On January 13, 2004, the game of football was forever changed by the release of NFL Street. Okay, not really, but this game was the first football-related content exposed to my 10-year old self and I took it as gospel.
As I mentioned, the game was released back in 2004 with, at the time, over 300 current NFL players, an extra squad hosting Hall of Famers like Walter Payton, Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice and two extra teams created after the artists who formed the soundtrack: D.J. KaySlay and The X-ecutioners.
The game was filled with incredibly silly mechanics, a hype-inducing soundtrack and an enjoyable arcade form of 7-on-7 football.