Summer Games

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Summer Games

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Zap, Sega (sound)^[1]

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR)

Developer(s) of original games: Epyx

Genre: Sports^[2]

Number of players: 1-8

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1991-Q3^[3]		5119
PT	199x
UK	1991-Q3^[3]	£29.9929.99^[4]^[5]	5119
AU	199x
MX	199x
BR	1991-08^[6]

Non-Sega versions
Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 2600 Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit family Commodore 64 PC-8801 mkII SR ZX Spectrum

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Summer Games, known as Jogos Olímpicos in Brazil, is a sports game first released by Epyx in 1984. It was ported to the Sega Master System in 1991 and is the first in Epyx's Games series. Featured are a number of events similar to those seen in the Olympic Games.

A North American release was planned and advertised^[7], but did not materialise.

Gameplay

Events

The original 1984 release of Summer Games contained eight events borrowed from the Olympic Games, however just as with its counterpart Winter Games, console conversions are known to have dropped events presumably due to storage concerns. On the Sega Master System, only five events exist in the game:

	Pole vault

	100m dash

	Gymnastics

	Platform diving

	100m freestyle

This means the 4x400m relay, freestyle relay and skeet shooting events have been axed.

Production credits

Whether or not the game has proper credits roll is unknown; this partial list is taken from an interview. In addition, Akashi said in the first interview that Zap may have been subcontracted by Kaga Electronics, parent company of naxat soft.

Direction: Hitoshi Akashi (Zap)
Programming: Hitoshi Akashi (Zap)
Sound Programming: Tokuhiko Uwabo (Sega)

Source:

interview^[1]

Magazine articles

Main article: Summer Games/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Guida Video Giochi (IT) #15: "Ottobre 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

83

^[6]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

41

^[8]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

69

^[9]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

40

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

47

^[4]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

41

^[11]

Excalibur (CZ)

30

^[12]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

59

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

68

^[14]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

68

^[15]

Mean Machines (UK)

41

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

37

^[17]

Player One (FR)

72

^[18]

Power Play (DE)

40

^[19]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

63

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

47

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

40

^[23]

	51
Based on 18 reviews

Summer Games

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU (Hotline sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, MX
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	8da5c93f
MD5	10f2a7506ae6402f42b8083b24c0d105
SHA-1	f9638b693ca3a7c65cfc589aaea0bbab56fc7238

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

References

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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.2FInterview:Hitoshi_Akashi-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Hitoshi_Akashi

[:File:SummerGames_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-2] File:SummerGames SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:CTW_UK_343.pdf_p16-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1991-07-01), page 16

[:File:CVG_UK_107.pdf_p118-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 118

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p71-5] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 71

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_004.pdf_p25-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Ação Games, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 25

[:File:SMSII_US_Catalog.pdf_p2-7] File:SMSII US Catalog.pdf, page 2

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p108-8] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 108

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-9] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-10] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p158-11] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158

[:File:Excalibur_CZ_18.pdf_p33-12] Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 33

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_006.pdf_p94-13] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p164-14] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 164

[:File:Micromania2_ES_041.pdf_p35-15] Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p70-16] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_012.pdf_p75-18] Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-10.pdf_p143-19] Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 143

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p6-20] S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 6

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-21] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p29-22] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-23] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

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Gameplay

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Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References