Summer Games

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Summer Games
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
5119
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR

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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.

Production Credits

Whether or not the game has proper credits roll is unknown; this partial list is taken from an interview.

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

In addition, Akashi said in the first interview that Zap may have been subcontracted by Kaga Electronics, parent company of naxat soft.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
41 №4, p108[3]
47 №107, p118[2]
30 №18, p37
68 №19, p164
68 №2/41
41 №1, p70/71[4]
72 №12, p75[5]
63 №11
40 №23, p60
47 №6, p29[6]
Sega Master System
52
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
83
[7]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
41
[3]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
69
[8]
Console XS (UK) PAL
40
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
47
[2]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
41
[10]
Excalibur (CZ)
30
[11]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
59
[12]
Joystick (FR)
68
[13]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
68
[14]
Mean Machines (UK)
41
[4]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
37
[15]
Player One (FR)
72
[5]
Power Play (DE)
40
[16]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
63
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[18]
Sega Pro (UK)
47
[6]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
40
[19]
Sega Master System
51
Based on
18 reviews

Summer Games

Master System, EU
SummerGames SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
SummerGames SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, AU

SummerGames SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
SummerGames SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
SummerGames SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
SummerGames SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual
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NEC Retro has more information related to Summer Games
  1. http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Hitoshi_Akashi
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 107.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 107.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
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  4. 4.0 4.1 File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content
  7. Ação Games, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 25
  8. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62
  9. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145
  10. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158
  11. Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 33
  12. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 94
  13. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 164
  14. Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 35
  15. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
  16. Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 143
  17. S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 6
  18. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60
  19. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72