NBA Live 2003

This is Dumb Mondays, tipping off the workweek with silly facts, opinions, or predictions that you may or may not find interesting. This was originally JaoSming’s feature, but since he’s now at Visual Concepts and hard at work on 2KTV, I’ll be writing a few articles in his place. A new Monday feature may also be coming soon, so stay tuned!

Did you know? The PC versions of NBA Live 2003, NBA Live 2004, and a few other games in the series featured a developer console that was disabled by default. It’s true; with a quick modification of a configuration file, the console can be re-enabled and used to mess around with the game. It has limited uses compared to, say, a first person shooter, and to that end, some people might be inclined to call the whole thing dumb. But hey, this is Dumb Mondays, so let’s have some fun!

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Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! This is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to basketball video games, the real NBA or another area of interest to our community, either as a list of five items or in the form of a Top 5 countdown.

From the moment that basketball video games began getting deeper and more sophisticated, properly representing a player’s abilities, skill level, and playing style through their ratings and other attributes became an important area of focus. Both EA and 2K invest a lot of time and effort – and in the case of EA’s partnership with Synergy Sports, money – in making sure that their official updates are detailed, and that player ratings are kept up to date and accurate throughout the entire league.

In years gone by however, and especially before regular official roster updates became a thing, it wasn’t uncommon to see some unusual ratings in the default rosters. Even games like NBA Jam, with its simplified and boosted player ratings, produced some noteworthy oddities. So, for this week’s Friday Five, I’m taking a look at some of the weirdest player ratings that I can recall in various basketball video games.

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We have a couple of new file additions for NBA Live 2003 today, as Murat has released the FIBA World Cup 2014 Mod, along with a minor fix. Download them both at the links below!

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FIBA World Cup 2014 Mod
FIBA World Cup 2014 Mod Fix 1

Murat continues to do some fine work for NBA Live 2003, as he has created some custom camera patches for the game. If you’d like to dust off NBA Live 2003 and check them out, you can download them both at the links below.

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Camera Patch
Broadcast Camera Patch

We’re tipping off the week with new file additions for NBA Live 2003 PC. Murat has released a couple more retro updates, which you can download at the links below!

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Retro Jersey Pack 3
A Decade of Rosters (1997/1998)

Here are Murat’s latest releases for NBA Live 2003, including more retro faces, courts, and roster fixes. Check them all out at the links below!

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Retro Cyberface Pack 19
Vintage New York Knicks Court (1995-2000)
Vintage Philadelphia 76ers Court (1998-1999)
Vintage New York Knicks Court (1992-1995)
Retro Cyberface Pack 20
A Decade of Rosters (1998/1999) Fix by Murat

Murat continues to pump out some great retro updates for NBA Live 2003 PC, which you can check out at the links below.

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Retro Jersey Pack 2
Vintage New Jersey Nets Court (1990-1995)
Vintage New Jersey Nets Court (1995-1996)
Vintage New Jersey Nets Court (1996-1997)
Vintage Cleveland Cavaliers Court (1994-1997)
Vintage Cleveland Cavaliers Court (1987-1994)
Retro Cyberface Pack 18
Murat’s Missing Cyberfaces for A Decade of Rosters Vol 2.
A Decade of Rosters (1999/2000) Fix by Murat
A Decade of Rosters (2000/2001) Fix by Murat
Vintage Cleveland Cavaliers Court (1983-1987)
Retro 1987-94 Cleveland Cavaliers Jerseys
Vintage Denver Nuggets Court (1993-1998)
Vintage Denver Nuggets Court (1998-1999)
Vintage Atlanta Hawks Court (1997-1999)
Vintage Atlanta Hawks Court (1997-1999) Georgia Tech

We’ve unfortunately lost a lot of great updates for NBA Live 2003 over the years, but Murat has been hard at work creating a bunch of retro updates for the game, filling up our archives. You can check out his latest releases at the links below!

Murat
Retro Cyberface Pack 15
Vintage Vancouver Grizzlies Court (1997-2000)
Vintage Vancouver Grizzlies Court (2000-2001)
Vintage Houston Rockets Court (1995-1996)
Vintage Houston Rockets Court (1996-1998)
Vintage Houston Rockets Court (1998-2000)
Vintage Houston Rockets Court (2000-2001)
Vintage Houston Rockets Court (2001-2003)
Vintage New Jersey Nets Court (1997-2000)
Vintage Los Angeles Clippers Court (1997-1999)
Vintage Los Angeles Clippers Court (1997-1999) in Anaheim
Vintage Los Angeles Lakers Court (1995-1999)
Vintage Sacrameto Kings Court (2003-2007)
Vintage Washington Wizards Court (2001-2003)
Vintage Washington Wizards Court (1997-2001)
Vintage Phoenix Suns Court (1995-2000)
Vintage Milwaukee Bucks Court (1993-1998)
Vintage Milwaukee Bucks Court (1989-1993)
Vintage Utah Jazz Court (1991-1996)
Retro Cyberface Pack 16
Retro Jersey Pack
A Decade of Rosters (2001/2002) Fix by Murat
Retro Charlotte Hornets & Orlando Magic Jerseys
Vintage Orlando Magic Court (1995-1999)
Vintage Orlando Magic Court (1999-2000)
Vintage Memphis Grizzlies Court (2003-2004)
Retro Cyberface Pack 17
Retro Philadelphia 76ers & New Jersey Nets Jerseys
Retro Philadelphia 76ers & Phoenix Suns Jerseys

Murat continues to release retro face packs for the Decade of Rosters project for NBA Live 2003, ensuring that players who are missing faces no longer have to go without. Pick up the latest pack at the link below!

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Retro Cyberface Pack 14

We’ve got some more old school updates coming your way today, as Murat has uploaded some retro face packs for NBA Live 2003. Check them all out at the links below!

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Retro Cyberface Pack 11
Retro Cyberface Pack 12
Retro Cyberface Pack 13

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! This is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to basketball video games, the real NBA or another area of interest to our community, either as a list of five items or in the form of a Top 5 countdown.

After offering up a few opinions on the real NBA in last week’s edition of the Friday Five, this week I’m back to talking about basketball video games. Being a basketball gamer that prefers to see a healthy amount of realism in the annual titles, I thought I’d reflect on some of the non-sim elements that have found their way into sim basketball games over the years.

For the sim-oriented gamer, these elements can range from pet peeves and minor irritations to major distractions and issues that can severely affect one’s enjoyment of a game. However, as you’ll find out, at least one of the items on this list isn’t such an unwelcome idea. Without any further ado, here are 5 Non-Sim Elements in Sim Basketball Games.

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For those gamers who are still playing NBA Live 2003, Murat has added a pack containing several missing faces for the previously released A Decade of Rosters project, while Cpt(K) has updated his ENB Series mod. Pick them up at the links below.

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Murat’s Missing Cyberfaces for A Decade of Rosters Vol 1.

Cpt(K)
NBA Live 2003 ENB Series (Updated to v2.0)

We have a few dedicated folks in our community who are still making updates for NBA Live 2003. XtrangHero recently released a face pack and roster update for the 2013/2014 season, which you can pick up at the links below.

XtrangHero
2013/2014 Season Face Pack
2013/2014 Season Roster Update

We still have a few folks updating NBA Live 2003, as PavleSRB has released an update that adds the new jerseys for the New Orleans Pelicans, as well as a fictional update for Red Star Belgrade. You can pick up both releases at the links below.

PavleSRB
2013/2014 New Orleans Pelicans Jersey Patch
2013/2014 Red Star Belgrade Jersey Patch

We’ve arrived at another Friday here at the NLSC, which means there’s another Friday Five coming your way! If you’re checking out The Friday Five for the first time and are wondering what it’s all about, this is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to basketball video games, the real NBA or another area of interest to our community, either as a list of five items or in the form of a Top 5 countdown.

Last week, I talked about some of my favourite experiences in basketball gaming, including my most memorable Dynasty games and MyCAREER in NBA 2K13. This week, I’m going in the opposite direction and taking a look at some of my basketball video game experiences that didn’t go so well, such as seasons that ended part of the way through and ideas for Franchise games that just didn’t work out. These are my Top 5 Failed Basketball Game Endeavours.

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