EA Sports BIG street basketball. Three-on-three urban cage play, spectacular dribbling, impossible dunks, hip-hop vibe. Fun concept, arcade gameplay. Excellent NBA Live alternative, great for friend nights.
The NTSC release of NBA Street is the US version of EA BIG's game in a large print on GameCube. Collector value comes from the cult status of the EA BIG sub-series in 2000s sports-arcade and from the franchise seeing no further console port since NBA Street V3.
Is NBA Street still worth playing in 2026?
The first entry in the EA Big series, NBA Street offers three on three street basketball with real NBA players and a resolutely arcade style. The Gamebreaker system enabling spectacular ultimate actions defines the series identity. The colourful art direction and nervy gameplay still work today. Now eclipsed by NBA Street V3 often considered the peak, the first entry keeps a real historical flavour for anyone wishing to understand the heritage of arcade basketball on the GameCube console today still here.