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Winniez

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I have been for some time now interested in PC-Engine Hucard sportgames. Hucards because thats what I collect and play and sports games because they tend to get overlooked and can be very cheap, and some of them are really good fun.
Since sport games can be bit obscure and the library can be overwhelming I made a list of Hucard sport games for myself in order to get a better understanding of the library. I thought why not share it here, maybe someone can get some use from it. These are only Japanese PC-Engine releases. I'm sure there are games I have overlooked so feel free to fill in the blanks.

Baseball:
Kore Ga Pro Yakiou 89/Intec
Kore Ga Pro Yakiou 90/Intec
Naxat Stadium/Naxat
Power League/Hudson
Power League 2/Hudson
Power League 3/Hudson
Power League 4/Hudson
Power League 5/Hudson
Power League '93/Hudson
World Stadium/Namcot
World Stadium '91/Namcot

Dodgeball:
Cyber Dodge/Tonkin House
Hono Dodge Danpei/Hudson
Nekketsu Dodgeball/Naxat

Football:
Formation Soccer 90/Human
Formation Soccer on J-League/Human
J-League Greatest Eleven/Nihon Bussan
Nekketsu Soccer/Naxat
Power Eleven/Hudson

Golf:
Ganbare! Golf Boys/NCS
Jack Nicklaus Championship Golf/Victor Musical Instruments
Naxat Open/Naxat
Power Golf/Hudson
Winning Shot/DECO

Tennis:
Final Match Tennis/Human
Power Tennis/Hudson
World Court Tennis/Namcot
 
Wrestling:
Champion Wrestler/Taito
Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout/Human
Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Legend Bout/Human
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag/Human
Maniac Pro Wrestling/Hudson
Monster Pro Wrestling/ASK Kodansha

Other Sports:
Appare! Gate Ball/Hudson (Croquet)
Ballistix/Coconuts Japan (Futuristic ball game)
Break In/Naxat (Pool)
Bullfight/Cream Co (Boxing)
Digital Champ/Naxat (Boxing)
Hit The Ice/Taito (Hockey)
Kick Ball/NCS (Baseball/Dodgeball)
Power Sports/Hudson (Olympics)
Super Volleyball/Video System (Volleyball)
Tsuppari Dai Sumo/Naxat (Sumo Wrestling)
TV Sports Basketball/Victor Musical Instruments (Basketball)
TV Sports Football/Victor Musical Instrument (American Football)
TV Sports Hockey/Victor Musical Instruments (Hockey)
USA Pro Basketball/Aicom (Basketball)
World Beach Volley/ICS (Volleyball)
World Jockey/Namcot (Horse Racing)
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Nice list. There are also some pretty fun ones on CD.

I've been getting into the baseball and golf titles recently. After that I do plan to try some wrestling titles. I'm still waiting on most of this stuff to arrive from Japan so I can't comment too much yet.

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Wallaby!!
Ballistix
Battle Royale
Champions Forever Boxing
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Battle Royal and Champion Forever Boxing are US exclusives. Wallaby looks more like a gambling simulator (haven't played it) and Ballistix is pretty futuristic but I'll add it to the list anyway.

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Great list except all those football games are not football. They are Soccer!

All joking aside I am a big fan of the power league series, Power sports, TV Sports games, Super Volleyball, and hit the ice.

I know this is a hu card list but the J-League tremendous soccer 94 Super CD is fantastic!
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Great list except all those football games are not football. They are Soccer!

All joking aside I am a big fan of the power league series, Power sports, TV Sports games, Super Volleyball, and hit the ice.

I know this is a hu card list but the J-League tremendous soccer 94 Super CD is fantastic!

Well I thought Football is more international, besides I'm from Europe so its only natural :)
I was suprised how much fun I had with the Hit The Ice. I have only played it on emulator since I haven't been able to find a cheap copy. Power league games are great, I haven't really been brought up with baseball but I have grown to like arcadey games of that genre. And I don't mind the actual sport anymore, quite like it actually.

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Great list except all those football games are not football. They are Soccer!

No, they are football. How much do american football players use their feet ? Almost never.

I don't know if this word is used in the US but american football is sometimes called gridiron in the UK or in other Commonwealth countries, which sounds much cooler .
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I never knew there was a croquet game, has anyone ever played?  I am a big fan of the actual game and now am curious to give it a try.
Great list except all those football games are not football. They are Soccer!

No, they are football. How much do american football players use their feet ? Almost never.

I don't know if this word is used in the US but american football is sometimes called gridiron in the UK or in other Commonwealth countries, which sounds much cooler .

Let me see you try to start a game of FOOTBALL without kicking the ball.  I have watched a lot of games in my day and it always seems to need feet.

The only thing worse than the sport of soccer is the people who watch it.

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Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2017, 09:13:59 AM »
I actually have it, got it part of a lot. I haven't played much of it but it feels kind of underwhelming, maybe it needs little more time. Croquet game I think is a great idea on paper, unlike in golf you have to always think about the next gate and being able to continue after a succesful gate creates nice streaks.
I too love the actual game, a great way to spend a summer day, build a makeshift course in park and have few beers with mates. And doesn't cost a penny (except a cheap croque set in the beginning)

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Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2017, 10:41:05 AM »
I never knew there was a croquet game, has anyone ever played?  I am a big fan of the actual game and now am curious to give it a try.
Great list except all those football games are not football. They are Soccer!

I mean, in real football, you only use your feet, not just to kick the game off.

No, they are football. How much do american football players use their feet ? Almost never.

I don't know if this word is used in the US but american football is sometimes called gridiron in the UK or in other Commonwealth countries, which sounds much cooler .

Let me see you try to start a game of FOOTBALL without kicking the ball.  I have watched a lot of games in my day and it always seems to need feet.

The only thing worse than the sport of soccer is the people who watch it.

Football :

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American football (or hand football, or Gridiron) :

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Anyway, my favourite kind of football is rugby footba ll:

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But there's no rugby simulation on the PCE, which is a shame.
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Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2017, 02:47:44 AM »
To be fair to Americans most of the PC-Engine football games have "soccer" in their names :)
I think the Japanese name for the sport comes from soccer.

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Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2017, 04:44:54 AM »
To be fair to Americans most of the PC-Engine football games have "soccer" in their names :)

Exactly; and if it's not in the title, I bet it's in the manual.
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Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2017, 05:42:28 AM »
Driving is not a sport? No F1's? And here I thought you was a European...or maybe formula is not a sport, it's a lifestyle!
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