When I was a kid, sports games were for everybody.
Every kid played that shit. Didn't matter if you liked the sport.
The games naturally got more complicated and realistic, but I still liked playing them, and I consider these two classics:
I never played a round of golf in my life. Much less ice hockey. Real life associations and licenses were becoming more prevalent by this time. Attracting more fans of the sport, I bet. For me, these are still classic video games. Unqualified.
NFL GameDay was the first sports game I played that seemed too complicated and generally inaccessible as a non-football fan. My friends who were IRL football fans were going gaga for this game. This is the first time I remember thinking that a football game would probably be really good if I liked football, but not otherwise.
Along the way, there's been spin-off games that try to keep it light. Mutant league, NFL blitz, Golden tee, etc. I don't know if these are as common anymore? Theyre in a sort of a gray area here. I'm talking more about the licensed sports games.
Does anyone play those without actually liking the sport? Did you do that in the past? I hardly hear anything about these games inform servings. Usually relegated to a single OT. You don't see threads where someone just randomly tried a licensed sports game and post their reaction.
Keep your free throws in. Whatever that means, fellow sportos.
Every kid played that shit. Didn't matter if you liked the sport.
The games naturally got more complicated and realistic, but I still liked playing them, and I consider these two classics:
I never played a round of golf in my life. Much less ice hockey. Real life associations and licenses were becoming more prevalent by this time. Attracting more fans of the sport, I bet. For me, these are still classic video games. Unqualified.
NFL GameDay was the first sports game I played that seemed too complicated and generally inaccessible as a non-football fan. My friends who were IRL football fans were going gaga for this game. This is the first time I remember thinking that a football game would probably be really good if I liked football, but not otherwise.
Along the way, there's been spin-off games that try to keep it light. Mutant league, NFL blitz, Golden tee, etc. I don't know if these are as common anymore? Theyre in a sort of a gray area here. I'm talking more about the licensed sports games.
Does anyone play those without actually liking the sport? Did you do that in the past? I hardly hear anything about these games inform servings. Usually relegated to a single OT. You don't see threads where someone just randomly tried a licensed sports game and post their reaction.
Keep your free throws in. Whatever that means, fellow sportos.
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