The most popular 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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Sid Meier's SimGolf
Windows XP/98/952002 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...
Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94
DOS1993 winter sports, multi-sport, olympic sports
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
DOS1989 basketball
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is a classic abandoned action sports basketball video game. Developed and published by Electronic Arts, it was released in 1989 for the Sega Genesis (also known as Mega Drive) and DOS. This game holds the distinction of being one of the first basketball video games to feature real NBA teams and players, offer...
Arcade Pool
DOS1994 pool / snooker
California Games
DOS1988 unconventional sports, multi-sport
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: Road to World Cup 98 is the fifth game in the FIFA Soccer series.
Micheal Jordan in Flight
DOS1993 basketball
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 97 was the first in the series to use a polygonal 3D graphics engine with motion-captured player animations.&...
Italy 1990
DOS1990 soccer
Bundesliga Manager Professional
DOS1991 soccer, business simulation
Sensible Soccer
DOS1992 soccer
Baseball Mogul
Windows XP/98/951997 business simulation, baseball
Baseball Mogul (1997) was the original release that kicked off the whole franchise. Developed by Clay Dreslough and published by Infinite Monkey Systems, this was a pioneer in the world of sports management sims. It was released for Windows 95. ou played as the General Manager of a Major League Baseball team, starting in a recent season (the d...
Ultimate Soccer Manager
DOS1995 soccer, business simulation
Eishockey Manager
DOS1993 winter sports, hockey, business simulation
Championship Manager: Season 97/98
DOS1997 soccer, business simulation
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 ...
Skate or Die
DOS1988 multi-sport, unconventional sports
Skate or Die is an abandoned sports game, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for DOS and a number of other platforms. Skate or Die is a multi-sport kind of game, including every kind of unconventional "sport" done on skateboard. A sequel, Ski or Die, was released an year later.
Microsoft Decathlon
DOS1982 olympic sports, multi-sport
Microsoft Decathlon was a popular sports video game released by Microsoft in 1980. It was one of the earliest sports simulation games, notable for its variety of events and competitive gameplay. In Microsoft Decathlon, players could compete in ten different track and field events, including the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 4...
Premier Manager
DOS1992 soccer, business simulation
Premier Manager was released in 1992 by Gremlin Interactive for the Commodore Amiga and MS-DOS platforms. It was one of the earliest football management simulation games and allowed players to take on the role of a football club manager in the English football league system.In Premier Manager, players were responsible for managing all aspects of th...
World Class Leader Board
DOS1988 golf
World Class Leader Board is a golf simulation game developed and published by Access Software and released in the late 1980s for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and PC. Players could choose their clubs, adjust their stance, and navigate through the virtual courses. World Class Leader Board was designed by Bruce ...
Hardball!
DOS1987 baseball
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.
The Games: Winter Challenge
DOS1991 winter sports, olympic sports, multi-sport
TV Sports: Basketball
DOS1990freeware basketball
Football Manager 3
DOS1993 soccer, business simulation
Links: The Challenge of Golf
DOS1990 golf
Bar Games
DOS1989 multi-sport, unconventional sports
California Games 2
DOS1990 multi-sport, unconventional sports
WWF Wrestlemania
DOS1992 wrestling
Zany Golf
DOS1988 miniature golf
Zany Golf (also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf) is an abandoned miniature golf game designed by Will Harvey, developed by Sandcastle and released by Electronic Arts in 1988. Zany Golf runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, Genesis. Zany Golf can be played by two players on hotseat mode.