Abandonware sports games sorted by release date
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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Tennis Cup
DOS1990 tennis
TV Sports: Basketball
DOS1990freeware basketball
4-D Sports boxing
DOS1991 boxing
Welcome to the squared circle of wireframe pain. Released in 1991 for DOS, this game puts you in the gloves of a boxer rendered entirely out of jagged geometry. The animation was revolutionary at the time, even if it now resembles two mannequins fighting in zero gravity. Customizable fighters and a career mode add a surprising level of depth, but l...
Advantage Tennis
DOS1991 tennis
Ah, Advantage Tennis—where the graphics are flat, the physics are questionable, and the grunts are blessedly absent. This DOS-era sports sim serves up matches that somehow feel like both a relaxing afternoon and a fierce Wimbledon final. Timing your shots is half the game; the other half is praying your opponent glitches into the net. A charm...
Big Game Fishing
DOS1991 business simulation, fishing and hunting
Bundesliga Manager Professional
DOS1991 soccer, business simulation
England Championship Special
DOS1991 soccer
Gazza 2
DOS1991 soccer, business simulation
Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
DOS1991 tennis
Jimmy White Whirlwind Snooker
DOS1991 pool / snooker
Masterblazer
DOS1991remake unconventional sports, racing: futuristic
Mike Ditka Ultimate Football
DOS1991 american football
NCAA Road to the Final Four
DOS1991 basketball
Panza Kick Boxing
DOS1991 boxing
Panza Kick Boxing is a video game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum platforms. It was developed and published by Loriciel. The game is named after André Panza, a well-known French kickboxer, and seeks to capture the essence of kickboxing in a digital format. In Panza Kick Boxing, player...
SkiFree
Windows 3.x1991 winter sports
The Basket Manager
DOS1991 basketball, business simulation
The Games: Winter Challenge
DOS1991 winter sports, olympic sports, multi-sport
The Manager
DOS1991 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.
Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball
DOS1991protected baseball
TV Sports Baseball
DOS1991 baseball
TV Sports: Boxing
DOS1991freeware boxing
Viz
DOS1991 unconventional sports
3D Cyber Blaster
DOS1992remake unconventional sports
If Doom and Laser Tag had a baby raised by dial-up modems, it would be 3D Cyber Blaster. Released in 1992, this shooter has you blasting neon enemies in a world that looks like a Tron-themed laser maze. The sound effects are gloriously crunchy, the enemies are dumb as bricks, and the gameplay feels like you're running through a server error. But th...
3D Cyberpuck
DOS1992 unconventional sports
It’s cyber. It’s puck. It’s… basically cyberpunk air hockey with attitude. 3D Cyberpuck is a futuristic sport simulation from 1992 that nobody asked for, yet somehow needed. Imagine a gritty dystopia where everyone solves their differences with high-speed puck battles. The rules are vague, the AI is suspiciously good, and t...
3d World Boxing
DOS1992 boxing
Released in 1992, 3D World Boxing tried its best to bring the sweet science into the third dimension. The result is less Rocky and more “two mannequins in pajamas slap each other in a cube.” But bless its heart, it really tries. You can jab, hook, and block like a pro, assuming you’re okay with animations that look like interpreti...
American Gladiators
DOS1992 unconventional sports, multi-sport
Remember the spandex-clad madness of 90s TV? American Gladiators brings it to your DOS screen with all the grace of a flying pugil stick. You’ll compete in various bizarre events like The Joust and The Wall, all while being chased by pixelated beefcakes named Nitro and Turbo. Controls are... not great, graphics are pure early 90s jank, and th...
Archer Maclean's Pool
DOS1992 pool / snooker
Bass Tour
DOS1992 fishing and hunting
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 game aims to simulate several athletic events in which Lewis excelled. The game features multiple track and field ev...
Championship Manager
DOS1992 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 ...