Special Criminal Investigation is one of those old-school Sega Master System games that feels like a stripped-down, arcade-style chase. You're basically a cop in a sports car, weaving through traffic trying to stop criminals before they escape off-screen. The controls are simple—just gas, brake, and a siren button—but the traffic gets surprisingly chaotic fast.

What I love is how the perspective shifts between an overhead map view when you're searching for the crooks and a side-scrolling chase once you spot them. The car physics are janky in that classic 8-bit way, so you'll definitely clip a few curbs or spin out if you're not careful. And good luck catching the faster vehicles—those guys book it.

It's not deep, but there's something satisfying about nailing a perfect pit maneuver on a getaway car before time runs out.