England Championship Special

England Championship Special (1991, DOS) is the kind of football game that doesn’t pretend to know what the Premier League will look like in 30 years—it just wants you to enjoy kicking a pixelated ball around without overthinking formations. It’s scrappy, charming, and occasionally ridiculous in that uniquely early-’90s way, when simulation meant “good enough” and players moved like caffeinated fridge magnets. Still, there’s a warmth to it: a love letter to English football before everything was sponsorship deals and VAR drama. It won’t replace modern sims, but it will remind you why the sport is fun.