What's the best sport video game? Tell us for $3!

Video games and sports have gone hand in hand for decades, but it's safe to say some have been much, much better than others. To help everyone navigate this quagmire, we need your help putting together the Just About list of the best sports games of all time.

Please nominate one video game about sport and tell us why it's so great! We're deliberately being vague about what constitutes a 'sports' video game because we want to open the floor up to your nominations. Anything from sports simulators that try to recreate a sporting experience, or something loosely themed around or inspired by a sport, is eligible, even if they aren't baked in reality. Ten of the best submissions can get $3 apiece!

Task: Nominate one game you consider one of the best sports games of all time

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Created at 3:27pm, 22nd April, 2024. Page last updated at 2:44pm, 16th May, 2024.
Deadline at 11:00pm, 1st May, 2024.

Submissions (15)

Retro Stu5/1/2024

Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis

As far as sports games go this probably won't even crack a top 20 but for me it's one of the games that gave me so much enjoyment when I wasn't replaying FIFA 99 (The one with Dennis Bergkamp on the cover, obviously).

It offered so much in terms of tournament modes, the bomb challenge (the balls had a timer and would explode when it ran out) and not to mention all the ridiculous things like being able to hit your opponent in the crotch with the ball and all the racket unlocks - like playing tennis using a fish, or a frying pan for example. On top of that, the art style reminded me of a souped up Super Tennis from my Sega Master System days so that probably helped.

It had all the bells and whistles you'd expect of a NAMCO arcade style game but it genuinely provided enough of a challenge for it to be rewarding and make you want to push on for those other unlocks.

An underrated and forgotten sports game but definitely one you should try out.

CelestialFlea4/30/2024

Won$3

I'm gonna go old school for this one;

WcW vs nWo World Tour holds a special place in my heart because it was the first wrestling game I played. It wasn't the most graphically impressive even for it's time, but it was just at the start of the attitude era. Still one of the best 'retro' wrestling games out there.

Shovel4/30/2024

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I feel like this answer is very subjective but I’m gonna go ahead and say I feel like the best video sport game would be Wii sports well now it’s rebranded and Nintendo sports but I just think the game itself is so iconic. Been playing it again as an adult and been playing the new version that’s on your Nintendo Switch and it’s so much fun. It’s really fun way to get a little bit active but it’s done in a really good way to get like the whole family involved of all ages you don’t particularly need to learn any skills to do it. You’ve just it’s quite easy to pick up so it’s very inclusive. I feel like as well, and it was really good that they added a couple of new games on there so Wii sports would be my answer

metal_ed6664/30/2024

so for me the best sports games have to be the old tiger woods pga tour games from the ps2 where you could just mess around in the driving rages mixed with some good tunes i cant think of any better for me as never been a fan of fifa games

TheGreatestBanana124/27/2024

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I used to love playing the old Track and Field games because of all the different all the different sports you could do even if some of the time it was just mashing the buttons as fast as you can. Me and my dad spent a lot of time trying to set records between us.