Speed. It is the great equalizer. Be you small or large, black or white, rich or poor, football or futbol; if you’re fast (and a video game athlete), we love you. Thus, this one goes out to all those terrific speedsters throughout the years who led the league in seven categories, played both ways, and ran up scores on a daily basis: the fastest players in video game history.
Theoren Fleury, NHL ’94 - While I’m sure Steve Yzerman, Jeremy Roenick, and Don Sweeney would have something to say about this, Fleury was at times the smallest player in the league, yet he destroyed everybody. Nobody really knows why he had this amazing checking ability in the game, but he was bad as hell and in this not really humble opinion, the best player in the game.
Check out Theo scrapping in USSR versus Canada juniors in an absolute gang fight. Honestly, if you have never seen this, it is a must see.
Vince Coleman, RBI Baseball – The number six on the all time stolen base list is by far the number one on the video game list. Coleman was lethal for the two-player game, because you could taunt your opponent with unfair contests of pickle and hit homers off a bunt.
Skinny Guys, Nintendo Hockey – While they couldn’t fight worth a damn and their shot was the speed of a glass of wine spilling in a carpet commercial, the little guys could skate.
The QB in John Elway’s Quarterback – I forget if this came from a secret code or the Game Genie, but you could make these guys flat out fly. We’re talking about “when you use somebody else’s mouse who keeps it on ludicrous speed and then you try to highlight a few rows in Excel” fast. While John Elway’s football otherwise sucked, when you turned up the juice, this was one of the best video games of the early Nintendo days.
Michael Vick, Madden ‘07 – Check this out. There is a site called Madden Tips with a section called “How do you stop Michael Vick?” Good lord that conversation is intense. You mean you don’t just run Monster Blitz every down anymore? Anyway, Vick is damn near unstoppable as he is faster than Chinese delivery and throws lasers on the run.
Demarcus Beasley, FIFA ’08 - I confess, I used Google for this one, but the intentions were good. I wanted a nice diverse list for all sports fans to enjoy. I really did used to play FIFA all the time and it ruled, but all I really remember is Argentina was damn fast, but no particular players. So, instead you get Beasley. According to the video game forums, he is fast as hell as long as you don’t hit up the updates (then he’s injured).
Bo Jackson, Tecmo Bowl or Bill Walsh College Football’93 – From team obvious, we could not leave Bo Jackson off the list. Everybody knows about Bo’s Tecmo skills, but he’s underrated in Walsh.
Barry Sanders, Super Tecmo Bowl – Could we get a moment of silence for the career that got cut short? There should have been so much more, but at least we’ll always have Super Tecmo.
One last YouTube, because this guy has some nice moves.
So who else should be one here?
Author’s Note: Is it not a little weird how much time people spend videotaping themselves play video games?
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23 comments:
madden 07, i always used to trade tom brady for micheal vick and just send bethel johnson on deep routes and either throw a bomb to him or run it..haha unstopable
Deon Sanders from Super Techmo Bowl via 1992. As a DB he ran all over the field and could make sack, break up passes and do everything. Next to Bo, he was the fastest video game players ever.
On Tecmo Bowl if I remember right there were two super fast defensie players. I think one was LT and he was always money to block field goals and the other was Ronnie Lott.
Lawerence Taylor, Tecmo Bowl. You could rush the QB and then get back in pass coverage against a WR going deep and STILL intercept the pass. Ridiculous.
Reggie White, Tecmo Bowl. All you had to do is dive directly after the ball was snapped and you would sack the qb every time (assuming he wasn't in the shotgun).
There was a guy for Houston on Bases Loaded 3 that could absolutely fly. I would bunt always bunt with him, and by the time the throw got to the first baseman I was sliding into 2nd.
In john elway, you highlighted the option to flip a play's direction and let the selection clock run out. when you threw it to a wide receiver that wide receiver would be super fast.
i pissed off a friend in college with this sooooo bad. made sure the game was tied going into the fourth, and then just ran around his guys for 10 minutes and scored a touchdown with no time left.
How can you forget Mel Gray of the Detroit Lions, or the backup NY Giants running backs on NFL 95 for Sega Genesis.
Tommy Frazier on Bill Walsh college football would out run guys by running backwards. When he dropped back to pass he out gained the Defense.
How do you not have cheetah from Nintendo's Track and Field? On the hurdles.
deion sanders in joe montana QB (i think). the one where the team had pink uniforms. if he was your kick returner you could run circles around the field all day long and the other team would just bunch up and chase him continuously. i think i circled the entire field w/o scoring 7 times before i got bored and crossed the goal line one time.
Devin Hester - Madden's first 100 speed man should be an honorable mention. It's not Hester's fault that they balanced the game more.
Jeremy Roenick in NHL 94
Dave Duerson, Chicago, Tecmo Bowl. You could intercept three or four passes a game with this game and return them for touchdowns about half the time.
Dude...Walter Payton in Tecmo Bowl. The Sweetness was sick in that game, and I routinely would run from my endzone to the other...back to my own...and then back again to score a touchdown. You could run circles around the D for an entire quarter. Also, Bo Jackson on Tecmo Superbowl was ungodly fast.
What about Darrell Green in Tecmo Super Bowl? As for the John Elway glitch, I thought you had to be in goalline or something and then throw it to a TE or somebody close to the line. I forget exactly how, but I remember doing it all the time.
damarcus beasley is fast, but messi is faster!!
For Bill Walsh football 94, Kordell Stewart is wicked fast. Just throw deep and run for 40 yards every time. Oh and then be gay in a park in Pittsburg.
Sergei Fedorov in NHL 96 and Reggie Bush in NCAA 2006.
I want to say it was Joe Montana '93, but Bruce Smith was an absolute monster. That entire Bills team was comical, but I'd leave games with Smith having twenty something sacks.
i can't recall the play, it may have been a qb option or something but it was also John Elway's football. It was the halfback or a flanker. ONce you had started the play all you had to do was toss a little shuttle pass or screen to the line of scrimmage and it was in the guy's hands and he was untouchable.
Barry Sanders in NFL Primetime for Sega....run the I-halfback pitch and he was unstopable.
We made the "Barry rule" where if we put cash on a game, you couldn't play as the Lions...
What a game...
Speaking of Primetime 'rocket' ishmail was sick on hail mary routes...mvp of my lone trip to video game superbowl...
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