AI Engineers: Mark Horsley, Rob Gatson, Matthew Hamre
Engineers: Raymond Graham, Johnnie Yang, Tom Bak, Mark Roberts, Richard Choi
Web Manager: Ketu Patel
Additional Engineering: Eddie Park, Tim Meekins, Gordon Read, Matt Bandy, Tim Schroeder, Nick Janes, Casey Yost, Steven Fuller, Yar Woo, Brian Hendriks, Henrik Holmdahl, Evan Harsha
Master Multi-Taskers: Kurt Lai, David Lee, Chris Darocca
Animation: Joel Flory, Joseph Clark, Roy Tse, Hsing-Wen Hsu, Anton Dawson, Roy Tse
Player Art: David Dame, Lynelt "Poonee" Jinks, Michael Stribling
Art Menu: Anthony Yau, John Lee, Quinn Kaneko
Court Art: Amber Long, Nelson Wang, Ray Wong
Art Special Thanks: Desha Chanhdara, Lisa Wong, Fred Wong, Steve Paris, Jay Esparza, Matt Crysdale
Assistant Project Manager: Kyle Lai-Fatt
Game Design: Jeremy Tuner, Dedan Anderson, Mark Washington, Kyle Lai-Fatt
Production Special Thanks: Rick Brown, Rob Jones
Video Production: Jake Baker
Director of Technology: Tim Walter
Library Engineers: Ivar Olsen, Boris Kazanskii, Isaac Gartner, Henrik Holmdahl, Jason Dorie, Khoi Nguyen
VC Audio Team:
Audio Director: Brian Luzietti
Lead Sound Designer: Larry Peacock
Sound Designer: Randy Rivas
Script Writer: Tor Unswoith
Additional Script Writing: Mark Washington
Marketing and PR: Matt Atwood, Anthony Chau, Shelby Cox, David DePaulis, Nikki Flynn, Ryan Hunt, Rustin Lee, Moni Orife, Otto Park, Steve Raab, Mike Rhinehart, Tim Rosa, Rich Saroyan, Christian Scatena
Manual Design and Localization: Vicki Morawietz of VAM Design
QA Tech: Alan Trammel, Jose Gutierrez, Jonathan Yee, Adam Fair, Mike Rogers
Test Plan Writer: James Miller
Senior Testers: Ross Conkey, Thomas Moyles, Jef Holton, Chris Ganz, Chris Watkins, Simon Chan, Dustin Wright, Aaron Baxter
Quality Assurance: Evan Rice, Jason Battle, Michael Andrews, Evan Boehler, Shawn Sims, Nathan Rodriguez, William Farkman III, Ryan Medina, Ocie Henderson, Justin England, Bryan Austin, Robert Britt, Joel Lehmann, Ryan Hunt, Mark Roberts, Borden Wong, Jesse Jones, Johannes Robbins, Josh Graham, Chad Urquhart, Hike Rose, Brian Osoteo, Nate Burks, Matt Schultz, Morgan Wren, Matt Holler, Dan Nicholaisen, Jerel Francisco, Jake Stockstell, Adam Domenick, Jacob Adina, Cliffod Chin, Paul Hilburn, Cainglit, David Dixon, Ryan Lim, Guy Laskey, Adam Ausiello, Richard Luk, Joe Levesque, Ray Disanza, Jeremy Ford, Robert Zavala, Ken Benitez, Luciano Sponza, Arthur Javier, Dave Bass, Wayne Gin, Alex Hayden, Tyler Jacobson, Will Madia, Geoffrey Nahashon, Micah Long, Chris Finch, James Procopio, Jason Souza, Justin England, Brian Rust, Marshon Thomas, Owen Christy, Brian DeGraf, Derek Williams, Dan India, Elton Brown, Quality Assurance, Byron King, Shane Berta, Rhianna Kellom, Terrance Brown, Andrew Patania,Nicolas Hernandez, Mark Sardina, Patrick Smith, Dino Zuccooni, Horraan Solis, Wilson Lam, Nadar Williams
Motion Capture Talent: Chiekel "Kel" Mitchell, Darrell Tuck" Tucker, P-40, Roy Bryd, Ray Graham, Tim Schroeder, Rob Gatson, Lynell Jinks, Kevin Clement, Shawn Sims, Dion Peete, Nate Burks, Donell Williams, Kai Ma, Tony Evans, Jason Richardson, Rasheed Wallace, Bo Outlaw, Thomas Fairley, James Dailey, Sadiki Fuller, Herb Taylor, Rob Kennedy, Ken Jennings, Marcus Smith, Rick Lambert
Additional Talent: Ben Bishop, Erick Boenisch, Kevin Clement, Kai Ma, Nicolas Sanford
Special Thanks: Scott Patterson, Bobby Wen, Erik Andreassen, Moni Orife, Richard Yee, Matt Underwood, Jenn Baker, Sharon Hunter, The development team families for their patience & support
NBA Entertainment: Greg Lassen, Stacey Kerr, Shari Wolford, Meredith Fox, Brian Choi
EVP Enterprises Magazine, and ESPN.com: John Skipper
VP, Enterprises: Tori Stevens
VP, Marketing: Aaron Taylor
Marketing Manager, ESPN Enterprises: Peggy Brolly
ESPN Enterprises Director: Mary Moore
Director of Interactive Games: Bernie Yee
ESPN Enterprises Consumer and Media Products
Graphic Designer: Chris Pelczynski
Graphic Artist: Renata Sedzimir
Producer: Eric Sorensen
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The names and logos of all arenas are trademarks of their respective owners and are used by permission. Certain trademarks used herein [or hereon] are properties of American Airlines, Inc. used under license to Sega. All rights reserved.
Sega thanks the Rucker family and the memory of Mr. Holcombe Rucker.
Special thanks to Greg Lassen, Stacey Kerr, and Shaii Wolford at NBA Entertainment, Inc.
ESPN NBA 2K5 Soundtrack
ESPN Videogames would like to thank the following artists/record labels for music inclusion in ESPN NBA 2K5. Please support the following artists:
All Day:
Performed by Abstract Rude
Courtesy of Funny Man Entertainment
Through These Streets:
Performed by Abstract Rude
Courtesy of Funny Man Entertainment
What Tyme Iz It?:
Performed by Abstract Rude
Courtesy of Funny Man Entertainment
K.O. Player:
Performed by Aceyalone and Madlib
Courtesy of Okay Flayer/Decon
All Positions:
Performed by Blackstone
Courtesy of Blackstone Productions
Hoop Action:
Performed by Blackstone
Courtesy of Blackstone Productions
Beat Tip Sizzle:
Performed by Broken Drumz
Courtesy of Won Peete + Josh LaBrot
Captivate:
Performed by Bukue One
Courtesy of Funnyman Entertainment
F'Real:
Performed by Bukue One
Courtesy of Funnyman Entertainment
U Don't Know:
Performed by Bukue One
Courtesy of Funnyman Entertainment
Watch Me Now:
Performed by Bukue One
Courtesy of Funnyman Entertainment
Rules and Regulations (JMJ):
Performed by: Del The Funky Homosapien
Courtesy of Funnyman Entertainment
Don't Forget the Bass:
Performed by: Del The Funky Homosapien
Courtesy of Funnyman Entertainment
Soul Power '70:
Performed by JJG Design
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Scientific Breakdown:
Performed by DJ Faust and Shortee
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
24 Hour Notice:
Performed by DO Zeph
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Back Home:
Performed by Hazen Street
Courtesy of DC Flag Records by arrangement w/ Sony Music Licensing
Soweto:
Performed by Hieroglyphics w/ Goapele
Courtesy of Decon and Hieroglyphics
Le Sengre:
Performed by J.Boogie
Courtesy of Om Records
Try Me:
Performed by J.Boogie
Courtesy of Om Records
This Game is Hot:
Performed by Vrsatyl, Jaz, BIG 3
Courtesy of Vrsatyl of V Record Labet
You Don't Want None:
Performed by Jay Rich
Courtesy of Jay Rich Music
Bad Dreams:
Performed by Lyrics Born
Courtesy of Quannum Records
Outrun:
Performed by People Under the Stairs
Courtesy of Om Records
Act 2:
Performed by RJD2
Courtesy of Okay Player/Decon
Funky Listening:
Performed by Rob Swift
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound/Bob Swift/Robert Aguilar - Swifttracs Music
Chalice:
Performed by Romanowski
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Flat Picker:
Performed by Romanowski
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Struble Strut:
Performed by Romanowski
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Train Song:
Performed by Romanowski
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Up to No Good:
Performed by Romanowski
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Why?:
Performed by Romanowski
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Take It Back:
Performed by Skillz
Courtesy of Okay Player/Decon
Whatever's Clever:
Performed by Stellar Trax Sound System
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
Liquid Dub (Remix):
Performed by Tino Copp
Courtesy of Songs of Windswept Pacific
Bang:
Performed by Truck & Mack
Courtesy of Okay Player/Watch Dog Music/Black Ink
Downtime:
Performed by Z-Trip
Courtesy of Future Primitive Sound
ASR / Music Supervision: Tim Rosa
[email protected] for inclusion in future ESPN videogames and/or tour support.