Videogame Athlete Hall of Fame Inductees

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:13 pm

I was thinking about how in certain sports games there have been players that seemed unstoppable. No matter how hard you tried, they'd always get the better of you. I thought it would be neat to reminisce about some of videogames all time sports studs and put together a Hall of Fame list. Hell, I might write up an article about it using quotes from everybody. I'll get the ball rolling with the first 2 inductees.

1. Michael Vick - Madden 2004
In Madden 2004, Vick had the ability to scramble in the backfield for hours on end and throw 70-yard bombs off his back foot 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage.

2. Ricky Williams - ESPN NFL 2k4
In ESPN NFL 2k4, Ricky could bowl over anybody. It didn't matter how big a defender was, Ricky could plant his ass on the ground with little to no effort. He was so damn good he could play multiple positions.

What are some others you remember? This isn't strictly limited to football games, this Hall of Fame encompasses all sports.

snate · Post by **snate** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:31 pm

Tom Chambers - Lakers v Celtics - ability to do double pump two handed overhead slam from 20 ft out.

Bo Jackson - Tecmo Super Bowl - do not even boher trying to tackle him.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:39 pm

Paiste from Bases Loaded

Jeremy Roenick - NHLPA 93. He was blazingly fast, could hit, and had an accurate rocket shot. Plus he made little Wayne's head bleed in Swingers.

NoJoke · Post by **NoJoke** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:39 pm

Christian Okeye - Tecmo Super Bowl - Would-be tacklers popped off him so quickly, Tecmo fanatics referred to it as "making popcorn"

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:57 pm

Lawrence Taylor and Rod Woodson were both beasts on defense in Tecmo Super Bowl.

wayne23 · Post by **wayne23** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:29 pm

Bo Jackson - TECMO BOWL

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:45 pm

Tony Brackens - NFL 2K1

The "Brackens Blitz" with the Jaguars definitely deserves a spot IMO.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:54 pm

Mario Lemieux on the original EA NHL for the Genesis.

Simply unstoppable...

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:41 pm

Randall Cunningham, 90's era Maddens. The original! Today's video Vick is but a pale reflection of ol' Randall.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:20 pm

Zeppo wrote:Randall Cunningham, 90's era Maddens. The original! Today's video Vick is but a pale reflection of ol' Randall.

Well that's because Randall was actually a QB. Vick is a RB.

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:40 pm

Kobe Bryant - NBA 2K5

As close to unstoppable in a basketball game as I've ever seen. Contested double clutch reverse layups, dunks from the free throw line, 3 pointers repeatedly. Just unstoppable.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:46 am

Hitomi - DOA Volleyball

Awesome spike and not bad at the jumping the floaties in the pool game

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:42 am

LT in tecmo bowl. u couln't kick a fg or an Xp in that game against the giants.

mark recchi in EA nhl...the 1st one. he'd come out of the corner and just unleash a wrister...goal every time

larry bird lakers v celtics dominant turn around jumper.

pedro martinez high heat 2001 threw a no hitter with him...went 24-2

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:09 am

Danimal wrote:Hitomi - DOA Volleyball

The best part about bringing her up, along with a picture, is that your wife can now find that it your browser/google history that you searched for pictures of a "hot" video game character. I your wife thought you had a gaming obsession BEFORE she finds that history. LOL.

ExtremeGamer · Post by **ExtremeGamer** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:42 am

Dave wrote:Paiste from Bases Loaded

Jeremy Roenick - NHLPA 93. He was blazingly fast, could hit, and had an accurate rocket shot. Plus he made little Wayne's head bleed in Swingers.

OMG! I remember Paste! he played for New Jersey. I think I hit like 85 bombs with him. Yes, I kept a notebook of all my stats.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:32 am

Reggie White in Madden 93 (I think) - punt blocking a speciality.

The Championship Manager/Football Manager series is very reliant upon researchers, which has led in its various versions to certain 'superplayers' being identified in various versions.

Neil Lennon. He may be a DM at Celtic, but in Champ Man 2 he was a carrot-topped goal machine..once scoring 42 in a season for me from attacking midfield.

Javier Saviola. Even before joining Barca IRL he was the pick of the young talent (as it were) in CM 97/98. Upon taking over any club with money, item 1 on the agenda was 'get Saviola!'

Anders Sigthorsson. In CM01/02, he was £200k to start with, but unbeknown to many he had the highest possible rating for future talent. So, hang on to him for 12 months and you had someone capable of playing in almost every position at the highest level - I once sold him to Juventus for £35m halfway through season 2. IRL I have no idea where he is, and searching for him can be difficult because the 'th' in his surname is denoted by an Icelandic charachter that I can best describe as looking like a pregnant woman seen from the side.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:49 am

Maybe it's just me, but I found Marty Booker of the Bears unstoppable in NFL 2K3. He caught anything you threw at him and was the bastard love child of Jerry Rice and Art Monk.

Take care,
PK

fightingcamel · Post by **fightingcamel** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:23 am

There was an unstoppable 3-pt shooter for UNC in the old SNES College Basketball game. I think his name was Davidson. He never missed!

spooky157 · Post by **spooky157** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:24 am

Tommy Euler from the Blue Team in Hardball. Not only was he a terror at the dish smacking HR's seemingly at will, but he also had the nastiest, most unhittable, screwball in the game.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:55 am

Joe Cole in CM 99

Cunningham in Tecmo Super Bowl

Roger Clemems in Roger Clemens MVP Baseball.

jimd · Post by **jimd** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:16 am

Dennis Gentry--KR--Chicago Bears--Tecmo Bowl

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lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:37 am

If the Videogame Athlete Hall of Fame has room for a TableTop Game Wing, I'd like to nominate Willie McCovey in All Star Baseball (the game were each player had a disc you put under the spinner). It seemed like half of McCovey's disc was a homerun.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:13 pm

Great thread! Some of my often overlooked favorites

Tomas Sandstrom - NHLPA93
Chris Mullin - Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA playoffs
Larry Fitzgerald - NCAA 2004
Jason Giambi - MVP 2003

Tim

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:14 pm

John Starks Tecmo Basketball - from the corner, he would not miss a 3.

rayray00 · Post by **rayray00** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:39 pm

There were several in the first edition of Bill Walsh College Football on the Genesis:

Bo Jackson: I had a buddy who would play as Auburn '84 and would go so far as calling punt return for every defensive play and then audibling into pass coverage - he'd then have Bo playing DB or Safety and either cover or blitz with him - he played every down in every game.

WR #32 (I think) on Pitt '80 - this guy never dropped a ball and was completely unstoppable. I put together a 40+ game head to head winning streak once I discovered him. Even Bo couldn't cover him!

-Ray!!!