Tecmo World Cup | 98 ((hot))

If you grew up renting games from Blockbuster or pumping coins into arcade machines, you might have missed this gem. Let’s blow the dust off the cartridge and ask: does it still hold up? 1998 was the high watermark for football video games. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 had that iconic Blur song ("Song 2"). International Superstar Soccer 64 was the simulation king. But Tecmo World Cup ’98 (released on the N64 and PlayStation) did something different: it rejected realism entirely.

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Also, the player sprites are blocky chunky things. In 1998, ISS 64 looked better. In 2024, Tecmo looks like Lego people having a seizure. Absolutely—with friends. If you grew up renting games from Blockbuster

8/10 (Arcade Mode) | 4/10 (Simulation Mode) FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 had that