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Apr 29, 2019, 6:31 AM EDT (Updated)

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One of the great things about "futuristic" videogames from decades ago is that we can now look back and see how laughingly off the mark they were about the sports we'd be playing here in the 21st century. It's also just plain fun to see a game that takes a current sport and gives it a sci-fi twist. With those points in mind, and some sort of major sportsball event going down this weekend, we took a look back at some of the most "out there" sci-fi sports videogames ever created.

Base WarsIt's the 24th century, and baseball owners have tired of paying their players outrageous...

Basketball NightmareThis 1989 title for the Sega Master System was only released in Canada, Europe...

Battle Soccer: Field No HashaReleased exclusively in Japan, this soccer game features a hilarious...

Bill Laimbeer's Combat BasketballBill Laimbeer's name was synonymous with aggressive play; so much...

Blood BowlBlood Bowl is a violent football simulator from the makers of Warhammer 40K. The video...

CyberballCyberball is the Star Wars of violence-based sci-fi sports games. It's American football,...

DeathrowA 2002 XBox title, Death Row features full-contact basketball using some kind of flying...

Hyper V-BallWe didn't play Hyper V-Ball that much but, apparently, its 16-bit sound was so...

Mutant Leaugue Football/Mutant League HockeyReleased in 1993 for the Sega Genesis, the Mutant...

Ninja GolfWatching televised golf is boring, and we often fantasize that the golfers have to run to...

Pro Zombie SoccerPlaying dead is not just for World Cup floppers, any more, now that this 2010...

Speedball First released in 1988, the Speedball series is a popular sci-fi sports game that mixes...

Super Baseball 2020This 1993 console title features baseball using technology anticipated in the...

TeleroboxerThe Virtual Boy was a failed Nintendo console that consisted of a headset and a...

HyperbladeIt is the future: Medical advancements now prevent silly little things like decapitation...
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