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DustinT · 11-14-2013, 09:48 AM

On the eve of the PlayStation 4's release, Operation Sports is taking a look back at some of the most memorable launch-year sports titles.

Because many players experienced these systems for the first time on Christmas morning, games on this list qualified for selection if they were released in the same year as their respective platform. Only American release dates were considered.

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TheRealHST · 11-14-2013, 10:02 AM

I will never forget seeing 2K basketball and football for the first time and lets not forget about BULLS VS LAKERS, BULLS VS BLAZERS, NBA SHOWDOWN etc...when NBA Live was king

tjspeaks · 11-14-2013, 10:03 AM

NFL2K is such an easy choice as #1. No game has ever made such a huge graphical leap as this one. I am looking forward to the next gen. However, even NG NBA2K14 is no comparison to the buzz and excitement created by NFL2K.

rtkiii · 11-14-2013, 10:08 AM

NFL2k was amazing. I remember a buddy walked in and said "I didn't know the NFL was on today" - It was before NFL played on Saturdays. Well we were playing this. NBA was also just simply amazing. I need to snag me a Dreamcast

threattonature · 11-14-2013, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tjspeaks


	NFL2K is such an easy choice as #1. No game has ever made such a huge graphical leap as this one. I am looking forward to the next gen. However, even NG NBA2K14 is no comparison to the buzz and excitement created by NFL2K.

No joke. I think everybody has the same story of walking into a toy/game store and seeing NFL2K set up on a display somewhere and our minds being completely blown.

ManiacMatt1782 · 11-14-2013, 10:10 AM

Dreamcast was such an underrated system. It was a true leap passed the Playstation and N64.

CarryTheWeight · 11-14-2013, 11:00 AM

I agree with this list, but would like to add one more game to the list of honorable mentions: Madden NFL 2001 on PS2. Along with the original 2K it has to be one of my favorite sports games at a console launch.

grodbetatted · 11-14-2013, 11:58 AM

I had nfl 2k and nfl 2k1 and I hated the slow pace of the game.. it definitely irritated me. Since I'm a vikings fan scoring was too easy seeing as all i had to do was throw deep every time

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11-14-2013, 09:48 AM	#1
DustinT Big Dummy OVR: 40 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 1,937 Blog Entries: 39	Best Sports Launch Titles Of All-Time On the eve of the PlayStation 4's release, Operation Sports is taking a look back at some of the most memorable launch-year sports titles. Because many players experienced these systems for the first time on Christmas morning, games on this list qualified for selection if they were released in the same year as their respective platform. Only American release dates were considered. Read More - Best Sports Launch Titles Of All-Time

11-14-2013, 10:02 AM	#2
TheRealHST Banned OVR: 7 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Blog Entries: 4	I will never forget seeing 2K basketball and football for the first time and lets not forget about BULLS VS LAKERS, BULLS VS BLAZERS, NBA SHOWDOWN etc...when NBA Live was king

11-14-2013, 10:03 AM	#3
tjspeaks Banned OVR: 8 Join Date: Jun 2007 Blog Entries: 1	NFL2K is such an easy choice as #1. No game has ever made such a huge graphical leap as this one. I am looking forward to the next gen. However, even NG NBA2K14 is no comparison to the buzz and excitement created by NFL2K.

11-14-2013, 10:08 AM	#4
rtkiii Banned OVR: 1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Indiana	NFL2k was amazing. I remember a buddy walked in and said "I didn't know the NFL was on today" - It was before NFL played on Saturdays. Well we were playing this. NBA was also just simply amazing. I need to snag me a Dreamcast

11-14-2013, 10:10 AM	#6
ManiacMatt1782 Who? Giroux! OVR: 26 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,990 Blog Entries: 7	Dreamcast was such an underrated system. It was a true leap passed the Playstation and N64.

11-14-2013, 11:00 AM	#7
CarryTheWeight MVP OVR: 30 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orchard Park, NY Blog Entries: 13	I agree with this list, but would like to add one more game to the list of honorable mentions: Madden NFL 2001 on PS2. Along with the original 2K it has to be one of my favorite sports games at a console launch.

11-14-2013, 11:58 AM	#8
grodbetatted Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: May 2013	I had nfl 2k and nfl 2k1 and I hated the slow pace of the game.. it definitely irritated me. Since I'm a vikings fan scoring was too easy seeing as all i had to do was throw deep every time