Man, John Madden Football – Championship Edition on Genesis is pure 90s football nostalgia. The second you boot it up, you’re hit with that classic play-calling screen—no frills, just pick your formation and try not to fumble the snap. The players move kinda stiff by today’s standards, but there’s something satisfying about how weighty the tackles feel when you finally sack the QB.

I remember spending hours figuring out which plays actually worked (hint: don’t just spam long passes). The commentary’s hilariously basic—Madden’s voice barking "BOOM!" after a big hit never gets old. It’s not the prettiest football game now, but if you grew up with a Genesis, this was the closest thing to Sunday NFL action you could get. Just watch out for those broken tackles—defense was weirdly overpowered.