The title of ‘best video game of all time’ is something that would inevitably spark plenty of debate, but as far we’re concerned there’s only one winner: Jonah Lomu Rugby on the original PlayStation.
Sure, it might lack the fancy graphics and ridiculous attention to detail of modern day offerings, but we don’t think there’s a game that has acquired the cult status that it has - largely due to the simple gameplay and wonderful commentary of the late Bill McLaren.
Who could forget lines like "like cattle trucks in a shunting yard" or "he was digging like a demented mole there”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OruaZcvGno4
Not everyone will agree with us, but it seems as if the Australian rugby team do, with Drew Mitchell putting a shout out on Twitter to see if there might be a copy doing the rounds in London.
https://twitter.com/drew_mitchell/status/648977133168119808
Of course, Twitter delivered.
https://twitter.com/giteau_rugby/status/649317191104483329
Even New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams got in on the act.
https://twitter.com/SonnyBWilliams/status/649168919098363904
Forget actual rugby, the remaining teams should have a Jonah Lomu tournament to determine the winner of the Rugby World Cup.
Except nobody can pick New Zealand and there are no hand-offs allowed.
Obviously.
