Abandonware DOS title

Games based on a sports license

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.
alexsnooker-splash

Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS1986 Lindensoft
allan-border-cricket-01

Allan Border's Cricket

DOS1993 Audiogenic
americangladiators-splash

American Gladiators

DOS1992 Magicom Multimedia
archerpool-splash

Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS1992 Virgin Interactive
basket-master-03

Basket Master

DOS1990 Dinamic Multimedia
bundersliga-manager-04

Bundesliga Manager Professional

DOS1991 Kron Simulation Software
carl-lewis-challenge-04

Carl Lewis Challenge

DOS1992 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...
daytona-usa-01

Daytona USA

Windows XP/98/951994 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...
earl-weaver-baseball-05

Earl Weaver Baseball

DOS1987 Mirage Graphics
england-football-01

England Championship Special

DOS1991 Tiertex Design Studios
fifa96-2

FIFA Soccer 96

DOS1995 Extended Play Productions
fifa-97-05

FIFA Soccer 97

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 97 is a football video game developed and published by EA Sports as part of the FIFA series. Released in 1996 for various platforms, it was the fourth installment in the FIFA series and introduced several new features. FIFA 97 was the first in the series to use a polygonal 3D graphics engine with motion-captured player animations.&...
fifartw98-07

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Windows XP/98/951997 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.
formula_one-03

Formula One

DOS1994 Lankhor
gazza2-02

Gazza 2

DOS1991 Empire Interactive
indycar-racing-06

IndyCar Racing

DOS1993 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 ...
ironmanoffroad-splash

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 Spectrum and a lot of 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Super Off Road is a classic fixed-screen track-racing similar to S...
jacknicklausunlimited-splash

Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf & Course Design

DOS1990 Sculptured Software
jimmy-connor-tennis-01

Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour

DOS1991 Blue Byte Software
joe-montana-football-04

Joe Montana Football

DOS1990 MindSpan
johnmaddenfoot-3

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 Apple II and Commodore 64 and later released for DOS (in 1989). The Madden series became extremely popular and the sequels...
kasparovgambit-3

Kasparov's Gambit

DOS1993 Heuristic software
lakersceltics-2

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 game holds the distinction of being one of the first basketball video games to feature real NBA teams and players, offer...
lombard-rally-01

Lombard RAC Rally

DOS1988 Red Rat software
magic-johnson-basket-01

Magic Johnson's Basketball

DOS1989 Sculptured Software
mario-andretti-racing-challenge-06

Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge

DOS1991 Distinctive Software
michealjordflight-4

Micheal Jordan in Flight

DOS1993 ZCT Systems