Famista 3 is one of those Game Boy baseball games that just feels right—no complicated stats, no endless menus, just you, a tiny bat, and some surprisingly satisfying pixelated crack-of-the-bat sound effects. The pitching mechanic’s got this weird little timing minigame where you stop a moving cursor, and I swear I still mess it up half the time even after playing for years.

What’s cool is how fast it plays. You’re not stuck watching endless animations—just quick pitches, wild dives for catches, and the occasional ridiculous home run where the ball practically vanishes into the stratosphere. The fielding’s janky in that old-school way where your guy sometimes slides past the ball, but that just makes the close plays more tense.

It’s definitely arcade-y, not a sim—you’ll bunt your way to a 20-run inning if you want—but that’s the charm. Also, the music’s got that classic Game Boy beep-boosted stadium vibe. If you’ve got a buddy with a link cable, the versus mode turns into pure chaos real fast.