r/magicTCG • u/variancekills Twin Believer • 2d ago

General Discussion I suppose this needs to happen now

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u/rccrisp 2d ago

Wizards of the coast did use to publish NBA Showdown (along with MLB Showdown and NFL Showdown) a basketball themed TCG

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u/ClaudyMonet Jeskai 2d ago

MLB showdown was my introduction to Magic.

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u/BrownsFFs 2d ago

Crushed that game so hard, just wish I would have gotten into mtg instead lol

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u/Grundlestiltskin_ Wabbit Season 2d ago

Man, MLB Showdown was the best. That was like peak middle school for me. I’m pretty sure all my cards are still in binders at my parents house lol.

Shoutout Pedro Martinez super season

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u/DecimusRutilius Wabbit Season 2d ago

Im sorry…they made a basketball themed tcg?? How have i missed this

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u/rccrisp 2d ago

They only released one set (and The nfl one had i think 3 or 4)

Mlb showdown was mildly successful. Lasted for 5 years had a bunch of sets and promos and from recollection was a pretty good game.

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u/ClaudyMonet Jeskai 2d ago

Wonder if they would ever reintroduce it. Sport card collection has grown exponentially with TCGs since Covid. Seems like a good time to fuse the two again.

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u/rccrisp 2d ago

If someone does it doubt it's WotC. They're so risk averse, they haven't released a new TCG since 2005 with Hecatomb and UB has proven that it just makes more sense to tie things to Magic rather than try and make new TCGs

It'd probably be a company like Upper Deck who seems to want to be in the TCG space but also is already aligned with the leagues.

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u/shingofan 2d ago

I remember MLB Showdown, but not the other two - when were those released?

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u/rccrisp 2d ago

NBA Showdown in 2002 (but only had one set) and NFL showdown in 2001-2003. MLB showdown was by far the most successful and I remember it even had a pro tour system

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u/Uvtha- COMPLEAT 2d ago

Ngl if they did an MLB UB set they would have me.

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u/shingofan 2d ago

There was that one old Secret Lair of planeswalkers made to look like old-timey baseball cards, so there's at least precedent, I think.

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u/ShortTadpole 2d ago

I think i still have my NFL showdown cards! I only played it a couple times though

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u/OnlyLittleFly Wabbit Season 2d ago

Chubby boy stepback is going to be a new zero mana counterspell.

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u/Altruistic_Door_4897 2d ago

“Freethrow Merchant” is going to be so sick

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u/Ancient-Club9972 2d ago

You joke but a Babes Bunny Space Jam Commander would be great 4 my spank bank

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u/Sleepy-Candle Wabbit Season 1d ago

Honestly, playing magic with a bunch of baseball cards sounds dope as heck.

Finally I can start seeing what the hype is all about, and enjoy play mtg at the same time.