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Original Release: Nintendo, 1985, NESOther Releases: Wii U (2014) Nintendo’s first attempt at soccer didn’t go so well. Soccer (NES, Nintendo, 1984) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Nintendo’s Soccer is a really bad game, but it at least has it within its power to make you laugh. To begin – one…

Original Release: EA, 1990, NES EA’s second time on the board adds a half-pipe and a unique story mode. Skate or Die 2 (NES, EA, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! It’s really a shame that Skate or Die 2’s controls are so janky and the level design is so subpar,…

Original Release: EA, 1987, PC / C64 / Apple IIOther Releases: NES (1988), Wii (2007) EA’s game was one of the first to focus on skate culture, but is more about weird and wacky events than fidelity to the sport. Skate or Die! (NES, Konami, 1988) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon!…

Original Release: Nintendo, Arcade, 1983Other Releases: NES (1987), Wii (2009) Nintendo’s pattern recognition and timing-based punchfest raised the stakes for boxing games. Punch-Out!! (NES, Nintendo, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Sadly, due to the nature of licensing agreements and whatnot, any re-releases of this game (such as the Wii 2009…

Original Release: Nintendo, 1986, NES / ArcadeOther Releases: Wii (2008) Nintendo’s first attempt at wrestling came from the team that would later become Human and build on this to make the Fire Pro series. Pro Wrestling (NES, Nintendo, 1986) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Pro Wrestling is really not a good…

Original Release: Nintendo, 1984, Arcade / NESOther Releases: N64 (in Animal Crossing – 2001), Wii (2006), Wii U (2013) Nintendo’s initial attempt at pinball for their consoles. Pinball (NES, Nintendo, 1984) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Pinball really isn’t a bad little pinball game. It’s some simple, brainless fun. The board…

Original Release: Technos, 1990, NES / X68000Other Releases: Game Boy / Turbo CD (1991), Turbografx 16 / Genesis (1992), Wii (2008), 3DS (2012) Ported to the NES as “Nintendo World Cup,” this game sees the Kunio crew hit the soccer field for more rough play. Nintendo World Cup (NES, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon…

Original Release: LJN, 1989, NES This game made history as the first with an NFL team license, but is otherwise utterly forgettable. NFL Football (NES, LJN, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! This game is one of the clunkiest, choppiest, slowest, most half-assed and awful pieces of shit I’ve ever had…

Original Release: Nintendo, 1990, NESOther Releases: Wii (2007) Nintendo’s first try at football had some interesting game options, but the actual gameplay once again showed that they just didn’t have the same magic touch with sports games. NES Play Action Football (NES, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I’ll cut…

Original Release: Nintendo, 1987, NESOther Releases: Arcade (1991), Wii (2008) Nintendo’s prototype of Mario Golf was a little rough around the edges. NES Open Tournament Golf (NES, Nintendo, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! This was basically the precursor of the Mario Golf games, naturally much more primitive (even more so…