7/28/2023 0 Comments Boom shakalakaNext five: Five games that straddle the line of whether they’re true sports games or not (ExciteBike Ivan “Ironman” Stewart's Super Off Road Mario Kart Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Cool Boarders 2). Oddly, I tried to tie every team I played because I liked the penalty-kick shootout that decided things if you ended regulation evened up. Super Soccer: This is an under-the-radar addition, but it was the best soccer game of the NES/Super NES era. I’d be shooting low-60s every time out and be a PGA Tour star.ġ0. If only golf was as easy in real life as it was in this game. I’ll take Greg Norman’s 1992 release, which allowed you to build your own courses. Greg Norman’s Golf Power: You can keep the newfangled Tiger Woods PGA Tour. A Madden game had to be somewhere on this list.ĩ. It was the first with an NFL team license and a host of improvements. I’ll go with the 1994 version, which changed everything for this wildly popular series. Madden NFL ’94: There are so many Madden games to choose from. And if the game was a blowout, Blitz would make sure the winning team would fumble at every opportunity to even things out.Ĩ. Blitz didn’t pretend to be real football. NFL Blitz: This game never hit NES or Super NES but it was an arcade staple. Who cares if you win the game? You just had to win the fights.ħ. Apparently hockey players used to stand in circles and raise their hands after scoring goals. The players’ fake names were awesome, too.Ħ. It was baseball on steroids before all of baseball’s players were actually on steroids. You could throw a frozen rope from the outfield wall to home plate. Presents Major League Baseball: The music was epic. The game had a variety of events from 100-meter dash and archery to javelin throw and long jump.ĥ. Track & Field: This game made me feel like a loser because it was based on thumb speed and I didn’t have any (you could use a power pad, basically a floor mat, but that was cheating). Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!: I never beat Tyson, but the best characters were those created out of the designer’s imagination. I’m surprised no YouTube users have ever tried to light a ball on fire and shoot it, which you do in the game.ģ. It’s hands-down the best basketball video game created. NBA Jam: Boom-shakalaka! He’s on fire! It’s raining threes! Each was a classic NBA Jam phrase. The Tecmo version of Bo Jackson is the greatest video game athlete ever.Ģ. Boom-Sha-Ka-Lacka Lyrics Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Lets get together Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Come on and gather round me, children Lets get together and sing this song Got to settle down. I’ve probably spent at least 500 hours of my life playing this game (which, in retrospect, is sad) and threw at least 10 controllers at my brother after losing to him (also kind of sad). Tecmo Super Bowl: Slam dunk for the top spot. The list was inspired by Nintendo’s longtime president and chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi, who died last week at age 85.ġ. This week’s list counts down the top 10 sports video games of my childhood, roughly the Nintendo/Super NES era. VEG FOOD PAIRING: fried, spicy, main dishes with herbs and butter, dishes with a sprinkle of citrus fruits (lime, orange).Every Sunday, I will count down a top-10 list (and share it on the blog Friday). Looks like a East Coast, taste like a West Coast. OVERALL IMPRESSION: solid and satisfying Italian Double New England IPA. Persistence of aroma/ end: prolonged, dry citrusy and herbaceous. Olfacto- Gustatory sensation/ back aroma: tropical (pineapple, passion fruit) followed by some yellow stone fruits that finish in a fresh splash in tangerine taste. Taste: juicy and fruity sweetness, moderate, pale malt sweetness and pungent bitterness. Tactile sensation: round and rich body, pretty creamy texture. Scent/ olfactory sensation: fresh tangerine, grapefruit and pineapple, passion fruit, resin and some dank. Very good retention, adhesive to the glass surface. Taste it with me!įoam: white, mousse like. My first one from Passion Brewery, hopped with Magnum, Vic Secret, Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy.
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