Description
California Games was the original "Extreme Games" – what today's generation might call "X-Games in the sun". Players can select sponsors (absent in some versions) and compete in events such as skateboarding, footbag, surfing, roller skating, flying disc (frisbee) and BMX. The surfing event is ranked by judges, which give a score to help the players improve their routine.
The Atari versions (2600 and Lynx) of the game omit the flying disc and roller skating events, while the Genesis version omits only the flying disc event.
Alternate Titles
- "Jogos de Verão" -- Brazilian SEGA Master System title
- "Calgames" -- Informal title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
Lynx |
Nov 14, 2003 |
A |
100 |
| Game Freaks 365 |
SEGA Master System |
Jan 15, 2006 |
9.8 out of 10 |
98 |
| Mean Machines |
SEGA Master System |
Mar, 1991 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
SEGA Master System |
May, 1989 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| The Games Machine (UK) |
Commodore 64 |
Oct, 1987 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| Commodore User |
Commodore 64 |
Sep, 1987 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Abandonia |
DOS |
Jul 25, 2005 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Mobile Game Faqs |
J2ME |
Jul 24, 2005 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| The Games Machine (UK) |
ZX Spectrum |
Feb, 1988 |
45 out of 100 |
45 |
| Defunct Games |
Lynx |
Sep 19, 2004 |
40 out of 100 |
40 |
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Trivia
While the Lynx version of the game only officially supports 2 players, you can ComLynx up to four if everyone turns on their Lynxes simultaneously. It may take a couple of tries, but it is possible.
Gameplay is slightly slower in this mode whenever more than 2 players are onscreen at the same time.
