California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis) (2020)

California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis) cover

Developer: Epyx, Inc.
Publisher: Pixel Games UK
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Sports
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A breezy, sun-drenched arcade sports collection where the challenge is casual and the joy comes from quick, competitive events.

retro sportsarcadefamily friendlyscore attacksun-drenchedcasualold schoolcompetition

What players say

Players praise this as a nostalgic collection of classic 80s sports games, especially the surfing, but some feel the emulation is poor, the C64 version was better, or the DOS version is missing. Players split on quality across different included platform versions.

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