Ever played one of those old-school strategy games where you feel like a warlord making big decisions? Romance of the Three Kingdoms – Chinese Fighter on the Sega Genesis is exactly that—just with way more beard-stroking over troop movements and alliances. You start off picking a faction (I always go for Cao Cao because his stats are ridiculous), and suddenly you're deep in managing cities, negotiating with rival warlords, and sending armies across a pixelated map of ancient China.

The battles are simple but tense—you move units tile by tile, praying your cavalry flanks their archers before they pick you apart. And yeah, the diplomacy system is janky by modern standards, but there's something weirdly satisfying about convincing Liu Bei to stop hating you long enough to gang up on Dong Zhuo. The music’s all dramatic drums and twangy strings, which somehow makes moving tiny soldiers around feel epic.

It’s not flashy, but if you like slow-burn strategy where every decision matters, this one’s a time capsule worth dusting off. Just don’t blame me when you lose three hours trying to unite the kingdom before dinner.