Top 25 Most Dominant Teams in Sports Gaming History (Part II)

[RaychelSnr]

Last week, I began to unveil my picks for the top 25 greatest video game teams of all time. This week, I will reveal all but the top five greatest teams.

Disclaimer: As much as I wanted to put it on this list, the super large Pong paddle that your unskilled family members got to select does not qualify since the paddle was not technically a "team." Sorry to all of you holding out hope that the paddle would be number one on the list.

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[buzzguy]

#15....I'm pretty sure Utah isn't a city. Am I wrong, here?

Anyway, I love these features and can't wait for the next one. #8 brings back some "nice" Dreamcast memories.

[The Sim God]

HA the magic in nba live 95!!!
i remember them

though i was a firm believer that the golden state warriors of nba live 95 were the best 3 point shooting team i ever played with(maybe it was live 94)
chris mullen NEVER missed.
you could rack up 180 points in 5 minute qtrs.....lol

[Cuse 15]

Love the post, brings back memories of fights with brother over some of those, it was Omar Epps in the program

[MassNole]

Don't forget Dennis Scott on the Magic either, he was also an assassin from three point range.

Did that team have Horace Grant too?

Trivia Question, who were the only two rookies in NBA Live 95?

[Gantry]

While it's great to see RBI mentioned, I think the love for San Fran is a bit off. Though people play many different styles of RBI, I don't think SF is one of the two best teams in just about any format.

And it's debatable if Will Clark is the best hitter on his team (Chili Davis is slightly weaker but MUCH faster), let alone the best in the game. Most folks wouldn't have him as a top10 overall hitter, though he still swings a mean bat.

[HechticSooner]

like I said in the last one in Bill Walsh football in the historical teams Bo Jackson was unstoppable. The days of Genesis football, oh the memories.

[Attezz]

It's articles like this why people have no respect for sports blogs, you clearly know next to nothing about any of these videogames, and are just making things up.

Well, bravo, this is truly the Family Guy of "awful sports articles written from a high school Journalism class", try to get people to chime in not to form a discussion, but to reminisce about the fact that "I too remember NHL 2002!!!!11111 Shanahan was da bomb diggity!!!!" as opposed to actually having a decent discussion.

It's no wonder why your "activation email" ended up in my spam folder.

[allBthere]

Re: Top 25 Most Dominant Teams in Sports Gaming History (Part II)

It's articles like this why people have no respect for sports blogs, you clearly know next to nothing about any of these videogames, and are just making things up.

Well, bravo, this is truly the Family Guy of "awful sports articles written from a high school Journalism class", try to get people to chime in not to form a discussion, but to reminisce about the fact that "I too remember NHL 2002!!!!11111 Shanahan was da bomb diggity!!!!" as opposed to actually having a decent discussion.

It's no wonder why your "activation email" ended up in my spam folder.

anyway, my pick would be the 'tanned' dudes in super spike v-ball - remember them?

[Rebel10]

The first iteration of NCAA Football, which came after Bill Walsh '95, for the Genesis/SNES, featured some of the most horrifically frustrating comeback AI in any game I've played. I used to rent that game regularly, and try to beat the computer... I'd play as Nebraska, probbaly the best team in the game, against Akron, the worst. Akron would always win. At one point, I had a 14 point lead with the ball and 20 seconds left. I fumbled for a TD and with 5 seconds left on the clock, they kicked off to me... I had every intention of receiving the kick, draining the 5 seconds, and running out of bounds or into the endzone to end the game. Yet with 0:00 on the clock, as I am racing to get out of bounds, I am tackled, fumble, and the CPU returns it for a TD. NOT ONLY THAT, but it was the first year EA implemented the two-point conversion, and they went for two and beat me by 1.

Other than that, I agree with Attezz -- especially because some of the remarks in the article are just incorrect. Making a friend play as the Wizards in NBA Street was not punishment -- Michael Jordan was on that team and was the best player in the game. He was also on the cover of the game. The Jordan / Yeti / Shaq combo was the most unstoppable combo in the game.

[Bumble14]

Re: Top 25 Most Dominant Teams in Sports Gaming History (Part II)

The first iteration of NCAA Football, which came after Bill Walsh '95, for the Genesis/SNES, featured some of the most horrifically frustrating comeback AI in any game I've played. I used to rent that game regularly, and try to beat the computer... I'd play as Nebraska, probbaly the best team in the game, against Akron, the worst. Akron would always win. At one point, I had a 14 point lead with the ball and 20 seconds left. I fumbled for a TD and with 5 seconds left on the clock, they kicked off to me... I had every intention of receiving the kick, draining the 5 seconds, and running out of bounds or into the endzone to end the game. Yet with 0:00 on the clock, as I am racing to get out of bounds, I am tackled, fumble, and the CPU returns it for a TD. NOT ONLY THAT, but it was the first year EA implemented the two-point conversion, and they went for two and beat me by 1.

Other than that, I agree with Attezz -- especially because some of the remarks in the article are just incorrect. Making a friend play as the Wizards in NBA Street was not punishment -- Michael Jordan was on that team and was the best player in the game. He was also on the cover of the game. The Jordan / Yeti / Shaq combo was the most unstoppable combo in the game.

What remarks in this article are incorrect? Please note that this article is purely opinion based, so it was based off my personal experiences with these games. There is no scientific method of proving which teams are truly the best in video game history.

P.S. Jordan was not on the Wizards in NBA Street- he was an unlockable character that you received when beating the game. He was not assigned to a specific team in the game. Here is the Wizards team list as taken directly from the game guide that I have lying around in my media room (I still play the game a lot).

Washington Wizards
Jahidi White
*Richard Hamilton-Superstar
Courtney Alexander
*Mitch Richmond
*Christian Laettner

Also, Attezz, can you please justify your comments with some supporting statements? I value your opinion, but you have said some pretty strong comments about this article and have provided no proof for your statements.

Again, it's ok that you guys don't like the article, but this is an opinion based article, and there is no right/wrong answer. You say that this article is not condusive to debate, but I'd have to disagree. This article was made so that you could talk about past memories, but also put the teams you remember as being dominant into the limelight.

Attezz- what do you mean by "it's no wonder your activation email ended up in my junk box"?

[strassy]

Another glaring error in this shoddily written article. it's QB EAGLES, not QB #12. Have you played any of these games in the past 15 years or are you just making up random tripe off the top of your head?

[strassy]

Another glaring error in this shoddily written article. it's QB EAGLES, not QB #12. Have you played any of these games in the past 15 years or are you just making up random tripe off the top of your head?

crap...this one is my fault. who the hell played Madden 94 anyhow? I'll save myself and say that the Detroit Lions are far from the best team in Tecmo Super Bowl

[bh446066]

I haven't played all those games, but I can vouch for #'s 23, 22, 21, 16, 15, 11, and 7 (especially #16, as I had many seasons with the new Charlotte Hornets...Rex Chapman, Mugsy Bogues, Mike Gminski, Del Curry, etc.). These retrospective articles are gold. Good job, I love it.

[Bumble14]

Re: Top 25 Most Dominant Teams in Sports Gaming History (Part II)

crap...this one is my fault. who the hell played Madden 94 anyhow? I'll save myself and say that the Detroit Lions are far from the best team in Tecmo Super Bowl

Every single error that people have tried to point out in these two articles has been proven to be wrong. Keep em coming though.

I played all of these games non stop growing up. I researched the heck out of this article before writing it, and I did not make any of it up.

Sorry the majority of posters this week apparently hate this article, and think it's "shoddily" written.

I hope there are some out there who find this to be an enjoyable read, and can see this article for what it is- an entertainment piece that can inspire some fun discussion about dominant sports teams thoroughout sports gaming history.

Some people take these things way to seriously.