Man, Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football is peak early '90s Sega Genesis energy. The second you boot it up, you get that grainy digitized Joe Montana face staring you down like you're about to call the worst play of your life. And then the announcer starts actually talking—which was mind-blowing back then, even if it sounds like a robot with a cold now.

Gameplay’s simple but satisfying: pick your team, pick a play (I always went for long bombs, consequences be damned), and try not to fumble when some linebacker the size of a fridge comes barreling at you. The commentary’s hilariously repetitive after a while, but hearing “TOUCHDOWN!” in that crunchy Genesis audio never gets old. Just don’t expect Madden-level realism—this is pure arcade football with extra nostalgia sauce.

Still holds up if you’re into retro sports games, especially for the sheer novelty of hearing actual speech on a 16-bit console. Just maybe mute it after the third quarter.