The Fall of MLB 2K - What Happened?

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The MLB 2K series has a pretty long history, dating back to World Series Baseball, a 1994 game for the Sega Genesis. It then moved to the Sega Saturn, but when Sony released the PlayStation, competition arrived. EA’s fantastic MVP Baseball series eventually caught up and surpassed MLB 2K, and then 2K signed an exclusive rights agreement with the MLB, effectively killing off EA’s series along with any others. MLB The Show, however, could continue, since the license only applied to 3rd party games, and eventually The Show became a much better game than 2K. After MLB 2K died in 2013, however, The Show started to stagnate. It’s clear that competition makes video games better, and this video goes over a story that exemplifies that.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:34 World Series Baseball Era
06:23 Beginning of the 2K Era
10:20 The Fall of MLB 2K & Rise of MLB The Show
Song “Close” by Foewi used
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  • @SOFTDRINKTV
    @SOFTDRINKTV2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you guys enjoyed this video! It’s meant to be a brief overview of the MLB 2K series and its fall. If you want me to go more in depth on a specific title and its features & gameplay, let me know and I’ll add it to my list of retrospectives to work on!

  • @NoahFoxvtuber

    @NoahFoxvtuber

    2 жыл бұрын

    Please do one on the show

  • @OtherBarry4908

    @OtherBarry4908

    2 жыл бұрын

    do a NHL 2k video

  • @osurocks24

    @osurocks24

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do one on NASCAR Dirt to Daytona.

  • @shonhenderson4227

    @shonhenderson4227

    2 жыл бұрын

    What about Madden 10 Softdrink? Everyone talks about 12 being the the best one on the PS3 but I feel like 10 is the best gameplay and presentation wise and replay ability.

  • @possumxl

    @possumxl

    2 жыл бұрын

    How about All-Star Baseball? That was the series I played growing up before it was canceled.

  • @ervinghenderson4780
    @ervinghenderson47802 жыл бұрын

    I was a victim of being squeezed out by both EA and 2K. I played MVP Baseball and NFL 2K. Within months I lost both to exclusive deals.

  • @Ynkno

    @Ynkno

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wat

  • @Hatchbasic

    @Hatchbasic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here. I will say though I like mlb the show. I hate madden though

  • @eshoosca

    @eshoosca

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry

  • @GA_Confidential

    @GA_Confidential

    2 жыл бұрын

    This. As a Gamer I lost 2 of my favorite games in different sports to petty bs.

  • @chrisholm9789

    @chrisholm9789

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel this

  • @kiiedonstephens2978
    @kiiedonstephens29782 жыл бұрын

    Sports gaming as a whole has gone completely down hill. I was starting to think I was just being negative. You should do a video on the rise and fall of Tiger Woods PGA tour games or golf games as a whole. I remember getting so excited about Rory McElroy PGA Tour and it was complete junk. EA has became a brand instead of making great games. Thanks for the good content!

  • @jdevlin1910

    @jdevlin1910

    2 жыл бұрын

    What did you make of the 2K21 effort?

  • @thomaspayne1000

    @thomaspayne1000

    2 жыл бұрын

    It used to be perfectly possible to put out good games in a year like GTA3 to VC. Those days are long gone and good yearly releases from a single studio are impossible but sports games haven't evolved to deal with this fact.

  • @chachwa9970

    @chachwa9970

    2 жыл бұрын

    I personally believe it’s because none of the big sports games have like any competition, Nfl only has madden, basketball only has 2k and the same with other sportd

  • @thee_morpheus

    @thee_morpheus

    2 жыл бұрын

    MLB The Show was great at first, but like Madden they have failed to be innovative due to lack of competition. Now they too just trot out the same mess every year with minimal to no improvements. Downhill indeed

  • @araynova

    @araynova

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol gang. EA has officially become all name, no game.

  • @gabingston3430
    @gabingston34302 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see a retrospective on the short lived MLB Power Pros series. While cartoony and arcadey, it was a blast. I put so many hours into MLB Power Pros 2008 back in the day.

  • @codyssmith73

    @codyssmith73

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s a shame Konami has never opted to localize the Power Pro Yakuu games since, as they still are ongoing over in Japan.

  • @dcb99filmz

    @dcb99filmz

    2 жыл бұрын

    only the MLB version was short lived, the NPB version has been going since the Super Famicom and is still being released bi-yearly in Japan. I would also love to hear about Pawapuro/Power Pros, Konami's arcade-y, super-deformed baseball game franchise.

  • @greenfroppy212

    @greenfroppy212

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was incredible

  • @wyattmund9286

    @wyattmund9286

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@codyssmith73 The Pro Yakyuu Spirits games are also Konami’s more realistic baseball game, kinda like the show.

  • @sportsballgaming2239

    @sportsballgaming2239

    2 жыл бұрын

    Success mode and MLB Life had one of the best created player modes in sports gaming history. You could buy a house, get a hobby, buy vehicles, befriend teammates, even get married and have kids in MLB Life.

  • @Negative28
    @Negative282 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see an overall video on the 2003-2005 series of sports video games. When EA, 2K, Sony, and even others were all fiercely competing in NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL at once. It was a golden era.

  • @48hourrecordsteam45

    @48hourrecordsteam45

    2 жыл бұрын

    Best era ever.!! Though we would have gotten better.! Still competition in all sports

  • @Clay3613

    @Clay3613

    Жыл бұрын

    Disagree, The Show trounced any baseball games from the era.

  • @LMarcon11

    @LMarcon11

    Жыл бұрын

    I didn't play much of those games growing up as I'm brazilian, but I'm a soccer fan and this time was actually pretty great for soccer too. Fifa had fierce competition with Winning Eleven at the time and heck, people still play modded Winning Eleven 9/PES 5 to this day in Brazil. Original Fifa Street was great and followed the path of NBA Street, which was really fun. I've grown to love baseball and played most mlb the show since '15 (skipped '19 and '21) and the game really feels stagnated. For real, MVP 2005 is the pinnacle of baseball games and I have more fun with it than The Show, despite not having nostalgic attachments to it. I miss ps2 days and companies competing with good products.

  • @ttstrikehilariousdude
    @ttstrikehilariousdude2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Now you should do the NHL 2k series. But more of a retrospective because nhl 2k didn't necessarily take a downfall. Would love that!

  • @dennisbowen452

    @dennisbowen452

    2 жыл бұрын

    It died before the true downfall

  • @codyssmith73

    @codyssmith73

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’d argue it took a step back with 2K9 before 10 & 11 were a return to form but weren’t there graphically.

  • @xNeo64

    @xNeo64

    2 жыл бұрын

    NHL 2K5 was legendary

  • @epatetta

    @epatetta

    2 жыл бұрын

    I still play 2k10 with updated rosters. A bit outdated but still plays a decent game.

  • @ttstrikehilariousdude

    @ttstrikehilariousdude

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@epatetta how?

  • @CloudyWithAChanceOf5thPlace
    @CloudyWithAChanceOf5thPlace2 жыл бұрын

    I been stuck at home with Covid for over a week so whipped out the ole PS2 and fired up 2k5, so great!! And the nostalgia with those players from that era was the cherry on top!!

  • @shawnmurphy9245

    @shawnmurphy9245

    2 ай бұрын

    Love those kinda days

  • @arielrivera1331
    @arielrivera13312 жыл бұрын

    12:58 The team at Kush Games that developed MLB 2K7 was actually led by the lead developer of MVP Baseball 2005 (Ben Brinkman) for that release, which is why the game feels and plays different, and reviewed higher vs MLB 2K6, which was universally panned the year prior. MLB 2K7 was part of a planned three year overhaul for the series with Brinkman leading the team, but unfortunately Kush was no longer involved with the development of MLB 2K by the time 2K9 was released in favor of Visual Concepts, which is why 2K8 and 2K9 look and feel different. The series ended up being fully developed by a separate team at Visual Concepts (who makes the NBA 2K games) moving forward until MLB 2K13. I think Kush initially brought Ben on board after 2K made their deal with MLB to be the exclusive third party developer for MLB licensed titles, and EA was stuck with making NCAA Baseball 06 and 07. I'm of the firm belief that had Brinkman been able to fully realize his team's 3 year roadmap that he started with 2K7, the MLB 2K brand would have been saved. Brinkman now works at EA (full circle, right?) under Respawn working on Apex Legends.

  • @Bidwellz9

    @Bidwellz9

    2 жыл бұрын

    brinkman got lucky with mvp, 2k7 proved it

  • @HsNighthawk12

    @HsNighthawk12

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mvp 05 is the greatest baseball game ever. The show can never compare and never will

  • @judah_macabe

    @judah_macabe

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel like I went to school with Ben and his brother Adam. Both are listed as minor league players on one of the A's minor league teams in mvp 2005.

  • @canuckdude22

    @canuckdude22

    Жыл бұрын

    @@judah_macabe normally those guys are just joke easter egg players but I remember in one of my MLB 2K8 saves Eric Ravenscroft broke out and became a genuinely useable 9-hole CF a-la Craig Gentry

  • @chrisnotredfield662
    @chrisnotredfield6622 жыл бұрын

    I still think 2005 had the best sports games. MVP baseball 05, espn 2k5, madden 05 and even allstar baseball are still my favorite sports games. World series baseball 96 was my favorite for a long time

  • @zitofan4life
    @zitofan4life Жыл бұрын

    You should do “the fall of Mlb the show” while you’re at it. The game is following the Madden model with very limited improvement year over year. But some would argue that it’s just wonderful because there’s a few new trading cards with a cool design and 115 pwr/r

  • @Precious.Achiuwa
    @Precious.Achiuwa2 жыл бұрын

    Softdrinktv is so underrated. The video quality and editing is amazing

  • @poofpiff3195

    @poofpiff3195

    2 жыл бұрын

    only problem is he reverts to “madden bad” content where he repeats the same points over and over

  • @SOFTDRINKTV

    @SOFTDRINKTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@poofpiff3195 it's 2022 now. I haven't made such a video since last year. I don't plan on making another until it feels necessary, which shouldn't be until Madden 23 releases at the earliest. .... also I thought my subs liked those videos. They get the most views! Pleasing an audience is confusing and hard man. I'm trying my best

  • @poofpiff3195

    @poofpiff3195

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SOFTDRINKTV i didn’t mean it in a mean way, i love the vids and have been subscribed for years, i just feel like sometimes you fall into the madden bad trope and some of your videos i find them repetitive. love your channel though, and think you’re really good at making videos i just would be interested in seeing more different sports games

  • @SOFTDRINKTV

    @SOFTDRINKTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well this was a video about MLB 2K so I think your wish is coming true

  • @poofpiff3195

    @poofpiff3195

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SOFTDRINKTV that is true, hopefully you continue to prove me wrong ! love the content man and keep it up

  • @ETK97
    @ETK972 жыл бұрын

    Growing up with a 360 during those MLB games from 2k6-2k11 is pure nostalgia. One of the biggest turn offs I had with MLB 2k was in 2k9 big FAs would hit the market in franchise mode and would remain unsigned due to teams not having the cap space.

  • @chadwellington2524

    @chadwellington2524

    3 ай бұрын

    That still happens in nba 2k24 lol, ya it kinda ruins the realness of doing seasons mode... teams will also sign 3 pf's and have no sg

  • @doublecommenter5161
    @doublecommenter51612 жыл бұрын

    This just makes me want a retrospective of Allstar Baseball and Quarterback Club series.

  • @libertybong420

    @libertybong420

    2 жыл бұрын

    Came here to say the exact same thing

  • @anthonymedina7646

    @anthonymedina7646

    2 жыл бұрын

    Quarterback club was a great series, I miss that game

  • @crookbydabook6291

    @crookbydabook6291

    Жыл бұрын

    Quarterback club was always my favorite football game

  • @crookbydabook6291

    @crookbydabook6291

    Жыл бұрын

    And Kobe Bryant's basketball games I can't even remember the name now I still have a memory to this day from 6:00 or 7 years old of hitting a three-pointer to win the game with Shaq back when I recorded clips by my system yellow white blue cord being plugged in to the VCR and the VCR plugged into the cable to the TV and setting the second tape insertion in with a blank tape running a replay on the game and hitting a record on the VCR like I was going to record a movie Man wish I had some of those tapes I would literally have a player montage for Madden NCAA for a whole career college to pro way before anybody else was really doing it had a spike pass interception still might be the greatest play I've ever seen

  • @Beetlejuice698
    @Beetlejuice698 Жыл бұрын

    Mlb 2k12 wasn’t too bad. I actually think it was pretty good and had great graphics for the time that still look good by today’s standards, also not to mention the great commentary team with a great game day atmosphere and presentation.

  • @rz12331

    @rz12331

    7 ай бұрын

    2K11 was even better I think. Less buggy overall, and I personally liked the rosters and interface more

  • @markcavallaro1455
    @markcavallaro14552 жыл бұрын

    Great Video! I hope we get an NHL2K retrospective next!

  • @frenchyfred1310
    @frenchyfred13102 жыл бұрын

    I won a Sega Genesis console and World Series Baseball in a contest in '94. Can't tell you how many hours I've spent on it as a young teen. I don't game anymore and I feel kinda bummed out to learn that such a great game went down the drain over the years...

  • @Skybound.
    @Skybound.2 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting for this! Not even a minute in and I already LOVE IT

  • @zlocesti_djedica
    @zlocesti_djedica Жыл бұрын

    I always love coming back to your videos! They are very well made!

  • @TheBuddha337
    @TheBuddha3372 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this. Glad you're making content again my man!

  • @LumberNumbers
    @LumberNumbers2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I was a huge 2k fan. Also a finalist in the 2k12 perfect club show on Spike TV where 8 of us competed for a million dollars. Got to meet all the 2k big shots, media people, and developers as this was at the time the biggest purse for a video game contest. Love the video and agree with what you say about when you take competition away the games get worse. Also LOVED the old World Series baseball games!!

  • @firechase1603
    @firechase16032 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SO MUCH MR DRINK. IVE BEEN WANTING THIS VID FOREVER. THANK YOU

  • @jovanpierro2418
    @jovanpierro24182 жыл бұрын

    Love the new logo and Opening keep up the good work👍🏾👍🏾

  • @YDINO69
    @YDINO692 жыл бұрын

    Next do a video on The Bigs 1 and 2 I hope 2K makes their football game like those instead of like battlegrounds

  • @bonesjackson81

    @bonesjackson81

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Bigs is still fun. If the new football is like Battlegrounds I won't buy.

  • @CodeGamer1
    @CodeGamer12 жыл бұрын

    Personally, I always liked 2k and the show for different reasons, it's a shame 2k pretty much gave up at the end. After MVP Baseball ended (05 is still my favorite baseball game ever), I tried mlb 2k5 and the show 06. The show had and has always had better gameplay. In my opinion though, 2k always had the better presentation and unlockables. The show made me feel like I was playing real baseball that had the MLB in it. 2k, especially early on, felt like a better MLB game even if the baseball gameplay was slightly more arcadey. Idk if that makes sense but I hope it does. Made me sad to see 2k go. I'm glad the show has improved so much since then, I don't miss it as much now, but I have so many memories on those ps2 2k games. I always preferred to play 2k on the ps2 even though the show was fun as well.

  • @anthonymedina7646
    @anthonymedina76462 жыл бұрын

    U make awesome videos.I appreciate how in depth, and all the footage, and history of the games. World Series on sega Saturn was amazing they had a farm system and by far my favorite baseball game I’ve ever played.

  • @AsherFeltman
    @AsherFeltman2 жыл бұрын

    The man, the myth, the legend Jon Dowd at 2:08. The Flashpoint Barry Bonds. Great job as always! Also dig the new soundtracks.

  • @phillipacosta6292
    @phillipacosta62922 жыл бұрын

    So dope dude thank your for the content!

  • @LWJS10
    @LWJS102 жыл бұрын

    Loved playing World Series Baseball I and II on my Dad's Sega Saturn growing up, appreciate the nostalgia trip with this video!

  • @MrDowntemp0
    @MrDowntemp02 жыл бұрын

    I had World Series Baseball on the Genesis and loved it, I even had that goofy blue bat controller for it. Never knew that it had a direct lineage to the 2k games. Great content as always!

  • @FullMetalXV
    @FullMetalXV Жыл бұрын

    nice channel i liked the one about MVP baseball 05, subbed up gonna binge a lot lol

  • @whatkindofnameissoap4822
    @whatkindofnameissoap48222 жыл бұрын

    Great retrospective as always. It's nice to have a sports video game focused channel, even if the genre is in an overall rought spot right now. I'd like to see your take on a retrospective on soccers games/franchises.

  • @aguy6098
    @aguy60982 жыл бұрын

    Hyped right now, new vid let’s go

  • @brendanthebomber.
    @brendanthebomber.2 жыл бұрын

    2k7 was amazing

  • @kentuckyjerk323
    @kentuckyjerk3232 жыл бұрын

    Besides your NFL2K5 and NCAA Football videos, this could be my favorite video of yours ever.

  • @Opochtli
    @Opochtli Жыл бұрын

    Damb brotha, been watching a bunch of your videos lately, subbed !!

  • @andrebrown5093
    @andrebrown50932 жыл бұрын

    Love ya videos bro don’t stop

  • @Jack-nm3kd
    @Jack-nm3kd2 жыл бұрын

    Love your content man keep it up!

  • @Reesdeit27
    @Reesdeit272 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I was hoping you would say something about the bigs and the bigs 2 tho. My friends and I always loved them so much

  • @PhillyCYOSports
    @PhillyCYOSports2 жыл бұрын

    A return to form. Best video in quite some time.

  • @Brooklynquietmoney
    @Brooklynquietmoney2 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always 🙏🏼

  • @bdquest9999
    @bdquest99992 жыл бұрын

    I've never even played baseball but I remember playing mlb2k12 with my dad like it was yesterday 🥲

  • @GotmerKed
    @GotmerKed2 жыл бұрын

    Great video... best baseball game I ever played in my life is MVP Baseball 2003. That was basically the introduction of the modern baseball game . I still even change MLB the Shows controls to same ones introduced in MVP baseball.

  • @wadeschmidt
    @wadeschmidt2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video softdrink. Please consider an in depth discussion of all the market participants in 2005. I would love to see them compared and contrasted.

  • @madden0857
    @madden08572 жыл бұрын

    Amazing vid as always. 👍

  • @guysfieri8900
    @guysfieri89002 жыл бұрын

    i grew up with the only baseball game i owned being world series baseball ‘95 on the genesis. played the hell out of that thing every summer break. then mlb 2k9 came out with tim lincecum on the cover and 9 year old me had to have it because he was my favorite player. finally got it on ps2 and me and my brother spent countless hours playing gm mode. eventually got the pc version which is the same as the ps3/360 version and yeah it was buggy as hell but again me and my brother played the hell out of it. a few years later mlb the show finally got my attention and i started really seeing how messy the last few 2k games were, but i’ll always have love for them just from all the memories. props to softdrink for another banger of a video as usual

  • @doubleeeeeee
    @doubleeeeeee2 жыл бұрын

    Your vids are so good

  • @RBK_3
    @RBK_32 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see a video on the High Heat and All Star Baseball series.

  • @cbrosentertainment1806
    @cbrosentertainment18062 жыл бұрын

    Love the new intro!

  • @xman777b
    @xman777b2 жыл бұрын

    yessssssssss. Baseball on this awesome channel !

  • @bigdaddycool28716
    @bigdaddycool287162 жыл бұрын

    Great video... Back in the 2000's my favorite baseball games was All Star Baseball 04&05... I played all of the other games but ASB was my favorite.. I spent hours on it.. Since I'm a Xbox guy I was super excited for The Show 21.. That all I played for a couple months... I probably will do the same when show 22 comes out in a couple months

  • @JimmiStone
    @JimmiStone2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again for doing another game started on my favorite system! (Dreamcast)

  • @ghjong001
    @ghjong0012 жыл бұрын

    I love your looks back at the history of these franchises. As far as modern games go, have you ever considered giving Super Mega Baseball a shot?

  • @tannerbarnes7072
    @tannerbarnes70722 жыл бұрын

    Love it man. I’d love to see a tiger woods history

  • @GarkKahn
    @GarkKahn2 жыл бұрын

    A retrospective about the midway sports games can be good Those were so hilarious that maybe could be a good video for april 1st

  • @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498

    @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498

    2 жыл бұрын

    And Acclaim sports,too will a retrospective story join in.

  • @jedistreaming4006
    @jedistreaming40062 жыл бұрын

    17:21 what's mind-blowing, and something I loved about the old 2k games is the fact that the animation after a P throws the ball, is complete with the catcher throwing it back to the pitcher. Not like current The show games when it happens rarely 🤔

  • @miguelschoedel7691
    @miguelschoedel76912 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video

  • @malgates13
    @malgates132 жыл бұрын

    Ohh yea I’ve been waiting for this

  • @gamernorcal
    @gamernorcal2 жыл бұрын

    World Series 2k1 also didnt have manual fielding. The CPU would do the fielding for you. That was a huge disappointment

  • @thomaspayne1000

    @thomaspayne1000

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was ready to get a Dreamcast just for 2K1 until they announced no fielding and then noped out huge when they announced no fielding. Ended up going PS2 instead, so thanks? I guess to the morons who made that decision and saved me getting 2 consoles that generation.

  • @chasep86

    @chasep86

    2 жыл бұрын

    It did take away a little bit from the game but that game was extremely fun for the time. Hitting and pitching were very sharp. One of the first baseball games I enjoyed

  • @gamernorcal

    @gamernorcal

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chasep86 I agree, game was very fun for that time. I really enjoyed 2k1.

  • @TRJ2241987

    @TRJ2241987

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was an arcade game called World Series 99 that got ported over.....most Dreamcast games were arcade ports......NBA 2K was known as Virtua NBA in the arcades.......Virtua Tennis was.....Virtua Tennis.....but it was definitely a system that excelled in arcade style games. I personally loved it, but many others craved something deeper.

  • @tadow2369
    @tadow23692 жыл бұрын

    This video reminded me we haven't had a sim baseball game on PC since 2K13 and that sucks. Good video though I like how you went all the way back to show the full history of the series

  • @rz12331

    @rz12331

    Жыл бұрын

    Since 2k12- 2k13 was console exclusive. Also nowadays there is also the RBI and OOTP series of games for PC I think

  • @GamerChamp23
    @GamerChamp232 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video 🔥🔥🔥

  • @aaronreed5612
    @aaronreed56122 жыл бұрын

    I remember the first time I played the original World Series Baseball on the genesis. We'd gotten my grandmother the sega channel, not long after it launched. And WSB was one of the first games that it had. I played that game for hours. It was the first game to have both an MLB and MLBPA lisence. I didn't know who some of the players were, but looking back, it was amazing.

  • @Firefighter_Matt
    @Firefighter_Matt2 жыл бұрын

    When i bought MLB 2K11 nothing about NBA story mode was on my mind. Nor anything the series had previously done with MLB games. i was a first time MLB game buyer and Roy Halladay on cover put me over the top on it. For unbiased perspective and a real overview of the game, i loved it. It was an amazing game granted their was some things i wish i could have solved in My Career mode that couldnt. But overall GREAT.

  • @RonnieG
    @RonnieG Жыл бұрын

    MVP Baseball 05 is still the best baseball game ever made. I'd be happy playing it w updated rosters & graphics.

  • @GeekoTreecko
    @GeekoTreecko2 жыл бұрын

    That production value man softdrimk you outdid yourself

  • @supersexysega
    @supersexysega2 жыл бұрын

    The Genesis World Series Baseball games revolutionized video game baseball. WSB 95' was absolutely incredible. The Saturn one's were also great. Loved MLB 2K3-2K5 and MVP 2004 and 2005.

  • @pureo_nikku
    @pureo_nikku2 жыл бұрын

    I remember loving 2K8. Not always for the gameplay but the atmosphere, commentary, deep rosters, soundtrack, and franchise. I would rename all the fake named prospects every time even if the save got halted halfway through. I continued that tradition on through 2K12 and had a good amount of fun with franchise. I remember it being interesting with the morale things in 2K8 and dynamic ratings/potential in 2K11 or so. But I always did wanna try The Show and it was clear by the end that us XBOX players were missing out. The graphics were OK for the time but always looked a little goofy or arcadey, and the sliding or ball into glove glitches were everywhere

  • @joelentrup6658
    @joelentrup66582 жыл бұрын

    Like the retro style Intro!

  • @DominiqueJones494
    @DominiqueJones4942 жыл бұрын

    Great vid. How about the rise of Mlb the show next?

  • @anthonypastore8378
    @anthonypastore83782 жыл бұрын

    I love the new look at the channel man it really looks great and this video is awesome I used to play the MLB 2K games all the time back in the day with the original Xbox it was so much fun miss those games but they did a very good job with MLB the show and I think personally that’s probably the best sports game out there right now is MLB Surprisingly to say especially because in comparison to the real life sport of baseball which nobody’s interested in anymore really

  • @Coach.V725
    @Coach.V725 Жыл бұрын

    Good points fam!! Love the games! Especially pre 2006. I actually love all the ncaa college baseball games!

  • @FantasySportswithSam
    @FantasySportswithSam2 жыл бұрын

    MLB 2k 13 was one of my first video games, and as an Xbox user and baseball fan I will always see it positively with nostalgia. Tough to look back on it like this

  • @vastyandrews2631
    @vastyandrews26312 жыл бұрын

    That intro is SWEET! I really enjoyed 2K8 & 2K10, but 2K12 was pretty hard for me to enjoy, ....if i remember correctly

  • @raishauntanner4206
    @raishauntanner42062 жыл бұрын

    2K10 on the Wii was my childhood. That soundtrack was 🔥

  • @tylermccann848
    @tylermccann8482 жыл бұрын

    I grew up playing the 2K games all the way up to 2K13, but once I got on the Show, there was no going back. That being said, even though MLB the Show does overly prioritize DD, the MUT equivalent, they still put out a good product despite having basically no competition.

  • @futuregohan4837

    @futuregohan4837

    2 жыл бұрын

    MLB The Show Focuses On Other Things Namely Their Gameplay

  • @back1879

    @back1879

    2 жыл бұрын

    And even with DD, it’s not even remotely close to being money hungry. DD gives you so many good cards for free, so many ways to earn card for free. That’s probably the biggest difference between all other MUTs

  • @Twigg4075
    @Twigg4075 Жыл бұрын

    What about MLB Pennant Race? That preceded MLB 98 from 989 Studios. It was so hyped and got delayed numerous times. I just remember how slow it played and you could cheese a hit with a bunt every time.

  • @BTSwithCTS
    @BTSwithCTS2 жыл бұрын

    _All-Star Baseball 2005_ was actually for the 2004 season, and the last in that series. By the time 2005 rolled around, Acclaim was already bankrupt and out of business. Speaking of Ben Brinkman, he was a (key) producer for EA's _MVP Baseball_ series. 2K Sports brought him in July 2006 as an executive producer for their baseball franchise. He, however, only lasted until March 2008, around the time _MLB 2K8_ was released. After a solid outing with _MLB 2K7_ and starting that 3 year plan off pretty well, _MLB 2K8_ lacked a consistent vision of what it wanted to accomplish and wasn't polished anywhere near the quality the previous game was. It was at that point, I think, 2K already had one of their feet out the door and just wanted their exclusive 3rd party license with MLB to end. _MLB 2K9_ was an unfinished, broken mess. (Kush Games was removed as developers for _2K9_ in favor of a team at Visual Concepts; and the final product reflected that.) The final 4 games, even if Visual Concepts cleaned up the game from the disaster that was the 2009 edition, were best remembered as the games that allowed someone to win a million dollars if they were the first to pitch a perfect game. Even _MLB 2K13_ was an "11th hour" decision. 2K renewed their license for one year, and released something less than a roster update; that game removed online leagues! Regardless, great video once again!

  • @jdevlin1910

    @jdevlin1910

    2 жыл бұрын

    Personally I loved the all-star games, they weren't easy to get in the UK but worth it for the amount of detail, baseball history and love poured into them even if they were flawed they were close to virtual museums and dripping nostalgia and atmosphere.

  • @thomasharner92

    @thomasharner92

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@jdevlin1910 I have been playing ASB 2003 regularly for the last year or so and would say that even despite years of playing 2K, MVP, the Show, etc nothing comes close for me. It goes well beyond the nostalgia of The Natural theme music, the stadium tours, and players of that timeframe - the reward when you master the hitting rivals few things I've ever experienced in video games. The hitting and pitching AI is excellent in terms of being able to pick up on pitchers and their patterns for pitch sequence, places they attack the zone, etc. Some small bugs in gameplay here and there on defense, but animations in terms of swings, windups, running etc are all so great compared to what I just watched above for a 2K game made 10 years later. You're also 100% right about the love they poured into their games - I think it's so cool how they provided so much info about the devs and producers behind the game via the special features section, so you knew just how passionate they were about both baseball and the project itself. It truly surprised me that it wasn't just nostalgia that fueled my love for that game when I fired it up again after all these years, and for a series that has largely been forgotten with time, was nice to see your comment and know someone else had an appreciation for it.

  • @futuregohan4837

    @futuregohan4837

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thomasharner92 Had Acclaim Not Gone Under We Could've Had More Of Them

  • @skunkycatog
    @skunkycatog2 жыл бұрын

    Mvp 2004 and 05 were my childhood man. Loved those games.

  • @samiscoolyaysamiscoolyay4174
    @samiscoolyaysamiscoolyay41742 жыл бұрын

    That Intro was the best youve ever had no offense

  • @memyselfandi498
    @memyselfandi4982 жыл бұрын

    That intro is beautiful

  • @jaheimmoultrie7584
    @jaheimmoultrie75846 ай бұрын

    18:38 same, we missed competition.

  • @renaldohopkinsii
    @renaldohopkinsii2 жыл бұрын

    Tell me why I was looking up the cover athletes to almost every MLB game last week, and now you drop this. It's official: SoftDrinks is the Feds lol. All seriousness though, looking forward to the content my man!

  • @iShiftIn2Turbo
    @iShiftIn2Turbo2 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting on this one SOFTDRINK 🤠😯

  • @DeeeeDrawwwwsss93
    @DeeeeDrawwwwsss932 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad this video was made. I started playing 2K with 2K7 and you could see that steadily the quality began to falter and with The Show gaining more and more with each release. Stopped with 2K12 after playing MLB The Show for the first time. Couldn't be bothered with 2K and apparently neither could they.

  • @jhd0919
    @jhd0919 Жыл бұрын

    989 Sports had a bit of a weird naming convention with its MLB titles. The 2004 season's installment was called MLB 2005, while the 2005 season's installment was called MLB 2006. It wasn't until San Diego Studios took over and The Show moniker was adopted that the year in the title corresponded to the year of the season.

  • @KidTonyGaming
    @KidTonyGaming2 жыл бұрын

    I've been playing WSB 2k2 on my Dreamcast Emulator lately and it's been fucking fun playing a game back when they cared about the end result and not the profit margin

  • @futuregohan4837

    @futuregohan4837

    Жыл бұрын

    How Do You Navigate Through The Menus

  • @energydragon1147
    @energydragon11472 жыл бұрын

    Another banger by softdrinktv 👏👏

  • @joshlynch5676
    @joshlynch5676 Жыл бұрын

    I remember playing World Series Baseball when I was about 10 years old with my dad several times a week and him letting me win. I remember picking the Mariners for Griffey, Rodriguez, Martinez, and Johnson every single game and we only played at fenway. It was such a fun game.

  • @anthonyhann6746
    @anthonyhann67462 жыл бұрын

    With gran turismo 7 coming out soon a retrospective on the series would be so dope

  • @FantasyfootballRedd13
    @FantasyfootballRedd132 жыл бұрын

    I remember thinking at the time, “He’ll yeah 2K, take that MLB from EA after they screwed us from your football games!” Little did I know what the outcome would be 20 years later

  • @MrBacchus18
    @MrBacchus182 жыл бұрын

    I’ve enjoyed sports games since I was a little kid with Reggie Jackson baseball on the sms. My most played were Tommy Lasorda on Genesis, Griffey on snes, Triple Play on ps1, MVP (my favorite) on ps2, and since then The Show and Super Mega baseball.

  • @11Pharcyde
    @11Pharcyde2 жыл бұрын

    That analog pitching was so dope.

  • @Mike-wj2hp
    @Mike-wj2hp Жыл бұрын

    was a really big fan on mlb 2k6. During lockdown I busted out the old xbox and played a few games felt like a kid again

  • @dman5527x
    @dman5527x2 жыл бұрын

    Agree with everything you say, especially about the show. The fact that a company has shown it is capable of greatness each year yet does not fully deliver on it without any competition says a lot. Even great developers need that motivation

  • @redbullbrown9
    @redbullbrown92 жыл бұрын

    MLB 2k12 will forever be my favorite

  • @jaylenbarnes2.079
    @jaylenbarnes2.0792 жыл бұрын

    Cool Intro👍

  • @TheCockmeister
    @TheCockmeister Жыл бұрын

    I'm in the UK....I had a X- box 360 first but then I ALSO got myself an PS3....Why ?....well not just for The Show but also for NCAA football which I could import from the States or Canada and which would play direct on my standard PS3....if I wanted to play American games on my X-box it meant having to buy an NTSC console (as we have the PAL format here in Europe )...so for myself the going forward the PS3 was the no brainer.... I'm back on Xbox Series S now though ...mainly because I knew it (The Show) was getting a release on that console too and I love the fact it has cross platform play! Prior to The Show my all time favourite baseball game had to be MVP baseball 2004 . Great video this...keep em coming 👍

  • @JonnyLin7
    @JonnyLin7 Жыл бұрын

    If you've ever played them, it'd be cool if you did a retrospective for "The Bigs" series. Was a refreshing brief return of great arcade style baseball that we unfortunately haven't seen since.

  • @TroutyC

    @TroutyC

    Жыл бұрын

    It's interesting because The Bigs series is what actually got me into the game of baseball. That and MLB Slugfest. Imagine a modern version of The Bigs or MLB Slugfest! That would bring in a lot more competition since MLB The Show is really all we have. If The Show is all we're gonna have for awhile in terms of actual gameplay, then it better improve soon because it's been getting more bland for awhile now. I'd love to see MLB2K and MVP Baseball make a comeback someday fr 💯🙏 Even All Star Baseball would be interesting to see make a comeback 💯🙏

  • @iThinkSteveisZooted
    @iThinkSteveisZooted2 жыл бұрын

    These videos are so addicting lol

  • @garfieldGG
    @garfieldGG2 жыл бұрын

    MLB the show is just so good. Best sports game out there.

  • @thee_morpheus

    @thee_morpheus

    2 жыл бұрын

    MLB The Show USED to be great, but like Madden they have failed to be innovative due to lack of competition. Now they too just trot out the same mess every year with minimal to no improvements. Thanks to lemmings that accept whatever mess they give them

  • @cloudsurfin9431
    @cloudsurfin94312 жыл бұрын

    I remember when the Xbox 360 came out and I played 2k on it and as soon as I seen their Jerseys move in the wind I was hooked lol,but The Show is definitely the much smoother game,it's like watching a real ball game

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