NCAA Gamers: Don't Forget Where You Come From

[TarHeelPhenom]

Remember???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRRHKNXAj6w (The Original Bill Walsh)

How many of you played with College Station, South Bend, Raleigh or State College?





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8hY3...eature=related (Bill Walsh College Football 95)





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEMk7R3M1QA&NR=1 (College Football USA 96)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0dPv...eature=related (College Football 97)

Remember when the goal posts would come down after a big win???




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqFYE...eature=related (NCAA 99)


Look how big Nebraska WR #6 body is LOL!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Reo...eature=related (NCAA 2000)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KylEO...feature=relmfu (NCAA 2001)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfWQU...feature=relmfu (NCAA 2k2 Dreamcast)

vs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7EoK...eature=related (NCAA 2002 PS2)




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NxLs...eature=related (NCAA 2003)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l9WD...eature=related (College Football 2k3)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZUfn...eature=related (NCAA 2004)




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt3Nr...eature=related (NCAA 2005)




Look at how the game changed over a 10 year period. Look at some of the stuff that was in and has been taken out...some of the stuff that looks awfully familiar almost 20 years later. I thought it was cool to look back.

[Cusefan]

I really got into college football games with College Football USA 96, I remember mowing lawns to pay for it. I really do have fond memories playing it.

[Sundown2600]

I'm in my 30's so I've been playing since the Bill Walsh days. Thanks for posting these vids brings back good memories of the series. Those games on PS2 were amazing btw and hey still look great today. The tackling animations were pretty much non-existent back then, but overall last gen leaves this gen in the dust. Shame really but NCAA 12 gives me hope for the next couple of years.

Edit: Look at the level of presentation in the 2K3 game with the commentary and stat overlays. Amazing.

[Gotmadskillzson]

I am not going to lie, that grass on College Football 2K3 looks way better then NCAA 12. Commentary is 10 times better. Their crowd looks on par with NCAA 11 only with CROWD MOVEMENT.

And guess what ? You could hear the drums being played in the band !

Player model wise they are on par with NCAA 10.

Damn College football 2K3 was the shiznit ! Looks like the NCAA series been stuck in place for the past 9 years in a lot of areas.

I mean damn, that 9 year old game holds up very well. I am impressed, considering they were able to do that on a much less powerful system.

That is why I tell people all the time, 360 and PS3 isn't the problem. It is the people programming the game and the art team that is the problem.

[Old School SD Fan]

Been playing video football since Intellivision. The high water mark for me was the first year games switched to larger 3D players, it was the most significant jump/advancement I can recall. The additional uni and player detail that brought was a huge leap.

[Dwaresacksqb]

I don't understand why ea never used the espn license they Have. The 2k games presentation was through the roof. I use to actually look forward to checking out the scores and highlights from around the league.

[TarHeelPhenom]

Something I took notice of and had no idea of..is back in the 90's EA and Visual Concepts actually worked together.


Yeah, that ESPN presentation was off the charts...the grass looked great. It really looked like you were watching an ESPN presentation. The Gameplay??? If I recall correctly wasn't the greatest and the rosters was as is.


We've come a long way...just feel like more can be done though!

[Tweeg]

The 2005 video showed me that they continue to have the exact same player warm up sequence.