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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California Games
DOS1988 unconventional sports, multi-sport
Radical! Gnarly! And other 80s slang words! California Games is what happens when sports simulations meet neon-colored vibes and a love of spandex. You’ll hacky sack, BMX race, and throw frisbees in pixelated glory. Half the...
California Games 2
DOS1990 multi-sport, unconventional sports
The sequel nobody asked for, but we’re still kinda glad happened. California Games 2 adds even weirder sports: jet-skiing, hang gliding, and bodyboarding, which is like surfing but with less dignity. The graphics are improve...
Carl Lewis Challenge
DOS1992 multi-sport, olympic sports
Carl Lewis Challenge is a sports simulation video game that was released in 1992 by Psygnosis for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Named after the famous American track and field athlete Carl Lewis, the g...
Caveman Ugh-Lympics
DOS1989 multi-sport, unconventional sports
Before the IOC cracked down on fun, Caveman Ugh-Lympics gave us the primeval sporting event we never knew we needed. Clubs, fire, and the 100-meter mate drag—yes, that’s a thing—await you in this 1989 slapstick D...
Championship Manager
DOS1992 soccer, business simulation
Before Football Manager devoured your social life, there was Championship Manager. With graphics as bare as a locker room and stats as detailed as a tax form, it’s a numbers lover’s dream. Pick your squad, yell at imag...
Championship Manager 2: The Italian Leagues Season 96/97
DOS1996 soccer, business simulation
Catenaccio! Passion! Endless tactics! Championship Manager 2: The Italian Leagues delivers Serie A drama in spreadsheet form. You may not smell the espresso or hear the vuvuzelas, but you'll definitely feel the pressure of keeping...
Championship Manager 93
DOS1993 soccer, business simulation
Ah, Championship Manager 93, the game that taught us yelling at pixels is a valid emotional outlet. It's you, a keyboard, and a list of players with stamina ratings. No fancy graphics, no overpaid pundits—just raw data and t...
Championship Manager Italia
DOS1993 soccer, business simulation
Take the tactical seriousness of Championship Manager and sprinkle on some espresso. Championship Manager Italia gives you control over Italy’s finest (and most temperamental) clubs. Manage egos, battle Juventus, and try not...
Championship Manager: Season 97/98
DOS1997 soccer, business simulation
The final Championship Manager to grace DOS—and what a send-off. Season 97/98 is the fan-favorite for a reason: every transfer, every injury, every last-minute goal feels like a dramatic novel you wrote with a keyboard. Slic...
Circus Attractions
DOS1989 unconventional sports
Roll up, roll up! Circus Attractions turns your PC into a low-resolution big top full of minigames, each one zanier than the last. Think clown juggling, lion taming, and tightrope walking—except everything’s controlled...
Club Football: The Manager
DOS1994 soccer, business simulation
Before Football Manager consumed the souls of soccer nerds everywhere, there was Club Football: The Manager. It’s all spreadsheets, transfers, and managing egos with egos. Think of it as the '90s simulator for arguing with f...
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DOS1990 unconventional sports
Dolphin Boating Simulator
DOS1988 water sports
Double Dribble
DOS1990 basketball
Earl Weaver Baseball
DOS1987 baseball
Eishockey Manager
DOS1993 winter sports, hockey, business simulation
Empire Soccer 94
DOS1994 soccer
England Championship Special
DOS1991 soccer
Epic Baseball
DOS1995 baseball
European Championship 1992
DOS1992 soccer
Face Off!
DOS1989 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 m...
Fast Break
DOS1988protected basketball
Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun
DOS1989 unconventional sports
FIFA Soccer 96
DOS1995 soccer
FIFA Soccer 97
DOSWindows XP/98/951996 soccer
FIFA Soccer 97 is a football video game developed and published by EA Sports as part of the FIFA series. Released in 1996 for various platforms, it was the fourth installment in the FIFA series and introduced several new features....
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Windows XP/98/951997 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: R...
Five-a-side Indoor Soccer
DOS1986 soccer
Football Fanatic
DOS1998freeware business simulation, soccer
Football Glory
DOS1995freeware soccer
Football Manager 3
DOS1993 soccer, business simulation