World Video Game Championship 2 is one of those weird, hyper-competitive Genesis games that feels like it was designed to humble you. You jump straight into these brutal tournaments—no hand-holding, just a menu of pixelated events where you’re suddenly racing or fighting or doing some obscure minigame against AI that absolutely will destroy you at first.

The graphics are pure 16-bit nostalgia, all chunky sprites and neon tournament banners. I kept losing at this one boxing minigame until I realized you could cheese it by spamming uppercuts (sorry, CPU opponents). Some events feel impossible until you memorize the patterns, which is either frustrating or weirdly satisfying depending on your patience level.

If you’re into retro games that don’t care about being fair, this is a weird little time capsule. Just don’t throw your controller when the AI pulls off some nonsense in the final round.