I basically bought and played the game out of nostalgia and my ever-present interest in the franchise. Giving my positives first, I think the game is pretty good when you know what you're doing. It has an interesting fusion system that is different from the regular card game, and it makes duel go by quickly. A lot of the music and sound design is pretty killer. That's pretty much all I can think of 'cause this game is incredibly ruthless and unplayable if we're gonna be real.

I don't know how anyone beat this in 1999 because if you don't have a good memory or a fusion calculator on standby, you will have a hard time getting past the 2nd duel of the game. This game will not help you whatsoever with the fusion system. That's not to mention some of the later bosses on here that require tremendous luck to defeat if you can't get the right cards by the time of their encounter. Unless you have nostalgia for this or want to learn its fusion system, this is a hard pass in my books.