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The best sports license games

Sports games, in the DOS era, were often sponsored by popular sports personalities (John Madden, Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, to name a few) or, in some cases, even by institutions (FIFA, NHL, NCAA, NFL). Such a name on the game box was a sure way to boost sales even for low quality games.

Most popular sports license games

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Carl Lewis Challenge

DOS19925/5 Teque
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...
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Lombard RAC Rally

DOS19884.4/5 Red Rat software
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Pro Tennis Tour

DOS19894.3/5 Blue Byte Software
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NFL Pro League Football

DOS19894.3/5 Micro Sports
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Allan Border's Cricket

DOS19934.2/5 Audiogenic
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Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road

DOS19904.2/5 Leland
Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road is an abandoned diagonal-down off-road racing game developed by Leland and released by Virgin Interactive in 1990 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum and a lot of 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Super Off Road is a classic fixed-screen track-racing similar to S...
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NHL 96

DOS19954.2/5 Electronic Arts
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Manchester United: The Double

DOS19944.2/5 Krisalis
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MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Sensible Software
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its simplicity and the smooth controls. In the United States it was known as Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer.
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Mike Ditka Ultimate Football

DOS19914.2/5 Accolade
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Toyota Celica GT Rally

DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

DOS19894.1/5 Electronic Arts
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...
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Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Beyond Software
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Earl Weaver Baseball

DOS19874.1/5 Mirage Graphics
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MicroLeague Wrestling

DOS19894.1/5 MicroLeague Multimedia
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.
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WWF in Your House

DOS19964.1/5 Sculptured Software
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NFL Football

DOS19924.1/5 Distinctive Software
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NHL Hockey

DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
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Bundesliga Manager Professional

DOS19914.1/5 Kron Simulation Software
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Joe Montana Football

DOS19904.1/5 MindSpan
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Monday Night Football

DOS19894.1/5 Park Place Productions
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FIFA Soccer 96

DOS19954.1/5 Extended Play Productions
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FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Electronic Arts
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.
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FIFA 97

DOS19964.1/5 Electronic Arts
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PGA Tour golf

DOS19904/5 Sterling Silver Software
PGA Tour Golf is an abandoned golf game - the first in the PGA Tour series - designed by Lee Actor and Dennis Koble, developed by Sterling Silver Software and released by Electronic Arts in 1990. PGA Tour Golf features 3 golf courses based on real ones: TPC Avenel, TPC Sawgrass, PGA West.
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John Madden Football

DOS19894/5 Electronic Arts
John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for Apple II and Commodore 64 and later released for DOS (in 1989). The Madden series became extremely popular and the sequels...
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WWF Wrestlemania

DOS19924/5 Twilight
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IndyCar Racing

DOS19934/5 Papyrus Design Group
IndyCar Racing is a racing simulation video game developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Virgin Interactive. Released in 1993 for MS-DOS, it marked a significant step forward in racing simulations with its detailed and realistic approach to the sport. Players can customize various aspects of their vehicles, such as suspension, tire ...
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Omni Play Basketball

DOS19904/5 DesignStar Consultants