Viridian Flashback Sports Showcase - Vol. XI: Misc. Sports (Bowling/Pool/Poker & Blackjack/Other)

Welcome back to another installment of the Viridian Flashback Sports Showcase! In this episode, we take a look at a few random sports games for the Big Green that either have only a small amount of titles or are considered more non-traditional sports from 2002 to 2006.
Games Covered:
(Bowling)
AMF Bowling 2004
Strike Force Bowling
Championship Bowling
AMF Xtreme Bowling 2006
(Pool/Billiards)
World Championship Pool 2004
Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition
The Hustle: Detroit Streets
(Poker/Casino)
Bicycle Casino
High Rollers Casino
World Championship Poker
World Series of Poker
World Poker Tour
World Championship Poker 2
Stacked
(Other)
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
Chessmaster
Greg Hasting's Tournament Paintball
Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championship
Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball
Greg Hasting's Tournament Paintball Max'd
Torino 2006
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[@TheDaliPopka]

Editor's Note: Before the comments might be filled with "This isn't a sport", I did check on each of the categories listed in this showcase to make sure they're considered sports. True, Casino isn't really a sport, but since you can play poker in those games and I really don't have much to say about them since what you see is what you get, I decided to lump them in with the standalone poker games.

[@ClessAileron]

Even when I saw those listings in the video, I was ready not to go out and claim, "This isn't a sport" since I know someone else will be telling me otherwise. I even remember seeing someone mentioning chess as a sport (so at least you're not technically wrong for listing a chess game in this video that's part of your sports video game showcase series). To be honest, I do find it weird some of these games that doesn't involve physical exercising are even classified as a sport (and I'm pretty sure others will think of a sport as a game involving physical exercising). So much that I'll even admit I have found the idea of calling competitive video gaming "e-sport" weird too (and it was observing a discussion of "Why is competitive video gaming being called e-sport?" where I actually heard the thing that chess is apparently a sport).

[@HabanyGaming]

I guess I’ll stick with Wii bowling.

[@TheDaliPopka]

Wise decision :)

[@crazystonegamer7593]

I had the first bowling game you showed. That was about it here. But I've heard Greg Hastings Paintball games were fun. Interesting list and yeah they all are sports. All may not be physical sports but sports regardless lol great watch man 😎

[@TheBandicootNerd131]

Great showcase as always Popka. I knew about Greg Hastings Paintball but I think I'll pick Renegade Pinball up instead, it looks really fun! As far as Casino type games are concerned, I think the card games in DOAX would be enough.

[@TheDaliPopka]

True, though I do love a nice game of roulette from time to time. :)

[@viraticwars]

I love how so many obscure Xbox games were just retooled early PS1/2 and Dreamcast titles repackaged for the Big Green.

[@nintyfan1991]

Um... some of these games character models look... creepy...

[@TheDaliPopka]

Yeah, that poker game was just blehhhh to look at 😆

[@samz8691]

Always like your reviews, if you cover Operation Flashpoint: Elite, you may want to know it's actually a remake of the first Operation Flashpoint (re-branded to ARMA after they fell out with the Publisher), so it's an interesting example of a console-exclusive remake of a PC game. (It's got later-added features like some vehicles and handguns in the original campaign since it includes both the original Cold War Campaign and the Resistance expansion so they actually editied the original campaign to use the new content.) It's even on a weird "In-between" Engine of the first Operation Flashpoint and the later released by the devs "ARMA Armed Assault." (So you have Leaning and other stuff from Armed Assault.)

[@Josephrace1991]

Are any of these games worth playing?

[@TheDaliPopka]

Honestly no, since updated versions of these as well as newer games have come out that do these genres a lot better.

[@Josephrace1991]

@@TheDaliPopka thanks for letting me know.😁👍

[@TheDaliPopka]

No problem! 😊

[@rockyarchambeau4004]

I think I'll just stick to Wii sports bowling

[@TheDaliPopka]

Nothing's beat it yet! XD

[@rockyarchambeau4004]

I think that it's a fact that it can never be topped