Ever wanted to play a weirdly specific horse racing sim from 1989? Isaki Shuugorou no Keiba Hisshou Gaku is exactly that—a Japan-only NES game where you bet on pixelated horses with names you can't read. The controls are clunky, the odds make no sense, and half the fun is watching your jockey wobble down the track like he's had one too many.

First thing you'll notice: the menus are all in Japanese, so you'll be button-mashing through options hoping to place a bet. The races themselves are short and chaotic, with horses clipping through each other in that classic NES glitchy way. I still don't know what half the stats do, but picking the one with the longest name seems to work sometimes.

It's more of a curiosity than a deep sim, but there's something charming about its jankiness. Just don't expect to win consistently unless you enjoy gambling in the dark.