As a young video game enthusiast, I often chose my games based on nothing more than box art. One of those early 2000s impulse buys was SEGA Soccer Slam for the Nintendo GameCube. This wild twist on the beautiful game took nothing seriously, and leaned into pure arcade madness. Now that I can play it again through emulation on my Steam Deck, I can’t stop smiling. Continue reading
I don’t play a lot of video games anymore, but I still find the medium endlessly fascinating. I follow the industry fairly closely, but over time, I’ve developed a particular love for older games; especially football titles. Recently I wrote a tribute to FIFA Street 3, but just the other day, a friend came over and we dove into another golden oldie from the genre.
Some people love football games. Others can’t stand them. I fall into the latter category, unless we’re talking about something a bit different like the one I’m writing this article about. FIFA Street 3 might just be the most overlooked entry in the franchise, but for me, it’s an oddball gem I keep coming back to. Continue reading
In a distant past, probably sometime in the late nineties, my father bought an Atari Lynx and a few games with it. One of these games was World Class Soccer. At that time, my brother and I were obsessed with our Nintendo Game Boy. But a handheld where the games could be played in color—that was really something new for us. Continue reading