#94 What happened to fun sports games?

Arcadey sports games are mostly found in the indie space where it's tough to find them. All of the big name simulation sports games are usually the same experience repackaged each year, with a focus on microtransactions. What happened to all of the sports games that were just...fun?

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We couldn't find Kevin's Skeet that Nicco references around 16 minutes in. But if you scrolled down here to find it, we figured you should be acknowledged. Hello.

At 41 minutes Justin and Nicco mention Rhythm Doctor as a co-op game they played, we wanted to shout it out:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Let's get ready to rumble
06:26 The two kinds of sports games
18:53 Upcoming Sports Games ?
32:52 It all comes back to the packs, baby
35:18 The Shaq Chronicles
43:17 Tabreez's Crubscriber Question of the Week

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