World Games

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World Games

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Whiteboard^[1]

Genre: Sports^[2]

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1990		5114
BX	199x
UK	1990-05^[3]	£24.9924.99^[4]^[3]	5114
AU	199x
AU (Action Pack)	199x		FACT05SEC
BR	1991-12^[5]

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Apple II Apple IIGS Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC MSX Nintendo Entertainment System ZX Spectrum

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World Games is a sports game developed by Epyx for the Commodore 64 in 1986. It was ported to various other home computers and consoles. The Sega Master System version was developed and published by Sega. The game features a variety of less-well-known sports from around the world, including bull riding (US), caber toss (Scotland), log rolling (Canada) and barrel jumping (Germany).

A North American release was planned and advertised^[6], but did not materialise.

Gameplay

Events

	Barrel Jumping

	Log Rolling

	Bull Riding

	Caber Toss

Production credits

Keisuke Tsukahara^[7]

Source:

Developer mentions

Magazine articles

Main article: World Games/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #102: "May 1990" (1990-04-16)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #103: "June 1990" (1990-05-16)
also published in:

ACE (UK) #33: "June 1990" (1990-05-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #104: "July 1990" (1990-06-16)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #105: "August 1990" (1990-07-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #106: "September 1990" (1990-08-16)^[9]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[10]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

75

^[11]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

52

^[12]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

50

^[13]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

65

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

51

^[15]

The Games Machine (UK)

80

^[16]

Joystick (FR)

70

^[17]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

50

^[19]

Power Play (DE)

70

^[20]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

48

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

0

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

75

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

65

^[24]

Software Gids (NL)

76

^[25]

Tilt (FR)

65

^[26]

	62
Based on 17 reviews

World Games

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, BX^†
Cover

Master System, AU (Not for rental/hotline stickers)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Action Pack)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	a2a60bc8
MD5	87a479d66e88464d45d87cad77c2b3fe
SHA-1	4f3c04e40dd4b94d5d090068ba99b8461af56f51

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

References

World Games
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Epyx's Games series on Sega systems
California Games (1989) \| World Games (1990) \| Summer Games (1990) \| California Games II (1993)
Game Box Série Esportes Radicais (1996)

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FSantos-1] ttp://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Santos

[:File:WorldGames_EU_cover.jpg_p-2] File:WorldGames EU cover.jpg

[:File:CVG_UK_102.pdf_p101-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1990" (UK; 1990-04-16), page 101

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p77-4] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 77

[:File:Supergame_BR_05.pdf_p40-5] Supergame, "Dezembro 1991" (BR; 1991-12-xx), page 40

[:File:1989SummerCES_SMS_US_Catalog.pdf_p2-6] File:1989SummerCES SMS US Catalog.pdf, page 2

[:File:GF2TBOST_Booklet.pdf_p6-7] File:GF2TBOST Booklet.pdf, page 6

[:File:ACE_UK_33.pdf_p28-8] ACE, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-xx), page 28

[:File:CVG_UK_106.pdf_p80-9] Computer & Video Games, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-16), page 80

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_005.pdf_p29-10] Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 29

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-04.pdf_p55-11] Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1990" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 55

[:File:CGtC_UK_02.pdf_p27-12] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume Two" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 27

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p112-13] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 112

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p146-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146

[:File:CVG_UK_102.pdf_p99-15] Computer & Video Games, "May 1990" (UK; 1990-04-16), page 99

[:File:TGM_UK_32.pdf_p52-16] The Games Machine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-xx), page 52

[:File:Joystick_FR_008.pdf_p115-17] Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 115

[:File:Micromania2_ES_033.pdf_p24-18] Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 24

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-03.pdf_p100-20] Power Play, "3/90" (DE; 1990-02-19), page 100

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_06.pdf_p24-21] S: The Sega Magazine, "May 1990" (UK; 1990-04-05), page 24

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p61-22] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-23] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:SoftwareGids_NL_03.pdf_p37-25] Software Gids, "Sept./Okt. 1990" (NL; 1990-09-xx), page 37

[:File:Tilt_FR_075.pdf_p71-26] Tilt, "Février 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 71

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World Games

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Events

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References