Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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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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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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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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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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Bundesliga Manager Professional

DOS19914.1/5 Kron Simulation Software
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FIFA 97

DOS19964.1/5 Electronic Arts
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NHL 96

DOS19954.2/5 Electronic Arts
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FIFA Soccer 96

DOS19954.1/5 Extended Play Productions
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Daytona USA

Windows XP/98/9519943.4/5 Sega
Daytona USA is an arcade racing game that was originally released by Sega in 1993. It quickly became one of the most iconic and influential racing games of its time. The game was designed by Toshihiro Nagoshi and developed by Sega AM2, a division of Sega known for creating innovative and visually impressive games.The game features three distinct tr...
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NHL Hockey

DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
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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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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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Earl Weaver Baseball

DOS19874.1/5 Mirage Graphics
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TV Sports Baseball

DOS19913.9/5 Cinemaware
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Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf & Course Design

DOS19903.8/5 Sculptured Software
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Lombard RAC Rally

DOS19884.4/5 Red Rat software
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WWF Wrestlemania

DOS19924/5 Twilight
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Formula One

DOS19943.6/5 Lankhor
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One-on-One Basketball

DOS19883.7/5 Electronic Arts
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Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS19863.7/5 Lindensoft
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Omni Play Basketball

DOS19904/5 DesignStar Consultants
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Wayne Gretzky Hockey

DOS19893.9/5 Bethesda Softworks
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American Gladiators

DOS19923.1/5 Magicom Multimedia
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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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Manchester United: The Double

DOS19944.2/5 Krisalis
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Pro Tennis Tour

DOS19894.3/5 Blue Byte Software
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Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS19923.9/5 Virgin Interactive
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Allan Border's Cricket

DOS19934.2/5 Audiogenic
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Vroom

DOS19944/5 Lankhor