California Games, known as Jogos de Verão in Brazil, is a sports game developed by Epyx for numerous home computers and consoles, as part of their Games series, following Summer Games and World Games.
The first Sega version was a Master System conversion developed by Sega themselves and released in 1989, which, like the similar NES version from around the same time, was mainly based off of the Commodore 64 version. Later, in 1991, a Mega Drive version, this time developed by Novotrade, was released, which featured brand new graphics in comparison to the other versions as well as slightly different play mechanics, but at the same time removed the Flying Disc event and the sponsorship that was present on all other versions.
Much later, during the mid-90s, the Master System version was cut-up and re-released by Tec Toy as a "compilation" entitled Game Box Série Esportes Radicais, which only kept the surfing and BMX events.
Magazine articles
- Main article: California Games/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
MasterSystemIIJuegos ES PrintAd 1993-03 02.jpg
Master System ES print advert
Print advert in
Computer & Video Games (UK) #94: "September 1989" (1989-08-16)
also published in:
- ACE (UK) #24: "September 1989" (1989-08-03)[5]
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
Sega Retro Average
|
Publication
|
Score
|
Source
|
Computer & Video Games (UK)
|
87
|
№124, p41[1]
|
GamePro (US)
|
92
|
№30, p62[3]
|
Génération 4 (FR)
|
83
|
№40, p140[6]
|
Game Zone (UK)
|
78
|
№5, p42
|
Games-X (UK)
|
80
|
№39
|
Joystick (FR)
|
82
|
№24, p152[7]
|
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
|
62
|
№5, p91
|
Mega (UK)
|
60
|
№9, p19
|
Mega Action (UK)
|
78
|
№1, p64
|
MegaTech (UK)
|
80
|
№3, p27-29[8]
|
MegaTech (UK)
|
79
|
№18, p50
|
Mean Machines (UK)
|
91
|
№18, p48-50[9]
|
Player One (FR)
|
49
|
№18, p52/53[10]
|
Sega Power (UK)
|
71
|
№29, p30/31
|
Sega Pro (UK)
|
78
|
№4, p59[11]
|
Sega Pro (UK)
|
65
|
№18, p64
|
Sega Force (UK)
|
75
|
№3, p48/49[12]
|
|
Mega Drive, US
|
Cover
|
Cart
|
Mega Drive, EU
|
Cover
|
Cart
|
Mega Drive, BR
|
Cover
|
Cart
|
Master System version
Sega Retro Average
|
Publication
|
Score
|
Source
|
ACE (UK)
|
71
|
№21, p50[4]
|
ACE (UK)
|
93
|
№26, p144[32]
|
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
|
93
|
№1, p36[33]
|
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
|
95
|
№1, p50[34]
|
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
|
94
|
№4, p93[35]
|
Computer & Video Games (UK)
|
93
|
№91, p83[36]
|
The Games Machine (UK)
|
78
|
№18, p53[37]
|
Mean Machines (UK)
|
93
|
№6, p46/47[38]
|
Sega Power (UK)
|
100
|
№23, p55
|
Sega Pro (UK)
|
80
|
№2, p18[39]
|
|
Master System, US
|
Cover
|
Cart Manual
|
Master System, EU
|
Cover
|
|
Master System, EU ® variant; no barcode
|
Cover
|
|
Master System, EU 7 language variant
|
Cover
|
Cart
|
Master System, AU
|
|
Cart
|
Master System, BR
|
Cover
|
Cart Manual
|
Master System, BR (newer)
|
Cover
|
Cart Manual
|
Master System, BR (clamshell)
|
|
|
Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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✔
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CRC32
|
43b1b672
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MD5
|
6cb2871511f53a30996963f30839de75
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SHA-1
|
0417ff05bb8bd696cfae8f795c09786665cb60ef
|
|
512kB
|
1991-08
|
Cartridge (US/EU)
|
|
|
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:CVG UK 124.pdf, page 41
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:EGM US 031.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-15), page 66
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 29
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Games-X, "23rd-29th January 1992" (UK; 1992-01-23), page 22
- ↑ Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 42
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 78
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19
- ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
- ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 86
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
- ↑ Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 72
- ↑ Sega Power, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 30
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Super Juegos, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 52
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 33
- ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 27
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- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 36
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 50
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 54
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132
- ↑ New Computer Express, "September 9, 1989" (UK; 1989-09-07), page 58
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
- ↑ User, "Septémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 90