Operation Sports features the top 25 most dominant teams in sports gaming history. While these teams didn't win it all in real life, they were unstoppable on the consoles.
Excerpt: "#22 Detroit Lions (Tecmo Super Bowl)
Before Detroit was the 0-16 laughing stock of the NFL, the virtual Lions were surprisingly good in the early '90s.
The Tecmo Super Bowl Lions were led by Mel Gray and Barry Sanders. These two players alone could carry your offense and decimate almost every defense in the game. For some reason, Barry could not be tackled, and to make matters worse, Mel would run pretty much every kickoff/punt back for a touchdown.
These two players alone make the Tecmo Super Bowl Lions worthy of a list that is not associated with losing."
The 16th through 25th most dominant teams grace this edition.
Snerdaperds attempts to coin a new term, Sim-phoria. He states,“a game or activity that simulates a real-life activity in such a way that it is inherently more engaging and fun than the actual activity that it is supposedly simulating through arcadification.” He continues, refining the term, and talking about Super Mega Baseball 2, and other games that fit the description.
ADDefense compares the two top NES hockey games - Blades of Steel and Ice Hockey - to determine which is the best NES hockey experience.
"Just in time for the NHL All-Star game, I revisit late 80's and early-to-mid 90's hockey video games, starting with Blades of Steel and working up through several other titles, mostly in the EA Sports NHL family." -GR
I tried NHL 95 and 97 SNES versions recently and they were so, so hard to control because I've spent the last 15 years doing the new thing almost every year. I was looking just plain stupid out there.
Best classic hockey games:
NES: Blades of Steel, Ice Hockey
Genesis: NHLPA 93', Mutant League Hockey
SNES: NHL 94'