Koushien Pocket is one of those classic Japanese baseball sims for the Game Boy Color that nails the vibe of high school baseball tournaments. You start off picking your team—some schools are powerhouses, others are scrappy underdogs—and then it's straight into managing lineups, calling pitches, and trying to read the AI's batting tendencies. The pixel art's simple but charming, with those little batter stances and pitcher wind-ups that feel surprisingly expressive.

What I love is how it captures that tense, pitch-by-pitch drama of real Koushien games. Swing timing matters way more than you'd expect, and a well-placed fastball on the outside corner feels legitimately satisfying. Just don't get cocky—the AI will punish you for spamming the same pitch three times in a row. It's the kind of game where losing 1-0 in extra innings somehow makes you want to play again immediately.