester Royals that eventually became today’s Sacramento Kings. The Seagrams jerseys are intended for use with the Kings, while the Hawks obviously use their throwbacks. Full installation instructions are included with each jersey. Check out all of today’s NBA Live 06 mod releases at the links below!

boxMAN29
Rochester Seagrams Throwback Uniform
1999-2002 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys (Updated to V1.1.3 FINAL)
2002-2004 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys (Updated to 1.0.2 FINAL)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

Today’s mod releases for NBA Live 06 feature a couple of retro Atlanta Hawks jerseys by boxMAN29. Check them out at the links below!

boxMAN29
2002-2004 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys
1999-2002 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys (Updated to v1.1.2)

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

Welcome to another edition of The Friday Five! Every Friday I cover a topic related to basketball gaming, either as a list of five items, or a Top 5 countdown. The topics for these lists and countdowns include everything from fun facts and recollections to commentary and critique. This week’s Five is a list of five rosters that I’d like to make for NBA Live 06 PC.

Even though I haven’t been as active in the modding community as I was during the heyday of NBA Live on PC, the lure to tinker with the games I’m playing has always been there. Admittedly I haven’t been moved to mod recent NBA 2K games any more than I have been to play them, but should a future release capture my interest, I won’t rule out the possibility. For now though, just as I’ve gravitated towards retro gaming, I’m far more interested in creating mods for old favourites that find their way back into my rotation…or new old favourites, as the case may be.

One old favourite that I’d like to play more often and mod once again is NBA Live 06 PC. Although it was generally well-received in its day – and in my view, is the last great all-around release in the NBA Live series – that may sound like a strange choice. Compared to games such as NBA 2K13 and NBA 2K14, it doesn’t have the same significant following several years after its release. To that end, I accept that any rosters that I create for NBA Live 06 will be niche projects, and indeed likely largely for my own use. That doesn’t mean I can’t and shouldn’t create them, though! They’re worth considering at least, and to that point, here are five ideas that I have in mind.

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I love seeing new mod releases for NBA Live 06 PC, and hope to contribute some of my own very soon! For now though, boxMAN29 has created a 1999-2002 jersey for the Atlanta Hawks, which you can pick up at the link below.

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1999-2002 Atlanta Hawks Jerseys

Thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads database! If you need help uploading files, be sure to check out this video tutorial. For more information about downloads, the modding community, and Mod Releases bulletins, please see this FAQ in our Wiki.

We’re at midcourt, and the ball is about to go up…it’s Monday Tip-Off! Join me as I begin the week here at the NLSC with my opinions and commentary on basketball gaming topics, as well as tales of the fun I’ve been having on the virtual hardwood. This week, I’m tipping things off with some reflections on whether to create 1996, 1997, or 1998 season rosters, as I consider future modding projects.

As I’ve said before, in order to stand the best chance of completing any major roster projects that I attempt moving forward, I need to pick an idea that I’m invested in, for a game that I want to play. When it comes to the games that I’d most like to play and mod, NBA Live 06 PC is definitely one of the frontrunners. As far as roster projects, I’d prefer something nostalgic over a current season update. This includes an Ultimate Jordan roster, various classic team rosters, and if I can assemble the appropriate assets and viable placeholders, at least one complete retro season mod.

To that end, I have a few seasons in mind. My work with NBA 2K6 for Xbox 360 has demonstrated how 2006 season games can be effectively rolled back a few years, and such projects can be made even better on PC with all of the modding capabilities. I’ll always be drawn to the idea of bringing the 90s into a 21st century favourite though, but that raises the question of which year. Being a 90s kid and Chicago Bulls fan, the 1996, 1997, and 1998 seasons are all prime candidates when mulling the possibilities for retro rosters. However, even if I were to create all of them for NBA Live 06 PC or another game, I’d still need to pick one to start with. So: 1996, 1997, or 1998 rosters?

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March Modness 2025 tipped off yesterday, and as I promised, I’m getting into the spirit myself! NBA Live 06 is an old favourite that I’m looking to bring back into my rotation, which also means that I’m considering ways to spruce it up with mods. To that end, I’ve put together some new practice courts for NBA Live 06, which include re-makes of The Hangar and the NBA Elite 11 practice court; two mods that I originally created for NBA Live 08.

On top of that, I’ve whipped up a few quick mods using files that originally came with NBA Live 06. I’ve restored the original practice gym that erroneously features a banner for NCAA March Madness 06, a fixed version of that gym that replaces the banner with an NBA Live 06 logo, and a mod that swaps in the urban court from 1-on-1 mode as the practice court. Download them all at the links below!

• The Hangar Practice Court
• NBA Elite 11 Practice Court
• Original Gym Practice Court
• Fixed Original Gym Practice Court
• Urban Practice Court

I’ll definitely be exploring other modding ideas for NBA Live 06 beyond these practice courts, including some roster projects (most likely not a 2025 season update, however). I’ll also be tinkering with some other games, including finishing up some minimalist retro rosters the Xbox 360 version of NBA 2K6. Stay tuned for more releases, and modders, remember to get involved with March Modness for a chance to win a copy of NBA 2K26 PC later this year!

Happy Halloween, everyone! Since the spooky season is here again, it’s time to dive into another basketball video game urban legend with a new Tales from the Virtual Hardwood video. On this occasion, I’m examining an alleged eerie occurrence involving the late Jason Collier and NBA Live 06 PC.

As long-time basketball fans may recall, former Atlanta Hawks big man Jason Collier sadly passed away a couple of weeks before the 2006 season tipped off. He was removed from the Xbox 360 version of NBA Live 06, but as the PC and sixth gen console versions shipped months earlier, Collier was still included in their rosters. After his untimely passing and removal from the rosters on PC however, he reportedly showed up as a referee on the sideline. Is there any truth to this urban legend? Here’s the actual story!

I hope this was an interesting tale for Halloween! Be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content, including video essays, highlight reels, our podcast, the weekly Top 10 Plays, and more. As always, if you have any suggestions of games that you’d like to see Dee and I play, or topics you’d like us to tackle on the podcast or in a video, please let us know!

It’s time for another NLSC YouTube channel roundup! In case you’ve missed them, here’s an opportunity to catch up on the latest virtual hardwood highlights from Dee and myself, featuring NBA 2K25, NBA Live 06, and other games that have been in our rotation as of late.

As we’ve discussed on the NLSC Podcast, Dee has been playing a ton of NBA 2K25 since it was released, and sharing the highlights on our channel. His most recent uploads include our co-op session taking on the Orlando Magic with the Chicago Bulls using LeBron Era rosters, and head-to-head games against his brother, namely Clippers vs. Timberwolves, Cavaliers vs. Thunder, and a WNBA showdown between the Fever and Sun. He’s also shared a fantastic 12-minute highlight reel from the first ten games in their Legends season.

Dee also put together a highlight reel from our playtesting session with a work-in-progress ABA mod for NBA Live 06. As for me, on Friday I posted a virtual hardwood tribute to the recently retired Derrick Rose. That video features some of my favourite plays using D-Rose in NBA Live 09, NBA Live 10, NBA Live 16, and NBA 2K14.

Watch all of those highlights for NBA 2K25, NBA Live 06, NBA Live 09, NBA Live 10, NBA Live 16, and NBA 2K14 below! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the NLSC YouTube channel for more basketball gaming content. As a teaser, you can expect a new video essay from me in next week’s Wayback Wednesday, covering an interesting issue from the early days of NBA Live on PC. As always, feel free to hit us up with any suggestions of games that you’d like to see us play, and we’ll do our best to get them into the rotation!

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From courtside of the virtual hardwood, it’s Episode #547 of the NLSC Podcast!

Although we’re still playing NBA 2K25 and have a few updates on what we’ve been doing in it, we have been talking about the game at length for a number of shows now, so this week we’re putting it on the backburner. To that end, we recap a fun session playing NBA Live 06 PC with a work-in-progress ABA mod, and reflect on the league’s legacy and importance in the history of basketball. We also join the community in reminiscing about fun and weird ideas and approaches that we’ve employed in fantasy drafts, as well as some of the most memorable transactions – good or bad – that our favourite teams have made during all of our years following the NBA.

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To get involved with the mailbag or to provide any feedback on the show, hit us up in the comments, reach out on social media, or post here in the NLSC Forum! For more information on the NLSC Podcast including episode guides, check out this page in our Wiki. You can also find the show on our YouTube channel, along with the rest of our video content. As always, thanks for tuning in, and go get buckets!

This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! From retrospectives of basketball games and their interesting features, to republished articles and looking at NBA history through the lens of the virtual hardwood, Wednesdays at the NLSC are for going back in time. This week, I’m taking a look back at some 90s stars who retired (or at least, left the NBA) in 2005, yet are still playable in NBA Live 06.

It’s wise not to jump to conclusions when we see coincidences that are in fact likely occurrences. Apophenia – the tendency to perceive patterns where none exist, also called patternicity – leads us to ascribe connections and deeper meaning to unrelated events. To that point, it’s hardly unusual for a player to retire (or perhaps bow out of the NBA to play overseas) around the same time as their generational peers. Sure, a few players in every generation will stick around much longer while others will have shorter careers, but most of them will retire concurrently or within a brief span.

With that in mind, there’s nothing particularly strange or suspicious about a group of players who entered the league in the late 80s to early 90s all hanging it up in the mid 2000s. Nevertheless, it’s still interesting that 2005 was the final season for a number of stars that I grew up watching in the 90s, and that they’re all available in NBA Live 06, either still on their final team or in the Free Agents Pool. If nothing else, it was a sign that their era and generation was now definitely drawing to a close, adding some wistful nostalgia to one of my favourite games. Let’s take a look back…way back…

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Following the project’s launch in May, Murat and company have released a new version of the MyEra Project for NBA Live 2005 and NBA Live 06 PC. Inspired by MyNBA Eras in NBA 2K23 and NBA 2K24, the mod currently includes 1984-85 and 1995-96 rosters. It remains a work in progress, but to that point, some significant additions have been made in V0.1.1. Please note that it is not compatible with the console versions of NBA Live 2005 and NBA Live 06.

Key features of the latest release include:

• Cyberfaces and PA data for more than 500 players
• Generic dornas for 1995-96 season
• More coaches

You can pick up the latest version of the NBA Live MyEra project here in our Downloads section! For more information and previews, be sure to check out the release and support topic here in the NLSC Forum. As you may have seen, Murat has been making some excellent efforts to revive the modding scene for NBA Live 2005 and NBA Live 06 PC throughout 2024, as well as working on enhancing the retro gaming experience with those titles. This includes the development of some widescreen fixes that are also compatible with NBA Live 07 and NBA Live 08 PC. If you’re willing and able to give Murat a hand with the MyEra project moving forward, please get in touch with him!

As you may have seen in previous bulletins, Murat has been doing some excellent work with the last few NBA Live releases on PC, enhancing the experience for retro gamers with various fixes. To that end, he’s released a new version of the NBA Live Widescreen Fix, which is compatible with NBA Live 2005, NBA Live 06, NBA Live 07, and NBA Live 08.

V1.04 of the NBA Live Widescreen Fix adds an updated transition screen for NBA Live 2005, as well as the option to enable and disable the intro/attract mode videos that normally play while idling in the main menu. No further editing or hacking is required, and it won’t interfere with any other mods that you’re using. Pick it up here in our Downloads section!

For more information and previews of projects that Murat is working on, check out this topic in the Forum. For retro gamers who love retro season mods, I’d also recommend giving the work-in-progress MyEra Project a look. A big thanks to Murat for his work, and to everyone who continues to contribute to our Downloads section! Obviously we want to support modding for NBA 2K24 and future NBA 2K releases, but we’ll always advocate for retro gaming, and mods that breathe new life into old favourites.