Sports & Racing

Rock N Roll Racing is an electrifying action racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that combines high-speed arcade racing with heavy metal rock and roll attitude. Developed by Volition and published by Interplay Productions, this 1992 classic puts you behind the wheel...

MRC: Multi Racing Championship is Genki's Nintendo 64 racer, published by Ocean Software in 1997 and one of the earliest driving games on the console. It arrived when the Nintendo 64 racing shelf was still thin, and its appeal was never flash: the biggest...

Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr. brought Nintendo's baseball ambitions to the Nintendo 64, developed by Angel Studios and published by Nintendo in 1998. Griffey was the perfect cover star, the most electric player in the sport at the time, and the game...

This cartridge holds a fan-made version of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Game Boy Advance racer Nintendo released in 2001. It was assembled by fans in 2022 and it is not an official release. The work here is restoration and polish rather than new...

F1 2002 is Magic Pockets' handheld racer for the Game Boy Advance, published by Electronic Arts in 2002 and built on an FIA license: 17 real circuits, 11 teams and 22 named drivers from that season. What sells it in the first corner is...

Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride takes Sega's arcade and Dreamcast classic and squeezes it onto a cartridge, with Graphic State handling the conversion and Sega publishing in 2003. Rather than flatten the idea into something simpler, Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride keeps the semi...

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is a kart racer for the Nintendo DS, developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega in 2010. Part of the Sega Superstars line, it gathers characters from across Sega's franchises and sets them loose on circuits themed after...

Need for Speed Most Wanted arrived on the Nintendo DS in 2005, developed by Sensory Sweep Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It follows the hit Need for Speed Underground games, keeping their blend of illicit street racing and tuner customization while adding the...

Mario Kart DS is the entry that many players still name as the finest handheld racer Nintendo has made. Developed and published by Nintendo in 2005, it arrived early in the life of the Nintendo DS and gave the system one of its defining...

Mario Hoops 3 on 3 is the basketball game that puts a stylus in your hand instead of a controller. Developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo in 2006 for the Nintendo DS, it is an unusual collaboration: the studio best known for...

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games brought two of the biggest icons in gaming together for the first time, and it still feels like a small piece of history. Developed by Sega Sports Japan and published by Nintendo in 2008 for the Nintendo...

Madagascar Kartz is a kart racing game for the Nintendo DS, developed by Virtuos and published by Activision on October 27, 2009. Based on DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar, it is the second game in the franchise's spin off series, and it does the sensible thing...

FIFA Street 3 is an arcade style sports game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 2008, the third game in the FIFA Street series created by EA Sports BIG. It came to the Nintendo DS alongside versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3,...

Cars: Race-O-Rama is a racing game developed by Tantalus Interactive and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS in 2009, set in the Disney/Pixar Cars universe and the third of THQ's Cars games. The story follows Lightning McQueen as he trains the students of...

Diddy Kong Racing DS is a kart racing adventure developed by Rare and published by Nintendo in 2007 for the Nintendo DS, a rebuilt version of the game widely credited with shaping the racing adventure genre. After years of peace and harmony, the inhabitants...

Ben 10: Galactic Racing is the first kart racing game set in the Ben 10 universe, developed by Tantalus Media and published by D3Publisher in 2011 for the Nintendo DS. It draws on the Cartoon Network series, putting Ben and his alien friends into...

World Trophy Soccer is a soccer game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Game Arts and published by Virgin Games in 1992. It appeared in Europe as European Club Soccer and in Japan as J. League Champion Soccer, and it is a reworking of...

World Championship Soccer is a soccer game developed by Sega Enterprises and published by Sega of America in 1989, making it one of the earliest sports titles on the Sega Genesis. The premise is simple and grand at the same time: take a national...

Wimbledon Championship Tennis takes the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments, held in London on grass every July, and builds a Sega Genesis tennis game around it. Developed by SIMS and published by Sega of America in 1993, it leans into what makes...

Turbo OutRun takes Sega's most famous driving series across America, and this Sega Genesis version, developed by Sega's AM R&D Dept. #2 and released in 1992, brings that arcade sequel home. You are behind the wheel of a Ferrari F40 for a 16 stage...

Tommy Lasorda Baseball brought big league ball to the Sega Genesis in 1989, developed by Sega Enterprises and published by Sega of America. Named for the celebrated Los Angeles Dodgers manager, it was one of the first sports titles available for the console, and...

Tecmo World Cup is a soccer game for the Sega Genesis, developed by SIMS and published by Atlus in 1992. It features national teams only, with 24 nations to choose from, and builds everything around the tournament in its title. The lineup of countries...

Tecmo Super NBA Basketball is a Genesis basketball game developed by Sculptured Software and published by Tecmo in 1993. It fields all 27 contemporary teams and a roster of over 320 real players, a serious amount of league detail for a 16 bit cartridge....

Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition is Tecmo's follow up to its Genesis football game, developed and published by Tecmo in 1994. The pitch was straightforward: take Tecmo Super Bowl, update and upgrade it with greatly enhanced graphics and the play features players had...

Tecmo Super Bowl brought Tecmo's gridiron series to 16 bit hardware, developed and published by Tecmo for the Sega Genesis in 1993. It plays with real National Football League teams and players, presented as a 2D side scrolling arcade football game rather than a...

Super Monaco GP is Sega's Formula 1 racer, developed and published by Sega Enterprises and released on the Genesis in 1990 after a run in arcades. It puts you in the fastest open wheel cars in the world on the most demanding circuits on...

Super Hang-On brought Sega's arcade motorcycle racing to the Genesis in 1989, developed by Sega AM2. You sit behind a superbike at speeds where the scenery turns into a blur, leaning into corners with the horizon tilting around you. Super Hang-On stood out for...

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is The Bitmap Brothers' future sport classic, published by Arena Entertainment and released for the Sega Genesis in 1991. You take charge of Brutal Deluxe, a team that does not live up to its name at all: when you arrive...

Side Pocket brought Data East's pool hall classic to the Sega Genesis in 1992, developed and published by Data East. It is pocket billiards played from above the table, with a clean view of the cloth, and the main objective is to cross different...

Rock n' Roll Racing is a combat racing game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Interplay Productions in 1994. It takes the plain idea of a race and loads it with weapons, upgrades and attitude: four cars circle each...

R.B.I. Baseball 4 is a baseball game developed and published by Tengen for the Sega Genesis in 1992, the fourth entry in a series that began in arcades and became a staple of home baseball gaming. It builds on R.B.I. 3 with the latest...

Quad Challenge is a racing game released for the Sega Genesis in 1991, developed by Now Production and published by Namco. It saddles you on a high performance four wheel machine at the gate of a brutal dirt track, with the clock counting down:...

Pro Moves Soccer is a Sega Genesis football game developed by BGS Development and published by ASCII Entertainment Software in 1993, built around one clear idea: give the player direct access to the moves real soccer is made of. Where many sports games of...

Powerball is Namco's invented sport, a cheerful collision of American football, soccer and rugby released for the Sega Genesis in 1991 and brought to North America by Namco Hometek. You take charge of one of eight teams representing different nations and chase the Powerball...

Pat Riley Basketball is a sports game developed by Sega Enterprises and published by Sega of America for the Sega Genesis in 1990, early enough in the console's life to be one of the first basketball games many owners played. It carries the name...

Pebble Beach Golf Links brings one of the most famous courses in the sport to the Sega Genesis. Developed by T&E Soft and published by Sega of America in 1993, it puts all eighteen of the course's most dramatic and toughest holes in front...

OutRunners is a racing game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Sega and published by Data East in 1994. It brings home the arcade sequel that turned the OutRun formula into a globe spanning touring race, with courses set in San Francisco, Hawaii, Egypt,...

OutRun 2019 is a racing game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Hertz and published by Sega of America in 1993. It takes the basic structure of the classic OutRun games and moves it into a futuristic setting, swapping sunny coastal roads for circuits...

OutRun came to the Sega Genesis in 1991, converted by SIMS and published by Sega Enterprises, bringing one of the most famous arcade drives of all time into the living room. The original was Sega's 1986 cabinet, a sunlit cruise in a convertible sports...

Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta 1996 is the 16 bit game of the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold. It was the last of the three Olympic titles licensed for the console, which makes Olympic Summer Games:...

Olympic Gold: Barcelona '92 is a sports game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold in 1992, tied to the Olympic Summer Games held in Barcelona that year. It puts you in the stadium at the height of competition,...

NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana is a football game for the Sega Genesis, developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega of America in 1993. It puts Joe Montana's name on the cover and fills its rosters with NFLPA stars of the day:...

NFL Quarterback Club 96 is a licensed football simulation for the Sega Genesis, developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment in 1995. As the name promises, it is built around the men under center, with Troy Aikman, John Elway, Steve Young, Brett...

NFL 98 is a licensed football game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Spectacular Games and published by Sega of America in 1997. It is an updated version of Prime Time NFL Football, and it holds a particular place in Genesis history as one...

NBA Jam Tournament Edition is the 1995 follow up to the two on two phenomenon, developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Sega Genesis. It keeps everything that made the first game a fixture and then pours more on top:...

Newman Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell is a racing game released for the Sega Genesis in 1994, developed by Gremlin Graphics Software and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It carries two famous names at once: Newman Haas, one of the great teams of American open...

NBA Jam reached the Sega Genesis in 1994, converted by Iguana Entertainment and published by Arena Entertainment, and it turned basketball into pure spectacle. This is two on two, played with real NBA teams and real stars, among them Barkley, Starks, Pippen and Grant....

NBA Action '95 Starring David Robinson is Sega of America's 1995 basketball game for the Genesis, developed by Double Diamond Sports, with the San Antonio centre's name above the title. It was Sega's answer to a crowded hardwood, and its calling card is the...

King Salmon: The Big Catch is a fishing game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Hot B and published by Vic Tokai in 1992. Rather than a quick arcade diversion, it sets out to simulate a full day on the water chasing king salmon...

Joe Montana II: Sports Talk Football, developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega of America in 1991, is the sequel that gave Genesis football a voice. Joe is back, and this time the game talks: continuous play by play announcing runs alongside the...