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Super High Impact came out for the Sega Genesis in 1991, published by Midway. It was part of that wave of early 90s sports games trying to capture the speed and physicality of arcade cabinets on home consoles. You could tell it was aiming for a more exaggerated, cartoonish take on football compared to some of the more simulation-focused titles of the era.

You control a team of seven players per side in fast, brutal football games. The main objective is simply to outscore your opponent by any means necessary, moving from one end of the field to the other. The signature mechanics are the hard hits, which you trigger with a button to flatten ball carriers, and the ability to throw long bombs for quick, high risk touchdowns. The game moves at a breakneck pace, and the difficulty comes from the sheer chaos on the field; one missed tackle can instantly lead to a score for the other team. It feels like a condensed, frantic version of football where every play is a potential highlight reel moment.