Dino Dini’s Soccer is one of those Genesis games that somehow nails the chaotic fun of arcade-style football without getting bogged down in realism. The controls are dead simple—pass, shoot, sprint—but matches get surprisingly intense, especially when you’re down a goal in the last few minutes. The ball physics feel a little floaty at first, but once you get used to it, pulling off long-range screamers or last-second tackles becomes weirdly satisfying.

It’s not FIFA, and that’s the point. The players move fast, the animations are chunky, and the whole thing has this rough charm that makes it way more fun than it has any right to be. Played it with a friend recently, and we ended up shouting at the screen like it was 1994 again. If you dig retro sports games that prioritize fun over stats, this one’s a solid pick.