J. League Live '95 on Game Boy yɛ saa sukuu dedaw bɔɔlbɔ agodie a ɔkwan bi so no nnadewa a ɛyɛ basabasa a ɛwɔ akansi ankasa mu no mu biako —a ɛyɛ sprite nketewa, chunky controls, ne ne nyinaa. Wopaw kuw bi (mekɔe bere nyinaa maa Kashima Antlers, no idea why), na mpofirim ara wowɔ saa fast, scrappy match yi mu baabi a pass biara te nka sɛ ɛyɛ den kakra dodo. AI no nyɛ genius ankasa, nanso ɛyɛ basabasa —defenders koraa body-check wo pixelated striker sɛ wo tra hɔ kyɛ dodo a.

Nea ɛyɛ nwini ne sɛnea ɛkyere vibe a ɛwɔ 90s mfinimfini J.League, mpo ne hardware anohyeto ahorow. Nnipadɔm nnwom no yɛ looping beeps kɛkɛ, nanso ɔkwan bi so no wɔka wo hype wo so bere a woretu mmirika akɔ ntaban no ase no. Na yeah, graphics no yɛ basic, nanso wɔ matches kakraa bi akyi no, wo gyae noticing —wowɔ adagyew dodo sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ wo ne player bi a ɔte sɛ Lego man bɛtɔ fam. Ɛyɛ janky, nanso saa kwan no so a wokɔ so di "One More game" efisɛ nea etwa to no, na ɛyɛ asɛm a ɛyɛ asɛm a ɛyɛ offside call.

Sɛ wowɔ retro agumadi agodie mu a, eyi anya saa weird, stubborn charm no. Kɛkɛ a, nhwɛ kwan sɛ FIFA.