Games based on a sports license sorted by release date

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

Micheal Jordan in Flight

Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

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Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS1986 Lindensoft

The title Alex Higgins World Snooker might imply world-class snooker. What it delivers is 1986 DOS ball physics that sometimes feel like they were modeled in an alternate dimension. But who needs realism when you have charm, right...

Earl Weaver Baseball

DOS1987 Mirage Graphics

Lombard RAC Rally

DOS1988 Red Rat software

MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected 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 S...

One-on-One Basketball

DOS1988 Electronic Arts

Before NBA 2K made your thumbs cry, there was One-on-One Basketball. You get to control either Larry Bird or Julius Erving in a thrilling display of 80s pixelated hoop dreams. The court looks like it was drawn with a ruler and thr...

John Madden Football

DOS1989 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 Ap...

Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

DOS1989 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 ...

Magic Johnson's Basketball

DOS1989 Sculptured Software

MicroLeague Wrestling

DOS1989 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.

Monday Night Football

DOS1989 Park Place Productions

NFL Pro League Football

DOS1989 Micro Sports

Pro Tennis Tour

DOS1989 Blue Byte Software

Wayne Gretzky Hockey

DOS1989 Bethesda Softworks

Basket Master

DOS1990 Dinamic Multimedia

What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated ballers in a 1-on-1 contest where the laws of physics...

Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road

DOS1990 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 Spect...

Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf & Course Design

DOS1990 Sculptured Software

Joe Montana Football

DOS1990 MindSpan

Omni Play Basketball

DOS1990 DesignStar Consultants

PGA Tour golf

DOS1990 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...

Subbuteo

DOS1990 Goliath Games

Bundesliga Manager Professional

DOS1991 Kron Simulation Software

Before Football Manager made spreadsheets cool, there was Bundesliga Manager Professional, a game where managing a German football team involved more math than actual football. You buy players, tweak tactics, balance budgets, and ...