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. 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