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1980s DOS Sports Titles

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First post, by Gemini000

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I just released my latest Ancient DOS Games episode for the tennis game Serve and Volley, (which can be found at http://www.pixelships.com/adg/ep0008.html), but now that I've done this game I'm starting to wonder about all the various pre-90s sports games that came out for DOS and what I may've missed out on.

The very first game we ever got for our Tandy 1000 SX was the driving game Test Drive... which may make me one of the few people on the face of the planet to own the Tandy-specific version instead of the original EGA version because I can't find ANYTHING related to it online. :/

Then there was Grand Prix Circuit, which frustrated me because of how difficult it was compared to Test Drive, so the next game we got was the baseball game HardBall... which didn't work on 384 KB of memory so this prompted our upgrade to 640 KB. HardBall I liked as a kid because it was more about numbers and choosing options than driving a vehicle that handled poorly because the keyboard controls were lacking and our original joysticks were awful. (When we got our clear-plastic Gravis joystick though it made a HUGE difference!)

After that, my memory fails me as to the order we got the rest of these sports games in, but I also have the golf games Mean 18, Mini-Putt and World Class Leader Board, the basketball game Fast Break, and of course the tennis game Serve and Volley, which is my favourite of the old DOS sports games.

There's many other sports though, such as volley ball, soccer, football, lacrosse, hockey, skiing... I never played any 80's DOS games that cover these sports or others and I'm curious if there are any I should've tried and should keep an eye out for when hunting for old DOS games to acquire.

--- Kris Asick (Gemini)
--- Pixelmusement Website: www.pixelships.com
--- Ancient DOS Games Webshow: www.pixelships.com/adg

Reply 1 of 6, by leileilol

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Earl fricking Weaver fricking Baseball

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long live PCem

Reply 2 of 6, by sliderider

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leileilol wrote:

Earl fricking Weaver fricking Baseball

Nah, I liked Microleague baseball.

Reply 4 of 6, by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman

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Anyone remembers Microprose Soccer? It has indoor and outdoor soccer, but the most memorable part is the tournament mode. It was cool to see the game "simulate" the match result between computer-controlled teams.

Never thought this thread would be that long, but now, for something different.....
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.

Reply 5 of 6, by Davros

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1986

Alex Higgins' World Snooker
The American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation
Bop'N Wrestle
Championship Baseball
Football
GBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two
Golf's Best: St. Andrews - The Home of Golf
Major League Manager
Mean 18
PCBOWL - Electron Lanes
Radio Baseball

1987

10th Frame
Arcade Volleyball
Brian Clough's Football Fortunes
Earl Weaver Baseball
Emilio Butragueño Fútbol
Grand Prix 500 cc
HardBall!
Hat Trick
Mini-Putt
PC-Darts
Poko Memorial: 18th Hole Miniature Golf
Pub Pool
Sierra Championship Boxing
Star Rank Boxing II
Street Sports Baseball
Street Sports Basketball
Superstar Ice Hockey
Superstar Indoor Sports

1988

4th & Inches
4th & Inches Team Construction Disk
Awesome Earl in SkateRock
California Games
Fast Break
Final Assault
Football Manager 2
The Games: Summer Edition
The Games: Winter Edition
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Champ...
Jonah Barrington's Squash
Jordan vs. Bird: One-on-One
Kings of the Beach
Knight Games
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf
Off Shore Warrior
Pete Rose Pennant Fever
Rack 'Em
Serve & Volley
Skate or Die
Speedball
Street Cat
Street Sports Soccer
Summer Challenge
Will Harvey's Zany Golf
Winter Challenge: World Class Competition
World Class Leader Board
Worthy Opponent

1989

ABC Monday Night Football
African Raiders-01
Bar Games
Big Blue Disk #32
Boot Camp
Budokan: The Martial Spirit
Caveman Ugh-Lympics
Circus Attractions
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing
Darts
Downhill Challenge
Earl Weaver Baseball
Emilio Sanchez Vicario Grand Slam
Face Off!
Grand Monster Slam
Grave Yardage
HardBall II
HeadStart Fun Pac
Hole-In-One Miniature Golf
Hole-In-One Miniature Golf Deluxe
Indianapolis 500: The Simulation
International Karate
Jack Nicklaus presents The International Course...
Jack Nicklaus presents The Major Championship C...
John Madden Football
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
Magic Johnson's Fast Break
Michel Futbol Master + Super Skills
Microprose Pro Soccer
NFL Pro League Football
Omni-Play Horse Racing
Perico Delgado Maillot Amarillo
Purple Saturn Day
Rally Cross Challenge
Rick Davis's World Trophy Soccer
Saint and Greavsie
Shufflepuck Cafe
Skidoo
The Soccer Game
Sporting Triangles
TKO
TV Sports: Football
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
Windsurf Willy
World Class Leader Board

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Reply 6 of 6, by Gemini000

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Now THAT'S a list! o_o

Gives me a good idea of just how many sports titles I haven't played... not quite sure which to look into first or if to just draw from my collection the next time I want to cover a sports title on ADG. *shrugs*

--- Kris Asick (Gemini)
--- Pixelmusement Website: www.pixelships.com
--- Ancient DOS Games Webshow: www.pixelships.com/adg