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J.Cup Soccer is one of those Game Boy sports games that somehow just works—no fancy menus, no endless stat screens, just you and a tiny soccer match that somehow feels way more intense than it has any right to. The controls are stupidly simple (dribble with B, shoot with A, and that’s about it), but the ball physics have this weirdly satisfying weight to them. You’ll boot it halfway across the pitch and actually feel the impact.

Graphically, it’s pure early-’90s charm—players are basically colored blobs with legs, and the crowd is just a row of pixelated heads, but somehow that adds to the fun. Matches are short enough that you can squeeze one in while waiting for the bus, but good luck stopping at just one. If you’ve ever played Sensible Soccer and thought, "I wish this was even simpler," here’s your answer.

Honestly, it’s the kind of game you’d rent from a video store back in the day, play obsessively for a weekend, and then randomly remember years later with a weird pang of nostalgia. Still holds up.