Sporting News Power Baseball on SNES is one of those mid-90s baseball games that somehow nails the vibe of a lazy summer afternoon at the ballpark. The graphics are chunky but charming—players have these exaggerated wind-ups, and the crowd animations are just a bunch of tiny, bobbing heads. At first, the pitching mechanics feel a little stiff, but once you get the timing down, there’s something satisfying about painting the corners with a fastball.

Batting’s where it gets fun. You’ve got three swing strengths, and I swear the "power swing" has this weird delay that makes perfect contact feel like pure luck half the time. The fielding controls take some getting used to—your outfielders move like they’re stuck in molasses—but diving catches actually feel rewarding when you pull them off. Also, the soundtrack? Just a single, endlessly looping organ tune that burrows into your brain.

It’s not the deepest baseball sim, but there’s a weirdly addictive rhythm to it once you settle in.