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

[esteban]

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.

FIFA 95 is quite nice. Has quite good graphics and sound. It controls well. It’s fun up to a point, there’s a bug that if you just run down the touch line and shoot near the end the opposing goalie will just dive straight up in the air and you will score every time.

That’s quite a bug...it would be fun to watch a compilation video of Old vs. New FIFA bugs.

And I am not a sports fan, especially futbol.

[Black Tiger]

Yeah I know that. But aren' we talking about early 1990's games ? Sports games were not released each year back then.

They were over here, these are the first years of EA's stat updating franchises for Sega Genesis:

Madden 1990
NHL 1991
NBA Live 1991
Fifa 1993

This new model tainted sports games in general, as they became the games that sports fans had to know and often unlicensed one-off games were seen as cheap loser games by comparison. Having real names and stats in games became more important than gameplay or enjoyment. It evolved to the point where peopke began paying real money each year for the latest Xbox 360 dashboard skins of their favorite team(s).

[Punch]

This new model tainted sports games in general, as they became the games that sports fans had to know and often unlicensed one-off games were seen as cheap loser games by comparison. Having real names and stats in games became more important than gameplay or enjoyment.

Exactly! Nowadays every sports game without licensing is seen as a cheap, budget game that presumably no one plays. Back in the 8/16 bit era there was a big variety of soccer/basketball/etc. games on the market with comparable quality and people were capable of having fun with them. Nowadays everything is monopolized by few gaming companies and you don't hear of independent sports games, only EA Sports games and the odd Konami one in the mix (Pro Evolution Soccer).

[esteban]

This new model tainted sports games in general, as they became the games that sports fans had to know and often unlicensed one-off games were seen as cheap loser games by comparison. Having real names and stats in games became more importanthe  than gameplay or enjoyment.

Exactly! Nowadays every sports game without licensing is seen as a cheap, budget game that presumably no one plays. Back in the 8/16 bit era there was a big variety of soccer/basketball/etc. games on the market with comparable quality and people were capable of having fun with them. Nowadays everything is monopolized by few gaming companies and you don't hear of independent sports games, only EA Sports games and the odd Konami one in the mix (Pro Evolution Soccer).

Amen.

Mutant League Hockey/Football

...and all the more “arcade action” games...

[Black Tiger]

In my high schools, one of the things that any guy who wanted to be cool had to do is play the NHL hockey games.

I remember how shocked I was when one of the hockey guys in my class admitted to trying TV Sports Hockey and said that he thought it wasn't that bad.

[wildfruit]

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.

FIFA 95 is quite nice. Has quite good graphics and sound. It controls well. It’s fun up to a point, there’s a bug that if you just run down the touch line and shoot near the end the opposing goalie will just dive straight up in the air and you will score every time.

That’s quite a bug...it would be fun to watch a compilation video of Old vs. New FIFA bugs.

And I am not a sports fan, especially futbol.

Me either. It’s one of very few I have. I like virtua tennis though.

[Necromancer]

Yeah I know that. But aren' we talking about early 1990's games ? Sports games were not released each year back then.

06/24/1988    Power League
08/08/1989    Power League II
08/10/1990    Power League III
08/09/1991    Power League IV
08/07/1992    Power League V
10/15/1993    Power League '93

[Black Tiger]

Fire Pro Wrestling 1989
FPW2 1991
Super FPW 1991
Mega FPW 1992
FPW3 1992
SFPW2 1992
SFPW3 1993
Fire Pro Women 1994
SFPW Special 1994
Blazing Tornado 1994
Fire Pro Women: JW vs JWP 1995
SFPW Queen's Special 1995
SFPWX 1995
FPW '96 1996
SFPWX Premium 1996
FPW S 1996

I don't know why games suffer series fatigue, maybe Western publishers just need to learn not to milk it? :-"

[turboswimbz]

Fire Pro Wrestling 1989
FPW2 1991
Super FPW 1991
Mega FPW 1992
FPW3 1992
SFPW2 1992
SFPW3 1993
Fire Pro Women 1994
SFPW Special 1994
Blazing Tornado 1994
Fire Pro Women: JW vs JWP 1995
SFPW Queen's Special 1995
SFPWX 1995
FPW '96 1996
SFPWX Premium 1996
FPW S 1996

I don't know why games suffer series fatigue, maybe Western publishers just need to learn not to milk it? :-"

That series is still going strong

http://store.steampowered.com/app/564230/Fire_Pro_Wrestling_World/

[shubibiman]

Yeah I know that. But aren' we talking about early 1990's games ? Sports games were not released each year back then.

06/24/1988    Power League
08/08/1989    Power League II
08/10/1990    Power League III
08/09/1991    Power League IV
08/07/1992    Power League V
10/15/1993    Power League '93

You got a point here

[esteban]

I am still upset that APPARE GATEBALL never blossomed into annual installments.

Also, since this is a sports appreciation thread, let us rejoice and be happy for golf:

http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Ganbare_Golf_Boys/Ganbare_Golf_Boys_(Track_1).mp3

http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Ganbare_Golf_Boys/Ganbare_Golf_Boys_(Track_2).mp3

[Keith Courage]

I don't always play golf games but when I do I play Winning Shot.