Games featuring PvP multiplayer mode sorted by release date

Of all the multiplayer modes available for a game, PvP (Player VS Player) is one of the most appreciated. The thrill of competing in some way against a human opponent is something that changes the way you're playing and is often completely different than fighting a computer opponent. In fact, the first games in history lacked a computer opponent (it needed more resources, more code, etc.), there was PvP before everything else.

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One-on-One Basketball

DOS19883.7/5 Electronic Arts

Serve & Volley

DOS19883.6/5 Artech Studios

Speedball

DOS19884.2/5 Bitmap Brothers

Street Fighter

DOS19883.7/5 Capcom

Street Sports Soccer

DOS19883.6/5 Epyx

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected3.4/5 Tactical Design Group

Austerlitz 1805

DOS19893.9/5 Cornerstone Software

Ballistix

DOS19893.8/5 Reflections Interactive

Blasteroids

DOS19893.8/5 Atari

Budokan: the Martial Spirit

DOS19894.1/5 Electronic Arts

Clue Master Detective

DOS19894.3/5 Dalali Software

Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.

Face Off!

DOS19894.1/5 MindSpan

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.

Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS19893.8/5 The Software Toolworks

Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun

DOS19892.9/5 Gray Matter

Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

DOS19894.2/5 Electronic Arts

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.

Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS19893.5/5 Robinson Technologies

Magic Johnson's Basketball

DOS19893.3/5 Sculptured Software

Omega

DOS19894/5 Origin Systems

Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.

Populous

DOS19893.9/5 Bullfrog

Populous is an abandoned strategy game designed by the video game celebrity Peter Molyneux, developed by Bullfrog. Populous was released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS and for a long list of other 16-bit and 8-bit systems, both console and PCs. Populos is a really unique game: it gave the name to the the whole god-game genre since, well, in the...