Title: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on August 31, 2013, 05:23:02 AM
Post by: TrekMD on August 31, 2013, 05:23:02 AM
It's time to look at those games that offer more than one sport at a time. Olympic Games, decathlons, and other multisport events. What better way to start showing their evolution than by showing a variety of these games on the grandaddy of consoles...
[align=center:36pkk39i][size=180]Atari 2600[/size]
Video Olympics
Quick Clips - Atari 2600 - 010 - Video Olympics (//http)
Summer Games
Summer Games - Atari 2600 - 2600online.com (//http)
Winter Games
Let's Play Winter Games (Atari 2600) (//http)
Decathlon
Decathlon for the Atari 2600 (//http)
Track & Field
Track and Field for Atari 2600 (//http)[/align:36pkk39i]
[align=center:36pkk39i][size=180]Atari 2600[/size]
Video Olympics
Quick Clips - Atari 2600 - 010 - Video Olympics (//http)
Summer Games
Summer Games - Atari 2600 - 2600online.com (//http)
Winter Games
Let's Play Winter Games (Atari 2600) (//http)
Decathlon
Decathlon for the Atari 2600 (//http)
Track & Field
Track and Field for Atari 2600 (//http)[/align:36pkk39i]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TL on August 31, 2013, 10:18:51 AM
Post by: TL on August 31, 2013, 10:18:51 AM
[align=center:3g7tf99l]You missed out the best one of the lot for the Atari 2600 . . . . .
California Games for the Atari 2600 (//http)[/align:3g7tf99l]
California Games for the Atari 2600 (//http)[/align:3g7tf99l]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on August 31, 2013, 13:58:15 PM
Post by: TrekMD on August 31, 2013, 13:58:15 PM
I had that nagging feeling that something was missing! Thanks!
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TL on September 01, 2013, 14:24:11 PM
Post by: TL on September 01, 2013, 14:24:11 PM
[align=center:etcns9wa][size=240]Atari ST[/size]
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/alpine_games_3.gif)
Alpine Games - By Atlantis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/ancient_games_energize_8.gif)
Ancient Games - By Energize
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/arena_6.gif)
Arena - By Psygnosis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/buffalo_bill_s_wild_west_show_tynesoft_5.gif)
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Rodeo Games - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/california_games_6.gif)
California Games - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/california_games_ii_epyx_5.gif)
California Games II - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/carl_lewis_challenge_5.gif)
The Carl Lewis Challenge - By Psygnosis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/circus_attractions_golden_goblins_3.gif)
Circus Attractions - By Rainbow Arts
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/circus_games_8.gif)
Circus Games - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/eskimo_games_magic_bytes_10.gif)
Eskimo Games - By Magic Bytes
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/games_espana_92_ocean_21.gif)
España - The Games '92 - By Ocean
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/games_summer_edition_10.gif)
The Games Summer Edition - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/the_games_winter_edition_10.gif)
The Games Winter Edition - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/indoor_sports_databyte_(uk)_6.gif)
Indoor Sports - By Databyte
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/international_sports_challenge_empire_software_8.gif)
International Sports Challenge - By Empire
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/st_olympiad_3.gif)
ST Olympiad - By Atlantis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/summer_olympiad_micro-value_10.gif)
Summer Olympiad - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/winter_games_epyx_6.gif)
Winter Games - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/winter_olympiad_88_7.gif)
Winter Olympiad - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/winter_supersports__92_flair_software_8.gif)
Winter Super Sports - By Flair Software
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/world_games_9.gif)
World Games - By Epyx
(http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/147593-mega-sports-atari-st-screenshot-running-a-race-summer-games.gif)
Summer Games - By Epyx [/align:etcns9wa]
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/alpine_games_3.gif)
Alpine Games - By Atlantis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/ancient_games_energize_8.gif)
Ancient Games - By Energize
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/arena_6.gif)
Arena - By Psygnosis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/buffalo_bill_s_wild_west_show_tynesoft_5.gif)
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Rodeo Games - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/california_games_6.gif)
California Games - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/california_games_ii_epyx_5.gif)
California Games II - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/carl_lewis_challenge_5.gif)
The Carl Lewis Challenge - By Psygnosis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/circus_attractions_golden_goblins_3.gif)
Circus Attractions - By Rainbow Arts
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/circus_games_8.gif)
Circus Games - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/eskimo_games_magic_bytes_10.gif)
Eskimo Games - By Magic Bytes
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/games_espana_92_ocean_21.gif)
España - The Games '92 - By Ocean
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/games_summer_edition_10.gif)
The Games Summer Edition - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/the_games_winter_edition_10.gif)
The Games Winter Edition - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/indoor_sports_databyte_(uk)_6.gif)
Indoor Sports - By Databyte
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/international_sports_challenge_empire_software_8.gif)
International Sports Challenge - By Empire
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/st_olympiad_3.gif)
ST Olympiad - By Atlantis
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/summer_olympiad_micro-value_10.gif)
Summer Olympiad - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/winter_games_epyx_6.gif)
Winter Games - By Epyx
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/winter_olympiad_88_7.gif)
Winter Olympiad - By Tynesoft
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/winter_supersports__92_flair_software_8.gif)
Winter Super Sports - By Flair Software
(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/world_games_9.gif)
World Games - By Epyx
(http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/147593-mega-sports-atari-st-screenshot-running-a-race-summer-games.gif)
Summer Games - By Epyx [/align:etcns9wa]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on September 01, 2013, 15:17:00 PM
Post by: TrekMD on September 01, 2013, 15:17:00 PM
[align=center:3jcgmkqb][size=180]Atari 7800[/size]
Winter Games
Atari 7800 - Winter Games (//http)
Summer Games
(http://videogamecritic.com/images/7800/summer_games.png)
[size=180]Atari 5200[/size]
Decathlon
Decathlon (Atari 5200) (//http)[/align:3jcgmkqb]
Winter Games
Atari 7800 - Winter Games (//http)
Summer Games
(http://videogamecritic.com/images/7800/summer_games.png)
[size=180]Atari 5200[/size]
Decathlon
Decathlon (Atari 5200) (//http)[/align:3jcgmkqb]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: onthinice on September 02, 2013, 07:49:23 AM
Post by: onthinice on September 02, 2013, 07:49:23 AM
Nice looking games 
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 11:59:22 AM
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 11:59:22 AM
C64 - Summer Games
I think this was first multi event sports game I ever played. This is certainly the first time I was 'wowed' by athletic animation.
Commodore 64 - Epyx Summer Games (1984) (//http)
C64 - Activision Decathlon
A good game that made most events fun to play. 1500m used to destroy me though! Shared joystick waggling, with close friends of course, was the way forward.
C64 Decathlon (//http)
I think these are impressive for 1984. The gameplay of Summer Games still holds up too.
C64 - Western Games
An oddball of a game. I bought this when I was a kid - the graphics looked awesome and the events sounded different and fun. I didn't pay heed to the Zzap review, but got away with it. Whilst not as classy as the EPYX sports games this was still pretty fun.
http://www.lemon64.com/?game_id=2835 (//http)
I couldn't find a c64 YT vid so this Amiga arm wrestling will have to do.
Amiga Western Games (//http)
C64 - Bad Cat
Another oddball collection of events starring a feline furball. I stumbled across this whilst looking for Western Games. I've never played it and judging by this video I never want to. I could feel myself getting frustrated just watching!
BAD CAT RAINBOW ARTS COMMODORE 64 C64 GAME GAMEPLAY (//http)
Zzap Review - http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=34&page=75 (//http)
Last one...
C64 - Combat School
Not a pure multi sports title but an evolution of multi events sports games for sure. Participate in numerous training events, that have to be passed, before being plunged into 'live' mission to defeat terrorists and, I assume, rescue the president. It's a game of two distinct halves - or 2/3s or something. I used to be able to pass all the events and then fail at the beginning of the mission every time. That was a long time ago. I wonder how this holds up....
C64 Longplay - Combat School (//http)
I think this was first multi event sports game I ever played. This is certainly the first time I was 'wowed' by athletic animation.
Commodore 64 - Epyx Summer Games (1984) (//http)
C64 - Activision Decathlon
A good game that made most events fun to play. 1500m used to destroy me though! Shared joystick waggling, with close friends of course, was the way forward.
C64 Decathlon (//http)
I think these are impressive for 1984. The gameplay of Summer Games still holds up too.
C64 - Western Games
An oddball of a game. I bought this when I was a kid - the graphics looked awesome and the events sounded different and fun. I didn't pay heed to the Zzap review, but got away with it. Whilst not as classy as the EPYX sports games this was still pretty fun.
http://www.lemon64.com/?game_id=2835 (//http)
I couldn't find a c64 YT vid so this Amiga arm wrestling will have to do.
Amiga Western Games (//http)
C64 - Bad Cat
Another oddball collection of events starring a feline furball. I stumbled across this whilst looking for Western Games. I've never played it and judging by this video I never want to. I could feel myself getting frustrated just watching!
BAD CAT RAINBOW ARTS COMMODORE 64 C64 GAME GAMEPLAY (//http)
Zzap Review - http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=34&page=75 (//http)
Last one...
C64 - Combat School
Not a pure multi sports title but an evolution of multi events sports games for sure. Participate in numerous training events, that have to be passed, before being plunged into 'live' mission to defeat terrorists and, I assume, rescue the president. It's a game of two distinct halves - or 2/3s or something. I used to be able to pass all the events and then fail at the beginning of the mission every time. That was a long time ago. I wonder how this holds up....
C64 Longplay - Combat School (//http)
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on September 02, 2013, 14:17:54 PM
Post by: TrekMD on September 02, 2013, 14:17:54 PM
Nice set of C64 games! Now here are some of the...
[align=center:2g0nh7p1][size=180]Atari Lynx[/size]
California Games
Gameplay: California Games for Atari Lynx - Unreal 360 (//http)
Alpine Games
Alpine Games [Duranik 2004] Atari Lynx (//http)[/align:2g0nh7p1]
[align=center:2g0nh7p1][size=180]Atari Lynx[/size]
California Games
Gameplay: California Games for Atari Lynx - Unreal 360 (//http)
Alpine Games
Alpine Games [Duranik 2004] Atari Lynx (//http)[/align:2g0nh7p1]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 16:57:56 PM
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 16:57:56 PM
Quote from: "TrekMD"Nice set of C64 games! Now here are some of the...I may have[size=180]Atari Lynx[/size]
California Games
Gameplay: California Games for Atari Lynx - Unreal 360 (//http)
tints on but that's still my favourite version of Cal Games.
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on September 02, 2013, 17:01:21 PM
Post by: TrekMD on September 02, 2013, 17:01:21 PM
That was the first version of California Games I ever played and, to this day, remains my favorite! I love doing the spins on the surfboard! 
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: onthinice on September 02, 2013, 17:08:06 PM
Post by: onthinice on September 02, 2013, 17:08:06 PM
Olympic and Multisport games always made me feel like the purchase was a good one. One bad event did not make a bad game.
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 18:14:12 PM
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 18:14:12 PM
Quote from: "TrekMD"That was the first version of California Games I ever played and, to this day, remains my favorite! I love doing the spins on the surfboard!ÂTotally! If I remember correctly it was possible to jump so high that the surfer would go off the top of the screen. I forget how many spins it was possible for me to successfully land but it was a plainly ridiculous number and incredible fun at the same time!
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 18:39:54 PM
Post by: Mire Mare on September 02, 2013, 18:39:54 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"Olympic and Multisport games always made me feel like the purchase was a good one. One bad event did not make a bad game.I challenge you to apply that rationale to this game multi event game, Icy baby!
World of Sports for the GX4000. I fired this up just yesterday. I was done with it after ooh 3 minutes.Â
 Ok, there's a bit more game time to be had and what's there is pretty playable. But really, just 4 events!? Come on! Epyx World Games on the C64 had 8 brilliant events. I'd have been fuming back in 1991 had I splashed £25 on this. World of Sports could've been a jewel in the GX4000's cro.. .. ah.. .. the GX doesn't really have a crown.. umm... the raisin in the pudding then. Or am I being too generous? Anyway, this could've been a great game with masses of replay value.Here are some snaps I took on my iPhone. Excuse the quality and poor composition!
http://sdrv.ms/17jzCAW (//http)
Oh what could've been.....
[AMSTRAD GX4000] World Of Sports (Gameplay Run-through) (//http)
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on September 02, 2013, 18:50:43 PM
Post by: TrekMD on September 02, 2013, 18:50:43 PM
[align=center:1rwjlkgm][size=180]Intellivision[/size]
Super Pro Decathlon
Super Pro Decathlon Intellivision Gameplay (//http)[/align:1rwjlkgm]
Super Pro Decathlon
Super Pro Decathlon Intellivision Gameplay (//http)[/align:1rwjlkgm]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: onthinice on September 06, 2013, 15:15:21 PM
Post by: onthinice on September 06, 2013, 15:15:21 PM
Heard a lot about this game. Never played it. Looks good but sounds painful using the standard Intellivision controller.
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on September 06, 2013, 15:28:01 PM
Post by: TrekMD on September 06, 2013, 15:28:01 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"Heard a lot about this game. Never played it. Looks good but sounds painful using the standard Intellivision controller.
I've yet to give it a try but I would imagine the controller making it a difficult game to play.
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TrekMD on September 07, 2013, 18:31:23 PM
Post by: TrekMD on September 07, 2013, 18:31:23 PM
[align=center:27b8mvr4][size=180]Nintendo Entertainment System[/size]
Track & Field
Track & Field (NES) - Round 1 Gameplay (//http)
Track & Field 2
Track & Field II (NES) Complete Walkthrough (Part 1) (//http)
Winter Games
NES Longplay [398] Winter Games (//http)
California Games
California Games - NES Gameplay (//http)
Hyper Olympic
Hyper Olympic (NES) (//http)[/align:27b8mvr4]
Track & Field
Track & Field (NES) - Round 1 Gameplay (//http)
Track & Field 2
Track & Field II (NES) Complete Walkthrough (Part 1) (//http)
Winter Games
NES Longplay [398] Winter Games (//http)
California Games
California Games - NES Gameplay (//http)
Hyper Olympic
Hyper Olympic (NES) (//http)[/align:27b8mvr4]
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: onthinice on September 08, 2013, 13:10:52 PM
Post by: onthinice on September 08, 2013, 13:10:52 PM
Played the original Track & Field in the arcades a few times and was never very good. I thought the Nintendo conversions were okay. Winter and World games always seemed less polished.
Title: Re: Evolution of Olympic and Multisport Games!
Post by: TL on September 08, 2013, 14:52:21 PM
Post by: TL on September 08, 2013, 14:52:21 PM
[align=center:3i5eh3wx][size=240]Sega Master System[/size]
Sega Master System - World Games (Standalone LP) (//http)
California Games - Master System [1080p] (//http)
Sega Master System - Barcelona '92 (Part 1) (//http)
Sega Master System - Winter Olympics '94 (//http)
Review de merde #526 : Olympic Gold [Master System] (//http)[/align:3i5eh3wx]
Sega Master System - World Games (Standalone LP) (//http)
California Games - Master System [1080p] (//http)
Sega Master System - Barcelona '92 (Part 1) (//http)
Sega Master System - Winter Olympics '94 (//http)
Review de merde #526 : Olympic Gold [Master System] (//http)[/align:3i5eh3wx]