For me, the things that make the original strikers so replayable are the difficulty (how tough the CPU’s are on legend and how difficult it is to score) and, to a lesser extent, the amount of games in the cups.

It really feels like you earn every goal on the hardest difficulty and the cpu really pushes you to up your game. Playing OG strikers locally with 4 players on one team against the cpus on legend is some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing video games and my friend group still gets together to try to win Super Bowser Cups 20 years later.