Blitz-krieg Bop

It's that time of the year again. Finals week. Perhaps a little bit due to the Colts' success this year, but mostly for procrastination purposes, I resurrected NFL Blitz 2001 for N64. This has happened now for the past 3 years--finals week rolls around and suddenly I play Blitz 24/7. I started thinking about this today, and I guess it's just the brainless fun Blitz offers that makes it so great. Forget Madden and all the finesse, just pull the Z button (Turbo) and go smash some people up. No penalties, injuries, or dumb rules to worry about. All the graphics and multi-core processors in the world can't match great gameplay. After I go through a couple undefeated seasons in Blitz, I might just have to bust out Blades of Steel for old school Nintendo. Classically trained.