Sports
Here we have all the games in the Sports Section.
Playstation
Sports
A great conversion of the original manga source into game format drawing heavily on the boxing themed source material which adds much to the overall package. Hard training (and plenty of raw eggs) are a requisite to train up the young pugilist in this man management game.
PS2
Sports
A great conversion of the original manga source into game format drawing heavily on the boxing themed source material which adds much to the overall package. But its the boxing where this title stands or falls and the controls have been superbly done – not so easy to pick up, but mastering them gives a real sense of achievement.
Playstation
Sports
Pound the streets and the beaches of Waikiki and surrounds in this jogging simulator which tells you how many calories you’ve burnt up. Also has a time attack mode for when you’re feeling particularly fit and healthy.
Mega Drive
Sports
A very ambitious project with the original being entirely polygon based on a platform requiring programmer imagination to squeeze good 3D out of the hardware. Plenty of nostalgia for fans of the series and Atari with rogue developer Tengen on programming duties.
Super Famicom
Sports
Pick up and play arcade mechanics with over the top celebrations and atmospherics make for a fun football fest from an era where shoot, pass and tackle were enough buttons to get stuck in and whip it in the mixer.
Super Famicom
Sports
Featuring a temperamental ace striker on each world team each with their own attributes and awareness of their own importance. Plays a slick passing game with nice arcade mechanics. Known in the West as Football Champ.
Super Famicom
Sports
A nice discovery in a tennis game that makes players destroy opponents blocks on their side of the court in a Break-Out style. An array of players from our hero dog with mallet for a racket, to dog with bone for a racket and even a girl with a racket. Some strange locales as well that may not get approved by the LTS such as the haunted arena. Full title: Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow Pop N Smash.
Super Famicom
Sports
Cheery chip tunes to get you in the relaxing mood for a round of eighteen holes seeking the elusive eagle, dodging the bunkers and keeping on the leader board in this highly accomplished golf game from the cult, crack unit HAL Laboratory.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Sports
Enjoy the fierce rivalry of rather over competitive football between Japanese high school teams. Similar to the Neo Geo classic Soccer Brawl in terms of the violent challenges possible.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Sports
Enjoy the fierce rivalry of rather over competitive football between Japanese high school teams. Similar to the Neo Geo classic Soccer Brawl in terms of the violent challenges possible.
Super Famicom
Sports
Live the F1 dream in this popular Super Famicom split screen racer with appropriately noisy engine effects. An early release and much coverted by the early adopters of the SFC at the time.
Nintendo 64
Sports
Suitably whiny engines and plenty of sparks both visually and literally as the N64 gets a challenging work out and handles it without breaking sweat. The starting line up being displayed is a nice touch (with plenty more attention to detail in the anchor lights) and the essential speed makes the cut to appease fans of the series with little time to admire the sponsors signs, bridges or grandstand.
Super Famicom
Sports
Suitably whiny engines and break neck speeds exploiting Mode 7 like the manufacturers make the most of their cars. Classic old school racing with the simpler pick up and play mechanics many pine for.
Super Famicom
Sports
Mode 7 made for such a game with the engine revs blaring out. Effortlessly copes with the split screen multiplayer too – impressive results putting the hardware top of the podium.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Sports
Three in one bumper bargain from Human Creative Group. The games all crammed onto the one CD are Formation Soccer, Final Match Tennis and Fine Shot Golf.
GameBoy Color
Sports
Konami brings its sporting prowess and its triple-A polish to the winter Olympics and its great fun to pick up and play with pipe and slalom snowboarding, ski jumping and slalom, speed skating… The roar of the crowd brings plenty of nostalgia flooding back from the US Gold and Daley Thompson’s Decathlon days. Part of the Hyper Olympic Series.
Famicom Cart
Sports
Superb compilation of sports in clay pigeon shooting, archery, long jump high jump… Pixel perfect timing and a good button rhythm are a requisite as Konami makes a big splash.
Playstation
Sports
Night time street racing bringing the mange to life. The dark tracks are realistically only illuminated by the cars headlights keeping the players one the edge of their (tiger effect covered) seats as it makes it hard to know what lies ahead. Also cleverly reduces the CPU workload making it whiz along on the PSX hardware.
Super Famicom
Sports
Comforting nineties feel to the tennis with the simplistic graphical set up making in far more playable that representations of the sport that swoop around more than the hawk scaring off seagulls at Wimbledon.
Super Famicom
Sports
Side perspective football game with Japan’s top flight teams and totally over the top SNK style goal celebrations. Fabulous four player scraps are possible with a multitap and the game is also Barcode Battler II compatible, so get scanning those macaroni packets to boost your star striker.
Super Famicom
Sports
Side perspective football game with top tier teams and PK mode seen from both keepers and strikers perspective. Fabulous four player scraps are possible with a multitap and the game is also Barcode Battler II compatible, so get scanning those cans of Baked Beans.
Game Gear
Sports
Football blast from the J League’s hey day playing a nice, arcadey kick about. A real laugh in two player mode using the link cable, but arguments may ensue over who gets to be Gary’s Grampus.
Nintendo 64
Sports
Konami’s Major A team produces the good once again with this distinct football title cramming in far more polygons than the PSX version and crafting a different game as a result. The first football game to offer such big sprites and close range action whilst still utilising a fine passing game to unpick the opposition defense that would make Sensei Soccer proud. Like Nintendo’s finest titles you can jump straight in and play, but it takes a few hours on the lonely training pitch to reap the rewards on a Saturday afternoon.
PS2
Sports
Konami’s crack Major A outfit worked wonders on the PS2 achieving very near perfection in this fluid football game and plays a posession game for the top of the league spot. A real treat to feel like scoring is possible from any position, not just set places on the pitch. Total football.
PS2
Sports
Utilising the official license well with the proper stats and imagery to scan on the faces, this version oozes Major A quality. Promotion and relegation effect the next season’s play and you can adjust the players stats – even the manager. Includes the Yamazaki Cup for a welcome brink to those struggling on the edge of relegation to J League 2.
GameBoy Advance
Sports
A football simulation where gamers get to choose their player type and then try and rack the J League. Try not to hang around the ramen shop too much. Very slickly presented as Konami once again makes waves.
Mega Drive
Sports
Football blast from the J League’s hey day playing a nice, arcadey kick about. A real laugh with four players using the multitap, but arguments may ensue over who gets to be Gary’s Grampus.
Mega Drive
Sports
Football blast from the J League’s hey day playing a nice, arcadey kick about. A real laugh with four players using the multitap, but arguments may ensue over who gets to be Gary’s Grampus.
Super Famicom
Sports
Taken from the J League in its prime, Namcot blend a zippy, arcade style football game with some crazy cut scenes as players must outwit their opponent and nick the ball past them.
Super Famicom
Sports
Choose from the cream of the Japanese top division teams complete with mascots. Graphically slick, the view is from the grandstand with the game switching to manga style challenge screens every now and then where you must decide what to do, a bit like an RPG battle scene.