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Games, The: Summer Edition

Go For Gold

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2002-05-27

Stats

5,548

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Version info

No
Max 8, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1989
Games, The: Summer Edition
AKA Go For Gold
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1989
Games, The: Summer Edition
AKA Go For Gold
Commercial
Full Price
Europe
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1991
Games, The: Summer Edition
AKA Go For Gold
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Licensed game officially endorsed by the U.S. Olympic Committee for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea.

[2] Kixx released two budget versions of THE GAMES: SUMMER EDITION - one version in 1991 under its original title, and another the following year using the rebranded title GO FOR GOLD in the lead up to the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain (see HERE).

[3] Distributed in Germany by Rushware.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1988 The Code Monkeys/Epyx C64/128 release.
PC versions: Hercules, CGA, EGA, MCGA/VGA, Tandy

Screen info

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Intro

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Welcome to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea

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Configuration Menu

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World Records

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Selection Menu: Summer Events

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Choose your country

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Archery

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Velodrome Sprint Cycling

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Uneven Parallel Bars

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Hammer Throw

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Gymnastic Rings

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Springboard Diving

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400m Hurdles

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Pole Vault

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Scan info

Box: OCS
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European Release (front)

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European Release (back)

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Budget Release (front) [Kixx, The Games. Summer Edition]

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Budget Release (back) [Kixx, The Games: Summer Edition]

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Budget Release (front) [Kixx, Go For Gold]

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Budget Release (back) [Kixx, Go For Gold]

Disk: OCS
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European Release

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Budget Release [Kixx, The Games: Summer Edition]

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Budget Release [Kixx, Go For Gold]

Misc: OCS
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U.S. Advert [1]

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U.S. Advert [2]

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UK Pre-release Advert (Commodore User 12/1988, Pages 110 & 111)

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UK Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

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UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 2, 9/1989, Page 116)

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UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 3, 10/1989, Page 38)

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UK Advert (CU Amiga-64 11/1989, Pages 2 & 3)

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German Pre-release Advert (PowerPlay 1/1989, Pages 70 & 71)

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German Advert (PowerPlay 9/1989, Page 64)

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German Advert (PowerPlay 10/1989, Page 2)

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Italian Advert [1]

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Italian Advert [2]

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Catalogue Entry

Manual info

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No manuals found.

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No cheats found.

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Apple II/IIGS
No conversion screens found.
Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Hercules

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
26 (Nov 1989)
800/1000
1
Amiga Action
2 (Nov 1989)
82%
Steve White
Doug Johns
Steve Merrett
2
Amiga Action
37 (Oct 1992)
82%
Brian Sharp
Re-release
1
Amiga Computing
Vol 2 No 7 (Dec 1989)
92%
Stewart C. Russell
2
Amiga Force
2 (Jan - Feb 1993)
Roundup
0
Amiga Format
5 (Dec 1989)
61%
Bob Wade
1
Amiga Format
26 (Sep 1991)
51%
Re-release
1
Amiga Joker
Dec 1989
82%
Max Magenauer
1
Amiga Power
5 (Sep 1991)
48%
Colin Campbell
Re-release
1
Amiga User International
Vol 3 No 11 (Nov 1989)
8/10
Tony Horgan
2
Computer + Video Games
96 (Nov 1989)
79%
Paul Glancey
0
CU Amiga
Nov 1989
80%
Mark Mainwood
1
CU Amiga
Sep 1991
91%
Fiona Keating
Re-release
1
CU Amiga
Sep 1992
69%
Steve Merrett
Re-release
1
The Games Machine
24 (Nov 1989)
86%
1
Zzap
56 (Dec 1989)
46%
Stuart Wynne
Phil King
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

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Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

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