Sports
Here we have all the games in the Sports Section.
Playstation
Sports
Think of a Playstation version of the cult film Rollerball where the alien, robot and futuristic humans battle for the ball and then must fire it in the goal shoot. Pretty much anything goes in between in a great joy to behold, especially when taking out an opponent at a key moment.
Playstation
Sports
Has a graphical look like Little Big Adventure with all the associated razzmatazz you would associate with the game – so much so you can almost smell the hot dogs.
GameBoy Original
Sports
Simply animated on screen action and appealing avatars convey the emotion of the simple yet at times frustrating game. A fine all round representation of the sport and a pleasure to whittle away long journeys.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
Power Drift was a monster of a mechanised, car based coin-op released in the late eighties. Asmik has done an honourable job of the conversion, keeping the jostle for positions and this remains a fun reminder of a golden era of Sega arcade dominance.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
Side scrolling football game (or soccer to avoid confusion.) Nice newscaster style presentation and all the elements of a fun, early 90’s arcade kick about. No Champions League winner, but a definite UEFA Cup place contender.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
First in the long running Power League baseball series from big hitting Hudson Soft.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
First in the long running Power League baseball series from big hitting Hudson Soft.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
A realistic approach to the sport with real stadiums such as Saitama and Yokohama as well as classically named teams such as ‘Straws’, ‘Fibers’ and ‘Wholes’. Nice home run sequence.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
Enjoyable game of rounders with PC Engine sponsored stadiums and teams based on their real life counterparts, just with slight adjustments to avoid litigation. So forget playing as Hiroshima Carp, best go for the Cark.
Dreamcast
Sports
The ultimate in gaming fantasy escape – a British major title is possible with the appearance of Tim Henman in this slick tennis sim. Reveals its arcade roots in its simplicity to pick up but with a fiendish difficultly gradient after the opening rounds. The finest realistic tennis game. Brilliant with four players.
PSP
Sports
Combining swooping camera angles, realistic ball and player mechanics, plus a solid gaming engine comes a very fine tennis title. Segas experience and rich arcade heritage has led to a superb version of the sport for the PSP. Brings out the smell of strawberries and cream, Robinsons juice, sunny days and Cliff Richard. Well it does for Genki anyway.
Nintendo 64
Sports
Konami includes all the ingredients required to make a masterful representation of the sport, just like the Bero Flour men characters in game would. You can almost smell the hot dogs and see the spilt popcorn as a home run gets hit.
Nintendo 64
Sports
Konami includes all the ingredients required to make a masterful representation of the sport, just like the Bero Flour men characters in game would. You can almost smell the hot dogs and see the spilt popcorn as a home run gets hit.
Super Famicom
Sports
Konami includes all the ingredients required to make a masterful representation of the sport, just like the Bero Flour men characters in game would. You can almost smell the hot dogs and see the spilt popcorn as a home run gets hit.
Nintendo 64
Sports
The Powerful Pro series has been a long-standing podium success in Konami’s sporting teams CV. The graphical style endears itself well to the player, yet the simple to pick up, trickier to master play mechanics combine old school SNK sports titles with the moves needed to build up a whole dome full of dedicated fans. Definitely more Tokyo Giants than Nippon Ham.
Playstation
Sports
Prince of Tennis stars Ryouma, a young tennis whizz kid who joins a new school and must battle to overcome the challenge of his new peers and also the looming shadow his father casts over him as a one-time tennis champ. Adds a lot of fun to a very tidy tennis title.
GameBoy Advance
Sports
Prince of Tennis stars Ryouma, a young tennis whizz kid who joins a new school and must battle to overcome the challenge of his new peers and also the looming shadow his father casts over him as a one-time tennis champ. Adds a lot of fun to a very tidy tennis title.
Mega CD
Sports
Boxing game with FMV graphics that require players to bob and weave in order to avoid staring up at the referee too much from the canvas floor of the ring. Stylish video capture and nice presentation make for an enjoyable bout.
PC Engine HU Card
Sports
Despite the cartoony look to the cover, this baseball game is actually quite an accurate representation in the C64 World Series mould with both pitching, batting and fielding all working well with good use of the screen to provide the full package. Full title: Kore Ga Pro Baseball 89 (This is Pro Baseball 89.)
Famicom Cart
Sports
Known as RBI Baseball across the pond, this sports slugger certainly covers all bases with some nice touches such as the homerun fireworks. But the secret of Moneyball is not the big slugs, but the percentages.
Famicom Cart
Sports
Known as RBI Baseball 3 in the US of A. And you can almost smell the corn dogs and popcorn. Just ensure any catches are left to the players and not the crowd reaching over the barriers as happened in one crucial match we would hate to remind the culprit of…
Sega Saturn
Sports
Based on the two Japanese leagues (Pacific and Central), this update of the popular Greatest Nine series utilises polygon players to add to the swish looking stadia. Worth a look for the baseball fan and a bargain, brand new addition to the Saturn collector.
Sega Saturn
Sports
Based on the two Japanese leagues (Pacific and Central), this update of the popular Greatest Nine series utilises polygon players to add to the swish looking stadia. Worth a look for the baseball fan and a bargain, brand new addition to the Saturn collector.
PS2
Sports
Great use of motion capture and fine attention to detail and the uniforms of Japans premium baseball teams. Hanshin Tigers, Hiroshima Carp, Fukuoka Hawks and the appropriately named Yakult Swallows all vry for attention amongst the twelve teams. Konamis talent for sports titles is in fine fettle.
Nintendo 64
Sports
Utilises out of proportion players with giant heads in a similar style to Konami’s popular Power Pro Baseball series. Also features the major teams of the Japanese pro league so players can savour match ups such as the Yakult Swallows vs. Nippon Ham. The simultaneous four player mode is as enjoyable as the slick play mechanics. Known in Japan as ‘Chou Kuukan Night Pro Yakyuu King.’
PS3
Sports
Baseball game simulator that looks like watching a televised game with the switch of cameras and succinct commentary. Very slick.
Super Famicom
Sports
Fine example of EA’s early potential in covering all bases with its American Football knowledge. Released in Japan under the Imagineer banner, but this is firmly Madden for the Super Famicom territory.
Super Famicom
Sports
Japanese version of John Madden 93 and EA pull out all the locker room tricks to bring the sport home for the first time in great realism.
Famicom Disk System
Sports
A well established golf manga and a game make for a good combo in Genki’s humble opinion with the colour and intrigue of the manga source material adding fun and adventure as players challenge Grand Canton still ravines alongside the robotic, clean cut lines of the futuristic level.
Playstation
Sports
Ticks all the boxes for those who know their half nelsons from their clotheslines with an electric atmosphere to bouts as crowds lap up the action and a roster of moves that surely cant all be in the Grapple Fans Almanac. Knocks many of its rival titles to the mat for a standing count.