Sports games with fun/weird aesthetics?

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Hey!

So I've been on a retro sports games kick recently, and one series in particular caught my eye, Dolucky no Kusayakiu.
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I just love the weird presentation and visuals, and the gameplay is super fun too, so I was wondering, does anyone have any recommendations for sports games with a similar aesthetic? Don't really mind what systems they're on, long as they're fun to play and look at!


(Also, I'm new here, so if making this thread is breaking a rule, please let me know!)
 
Look no further than Super Mega Baseball -- which is not only great, but everyone looks made out of Play-Doh!

 
You are not breaking any rules, stay calm.
The Mario sports series are good if you are familiar with the franchise.
 
Yeah I've played a lot of the Mario sports games, but I'm hoping to find some more niche titles
 
Namco's unfortunately short-lived Numan Athletics series comes to mind if you don't mind breaking a joystick or two.
 
The art style or player appearances aren't unusual, but I like Tecmo's Bakuretsu Soccer/Super Shot Soccer and its use of special techniques for each team.

If we're going purely on aesthetic, then the arcade game "Heavy Smash" is a nice one.
 
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On PS2/Gamecube, it's dumb fun, it's like them Mario soccer games before they were a thing (iirc).
 

Not the weirdest aesthetics per se although it's unusual in how.. deliberately unpleasant the player models are? I find the general premise of this (shortlived) series unusual - it's based on highschool baseball in Japan, which is apparently a pretty big deal. Anyway, it's a quirky one I guess
 
Fun and unusual sports game? Maybe it's not a retro title, but I can recommend Dodgeball Academia (relased in 2021 on PC, PS4, Switch 1 etc.).
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It's an indie game developed by Bralizian studio, with a feel of Pokemon games and old anime TV shows (like Tsubasa).
Tha game takes place in a sport academy (and its surroundings), where main character gathers a team of dodgeball players and battle other teams.
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Game is divided into two phases: world-map exploration (talking to ppl, gathering stuff, battling other "trainers") and actual dodgeball matches in real-time arcade style (usually 3v3 but there are some variations).
Game has some RPG element as well, with leveling up, statistics, special skills, equipment, quests and so on.
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As you can see on the pictures, it has some unique comics / manga style graphics and it looks and plays quite fun, although for me the matches are a bit chaotic. Also it gets somewhat repetetive after a while but I think it is worth to check this title.
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Fun and unusual sports game? Maybe it's not a retro title, but I can recommend Dodgeball Academia (relased in 2021 on PC, PS4, Switch 1 etc.).
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It's an indie game developed by Bralizian studio, with a feel of Pokemon games and old anime TV shows (like Tsubasa).
Tha game takes place in a sport academy (and its surroundings), where main character gathers a team of dodgeball players and battle other teams.
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Game is divided into two phases: world-map exploration (talking to ppl, gathering stuff, battling other "trainers") and actual dodgeball matches in real-time arcade style (usually 3v3 but there are some variations).
Game has some RPG element as well, with leveling up, statistics, special skills, equipment, quests and so on.
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As you can see on the pictures, it has some unique comics / manga style graphics and it looks and plays quite fun, although for me the matches are a bit chaotic. Also it gets somewhat repetetive after a while but I think it is worth to check this title.
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Looks cool! I'll give it a look!
 
Super Shot Soccer (Bakuretsu Soccer) on PlayStation
Is a soccer game where you can perform special moves

Wicked 18 / New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil's Course on 3DO
You play golf on strange courses. Also on SNES/SFC and GEN/MD.
 
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In 98Koshien, you can make your own pitching animations:


sports videogames peaked here.
 

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