PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)

[Winniez]

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!

I'm from Finland so motorsport is practically the national sport here. I intentionally left out driving because its hard to define what costitutes to a motorsport game. Outrun doesn't feel like a sport, Motoroader doesn't, Final Lap Twin maybe etc. Maybe I should add them nevertheless?

Final Match Tennis feels pretty good, as does the Power Tennis. Tennis games have that nice pick and play quality in them.

[Gypsy]

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!

I'm from Finland so motorsport is practically the national sport here. I intentionally left out driving because its hard to define what costitutes to a motorsport game. Outrun doesn't feel like a sport, Motoroader doesn't, Final Lap Twin maybe etc. Maybe I should add them nevertheless?

Final Match Tennis feels pretty good, as does the Power Tennis. Tennis games have that nice pick and play quality in them.

Best metal country. \m/ \m/

[Winniez]

I don't know about the best but I do know we have the hightest amount of them per capita in the world.

[Gypsy]

I don't know about the best but I do know we have the hightest amount of them per capita in the world.

Seems to be the national hobby, form a metal band. There are even metal bands for children. 

I like the output of Germany and Sweden too, but for my money, I like Finland the best.

[shubibiman]

Children of Bodom !

A little bit off topic though ^^;

Driving sports simulation were rare back in the time as it was I think too difficult to render the sensations.

F1 Circus series are great games.

Anyway, even most of the football games have a more arcadish gameplay.

[sunteam_paul]

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.

Don't. It's bloody terrible.

[Punch]

A man can dream

[shubibiman]

You don't need this game when you've got the huge Formation Soccer 95. To me, this game is better than ISS and FIFA.

[Punch]

You don't need this game when you've got the huge Formation Soccer 95. To me, this game is better than ISS and FIFA.

You're talking about the italian cup one right? Nah dude, ISSD has, for me, the perfect gameplay scheme, and that includes the graphics and the camera's perspective. It has the perfect blend of arcade + simulation. I dislike FIFA because the gameplay isn't all that good and goes towards the simulation side of things, and Formation Soccer because everything is too fast and loose, too arcadey for my taste. I also hate bird's eye perspective in soccer games.

That's only my nostalgia tainted personal opinion, of course.

PS: Allejo > Janco Tianno.

[TheClash603]

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.

Don't. It's bloody terrible.

I just bought a real set last week instead, my old one was falling apart.

[Winniez]

Early FIFA games were really underwhelming in my opinnion. Especially when compared against the EA's own brilliant NHL series.
I played quite lot of the early FIFA games on PC and I would say the first good one was 96. Not sure about 95, that was SEGA exclusive but looks similar to the first FIFA.
I too vouch for ISSD being the best football game of its time, and NHL being the best sport game series.

[shubibiman]

Opps, didn't remember that it was a thread about Hucard games only ^^;

[Gypsy]

Power League IV is pretty damn good. I like that they separated auto and manual for fielding and base running. Base running is annoying to manage but I do like fielding myself.

[goldenband]

Tennis games: World Court Tennis is quite good, even if the English localization is a hilarious disaster -- among the worst I've seen. The underlying engine is excellent, though, as it's basically a carbon copy of the terrific Famicom release Family Tennis. It'd be nice if the original Japanese release, Pro Tennis: World Court, got a fresh fan translation.

I've heard great things about Final Match Tennis but have only played it briefly. Davis Cup Tennis wasn't released in Japan, and anyway it's much better on the Genesis/Mega Drive -- the TG-16 version is stiff and controls poorly. Not sure if I've played Power Tennis.

Hit the Ice may be the best version of the three home console ports; it's certainly better than the horrible SNES port, but the Genesis version has some nice perks like a password system (the TG-16 game goes on far too long).

I found Sonic Spike Volleyball (aka World Beach Volley) very frustrating.

[shubibiman]

Davis Cup was released in Japan but as a SCD. It plays much like the computer versions.

FMT is probably the best tennis sim ever :

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/117765304