July 18, 200620 yr I can't remember which game it was, for Nintendo, but Barry Sanders was absolutely unstoppable on it. Seriously.
July 18, 200620 yr Haha, awesome. Super Tecmo was heaven. I'd say Lawrence Taylor in the original Tecmo was pretty good too. He was so fast you could run back & swat down passes in the secondary. My friend used to pick the Giants, & he would pull this bullsh*t pass play all the time which was an obvious glitch... It was a short curl pattern over the middle to Marc Bavaro & if you released the pass right as he went into his curl pattern he would catch it every single time, no exceptions. Obviously this resulted in a bunch of fights....
July 19, 200620 yr :lol :lol I remember that game, Bo was unstoppable. The only thing comparable is Griffey in Ken Griffey Jr's major league baseball for N64. If it was a fastball in the strike zone, forget about it.
July 19, 200620 yr Bo Jackson Tecmo Super Bowl NES We've all been there. You're playing against the Raiders. You're on defense and you pick "The Play" -- pitch outside to Bo Jackson. Jay Schroeder hikes the ball. The defense collapses for a five-yard loss right? No. Bo goes around, over or through the defense for a 98-yard TD run. Probably his fifth of the day. Game over? It was over when your buddy picked the Raiders. Jerry Rice Tecmo Super Bowl NES Another Tecmo legend, Jerry Rice was made famous for his success in everyone's favorite pass play. Drive to your opponents one yard line and have Joe Montana fade back to the opposite end zone for a 100-yard plus toss. Now, with most receivers this was a gamble, but with Jerry -- it was an easy six. Brett Favre Quarterback Club '98 Nintendo 64 Somehow Brett Fave became the uber-MVP in this game. Whether it was a 50-yard frozen rope off his back foot or a Walter Payton-esque scramble for a first down, Favre did it all. After one drive with the Packers you knew two things: you were going to win, and someone needed to tell virtual Dorsey Levens he's not getting the ball. Emmitt Smith Madden '94 Sega Genesis Video game or not, there's a lot of pressure coming into the season as back-to-back defending Super Bowl champs and Emmitt Smith was up to the challenge. The first time you pitched to Smith you quickly learned that the B button was your friend as the rushing leader spun and burst for first down after first down. Sounds like a long virtual day at the office for Troy and Michael. Tony Armas RBI Baseball NES For some reason Tony Armas didn't make it to the starting lineup for the Red Sox, but when you did get around to putting him in you quickly learned that hitting for the cycle was a bad day at the office for Tony. And with a game that included Calvin Schiraldi in the rotation, the BoSox need the offense. Alexi Kovalev NHL '95 Genesis After the Rangers won the Stanley Cup the folks at EA apparently decided that the best player in the NHL was none other than the the Blueshirts' Alexei Kovalev. Despite not making the first line, Kovalev was virtually uncheckable. And when he blew by your defense and did that wrap-around-the-net thing? Well, for those of you who played against New York -- you know what happened. Fat Dude Ice Hockey NES He wasn't smooth. He wasn't sleek. And fast is a word you would never use to describe the wrecking crew of Nintendo Ice Hockey -- the Fat Dude. One touch by the man and you were down for the count, especially if you were one of lightening-fast 100-lb softies. Sure the game was slow with these guys, but the Fat Dude more than made up for it. Who didn't live to see him check people almost in half and deliver a slap shot where the goalie appeared to actually get out of the way? Ken Griffey Jr. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball Super Nintendo Ken Griffey Jr. definitely benefited from and early practice in sports video games where the cover boy ruled all. The only way to stop Junior was to walk him because anything, we mean anything, over the plate was pretty much gone. Oh, and if you hit the ball to center field against the M's, yeah -- you're out. :lol :lol :lol :notworthy http://sports.espn.go.com/espngamer/story?id=1609859
July 19, 200620 yr Author That is an awesome article, and so true. I had first hand experience with Junior and Favre in those games. I'd like to add Pavel Bure in NHL 2K for Dreamcast. Guy had to be the fastest player in the game and I would simply dominate with him.
July 22, 200620 yr Oh my freaking god. What a run. Ken Griffey Jr. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball Super Nintendo Ken Griffey Jr. definitely benefited from and early practice in sports video games where the cover boy ruled all. The only way to stop Junior was to walk him because anything, we mean anything, over the plate was pretty much gone. Oh, and if you hit the ball to center field against the M's, yeah -- you're out. :lol :lol :lol :notworthy http://sports.espn.go.com/espngamer/story?id=1609859 Alex Rodriguez on MLB 2K6 is pretty damned ridiculous. He will hit absoloutely anything you throw to him for a home run.
July 22, 200620 yr Brendan Shanahan was good in one of those years in Sega genesis for the NHL series.
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