Okay, so Cabela's Big Game Hunter: 2005 Adventures on GBA is exactly what it sounds like—you're out in the woods, rifle in hand, trying not to spook deer while your pixelated breath fogs up in the cold. The graphics are about what you'd expect from a hunting sim on this tiny screen, but there's something weirdly satisfying about lining up a shot and actually nailing it after tracking an animal for ages.

You start with basic gear and some laughably bad camo, but the game throws you right into it—no handholding. First mission? Bag a whitetail before sunset. Easy, right? Then you realize how jumpy these deer are, and suddenly you're crouch-walking through bushes like a weirdo, praying the wind doesn't shift. The controls take a minute to get used to (why is "hold breath" mapped to L again?), but once it clicks, you're sneaking around like a pro.

It's got that early 2000s jank—sometimes animals phase through trees, and the bear AI is either genius or completely braindead—but if you ever played Deer Hunter on PC back in the day, this scratches the same itch. Just don't expect realism when your character somehow carries four rifles, a tent, and 50lbs of bait in those tiny pockets.