Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball on Sega Genesis is one of those old-school sports games that somehow nails the feel of baseball without drowning you in stats or flashy animations. You pick your team—no MLB licenses here, so it’s all fictional squads—and jump right into a game where the pitching feels surprisingly tight, and hitting? Well, it takes a few swings to get the timing down, but when you finally connect with a fastball, that crack is weirdly satisfying.

The fielding’s a little janky (this was 1992, after all), but there’s something charming about how the players slide around like they’re on ice. And yeah, the graphics are blocky as hell, but the crowd noise and umpire calls give it just enough atmosphere to feel like a real game. If you’ve got nostalgia for early ‘90s sports titles, this one’s a solid pick—just don’t expect modern polish.