Most Popular Sport Games - Page 283
Fight Night
1985
Fight Night
1985
Strap on your boxing gloves, and step into the ring. Tonight you're going to test your prowess against the world's toughest fighters. To prepare for this event, you'll train in punching skills, footwork, timing, and sparring. Then you'll enter your fighters in championship matches and tournaments. As the tension mounts in the smoke-filled arena, you eye your contender warily. Be careful, and good luck. This could be your big night!Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker
1991
Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker is a computer game by veteran programmer Archer MacLean, released by Virgin Games in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga. 'Whirlwind' Snooker is a highly realistic snooker simulator. Although the game was not the first to simulate snooker (or pool) in 3D, it made full use of the processing power and graphics capabilities of 16-bit home computers and was praised for its then ground-breaking realism and easy-to-use interface. Many remarked that the game was the closest thing to being on a real snooker table which existed at the time, and it could be used by a player to refine real-life snooker skills. Despite being an accurate and serious simulation of the sport, MacLean's irreverent sense of humour was prominent throughout. The sound effect used for a successful pot was a resounding "pop" and numerous animations provided comic relief should a player take more than a few seconds to shoot. Balls would sprout eyeballs and arms, making faces at the player or holding up signs that read "GGBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two
1986
GBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two is a basketball game released on multiple early home computers.Final Blow
1989
Final Blow
1989
Final Blow is a boxing arcade game created in 1988 by Taito. The name would remain the same for all ported platforms, except for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis versions, which Sega released outside Japan as James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing featuring Buster Douglas himself in 1990 immediately after his victory over Mike Tyson. The game is essentially a side scrolling boxing game where the player moves left and right to control a screen sized boxer. When the timing is right, the player can unleash a final blow punch which can sometimes KO the opponent in a single strike. The home versions contained a spectator mode where the player can watch their favorite boxers compete.Fighting Soccer
1988
Fighting Soccer
1988
Football coin-op conversion. Large sprites and small playing field. Passing is not important as the main emphasis is on winning the ball and running with it. Very difficult to keep hold of the ball when you are in possession as the opposition defenders have a lot more pace than the player with the ball so games tend to be a melee in the middle of the field of players all frantically tackling each other for possession.Empire Soccer 94
1994
Beach Volley
1989
Beach Volley
1989
Beach Volley is a simplified computer game version of volleyball from the French developer team Ocean France for various 16-Bit and 8-Bit personal computers, released by Ocean Software Ltd in 1989.The Basket Manager
1990
Archer MacLean's Pool
1992
This pool game uses the same game engine as the awesome Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker. The three different versions offered are 8 ball UK, 8 ball US and 9 ball.American Tag-Team Wrestling
1992
Released at a budget price around the peak of the WWF's original popularity, the twist in this wrestling game is the tag-team nature of competition. Each player selects two wrestlers from those on offer, and when the one in the ring is weakened he can go to the edge of the ring and tag his team-mate, who then enters the ring and allows the other to recover. You can either play individual matches (for one or two players) or a full tournament, with three rounds of variable length. There is no joystick-waggling in the control system, with a variety of kicks, throws and punches on offer using simple joystick motions. Once the players are close together they grapple - this gives you a chance to lift and then piledrive your opponent.Advantage Tennis
1991
Advantage Tennis
1991
Advantage Tennis is a tennis simulation played with 2D characters in a 3D simulated court. The camera zooms and pans in to follow the action. There are training, season and exhibition modes. The season mode allows playing against a variety of competitors and in different courts around the world.Adrenalynn
1991
3D World Tennis
1992
3D World Boxing
1992
3D World Boxing
1992
World boxing Championship in pseudo 3D graphics. Choose your champion and win the boxing match.1st Division Manager
1992
1st Division Manager
1992
1st Division Manager is a football management game where the player takes on a team of their choice in any of the top four English leagues. After the match you will get reports about players being injured, results in the other matches, and the finances for that week.The Activision Decathlon
1983
The Activision Decathlon offers a comprehensive Olympic-style gaming experience, simulating all ten events of a real-life decathlon. Players can compete solo or with up to three others, tackling events such as sprints, jumps, and throws, either in sequence or individually. The gameplay mechanics blend rapid joystick movements with precise button timing, challenging players to balance speed and accuracy. Events like running require vigorous joystick waggling, while hurdles and field events demand well-timed button presses for optimal performance. Points are awarded based on performance in each event, with the highest overall score earning the coveted gold medal, creating an engaging and competitive virtual athletic experience.Yetisports
2004
Yetisports
2004
Yetisports (also known as Pingu Throw) is a web-based Flash game that originally appeared on the Internet in January 2004. The goal of the original game is to have a yeti smack a penguin with a club and try to get it to fly as far as possible. The original Yetisports game features no name other than the words "1978 Reinhold + Yeti", a reference to Reinhold Messner's claim to have found Yetis. The game is very popular and soon after release, there was a quick succession of many variants created by multiple people on the internet. None of these are officially sponsored by Chris Hilgert, even though many copy the original almost exactly save certain small changes. One of the more violent variants was made by someone known as 'Pawel', featuring decapitation, spikes, a big spiky club and mines. Since the original was released at the Yetisports homepage, the website has released nine further adventures of the Yeti as well as a re-release of the original that allows movement of the penguin in flight.Football
1979
Football
1979
Football is one of the 12 original games that were shipped with the Magnavox Odyssey system. It runs on Cartridge No.3 and 4, and uses a game board field, american football tokens, yardage markers, a wide variety of game cards and an overlay.Hockey
1972
