The best abandonware sports games

Sports games follow real-life rules either by creating a detailed and realistic simulation of physical sports, or by focusing on quickness and dexterity. Simulated sports can be real ones (American football, baseball, soccer) or fictional (like fantasy or futuristic sports).

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Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

DOS19894.2/5 basketball

Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is an abandoned action sports basketball game. It was developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS. Lakers versus Celtics features 1988-1989 NBA teams and some of the NBA all-time star players. It can be played in single-player mode or by 2 players on the same screen.

Mike Ditka Ultimate Football

DOS19914.2/5 american football

World Cricket

DOS19944.2/5 unconventional sports

The Manager

DOS19914.2/5 soccer, business simulation

The Manager is a soccer simulation game that puts you in charge of a football team and allows you to manage every aspect. You can train your players, choose tactics for every match, expand your stadium and sign contracts with new players.

Eishockey Manager

DOS19934.2/5 winter sports, hockey, business simulation

Konami's Ping Pong

DOS19964.2/5 tennis

NHL 96

DOS19954.2/5 hockey, winter sports

Advantage Tennis

DOS19914.1/5 tennis

Face Off!

DOS19894.1/5 hockey, winter sports

Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.

Sensible Soccer

DOS19924.1/5 soccer

Earl Weaver Baseball

DOS19874.1/5 baseball

MicroLeague Wrestling

DOS19894.1/5 wrestling

MicroLeague Wrestling is an abandoned wrestling action game based on the WWF league, developed by MicroLeague Multimedia and released in 1989 for DOS. MicroLeague Wrestling was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64.

Sharkey's 3D Pool

DOS19904.1/5 pool / snooker

Kings of the beach

DOS19884.1/5 volleyball

Masterblazer

DOS1991remake4.1/5 unconventional sports, racing: futuristic

NFL Football

DOS19924.1/5 american football

NHL Hockey

DOS19934.1/5 hockey, winter sports

Superstar Ice Hockey

DOS19874.1/5 winter sports, hockey

Joe Montana Football

DOS19904.1/5 american football

FIFA Soccer 96

DOS19954.1/5 soccer

Armchair Quarterback

DOS19854.1/5 american football

Baseball Mogul 2006

Windows20054.1/5 business simulation, baseball

Championship Manager

DOS19924.1/5 soccer, business simulation

Championship Manager is the first chapter in one of the most successful football manager games series. The first Championship Manager was a text-based British football/soccer simulation and included teams from four English divisions, European cups and domestic cups as well. Championship Manager was designed by Paul and Oliver Collyer and ...

Championship Manager Italia

DOS19934.1/5 soccer, business simulation

Manchester United: The Double

DOS19944.1/5 soccer, business simulation

TV Sports: Basketball

DOS1990freeware4.1/5 basketball

Sid Meier's SimGolf

Windows XP/98/9520024.1/5 sandbox strategy, golf, business simulation

Sid Meier's SimGolf is a golf simulation video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by Electronic Arts under the design direction of Sid Meier. It was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows.In Sid Meier's SimGolf, players take on the role of a golf course designer and manager. The game combines elements of city-building and simulation with...

Monday Night Football

DOS19894.1/5 american football

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 soccer

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (also known as FIFA 98) is a football sports game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1997 for multiple platforms including Windows, Genesis, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is the fifth game in the FIFA Soccer series.