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California Games

OCS

California Games - Double Barrel Screenshot

Information

Year of the first release

1988

License

Commercial

Number of disks (or CD)

Publisher

Epyx - Rest of the World
U.S. Gold - Europe

Number max of players

Budget publisher

Kixx (U.S. Gold) - Worldwide

Simultaneous max players

Developer

Westwood

Language

English

Artists

Coder : Barry Green
Coder : Louis Castle
Coder : Michael Legg
Graphician : Jenny Martin
Graphician : Louis Castle
Graphician : Maurine Y. Starkey
Graphician : Sheryl Knowles
Musician : Chris Ebert
Musician : Chris Grigg
Musician : David Hayes
Musician : Karl Lehenbauer
Musician : Steve Hales
Misc : Mark Riley

Language in manual

English
French
German
Italian

Hardware

OCS

Amiga original game

Have cheatcode

Have SPS release

yes

WHD install

yes

WHD information

Authors	Codetapper JOTD
Updated	2021-04-21 22:25:47

HD install

HD notes

Genre
Category	Sport
Subcategory	Sport - Player
Dimension	2D
Scrolltype	Scrolling - Horizontal
Theme	Sport - BMX Racing
Theme	Sport - Footbag (Freestyle)
Theme	Sport - Recreational - Frisbee
Theme	Sport - Recreational - Roller Skating
Theme	Sport - Skateboarding
Theme	Sport - Surfing
Theme	Sports - Multi-Event
Theme	Transport - Bicycle
Viewpoint	Sideways

Conversion hardware

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

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.

Classic compilation

Mega Sports
Epyx Wide World Of Sports
Sporting Gold

Relationship

is a precursor to California Games II

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Rarity: One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes:

[1] Coding by Michael Legg, Barry Green and Louis J. Castle. Graphics by Maurine Y. Starkey, Louis J. Castle, Jenny Martin and Sheryl Knowles. Music composition by Chris Grigg; sound FX by Steve Hales and Chris Grigg; music arrangements by Chris Ebert, Chris Grigg, David Hayes and Karl Lehenbauer; and Sonix music driver by Mark Riley.

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

[3] 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.