Summer Games

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Summer Games

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Epyx,

Zap, Sega (sound)^[1]

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-8

Release	Date	Code
EU	1990-11	5119
AU	199x
BR	1991-08^[3]

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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.

Gameplay

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^[1].

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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Summer Games/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

83

^[3]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

41

^[4]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

69

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

40

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

47

^[2]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

41

^[12]

Excalibur (CZ)

30

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

59

^[6]

Joystick (FR)

68

^[14]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

68

^[15]

Mean Machines (UK)

41

^[7]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

37

^[16]

Player One (FR)

72

^[8]

Power Play (DE)

40

^[17]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

63

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

47

^[9]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

40

^[20]

	51
Based on 18 reviews

Summer Games

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Summer Games

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Hitoshi_Akashi
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↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:Excalibur CZ 18.pdf, page 37
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 006.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 006.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 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
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158
↑ Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 33
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 164
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
↑ Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 143
↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 6
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

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[:File:Excalibur_CZ_18.pdf_p37-5] File:Excalibur CZ 18.pdf, page 37

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[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-10] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p158-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158

[:File:Excalibur_CZ_18.pdf_p33-13] Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 33

[: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:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-16] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-10.pdf_p143-17] Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 143

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p6-18] S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 6

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-19] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-20] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

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Summer Games

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Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

References