NBA 2K1 (2000) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

NBA 2K1

NBA 2K1 (also known as Sega Sports: NBA 2K1 or NBA2K1) is a basketball video game. It is the second installment in the NBA 2K series of video games. It was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega…

31 October 2000

What NBA 2K1 is

NBA 2K1 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2000. It was published by Sega Sports R&D. It is available on Dreamcast only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

NBA 2K1 (also known as Sega Sports: NBA 2K1 or NBA2K1) is a basketball video game. It is the second installment in the NBA 2K series of video games. It was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega (as Sega Sports). It was the first NBA 2K game to feature online multiplayer and the first game to feature street courses instead of playing a game inside the arena in the first game, famous street courts such as The Cage, Rucker Park, Franklin Park, and Goat Park. It was released on November 1, 2000 in North America with the Dreamcast. Rapper Redman (rapper) appears in the video game

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the NBA series

NBA 2K1 is the 59th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was ESPN NBA 2Night in 2000.

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What it launched against

NBA 2K1 launched on 31 October 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.

NBA 2K1 — frequently asked questions