Remember when sports games were actually fun?

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>>381393532
I remember this. Used to be a lot of wacky sports games too before this.

Arch rivals. Midway always wanted that arcade flair.

>>381393532
>never liked serious sports sims
>loved NFL Blitz, NBA Street, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing etc.
>suddenly NFL Blitz becomes a wannabe edgy ghetto trash simulator for some reason
>pretty much kills the silly sports subgenre

Still hurts.

>>381394641
Thank EA for that.
Jews fucked over Midway and they liquidated, and EA acquired NFL Blitz without having any idea what the point of the game was.

>>381394798
They should have stayed part of WMS. Every single damn financial decision Midway made after spinning off was a fucking mess.

>NHL Hitz
>fights are pretty much just Mortal Kombat on Ice
>MLB Slugfest
>bean the batter and he comes to wreck your shit
>late hits in Blitz

damn shame every sports game these days is either "muh realism" or some crappy management thing.

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>>381393532
yea

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>>381393532
I grew up playing stuff like pic. Good times.

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i dont care what /v/ says. this was the greatest sports game of all time!