Category: Sports Games

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hi-Tech Expressions GAME PUBLISHER:Hi-Tech Expressions Copyright 1990, Hi-Tech Expressions A fun rollerblade game that is highly reminiscent of Atari’s classic 720 Degrees, Rollerblade Racer casts you in the role of either Kirk or Trish, a young rollerblader who wants to compete in the upcoming…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ARC Software GAME PUBLISHER:Grand Slam Copyright 1992, ARC Software An average soccer game based on England’s most popular soccer team in mid-1980s (before David Beckham and his Manchester United peers became all the rage), Liverpool botches the prestigious club name with bland graphics, blocky…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Anonymous Copyright 1994, Anonymous A fun action racing game with excellent digitized graphics of cars and scenery, Deadly Racer makes up for what it lacks in realism and long-term play value with outstanding graphics and sound effects. There are over 10 cars…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Capcom GAME PUBLISHER:Capcom Copyright 1989, Capcom Pocket Rockets is a fun action-style motorcycle racing game that isn’t very well known. Which is unfortunately, since the game is noteworthy for introducing a new kind of race into the genre: drag racing. Either against the clock…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Melbourne House GAME PUBLISHER:Melbourne House Copyright 1989, Melbourne House A conversion of the coin-up game of the same name by Leland Corp., Orel Hershiser’s Strike Zone is a great action-oriented baseball game starring baseball’s star of the same name. Nicknamed “The Bulldog” by fans,…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Ringler GAME DEVELOPER:Gamestar GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1986, Gamestar One of the first games by master sports game designer Ed Ringler, GFL Championship Basketball is a fun arcade-style basketball game that is notable for being one of the first sports games of any kind that offers…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dinamic Multimedia GAME PUBLISHER:Dinamic Multimedia Copyright 1990, Dinamic Multimedia Basket Master is a simple one-on-one basketball game from premier Spanish developer Dinamic Multimedia. The focus is on pure, unadulterated action here: just choose one- or two-player game, and presto– you’ll be out on a…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bluemoon Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, Bluemoon Interactive Skyroads is a fun action game, where you must steer your rocket-propelled mobile capable of jumping through a track of floating panels, tunnels and obstacles. Special panels fuel your ship, speed or slow it or just…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Positive GAME PUBLISHER:Positive Copyright 1990, Positive African Trail Simulator is decent mountain biking game with a simple premise: you take part in a desert rally against a specialist who will do anything he can to defeat you and prove that he is riding the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bethesda Softworks GAME PUBLISHER:Bethesda Softworks Copyright 1991, Bethesda Softworks One of the best hockey simulations ever made, Bethesda Softwork’s Hockey League Simulator allows you to design and manage your own customized league, or create current or classic leagues from the past. There are more…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Data East GAME PUBLISHER:Data East Copyright 1991, Data East Another solid action sport game from Data East, Dream Team: 3 on 3 Challenge plays like a good remake of Electronic Arts’ Jordan vs. Bird, except that the players you control are more generic, and…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Data East GAME PUBLISHER:Data East Copyright 1990, Data East Monday Night Football is a fun action-oriented football game from Data East that sports excellent VGA graphics, sounds (although they won’t work in most new computers), and good controls. Gameplay is fast and simple: select…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dominique Sablons GAME DEVELOPER:Loriciel GAME PUBLISHER:Loriciel Copyright 1990, Loriciel Disc is a fun futuristic sport game that is reminiscent of the Disc game in Bally Midway’s Tron arcade game, one of my personal favorites. You can be played against the computer or another human player. The…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Ringler GAME DEVELOPER:SporTime GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1991, Virgin Interactive Unarguably the best horse racing simulation ever, Sport of Kings (formerly released by Omni-play as Omni-play Horse Racing) was designed by the master of sport sims, Ed Ringler. As can be expected from his works,…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1986, Epyx A disappointing game that really could have been better, The World’s Greatest Baseball Game offers only a handful of teams to choose from, no tournament play, and irresponsive controls. It plays like a half-baked game that was released…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Team 17 GAME PUBLISHER:Team 17 Copyright 1995, Team 17 A fun arcade racing game with a unique cartoon-style graphics, World Rally Fever plays almost as good as it looks.. with a high frame rate and cool fictitious cast of drivers and cars you can…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Archer MacLean GAME DEVELOPER:System Three Software GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1986, Epyx Quoted from MobyGames: “World Karate Championship is pretty much the same as [System 3’s] International Karate, with the exception that in WKC you’re given the choice to compete in either Australia or Egypt. But the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Matt Householder GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1987, Epyx Epyx continued the line of innovative and addictive sports games with World Games, a great collection of sports games from around the globe. In addition to the same great gameplay and fun as Epyx’ other classics, each…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tiertex GAME PUBLISHER:US Gold Copyright 1994, US Gold This is fun, arcade-style footie game that’s supposedly “endorsed” by FIFA as the official game for World Cup USA 1994. It probably doesn’t deserve that endorsement, as it has awkward controls, too few moves and options…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Geoff Crammond GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1993, Geoff Crammond Arguable the best racing game ever made, World Circuit doesn’t match the graphics excellence of Papyrus’ more famous Indycar Racing but more than makes up for it with superb physics model that gives authentic F1 feel…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Louis Castle & Brett W. Sperry GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1987, Epyx This cousin to Summer Games 2 doesn’t play as well, but is still fun in its own right, with Epyx’ hallmark graphics and fun arcade-ish gameplay. Too bad most events are too similar…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Silmarils GAME PUBLISHER:Silmarils Copyright 1989, Silmarils A challenging 3D windsurf simulator that features 15 scenarios that range from speed to trick-surfing high waves. It’s not authentic, and the waves are difficult to see with awful graphics– the game is fun for a while until…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:OCEAN GAME PUBLISHER:OCEAN Copyright 1990, OCEAN A fun little game that is perhaps best described as Speedball on wheels, Wild Wheels is a futuristic sports where you control a squad of 5 cars hitting balls into the goal similar to soccer, but here the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Audiogenic GAME PUBLISHER:Audiogenic Copyright 1996, Audiogenic Wembley Rugby League is one of the best rugby games ever made. Set in the U.K., the game combines fast arcade action on the field with a plethora of coaching options and relatively realistic league play. With fluid…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Celeris GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1995, Celeris Undoubtedly one of the most revolutionary sports games of all time, both in its revolutionary cue interface and gameplay options, Virtual Pool somehow didn’t do well commercially despite rave reviews from the press. The game features intuitive controls…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Garner & Patrick Cook GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1989, Cinemaware Cinemaware started its TV Sports series with this excellent simulation of American football, designed by none other than Patrick Cook (later of Dynamix’s Front Page Sports Football fame). All NFL pro teams are included,…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1991, Cinemaware Cinemaware ended its acclaimed TV Sports series on a high note, with a game that remains one of the best boxing games ever made. TV Sports Boxing lets you create your own boxer from a wide range of…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Garner & Dan Pinal GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1989, Cinemaware TV Sports Basketball is, without a doubt, Cinemaware’s best sport game and one of the best basketball games ever made. Everything that we’ve come to expect from Cinemaware is included in the game, from…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1990, Cinemaware Cinemaware’s third entrant in the TV Sports series is, strangely enough, not up to the standards of TV Sports Football and TV Sports Basketball. For example, there’s no animated opening sequence which has always been Cinemaware’s hallmarks. The…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1989, Mastertronic A fun arcade racing game that features great animations of cars and a good variety of courses, Turbo Champions’ only weak points are the subpar handling of cars (i.e. cars seem to have too much “inertia” when you…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Topo Soft GAME PUBLISHER:Topo Soft Copyright 1991, Topo Soft Tour 91 is a fun bicycle racing game from underrated Spanish developer Topo Soft. While it will never be considered the most realistic cycling game on the market– or even the most fun– it does…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kerry Batts & Allen Mitchell GAME DEVELOPER:Merit Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Merit Studios Copyright 1994, Merit Studios If there ever was a football game that every one could like then Tom Landry fits the bill. This easy to understand and play game incorporates nearly every aspect of true-life…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jim Trunzo GAME DEVELOPER:Comp-U-Sports GAME PUBLISHER:Out of the Park Developments Copyright 2004, Comp-U-Sports Title Bout Championship Boxing is the latest and greatest in Jim Trunzo’s long line of boxing simulations that began in late 1970s with his “Title Bout” board game published by Avalon Hill. Just…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Goto Software GAME PUBLISHER:Goto Software Copyright 1998, Goto Software Despite having a curious name that describes an ailment associated with the sport, Tennis Elbow is quite an enjoyable arcade-style tennis game. The gameplay is quite easy because the ball is not *allowed* to go…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Quicksilver GAME PUBLISHER:Data East Copyright 1984, Data East A decent conversion of the arcade game, Tag Team Wrestling, which itself was only an average game. Nothing really sets the game apart from other wrestling games, although it was one of the first. The controls…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1989, Accolade Arguably the first boxing games for PC to feature a first-person perspective (bouts in most other games were played from a side view), T.K.O. boasts great graphics for its time and realistic depiction of the boxers’ conditions (black…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Ringler GAME DEVELOPER:SporTime GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1988, Mindscape One of the most innovative and well-rounded soccer games ever, SuperStar Soccer was designed by wunderkind designer Ed Ringler whose SuperStar Ice Hockey won critical acclaim that was unfortunately not translated into big sales. And so it…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Ringler GAME DEVELOPER:SporTime GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1987, Mindscape Ed Ringler immediately went from being a no-name designer to one of the most venerable sports game designers of all time with this underrated hockey classic that is almost as close as it gets except for the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Quicksilver GAME PUBLISHER:SEGA Copyright 1987, SEGA A faithful arcade conversion of a fun motorcycle racing games, with a lot of tracks and motorcycles to choose from. Much less realistic and more action-oriented than Accolade’s Cycles: Grand Prix International Racing, and overall is far too…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Clague & Michael Kosaka GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1987, Epyx This follow-up to hugely popular Summer Games features 8 new events, each implemented with fluid animation and a good dose of realism that doesn’t sacrifice the fun. The computer players now also compete more…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Geoff Crammond GAME DEVELOPER:MicroStyle GAME PUBLISHER:Microplay Copyright 1989, Microplay Before Geoff Crammond designed the much-underrated World Circuit for MicroProse, he designed this outstanding and unique stunt car simulation that features excellent physical model, 3D wireframe graphics, and addictive gameplay. Start off as a rookie stunt car…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1986, Epyx Probably the worst game in the budget-priced “Street Sports” series, this soccer game won’t knock anyone’s socks off. Tiny ball and players that all look the same, huge playing fields to struggle through, and irresponsive controls makes this…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Spencer GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1986, Epyx Another “street” sport from Epyx, Street Sports: Basketball, unlike Baseball before it, is actually different from a typical basketball game and does follow the “norm” of street basketball: there are only 3 players on each team, and…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1986, Epyx As its name implies, this is a “street” version of baseball that’s somewhat fun to play, especially in 2-player hotseat mode. Despite non-conventional apparatus (dirt mounds and manhole covers for bases, etc.), this is just another arcade-oriented baseball…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Gamestar GAME PUBLISHER:Gamestar Copyright 1987, Gamestar A decent PC conversion of a solid Commodore 64 boxing game, Star Rank Boxing 2 is a fun boxing game with minimal stats but a lot of fun. Although the CGA graphics makes it look really outdated today,…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1988, Epyx Sporting News Baseball is a fun baseball game that offers a good diversion from other serious baseball games. It offers very few US teams to choose from, and there is no tournament mode to speak of. Still, Epyx’…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eric Matthews GAME DEVELOPER:Bitmap Brothers GAME PUBLISHER:Image Works Copyright 1992, Infogrames The Bitmap Brothers affirmed their status as leading action game developer with Speedball 1 and 2, two highly enjoyable futuristic ball games that combine elements of handball and rugby. The simple goal of getting the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bitmap Brothers GAME PUBLISHER:Image Works Copyright 1991, Infogrames The Bitmap Brothers affirmed their status as leading action game developer with Speedball 1 and 2, two highly enjoyable futuristic ball games that combine elements of handball and rugby. The simple goal of getting the ball…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1988, Mastertronic A decent baseball game that’s not as good as, say, Micro League Baseball for lack of strategic depth, but is still a fun action-oriented game with good graphics that zooms in on the current player. Lack of variety…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Abbot & Nana Chambers GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, Electronic Arts Skate or Die and Ski or Die are collections of cool mini-action games with tournament mode, not unlike Epyx’ “Games” series. Each of these games features 6 mini-games, ranging from the…