Archive for January, 2006

Wait on XaviX

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Saw the ad for this system on the Playasport site one day and researched it a little. Unfortunately not enough. So I bought it. With golf and tennis, the $250 price tag seemed hefty, but it was Christmas time and I was spending money on everyone else, so I spent some on myself.
Was excited […]

Why do teams reset every season?

Monday, January 30th, 2006

I get this question asked a lot. When I first built the site a long time ago, it seemed like an obvious choice to have teams carry over from season to season. But then I realized that this adds a huge amount of disparity when new teams come on board.
So after weighing the pros […]

Bowl Bound College Football

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

I bought this game at the height of the college football season and was happy with what I got. The game has pretty much every facet of college football and you can choose to manage as much or as little about the team as you want.
The game does not use actual college team names, […]

Playasport User Articles Wanted

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

I’m looking for dedicated Playasport users to provide reviews of sports simulation games (PC, Playstation, XBox, etc). They don’t have to be long (definitely less than 500 words). Provide links to any external websites or demo downloads, as well as images if you can find any.
Also, don’t be afraid to post articles about other […]

Football Simulation Tip

Friday, January 27th, 2006

If you’ve been playing football, maybe you noticed last season that teams who overloaded their passing game and neglected their running game started losing more often. Same for those teams that ran without passing.
I finally tweaked it so that you actually have to spread your offensive strategy around a bit or the other team would […]

Thanks for the Support

Friday, January 27th, 2006

This site gets a bit of traffic and the costs associated with the site are supported from user upgrades and ads.
I cannot beg you to click on ads, so I won’t. But pay attention to the ad slots because you never know when the Playasport Bonus banner will show up. You can get extra […]

Get Shacked : Online Surfing Game

Friday, January 27th, 2006

A new addition to the site is actually a partnership between Playasport and a couple Hawaii surf-related sites, Surfboard Shack and Aloha Surf Gear.
The game is in its infant stages, but it has a professional and amateur section. You set up your own surfer and strategy, train daily, and then check out the […]

Turbo Sliders: Fun Racing Game

Friday, January 27th, 2006

There’s this really addictive racing game called Turbo Sliders, put out by Jolly Good Games. I downloaded it a few months ago and play it whenever I need a quick break.
It’s a 2-D racing game, reminiscent of the 80’s and early 90’s games, but there’s an online mode which is usually fairly active with […]

Welcome /About Playasport.com

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

The Playasport site was built in 2000 as a way to get simple sports simulation games online for people who wanted to manage teams with quick and easy decisions and fast seasons.
I used to sit for hours just cycling through simple BASIC programs with text output of sports like basketball, tennis, football, and more. The […]