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California Games

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2021-04-21

Stats

9,851

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Apple II/IIGS
Apple IIGS
Atari 2600/7800
Atari 400/800/1200XL
Atari Lynx
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
Mobile/Cell Phone
MSX 1/2
Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom
Nintendo Virtual Console (Wii/Wii U/3DS)
PC (DOS)
Sega Master System
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

OCS

Version info

No
Max 8, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Sound effects
Composition, Arrangements, Sound effects
Arrangements
Arrangements
Arrangements

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1988
California Games
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1988
California Games
Commercial
Full Price
Europe
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1991
California Games
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English, French, German, Italian
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] The U.S. release of CALIFORNIA GAMES by Epyx included a 1988 product catalogue.

[2] Distributed by Leader in Italy, by Rushware in Germany and by Karasoft in Austria.


TRIVIA: Intro music is a rendition of "Louie Louie" © Limax Music/American Berry Music. It was made popular by The Kingsmen in the 1960s and originally written & performed in the 1950s by R&B artist Richard Berry.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1987 Westwood/Epyx C64/128 release.
PC versions: Hercules, CGA, EGA, MCGA, Tandy

N.B. A Mac conversion wasn't released despite adverts in a 1988 Epyx games catalogue.

Screen info

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Screenshot OCS no. 3

Enter your name and choose your team sponsor

Screenshot OCS no. 4

Selection Screen

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Half Pipe Skateboarding

Screenshot OCS no. 6

Going 180° vertical, BABY!

Screenshot OCS no. 7

Whoa! Quick, gimme a sick bag.....it looks like a bloody long way down from up here!!

Screenshot OCS no. 8

The skateboarding version of a wipeout! Radical, MAN!!

Screenshot OCS no. 9

Foot Bag

Screenshot OCS no. 10

Difficult stunt this one - the no look/look, right inside kick with two-and-a-half neck twist with a side of whiplash.....all to avoid the bird crapping on your head!! Phwoar!!!

Screenshot OCS no. 11

Surfing

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Surf's up, DUDE!!

Screenshot OCS no. 13

This misfit motley crew are the surfing judges. The tubby judge with the moustache looks like a Kelly Slater type, NOT! Not sure about the dude with the mohawk either!! Hmmm....

Screenshot OCS no. 14

The HOL guys are like gnarly surfers, man!!

Screenshot OCS no. 15

Roller Skating

Screenshot OCS no. 16

Watch out for the banana peel, otherwise you might go splat!

Screenshot OCS no. 17

BMX Bike Racing

Screenshot OCS no. 18

The computer doesn't think much of my BMX moves and is firing barbs at me like buzzard bait. Humph!

Screenshot OCS no. 19

Yee-haw! Going ballistic on a BMX.....if only the wheels had built-in rocket launchers!!

Screenshot OCS no. 20

Again, the HOL team can't be beat! But you all knew that, right?! ;-D

Screenshot OCS no. 21

Flying Disk

Screenshot OCS no. 22

Anyone for tossing a frisbee to, erm, themselves??!!

Scan info

Box: OCS
Box scan OCS no. 1

U.S. Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 2

U.S. Release (back)

Box scan OCS no. 3

European Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 4

European Release (back)

Box scan OCS no. 5

Budget Release (front)

Box scan OCS no. 6

Budget Release (back)

Disk: OCS
Disk scan OCS no. 1

UK Release

Disk scan OCS no. 2

U.S. Release

Disk scan OCS no. 3

U.S. Release (alt)

Disk scan OCS no. 4

Budget Release

Misc: OCS
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Epyx 1988 Catalogue - Front Cover (included with U.S. release)

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U.S. Advert [1] - Epyx 1988 Catalogue

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U.S. Advert [2]

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UK Advert (Commodore User 10/1987, Pages 34 & 35)

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UK Advert (Commodore User 12/1987, Page 84)

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UK Advert (Commodore User 1/1988, Pages 74 & 75)

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UK Advert [4]

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UK Advert (Amiga Format, issue 3, 10/1989, page 38)

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German Advert (PowerPlay 12/1987, Page 35)

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German Advert (PowerPlay 12/1988, Page 4)

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German Advert (PowerPlay 7/1989, Pages 22 & 23)

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German Advert (PowerPlay 10/1989, Page 2)

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Italian Advert

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French Advert [Source: Atari Mania]

Manual info

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Manual (English) [U.S. Release]

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Loading Instructions (English) [U.S. Release]

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Manual (English/Italian/German) [European Release]

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Loading Instructions (English/German/Italian/French) [UK Release]

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Manual (French)

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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.
Apple IIGS
Conversion Apple IIGS

Conversion Apple IIGS

Atari 2600/7800
No conversion screens found.
Atari 400/800/1200XL
No conversion screens found.
Atari Lynx
Conversion Atari Lynx

Conversion Atari Lynx

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
Conversion Commodore C64/128

Conversion Commodore C64/128

Mobile/Cell Phone
No conversion screens found.
MSX 1/2
Conversion MSX 1/2

Conversion MSX 1/2

Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom
Conversion Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom

Conversion Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom

Nintendo Virtual Console (Wii/Wii U/3DS)
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Hercules

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sega Master System
Conversion Sega Master System

Conversion Sega Master System

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Conversion Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Conversion Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

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

OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
20 (May 1989)
630/1000
1
Amiga Force
2 (Jan - Feb 1993)
Roundup
0
Amiga Power
2 (Jun 1991)
51%
Matt Bielby
Re-release
1
Amiga User International
Vol 3 No 3 (Mar 1989)
6/10
0
CU Amiga
Feb 1989
60%
Mark Heley
1
CU Amiga
Aug 1991
84%
Fiona Keating
Re-release
1
Oberoende Computer
No 3 (Feb 1989)
2
Power Play
Apr 1988
2.5/10
0
The Games Machine
17 (Apr 1989)
73%
1
The One
5 (Feb 1989)
71%
Brian Nesbitt
3
Zero
22 (Aug 1991)
85%
David Wilson
Re-release
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

OCS

Lore Score: 55%

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