Super Rugby on the NES is one of those weird, early sports games that somehow nails the chaos of rugby without making much sense at first. You pick from a handful of teams (all with names that sound vaguely Australian or Japanese), and then it’s just pure, pixelated mayhem—players pile up in scrums, the ball disappears into the mess, and suddenly someone’s sprinting toward the try line while the camera struggles to keep up.

The controls are simple—pass, kick, tackle—but good luck figuring out when to do what. Half the time, you’ll accidentally boot the ball straight to the other team, and the ref just lets it happen. The music’s got that classic NES energy, though, all bouncy and relentless, like it’s cheering you on even when you’re getting destroyed.

It’s not exactly realistic, but there’s something weirdly satisfying about how unpredictable it is. You can play it in a browser now, which is handy since tracking down an original cart would be a nightmare. Just don’t expect it to play like modern rugby games—this one’s all about the janky charm.