What can I say, Matt? Good review. Lots to cover. You hit the high spots. "I hope you didn't dry off yet" was a great line. Perhaps those with Summer Games experience will mention anything that was left out or needed more attention, but I say that this was a job well done. Summer Games was one of the games that I have on my "gotta check this one out" list for C64, but I never investigated it much via youtube, emulator, or otherwise. I guess it just got bumped up.
The only "Games" game I have previously played is California Games. Did it get the most pub? Perhaps there were more ports? For whatever reason, it's the one I heard about the most. I believe I first played it on IBM PC. A friend of mine later rented the NES version. Certain parts could get pretty addicting.
One thing that was really cool about California Games that seems like it would apply naturally to these other games was the fact that different people could specialize in different things depending upon their interest and then share their talent in a group gathering. One gamer might be really good at skateboarding while another could really tear it up at BMX. This helped keep the game interesting if a bunch of friends got together and played California Games. I am not sure if I ever quite got surfing...
Wow. I knew there was another one for C64 (Winter Games), but I had no idea there were that many total "Games" games. The horse clip looked pretty good from an artwork/animation standpoint.
Anyone have a boxed copy of Summer Games for C64?
What can I say, Matt? Good review. Lots to cover. You hit the high spots. "I hope you didn't dry off yet" was a great line. Perhaps those with Summer Games experience will mention anything that was left out or needed more attention, but I say that this was a job well done. Summer Games was one of the games that I have on my "gotta check this one out" list for C64, but I never investigated it much via youtube, emulator, or otherwise. I guess it just got bumped up.
The only "Games" game I have previously played is California Games. Did it get the most pub? Perhaps there were more ports? For whatever reason, it's the one I heard about the most. I believe I first played it on IBM PC. A friend of mine later rented the NES version. Certain parts could get pretty addicting.
One thing that was really cool about California Games that seems like it would apply naturally to these other games was the fact that different people could specialize in different things depending upon their interest and then share their talent in a group gathering. One gamer might be really good at skateboarding while another could really tear it up at BMX. This helped keep the game interesting if a bunch of friends got together and played California Games. I am not sure if I ever quite got surfing...
Wow. I knew there was another one for C64 (Winter Games), but I had no idea there were that many total "Games" games. The horse clip looked pretty good from an artwork/animation standpoint.
Good job! I look forward to the next one.
Chris Kennedy, Editor
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