Michael
Jordan NBA 2K11 Teaser Trailer made with NBA 2K10.
If you've been living under a rock, Michael Jordan
finally makes his next-gen video game debut October
5th, on the cover of NBA 2K11 and playable in the
game! I was so pumped that I wanted to do something,
so I put together this little "teaser"
video using my CAP in 2K10. I made sure not to show
his face much, but it is visible twice for a couple
frames along with what I hope they add in 2K11 -
MJ's signature tongue.
Side
by side comparison between the original Gatorade
commercial and my re-creation. A couple things had
to be changed from the original commercial, like
old MJ's uniform, the court, and a couple wide angle
shots that aren't possible to get in the practice
arena's replay mode.
Game
4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals saw
Jordan once again drain the shot at the buzzer to
eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Playoffs.
This time hitting the game winner over "The
Jordan Stopper" Gerald Wilkins. I wanted to
use the Bulls radio broadcast call of the play,
but could never find it in full without music playing
over it, unfortunately. Side note: I like how you
can read Ehlo's lips as he agonizes "Come On!"
haha.
The
original commercial is just Jordan arriving at the
arena, but to bring it into 2K10 I decided to recreate
a couple heartbreaking moments for all MJ fans.
The Steal in Orlando, Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern
Conference Semifinals - and Game 4 of the 1998 Eastern
Conference Finals against the Pacers, where Michael's
potential game winner rolled out. We finish off,
of course, with his Last Shot as a member of the
Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Finals.
MJ
always thrived when playing in Madison Square Garden.
Featured here is Jordan's First Game at MSG in 1984,
The Posterizing Dunk on Ewing in 1991, The 55 Point
Comeback in 1995, and his Last Game at MSG as a
member of the Chicago Bulls in 1998.
In
the opening minutes during Game 5 of the 1997 Conference
Semifinals, Jordan finally got his dunk on Mount
Mutombo and gave Dikembe his own signature finger
wave. Chicago won the game and clinched the series,
4-1.
2K10 unfortunately doesn't have those great Hawks
uniforms, so I had to go with these ones. The give
and go with Luc was extremely difficult to set up.
2 things would happen, either Jordan would stop
to catch the ball, or it would lead him too far
under the basket. I finally got the play with a
contact dunk on Mutombo, but never could get Luc
to throw a bounce pass.
The above embed is in Cross-Eyed 3D format. All
you have to do for that is cross your eyes until
both images merge in the middle and your vision
locks onto it.
If you're having trouble, pause the video once the
first image appears (keep your mouse over the pause
button so you can resume once you've locked onto
the 3D). Now take your index finger and place the
tip against your monitor - right under the image,
between the two pics. Slowly move your finger towards
your face, focusing on it but also paying attention
as the 2 images merge closer and closer as you bring
your finger to your face. Once the images merge
into one you should be able to look up and be fixed
on the 3D. You should now see 3 screens, the one
in the middle is the 3D and there's also one on
each side, don't pay attention to those. Also know
that the farther away you are from your monitor,
the less you have to cross your eyes, which should
make it easier.
Try watching it a couple times and focusing on different
things.
Sound
familiar? This is not a re-creation of an actual
moment, but rather a remake of my very
first video from 2K8. I updated it a little
bit, but the concept is the same. Kobe sure defends
the shot a lot better this time haha.
"23
vs 39" Gatorade Commercial Re-creation. A couple
things had to be changed from the original commercial,
like old MJ's uniform, the court, and a couple wide
angle shots that aren't possible to get in the practice
arena's replay mode. The real commercial thankfully
had no music, so I put the "Where Will Amazing
Happen This Year" song into it, which I think
compliments it beautifully.
Down
by 2 with 10.9 seconds left in Game 3 of the 1991
NBA Finals, Michael Jordan drains the clutch jumpshot
to tie the game and send it into overtime; Where
the Bulls outscored the Lakers 12 to 4 and took
a 2-1 series lead.
Jordan
sets a Finals record with 6 three-pointers in a
half, during game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against
Portland. Finishing with 39 points in a 122-89 blowout
of the Blazers.
I decided to show all 6 threes this time, to help
payoff the shrug a bit more. Then chose a block
of time before the shrug to do in real time, including
the fast break putback dunk. Which by the way, in
Pippen's defense wasn't wide open haha, but there
were more important factors to work in than getting
that defended.
Jordan's
Last Shot as a member of the Chicago Bulls, during
game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, in the style of the
NBA's "Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?"
Commercials.
Game
3 in the 1st Round of the 1991 NBA Playoffs brought
about one of Jordan's signature moments. With under
a minute to go in the first half, Jordan escaped
the smothering D of Starks & Oakley, then dunked
right over Patrick Ewing for the basket and the
foul. The Bulls went on to win the game and knock
off the Knicks, on the way to their first Championship.
In
his fourth game back from retirement in 1995, and
the Bulls down by 1 with 5.9 seconds to go, MJ took
the ball fullcourt and hit the jumper over Steve
Smith at the buzzer to defeat the Hawks 99-98.
The
restriction of retired numbers in 2K10 has put a
halt to my re-creation videos, but my annual "Where
Amazing Happens" one can still go on through
the magic of Photoshop.
