Summer Games
The PC-88 port of "Summer Games". Summer Games allows up to eight players to compete in a series of summer themed Olympic events. The gameplay is similar to the other entries in Epyx "games" series. Each…
Summer Games is a sport developed by Epyx, released 1 July 1986 on PC-8800 Series.
What Summer Games is
Summer Games is a sport game developed by Epyx and released in 1986. It was published by Pony Canyon. It is available on PC-8800 Series only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The PC-88 port of "Summer Games". Summer Games allows up to eight players to compete in a series of summer themed Olympic events. The gameplay is similar to the other entries in Epyx "games" series. Each player can choose a country to represent, and then takes turns competing in various events to see who will win the gold medal! The game allows you to compete in all of the events sequentially, choose a few events, choose just one event, or practice an event. The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, and may include: - Pole vault - Platform diving - 4x400 meter relay - 100 meter dash - Gymnastics - Freestyle swimming - Skeet shooting - 100 meter freestyle - Rowing
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Olympic Games series
Summer Games is the fifth of 48 entries we hold in the Olympic Games series. It arrived a year after Hyper Olympic. The next entry was Summer Games in 1987.
What it launched against
Summer Games launched on 1 July 1986, within three weeks of Bubble Bobble and Salamander.
Released around the same time: Bubble Bobble, Salamander.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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