Category: Sports Games

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stephen Landrum & David Bunch 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…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dave & Barry Murry GAME DEVELOPER:Evryware GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1984, Sierra On-Line Ancient art of War creators Dave and Barry Murry got their start in the gaming business with this revolutionary boxing game, released in 1983 by Sierra On-Line (then On-Line Systems). In a clear…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1987, Artech Billed as “the most realistic action/strategy computer tennis game,” Serve & Volley does come very close to that claim with the excellent “Strobe-O-Stroke” interface that allows you to aim your serve and select shot type (topspin, slice, etc.).…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Chapman & Jon Hare GAME DEVELOPER:Sensible Software GAME PUBLISHER:Sensible Software Copyright 1996, Sensible Software This 95/96 version is an update of the classic Sensible Soccer action-oriented soccer game, this version sports sharper graphics, updated teams information, and more weather conditions you can choose from. As…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Sensible Software GAME PUBLISHER:Sensible Software Copyright 1996, Sensible Software A fun, cute little golf game from the maker of Cannon Fodder 2 and Sensible World of Soccer, Sensible Golf offers the same fast and furious action as in those games, only this time the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tynesoft GAME PUBLISHER:Hi-Tech Expressions Copyright 1990, Hi-Tech Expressions Although many games have suffered due to advancing years, few have fared worse than early polygon-based games. Even in EGA, Tynesoft’s Roller Coaster Rumbler looks bland and insipid. The sparing use of color (probably to aid…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tynesoft GAME PUBLISHER:MicroValue Copyright 1989, MicroValue Rodeo Games is an original collection of mini arcade games based on Western mythos. The mini-games are fun, but unrelated to each other, and the only purpose in the game is to break your own high scores from…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Teacy GAME PUBLISHER:Homebrew Software Copyright 1995, Homebrew Software One of the wackiest, unique, and fun arcade racing games ever made, the premise of Road Hog! is simple: you’re just an average guy who’s sick of all the “nice driver” charades and decides to vent…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:US Gold GAME PUBLISHER:US Gold Copyright 1993, US Gold Reach for the Gold is fun, arcade-oriented collection of Olympic events. With cartoon graphics and simple controls, the game is strong on fun if short on realism, and as such appeals more to the sports…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tengen GAME PUBLISHER:Tengen Copyright 1990, Tengen Three years after the release of RBI Baseball, commonly regarded as the best baseball game ever made for the Nintendo, Tengen made a big comeback in 1990 with RBI Baseball 2, released first for the Nintendo and later…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Rick Banks & Paul Butler GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1988, Artech Rack ’em is a fun pool game that offers 8-ball, 9-ball, and snooker games. The game captures both look and feel of a pool parlor, and has an effective three-window interface (close-up of the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Action Games GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1995, Action Games Good to Firm and Quarterpole are two of the better horseracing games available on the market. Both Good to Firm and Quarterpole are full-fledged stable management game that lets you control every aspect of the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Philippe Ulrich GAME DEVELOPER:Exxos GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1988, Epyx Master of innovative sports games (California Games etc) returns to form with this strangely compelling futuristic first-person intergalactic olympics game designed by Exxos (a team of French programmers that would later form Delphine). The game features weird…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stephen H. Landrum & Dennis Caswell GAME DEVELOPER:Synergistic Software GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1984, Epyx A primitive but fun racing game. Race Formula-1 in several tracks while trying to beat a computer opponent. Albeit its primitive graphics and gameplay, Pitstop 2 does give a nod to realism:…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Panda Software GAME PUBLISHER:Panda Software Copyright 1993, Panda Software Panda Entertainment’s Dodgeball parodies Panda’s own Sango Fighter and other Chinese legends. This game dodgeball – a rough game where the object is to hit the players on the opposite team – with 3 players…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Ascaron GAME PUBLISHER:Ascaron Copyright 1994, Ascaron One of the most underrated soccer simulations ever, On The Ball differentiates itself from the likes of Championship Manager by its novel emphasis on the psychological aspects of the game. The game gives you, as team manager, full…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Ascaron GAME PUBLISHER:Ascaron Copyright 1994, Ascaron One of the most underrated soccer simulations ever, On The Ball differentiates itself from the likes of Championship Manager by its novel emphasis on the psychological aspects of the game. The game gives you, as team manager, full…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Omni-play GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1990, Virgin Interactive A great strategy-oriented basketball game by Omni-Play, this game was re-released in 1990 by Virgin Mastertronic as Magic Johnson’s MVP with the same excellent gameplay that offers a wealth of managerial options, including full drafting and…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bethesda Softworks GAME PUBLISHER:Bethesda Softworks Copyright 1992, Bethesda Softworks NCAA: Road to The Final Four games are among the first sports games to feature digitized players and sounds. Although gameplay is heavily arcade-oriented and the camera angles sometimes block crucial views, the games do…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bethesda Softworks GAME PUBLISHER:Bethesda Softworks Copyright 1990, Bethesda Softworks NCAA: Road to The Final Four games are among the first sports games to feature digitized players and sounds. Although gameplay is heavily arcade-oriented and the camera angles sometimes block crucial views, the games do…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1987, Artech This simple but fun miniature golf game features many courses with varying difficulty levels, intuitive controls, and many inventive obstacles. What makes the game a cut above other golf games, however, are the many unexpected hazards that complicate…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Timothy Smith GAME DEVELOPER:Microsoft GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1982, IBM Compete in a decathlon tournament with up to 5 opponents. This was the first sports game I played, and even though the keyboard controls were too sensitive and the graphics hard to see, it was still a…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andy Fussey GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1995, Codemasters Micro Machine games are departures from normal racing games: instead of powerful F-1, you’ll race toy cars around homemade courses such as Dad’s desktop or Mom’s kitchen, each with its own obstacles. Not only do you have…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1994, GameTek Micro Machine games are departures from normal racing games: instead of powerful F-1, you’ll race toy cars around homemade courses such as Dad’s desktop or Mom’s kitchen, each with its own obstacles. Not only do you have cars…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1989, Micro League One of the best wrestling games ever made, Micro League Wrestling 2 features real WWF stars such as Hulk Hogan and some of the greatest competitors of the WWF. Each wrestler’s famous moves are all…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1992, Micro League Micro League Football is one of the true underdogs in the sports genre. The game is very easy to play because of the easy menu interface and a very good use of the mouse. Even…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1991, Micro League Micro League Football is one of the true underdogs in the sports genre. The game is very easy to play because of the easy menu interface and a very good use of the mouse. Even…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1991, Micro League This is really not a game, but more of a utlity to create and manage a fantasy league and it’s schedules. There was no option for game play , just a device to create fantasy…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1992, Micro League Micro League Baseball series are surprising little games for their time that sport graphics and gameplay improvement with each new version. The games offer a selection of history’s most powerful teams and you can pit…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1990, Micro League Micro League Baseball series are surprising little games for their time that sport graphics and gameplay improvement with each new version. The games offer a selection of history’s most powerful teams and you can pit…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Hiebert GAME DEVELOPER:Destiny Software Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1989, Micro League Micro League Baseball series are surprising little games for their time that sport graphics and gameplay improvement with each new version. The games offer a selection of history’s most powerful teams and you…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Rex Bradford GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1987, Accolade This precursor to Accolade’s masterpiece Jack Nicklaus series was voted “Best Simulation” of 1986 by the SPA (who made the right choice, for once). Apart from the excellent strategy opions and legendary courses of Pebble Beach and…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Krisalis GAME PUBLISHER:Krisalis Copyright 1994, Krisalis One of the most underrated soccer games, MU:PLC is an excellent game that combines good strategic options with fun arcade-style top-down play similar to Sensible Soccer. As the title suggests, the game focuses on the British divisions, where…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Teut Weidemann & Hartwig Gassel GAME DEVELOPER:Rainbow Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Rainbow Arts Copyright 1991, Rainbow Arts Undoubtedly one of the most fun and original sports games ever devised, M.U.D.S. combines rugby’s basic rules, RPGs’ character development, and tons of strategic options and original concepts into a wholly…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jon Williams GAME DEVELOPER:English Software GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1987, Mastertronic Knight Games is a fun collection of medieval sports that is similar to Epyx’s California Games in playability and unique events, although the graphics is inferior and the controls are not as intuitive. Prove your valor…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Leland GAME PUBLISHER:Melbourne House Copyright 1987, Leland John Elway’s Quarterback is an action-oriented football game. You have your choice of several different plays on offense and defense. On offense you assume the role of quarterback on passing plays and when and if the pass…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Krisalis GAME PUBLISHER:Krisalis Copyright 1991, Krisalis Perhaps the world’s only squash game ever made, Krisalis’ Jahangir Khan’s World Championship Squash is a game starring famous Pakistani world champion of the same name that is fortunately good enough to satisfy all fans of this underrated…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Ringler GAME DEVELOPER:SporTime GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1988, Mindscape Indoor Sports is an excellent collection of 4 indoor sports games designed by SuperStar Ice Hockey designer Ed Ringler, all of which are a lot of fun to play. The games included are Bowling, Darts, Air Hockey,…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gary Darveaux GAME DEVELOPER:Gary Darveaux GAME PUBLISHER:Gary Darveaux Copyright 1997, Gary Darveaux This horse racing simulation stands out as one of the few which use real famous horses from the past. Race Secretariat against Man-o-War! Choose from real tracks such as Churchill Downs and Belmont Park!…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1990, Accolade Heat Wave is a fast and furious superboat racing game features cool 3-D polygonal superboats, lots of courses to race on, and 4 boat designed you can choose from. What I like about this game (apart from the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Rotberg GAME DEVELOPER:Atari Games GAME PUBLISHER:Atari Games Copyright 1984, Atari Games Hat Trick is a poor port of the classic Atari 7800 hockey game, mainly due to poor response of IBM joystick that is far inferior to its Atari counterpart. Since all the attraction of…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:R. Scott Morrison & Glen Wolfarm GAME DEVELOPER:Activision GAME PUBLISHER:Activision Copyright 1989, Activision Another fantasy football game, this time with undead creatures as players. In addition to carrying the ball (here an eyeball) to the endzone, you must also fight the opposing team with weapons in…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brad Gour & Don Mattrick GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1988, Accolade An early racing game that features all Grand Prix tracks and decent computer opponents. Climb into the cramped quarters of a Formula One race car as you race through overpasses, treacherous tunnels, snake-like curves…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Hartwig Gassel GAME DEVELOPER:Rainbow Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Rainbow Arts Copyright 1989, Rainbow Arts Grand Monster Slam is a deceptively simple game: your goal is to kick all the balls to the opposite site, and you can slow down your opponent by hitting him with the balls. It’s…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:New Era GAME PUBLISHER:Wizard Games Copyright 1994, Wizard Games Good to Firm and Quarterpole are two of the better horseracing games available on the market. Both Good to Firm and Quarterpole are full-fledged stable management game that lets you control every aspect of the…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Amtex GAME PUBLISHER:Brderbund Copyright 1995, Amtex Arguably the best fishing simulation ever made, Gone Fishin’ is a fresh-water fishing sim, and lets you try your luck on Lake Ontarios Bay of Quinte. You can catch everything from sunfish to walleye, and all fish go…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tsunami Media GAME PUBLISHER:Tsunami Media Copyright 1992, Tsunami Media Geekwad Games of The Galaxy is a collection of outrageous arcade games that parody well-known computer games. Unfortunately, gameplay doesn’t quite live up to the game’s parody value, although there are some great sound effects…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1988, Epyx The Games: Winter Edition doesn’t sport as good a graphics or gameplay as its cousin The Games: Summer Edition which was released in the same year, perhaps due to its being based on an older engine. Nevertheless, fans…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1988, Epyx The official game for the 1988 Olympic Games at Soeul, The Games: Summer Edition brings to life 9 exciting Olympic events with the same great gameplay and variety that Epyx’s 1986 Summer Games is known for, now with…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Tom Reamy GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1984, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Galactic Gladiators is a fun galactic sports game from SSI that unfortunately didn’t do well in stores. More akin to a wargame than a sports game, Galactic Gladiators…