NBA Live '95 on SNES was one of those games that made you feel like you were actually calling plays, not just mashing buttons. The Japan version tweaks a few things—roster updates, smoother animations—but it's still that same fast-paced, slightly janky basketball sim we loved. You pick your team, jump into a game, and within minutes you're yelling at the screen because your point guard keeps passing to the wrong guy.

The graphics were solid for '95, with decent player sprites and courts that didn’t look like flat green pancakes. The controls take a second to click—hold B for a power dunk, tap it quick for a layup—but once they do, you start pulling off ridiculous crossovers and last-second buzzer beaters. And yeah, the commentary is hilariously repetitive ("Three-pointer!") but somehow that’s part of the charm.

If you’re into retro sports games, this one holds up better than most. Just don’t expect modern NBA 2K realism—it’s more like arcade chaos with a side of nostalgia.