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From courtside of the virtual hardwood, it’s Episode #628 of the NLSC Podcast!

While it’s certainly exciting to be on the cutting edge of gaming technology, we’re not always in a rush to upgrade our hardware and play the (supposedly) most advanced versions of basketball video games. This week, we’re taking a look at why many basketball gamers often opt to stick with last gen hoops titles – ourselves included – and some of the benefits of delaying a jump to the next generation. We also touch on next gen elitism and gatekeeping – in particular, the “you’re broke” crowd – and the community shares their experiences in sticking with last gen basketball video games. Suffice it to say that it’s been a more common practice over the years than some people may think!

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At this point, the Current & Legendary Edition Mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2 is one of the longest-running projects in our community! It’s been a while since the last update, but creator agent_michael_scarn has recently posted V4.4 of the mod. The new release updates the rosters as of the 2026 trade deadline, and also adds a couple of historical players to fill out team rosters.

Key changes in V4.4 of the Current & Legendary Edition mod are as follows:

• Young and Davis to Wizards
• Middleton to Mavs
• Brand and Garland to Clippers
• Harden to Cleveland
• Paul to New Orleans
• Redd to Milwaukee
• Jackson Jr to Utah
• Battier to Memphis

Download the NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition mod here in our Downloads database! Be sure to check out the release topic in the Forum for information on how to install the mod on the GameCube emulator, as well as previews and details on future releases. Once again, a big thanks to agent_michael_scarn for keeping the project alive for so long, and also for making it freely available for everyone! We appreciate the efforts in keeping a classic basketball video game up to date, and promoting the values that our modding community was built upon.

Earlier this month, agent_michael_scarn released V4.2 of the Current & Legendary Edition Mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2. Over the weekend, he released V4.3 of the project, which is now available to download.

The latest version is basically a minor bug fix, as it corrects Trae Young’s jersey number. However, for those who missed the previous release, V4.2 was a more substantial update that added top pick Cooper Flagg to the Dallas Mavericks, while moving Bradley Beal to the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, and Damian Lillard back to the Portland Trail Blazers. It also featured an update for Dennis Rodman’s hair.

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! Also be sure to check out the release topic in the Forum for more information on how to install the mod on the emulator, as well as previews and details on future releases. Shout out to agent_michael_scarn for keeping the project alive for over five years now, and also for making it readily available to everyone free to charge! We really appreciate all of the efforts that are being made to breathe new life into some classic basketball games with outstanding mods.

Fans of agent_michael_scarn’s Current & Legendary Edition Mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2 will be delighted to hear that it’s still being updated! A new release back in April updated the rosters following the Luka Doncic trade, and now V4.2 updates the rosters for the forthcoming 2026 season. There have also been a couple of changes with the Legends. A breakdown of the key features of V4.2 is as follows:

• Flagg on Mavericks
• Beal to Clippers
• Traded Johnson for Porter jr
• White to Celtics
• Tuner to Milwaukee
• Updated Rodman’s hair
• Lillard back on Portland
• Durant to Rockets
• Nash and Green to Phoenix

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! Also be sure to check out the release topic in the Forum for more information on how to install the mod on the emulator, as well as previews and details on future releases.

It’s been a while, but agent_michael_scarn is back with a new version of the Current & Legendary Edition mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2! V4.0 is a significant roster update, involving both current players and retired Legends. Key changes in the new release are as follows:

• Added Luka Doncic to Lakers
• Added Anthony Davis to Mavs
• Added Tim Hardaway to Heat
• Added Nate Thurmond and Jimmy Butler to Warriors
• Added Khris Middleton to Wizards
• Added Brook Lopez and Cam Johnson to Nets
• Added Jalen Williams to Thunder
• Added Kyle Kuzma to Bucks
• Added Russell Westbrook to Nuggets
• Added Chris Paul to Clippers
• Added De’Aaron Fox to Spurs
• Added DeMar DeRozan to Kings

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! Also be sure to check out the release topic in the Forum for more information on how to install the mod on the emulator, as well as previews and details on future releases.

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 the final few NBA Live games that were released on PS1.

The launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has resulted in an interesting situation as far as multi-generation support is concerned. Obviously, the ninth gen consoles are receiving the flagship version of NBA 2K as far as technical innovation and features. However, the eighth gen version – which is also the one ported to PC – hasn’t been completely left behind. With NBA 2K23 in particular, 2K made a point of trying to implement as many features from the new gen version into the prior gen release. There also continues to be cross-generation support in MyTEAM.

Looking back through decades of console launches and multi-generation releases for basketball video games, outmoded platforms haven’t always received this kind of love and attention. It helps that nowadays the gap isn’t quite so wide, and the architecture is far more similar to the previous gen. The limited availability of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has also left many gamers stuck on the previous generation longer than planned. When it comes to the final NBA Live games for PS1 back in the day, they didn’t stack up to their new gen successors quite as impressively. At the same time, they had some strong points of their own. Let’s take a look back…way back…

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This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. You’ll also find old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, and other flashback content. This week, I’m taking a look back at basketball gaming on the Nintendo 64.

For basketball gamers who are at the tail end of Generation X, or Millennials/Gen Y folks like me, we’re starting to experience milestones that remind us that we’re getting older. Realising we’re coming up on the 30th Anniversary of the Chicago Bulls’ first championship – an event that was just a few years old when I really got into basketball – is a good example. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of NBA Live over the past two years is another. We’re also starting to see a lot of classic consoles that I recall being one of the systems to own back in the day, now reaching significant anniversaries.

To that end, the Nintendo 64 turns twenty five this week, being released in Japan on June 24th 1996 and North America on September 29th. It wouldn’t be released in Europe or Australia until March 1997, and I didn’t actually own the console until I received it for my 13th birthday in October that year. Nevertheless, it’s the 25th Anniversary of the debut of the Nintendo 64, so it only seems appropriate to reflect on the history of basketball gaming on the console. Let’s take a look back…way back…

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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. This week’s Five is a list of five old basketball games that have shot up in price on the collectors’ market in recent years.

When it comes to sourcing copies of old NBA Live and NBA 2K releases, you won’t end up paying too much. Got your hands on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, and feel like taking a trip down memory lane with NBA Live 10? Even on eBay, you’ll likely pay less than ten dollars, Australian or US. Even games from the 90s – such as the Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of NBA Live 95 – are generally cheap, as there are quite a number of copies in circulation. You might pay a little more for complete-in-box, but they’re mostly very affordable to collect.

And then, there are the old basketball games that have shot up in price. Last year I took a look at five old basketball games that are very expensive to collect, and there’s some overlap with this article. However, I’ve been made aware of some other titles that are tough to affordably source, at least through a market like eBay. Old basketball games are somewhat of a niche genre when it comes to video game collecting, and as I noted, many of them are too common to fetch a high price just because of their age. They’re still affected by the same trends as retro game collecting in general though, especially if they’re legitimately rare and highly sought after, as some of these are.

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Following on from last month’s release, agent_michael_scarn has provided a further update to the Current & Legendary Edition mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2. Key features of V2.8 are as follows:

• Swapped Blake Griffin on Pistons for Bill Laimbeer
• Added/Changed Team LeBron and Team Durant All-Star Teams

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum. With the trade deadline looming, I’m guessing that more updates are in the pipeline, so stay tuned!

Since releasing the Current & Legendary Edition mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2, agent_michael_scarn has done a fantastic job with regular updates. To that end, a new version is now available to download. Key features of V2.7.1 are as follows:

• Swapped Derrick Rose for Richard Hamilton
• Updated Blake Griffin’s jersey (incorrect number)
• Updated Dennis Rodman’s attributes and hair (red with Bulls symbol on back)
• Updated LaMelo Ball’s attributes

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum.

The Current & Legendary Edition mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2 has received another update! After adding the James Harden trade in the last release, agent_michael_scarn has made some further fixes and enhances in V2.6:

• Updated Oladipo’s Jersey Number (4 to 7)
• Updated Legendary Player Attributes based off 2K stats

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum

Following on from an update late last year, agent_michael_scarn has released another new version of the Current & Legendary Edition mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2. In light of his recent trade to Brooklyn, it adds James Harden to Nets’ roster. Key features of V2.5 of the mod are as follows:

• Added Harden to Nets
• Added Oladipo to Rockets
• Jermaine O’Neal to Pacers

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum

It hasn’t been long since the last update for the Current & Legendary Edition Mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2, but agent_michael_scarn has recently released a new version. The new release, V2.4, includes the following updates:

• Updated Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis Home Jerseys with era specific Yellow versions
• Updated Cavs Home/Away Jerseys for Love, Drummond and Sexton
• Updated Brooklyn Nets Away Jerseys for Drazen Petrovic and Derrick Coleman to early 90s version
• Added Shaq to Lakers
• Added Steve Francis to Magic

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum

Further updates have been made to the (now-renamed) Current & Legendary Edition mod for NBA Street Vol. 2, created by agent_michael_scarn. As the name change implies, the mod has been updated for the forthcoming 2021 season. Key features of V2.3.1 are as follows:

• Updated Rosters and Jerseys including Lakers, Pistons, Clippers, Raptors, Heat, Bulls, Magic, Spurs, Trailblazers and Wizards
• Fixed James Wiseman Height
• Fixed Donovan Mitchell Jersey (Home/Away swapped)
• Fixed LaMelo Ball/Brandon Ingram Jersey Swap
• Updated LaMelo Ball Jersey to avoid confusion with Larry Johnson jersey (same jersey/number)

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Current & Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum.

The Legendary Edition mod for the GameCube version of NBA Street Vol. 2, created by agent_michael_scarn, has received another small update! v1.5.8 includes the following changes:

• Added Select Dream Team Jerseys for Michael Jordan (Home), Scottie Pippen (Home), Charles Barkley (Away), Patrick Ewing (Away), and David Robinson (Home)
• Replaced Current Nets Away Jersey with recently announced retro jerseys (Irving, Durant, Allen)

Other key features of the mod include updated NBA rosters, new logos and jerseys, and era-specific jerseys for several Legends. For more information on previous releases, check out the bulletin for v1.5.7.

You can pick up NBA Street Vol. 2 Legendary Edition here in our Downloads database! For more information on how to install it, as well as previews, further support, or if you just want to say thanks, check out this topic in the Forum.