Agreed. Gunstar is dropping knowledge. I’m kind of shocked at how many of the great sports titles Gunstar mentions in his posts I’ve pocked up over the years. I have the original Joe Montana Football, Joe Montana Football ‘94 (which, being from KC, I bought because it has Joe Montana playing for the KC Chiefs). I also have World Series Baseball and, apparently, the SNES’s best football games, which I bought for nostalgia but which, apparently, are still good. Lucky me!
@Noise
I agree that NES Punch Out!! has held up extremely well (also that Mr. Sandman, the champion in the Wii version, will wreck you). It also remains my favorite entry in the series, although I liked Super Punch Out!! and adored Wii Punch Out!!. Has anyone here played the arcade Punch Out!! games? (I thibk pook99 beat one recently.) What’s the best way to play these today? Are they tough to emulate? Also, what about Punch Out!! clones like Animal Boxing, Power Punch II, or Wade Hixon’s Counter Punch? Can anyone recommend those?
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After I beat Double Dribble last night I fired up NFL Football for the INTV (or, rather, Super Pro Football, which is the same game with a few enhancements and a single-player mode). It’s so good and so deep for a game it’s age. I’m looking forward to getting through a whole hour-long game over the weekend. (Plus, it features prominently the awesome INTV running man animation!) I may also fire up Indy 500 for the 2600 to really dive into great second generation sports games. Are there any other classic sports games from that era that have held up and I should be sure to check out?