Gunstar Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I think my favorite is Hardball baseball. Unless I'm forgetting something...One-on-One basketball I think is second. Any suggestions for good hockey and soccer(football) games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. I used to play it quite a bit. Leaderboard was good for it's time but within several years there were much better golf games around and it didn't really drag me back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 The only Sportsgame I used to play on the A8 was Leaderboard. And it was fun to play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Stunned no one mentioned either Decathlon or Track and Field, played those to death... Pool 1.5 was my fave Pool game, I'd set the friction to low and see if in one hit I could pocket all the balls Actually I loved that game as I was an avid Pool player (many trophies), not as good as the real thing but great fun. I also like Leaderboard, Atari Tennis and 180 for a bit of darts fun... Edited April 9, 2012 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. In Europe baseball isn't a famous sport but I enjoyed that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. In Europe baseball isn't a famous sport but I enjoyed that game. I second that... although one-on-one and Atari Tennis probably are my first choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. I used to play it quite a bit. Leaderboard was good for it's time but within several years there were much better golf games around and it didn't really drag me back. Yup, Star League Baseball for me too. I used to CLOAD this bad boy back in the day and leave my 800xl on the entire weekend so I didn't have to load it again. Sometimes it would take two or three attempts! I also kept a running "box score" (I would assign nine different names for "players") and a stat sheet complete with most major MLB stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Though I loved Star League Baseball, Micro League Baseball was my favorite. We made a team with all the kids in the neighborhood and played all the great MLB teams though history. The ability to keep stats was ahead of its time. We'd play a full 162 game season and compare our stats to real MLB players. I don't really even care about baseball and I loved the heck out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. I used to play it quite a bit. Leaderboard was good for it's time but within several years there were much better golf games around and it didn't really drag me back. Here too. Dum-da-dum-da-dum-da dum dum dum dum-da dum-da... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Never really got into the more American sports games, they looked and sounded ok but to a brit in that era they didn't mean much. I tried Hardball on the C64 and again never got much out of it, American football was too much like our Rugby which I found boring which is strange as when I got older and understood American Football I quite liked it. Edited April 9, 2012 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Does "Chess" count? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yautja Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) How about "International Karate"? Edited April 9, 2012 by Yautja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 mine winter olympics one on one: (great game, many combinations of shots, replays, basketball may break, etc decathlon: and i dont know name.. los angeles 1984? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. In Europe baseball isn't a famous sport but I enjoyed that game. I second that... although one-on-one and Atari Tennis probably are my first choice. May I ask you a question? I liked Atari Tennis too but IMHO a little tweak of the gameplay would be necessary to make it a better game. Controls are very similar to Nintendo's Tennis for Gameboy but Atari Tennis ball's directions make it very hard to score a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Probably Star League Baseball. In Europe baseball isn't a famous sport but I enjoyed that game. I second that... although one-on-one and Atari Tennis probably are my first choice. May I ask you a question? I liked Atari Tennis too but IMHO a little tweak of the gameplay would be necessary to make it a better game. Controls are very similar to Nintendo's Tennis for Gameboy but Atari Tennis ball's directions make it very hard to score a point. Yes, you are right, however Atari tennis was the best tennis for a8. Always I've thought to do a better playability version (maybe not the GFX). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'm not much for sports videogames, but I always enjoyed Basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 How about "International Karate"? Technically, yes, it's a sport game since points are kept and there's a ref/coach/master. One of the few fighting games that actually plays by tournament rules (basically). I never thought of the game as a sports title myself though, otherwise it'd be my favorite too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Does "Chess" count? :-) NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Of the ones I own and I only own carts, I'd say One on One Basketball. I've loved this game since I first played it on the Coco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Oh, how did I forget Summer Games? That was brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 As a rule, I don't play games but... I actually played a few of these quite a lot... One on One, Hardball, Micro League BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 With so many sports games from the past that didn't had an A8 version would it be worth some of them be now done? If people get Yie Ar, Bomb Jack, IK+, Rick,... would sports games also be worth to convert nowadays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Jose, you can't turn every thread into a conversion idea Just answer the topic, what was your favourite sports game on the 8bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 ..i forgot snooker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Did they ever make the "realsports baseball" game that was on the 5200 into an Atari 8 format? That's what I'd vote for If not then the star league baseball was ok. I never had an Atari 8 as a kid but it probably played the same as the c-64 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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