411mania - I remember going to a movie theater, my local Cici´s Pizza, or the mall arcade and shoving a number of coins into two games. The Simpson’s Arcade Game and NFL Blitz.
Both games were great because they brought out the best in two of my favorite things to watch on television.
The Simpson´s Arcade Game has never been eclipsed as the premiere showcase for how to best use the four fingered animation trendsetters in a game. Meanwhile, NFL Blitz was eventually brought to consoles where the game managed to actually set its own trend of getting hardcore gamers to play a football game.
It seems now is the time to capitalise on a renewed acceptance of, dare we say it, the video game side of sports video games, and here are five classic arcade titles that really need to come back.
Sick and tired of only being given the choice of playing Madden when it comes to football video games? Westapo of Gaming Rebellion goes over two of his favorite non-Madden games that are still a ton of fun to play: Tecmo Super Bowl or the NES and NFL Blitz for PS3/Xbox 360. Both games hold up remarkably well.
When NFL Blitz rebooted under EA Sports in 2012, with the franchise's creator back on the case, it lacked nearly all of the oomph that made the 1997 original so appealing, even to non-sports fans. No late hits, no over-the-top bodyslams. Quarterbacks weren't really sacked so much as they were shoved to the ground. Receivers were hip-checked and stumbled to the turf.
