Summer Games

Summer Games

"Summer Games" is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. Released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, it was also eventually ported to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari XL/XE and Sega Master System platforms. Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Atari ST versions were also created for inclusion in compilations. In 2004 it would be "re-released" on the C64 Direct-to-TV.

The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the "Epyx Games" (there was no official IOC licensing in place) with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal. On most versions, world records could be saved to the floppy disk.

Events

The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, and may include:

*Pole vault
*Platform diving
*Sprinting
*Gymnastics
*Freestyle swimming
*Skeet shooting
*Rowing

The game allowed you to compete in all of the events sequentially, choose a few events, choose just one event, or practice an event.

Legacy

"Summer Games" was followed by a sequel, "Summer Games II", which featured additional sports such as equestrian, fencing and cycling. The "Games" series was also spun off into the "Winter Games", "World Games" and "California Games" franchises.

Later, Epyx continued the series (featuring USOC licensing) under the banner of "The Games". With the demise of Epyx in 1989, U.S. Gold took over the line, releasing officially licensed games for the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics and the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. U.S. Gold's "1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics" game was the last title they would release.

Trivia

*Summer Games was sometimes informally referred to as "the joystick breaker", because the rapid movement required in events like the 100m dash would wear out many a joystick.

External links

*moby game|id=/summer-games|name="Summer Games"
*WoS game|id=0004990
* [http://home.arcor.de/cybergoth/gamesa/summer1interview1.html Interview with Scott Nelson] from The Epyx Shrine (by Cybergoth)
* [http://www.c64sets.com/summer_games.html Images of "Summer Games" box, manual and screen shots]
* [http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/olympics-history-gallery.html Moments in Olympics History Photos]
* [http://photography.origin.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/olympics-winners-circle.html Olympics Winner's Circle - Photos]


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