Too Many Sports Games On The Genesis?

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

There is a purveying belief that sports games on any console are crap. Personally, I'm glad that this genre of gaming is not sought after! It only means that I can purchase these complete games dirt cheap!

As with any genre of games, there will be crappy titles that will not be able to hold your attention span for even a minute. But there are gems to be had if you take the time to play them. It's fun to pick your favourite team and see a particular player's stats at the time! It's like walking down memory lane when you pick up the controller and play!

Let me also state that there is a high replay value in sports games that many people tend to forget! Amen to that!

[Iron Lizard]

I have any entire box full of Snes sports games. I'll sell you the whole box plus shipping for $20.

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

Sure pm the list of games and I'll take a look at it! But I should warn you, I am first and foremost a collector of SEGA Genesis/Megadrive related items. The SNES is a close second but second nonetheless!

[ApolloBoy]

Anyone else use sports games as drink coasters? I've got Bill Walsh '95 and Madden '95 and they make for great coasters.

[iluvclassicgaming]

Lots of sports games, yea, but if you want some of the best ever the Genesis is it. I'll still play Madden '95 and Tecmo Super Bowl on the SNES once in a while but the Genesis is still king. Also, with a Nomad or newer portable Genesis system they're good to go - on the go!

*Note: The Genesis still has the best NHL series to this day - pretty darn cool!

[Collision Cat]

There are too many sports game full stop. Boring, boring, boring... apart from racing. I won't be too opinionated though - if they're what people like, then by all means have them!

[hydroMorphoneMat]

Just a quick question in this thread... Do y'all consider racing games sports games? Or does it depend on maybe the licensing of a racing game to be considered a sports game?

i guess my opinion on this.. I probably wouldnt consider Hard drivin' a sports game, but Nascar obviously.

[bohokii]

Just a quick question in this thread... Do y'all consider racing games sports games? Or does it depend on maybe the licensing of a racing game to be considered a sports game?

i guess my opinion on this.. I probably wouldnt consider Hard drivin' a sports game, but Nascar obviously.

yea in my own mind the sports titles are kind of odd sometimes

like i wouldnt really count cyberball as a sports title since its an arcade port

but say high impact football that was an arcade game but i would call that a sports game

i suppose i would more likely classify a game as a sports game the more realistic it is intended say superbaseball 2020 technically a sports game but its so odd that i wouldn't call it a sports game

its a hard definition to make
i would like to just say any game with a the date when it came out in the title that plays sports is one

car racing is a sport but you are not really playing as a person you are playing "the car" like with say "outrun"

is "hang on" a sports title or are you just playing the motorcycle trying to fling off that maniac hanging on for dear life

is zany golf a sports title?

how about fishing?

seems when people complain about the sports titles and you ask them to name the first sport that pops into their mind

its probably football then hockey then baseball

[tomaitheous]

I never considered gamers who only or mostly played sport games.... gamers. I had a cousin who was like that. Ugh! God, sports games in general suck. And there are way too many of them. You can thank all the non gamer jackasses who mostly only bought sports games for that. They're the reason why you see all the stacks of sports titles at pawn ships and used game stores. From the 16bit era alll the way up to the PS2 era.

[Baleog]

Anyone else use sports games as drink coasters? I've got Bill Walsh '95 and Madden '95 and they make for great coasters.

Or clay pigeons for skeet shooting. PULL!

[mrpj]

There were plenty of platformers too but it's not a bad thing to have the choice. The thing I didn't like was when they just updated the rosters each year but added very little in the way of new features. Just get the games you want to play, nevermind about the rest.

[JackieBogard]

I actually need some help here. I would like to have a few sports titles in my collection. but arcade type ones. i want super high impact and nba jam for sure. but what about baseball and etc? any ideas?

[havok666]

I actually need some help here. I would like to have a few sports titles in my collection. but arcade type ones. i want super high impact and nba jam for sure. but what about baseball and etc? any ideas?

Give 2020 Super Baseball a try. Robots always make sports games 100 times more awesome.

[GohanX]

There are never too many sports games. After all, how else am I going to get spare cases for 50 cents a pop?

EA games can go to Hell and die though. Damned odd shaped carts.

[tz101]

Yes. Far too many sports games for all systems beginning with the Genesis, up through the latest consoles. Much blame lays squarely on a company called EA. Worse yet are the numb-skulls at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores that regularly price these games similarly to non-sports titles. Get a clue, people! Anything with "Madden" in the title is not worth the same as Phantasy Star or Ecco the Dolphin. All sports games deserve to be priced in the $.50 to $1.00 range, and no more. Pricing them at $3-$5 is plain stupid, and your thrift store will be holding onto these for a long time.