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California Games on the Atari 2600 by Epyx, Inc.

Players can select sponsors (absent in some versions) and compete in events such as skateboarding, footbag, surfing, roller skating, flying disc (frisbee) and BMX.

General Information

Developer - Kevin Furry, Chuck Sommerville, Jon Leupp, Ken Nicholson

Publisher - Epyx, Inc. (1987)

Release - 1987

Platform(s) - Atari 2600

Number of Players - Multiplayer

Genre - Action, Sport

California Games was the original Extreme Games. The surfing event is ranked by judges, which give a score to help the players improve their routine.

The Atari versions (2600 and Lynx) of the game omit the flying disc and roller skating events, while the Genesis version omits only the flying disc event.


California Games is a 1987 Epyx sports video game for many home computers and video game consoles. Branching from their popular Summer Games and Winter Games series, this game consisted of some sports purportedly popular in California including skateboarding, freestyle footbag, surfing, roller skating, flying disc (frisbee) and BMX.

The game sold very well, topping game selling charts for winter months. It also got very positive reaction from reviewers, many of whom consider California Games to be the last classic Epyx sports game, due to staff changes not long after its release. The game was followed in 1991 by California Games 2, but the sequel failed to match the original's success.

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