Remember when hunting games were just about lining up the shot and hoping for the best? Cabela’s Big Game Hunter on the GBA takes it back to those simpler times—no overly complicated mechanics, just you, a rifle, and some surprisingly decent pixelated wildlife. The first thing you’ll notice is how weirdly satisfying it is to track deer through the brush, even if the controls feel a little stiff by today’s standards.

It’s not exactly a deep sim, but there’s something oddly charming about the way it nails the tension of waiting for the perfect shot. And yeah, the graphics are obviously dated, but the animals actually move in ways that make sense—none of that robotic gliding you’d expect from a budget hunting game. Just don’t go in expecting a masterpiece; it’s more of a nostalgia trip than anything else.

If you’ve got an emulator handy, it’s worth a quick play just to see how far hunting games have come.