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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Hyper Olympic	Konami	1985	the JAN code 4 988602 502190 is used in numerous outlets to refer to both ハイパーオリンピック (Hyper Olympic) and ハイパーオリンピック限定版！ (Hyper Olympic Gentaiban! ). Hyper Olympic is 4 events based on Konami's Arcade game of the same name. It seems appropriate to note here that Hyper Olympic's PCB has no chips, just 2 'gloptops'. Which is often a sign of fast and sloppy manufacture. Hyper Olympic Gentaiban! has all eight events and is the same game as Track and Field. There's a bit of tech difference also. Gloptop Hyper Olympic uses no memory mapper while the aditional data of the Gentaiban edition reires the use of a mapper.***For Hyper Olympic, Konami took four track&field disciplines (100m dash, long jump, 110m hurdles and javelin throw) from the arcade version and put them on this Famicom cartridge (a few months later they would eventually release four more events as [game=#168936]Hyper Sports[/game] and a US release with all eight events on the same catridge as [game=#8384]Track & Field[/game]). The game is a good example of a varied and well playable multi-sport events game. Good controls with a mixture of button smashing and right timing, as well as a high motiviation to break your own records make this game worth to play.
Hyper Sports	Konami	1985	4 988602 504170 may be the Hyper Sports set which includes the Konami HyperShot. Hyper Sports by itself may have another JAN code.***Hyper Sports is the second early 4 event sports game from Konami. The events consist of Archery, Skeet Shooting, High Jump and Triple Jump, which were all later also included together with the four other disciplines from [game=#173086]Hyper Olympic[/game] in the US/EU releases under the name [game=#8384]Track & Field[/game]. The four disciplines in Hyper Sports are all well done and motivating. Today you would say only four disciplines are not much, but this wasn't an issue at its release in 1985. Not quite as good as the similar, but more complex [game=#35201]Summer Games[/game], but still a good substitute for NES players.
Track & Field	Konami;Kemco (Konami)	1987	The Armchair Olympics Are On The Air! This ain't no 20-minute workout. It's the ultimate in head-to-head athletic competition, in 8 grueling events. 100-Meter Dash. Long Jump. Hurdles. Javelin. Skeet Shooting. Triple Jump. Archery. And the High Jump. No timeouts, no breathers, no water boys. Just you and your own exhaustion. So get psyched. Pick your level of competition and the opening event. Then block out the roar of the crowd, and take a deep breath. Because it's not whether you win or lose. It's whether you survive.*1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive. [Zerothis]*Track & Field combines the events of the two separate Japanese cartridges [game=#173086]Hyper Olympic[/game] and [game=#168936]Hyper Sports[/game] into a new game, which was a very good idea, because with a total of eight events you get more fun for your money. All events are very well playable and motivating. The game had a very late release date in Europe (1992) and apparently they renamed the title to profit from the fact that this was the year of the Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona (Spain).
Winter Games	Acclaim Entertainment (Atelier Double)	1987	It's all here - the strategy, the challenge, the competition and the pageantry of the Winter Games. Compete against a friend or take on the computer in four completely realistic and action-packed events. Choose the country you want to represent. Then practice, train and develop the winning strategy for each competition... Speed Skating in a grueling race on ice. Hot Dog Aerials for daredevils on skis. Figure Skating to test balance, stamina and precision. Bobsled, where every screaming turn could mean the difference between wiping out and winning gold. Your adrenaline and heart are racing. Let the games begin!* [52]*What have they done to my beloved "Winter Games"? The homecomputer versions were great, especially the C64 version. The NES version (released a few months after the Japanese Famicom Disk System version by Pony Canyon) is a total mess. Only four events instead of eight (missing my personal favorites, Biathlon and Ski Jump) and those events that are in are badly ported. Controls are bad. In Figure Skating you not even know what to do when. Graphics are bad. Sound is bad (whoever came up with the Speed Skating "intro sound" must be insane). I have seen rather bad homecomputer ports on the Famicom/NES (just think of [game=#7823]Ghostbusters[/game]), but "Winter Games" is amongst the very worst.
Track & Field II	Konami;Hyundai (Konami)	1988	[17]*The sequel to "Track & Field" features more games such as fencing and canoeing, as well as updated graphics, but still features both the "button mashing" and "aim cursor and shoot" style of gameplay that is better suited for the Power Pad and Zapper accessories.* [62]* [49]* [1]* [52]1 player or 2 players. Published and Developed by Konami Industry Co. Ltd. KDS-F2 Konamik Sports in Seoul published 1988-09-16 NES-F2-USA Track & Field II published 1989-06 in the USA NES-F2-NOE Track & Field II published 1989-11-22 by Konami Europe GMBH in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK for Region B machines NES-F2-EEC Track & Field II published in Finland for Region B machines The Japanese version of the game is based on the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Compete in many events of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[list][]Fencing []Tripple Jump []Freestyle Swimming []High Dive []Clay Pigeon Shooting []Hammer Throw []Taekwondo []Pole Vault []Canoeing []Archery []Hurdles []Horizontal Bar []Hang Gliding []Pistol Shooting []Arm Wrestling[/list] [spoiler= ; ] [/spoiler] [Zerothis]
Donald Duck	Kemco	1988	Hey kids! Come along with Snoopy, his dusty brother Spike and his good pal Woodstock as they prepare to compete in Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular. With a friend or by yourself, you can give the world's most famous beagle a big hand as he goes for the gold in six funny games filled with thrills and spills, giggles and wiggles. The Sack Race is our first kooky contest. Ready, set, go! It's Snoopy and Spike hopping against the clock. Watch out! Those manhole covers could easily trip you up. Now let's try the River Jump. Just fetch a long stick and vault over to the river's other side. Oops. Splash! Oh well, there's always another day and another event. In fact, with four more games - Boot Throwing, Pogo Steeplechase, Overboard, and Pile of Pizza Race - and with its superior on-screen graphics and realistically rendered characters, there's serious fun for kids of all ages. (Alternative:... there's more fun here than a month of Sunday comics.)***First released in Japan as "Donald Duck". Later released in the US and characters changed to Snoopy / Peanuts. What is not well known is that this is actually a port of "Alternative World Games" from Gremlin Graphics, which was released a year or two earlier on several 8-bit homecomputers, which had no official license at all.
Skate or Die!	Ultra Games;Palcom (Konami)	1988	Psych up for 5 of the raddest skating events ever. Hop on your suped-up board and cruise into the wildest multi-event contest ever dreamed of by man or beast. Three of these twisted trials are cut from the concrete courses of pro competitions. Each pits you head to head with a friend, shooting ramps or racing downhill, while going for rock n' rolls, hand plants, aerials, rail slides and methods! Then blast into "Mad Max on Wheels", dueling to the death with Bionic Lester, the dirtiest dude in the jam and joust. And finally "Skate and Destroy", a challenge that'll turn you into a Samurai skater, karate chopping your way through a tough alley filled with thugs, trash and unmentionable traffic hazards. So squirt a little oil onto your ball bearings. And prepare to Skate or Die! Featuring simultaneous play for two players or play against the computer.* [49]* [33]* [49]* [64]* [1]* [52]* [37]* [27]***1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive, 1-8 players turn based competitive. [Zerothis]
World Games	Milton Bradley (Rare)	1989	Take on the world!Get ready - get set - get psyched! The World Games are here! And you're a star athlete in this awesome international competition! Go for the gold as you challenge the world' best athletes on their home turf! Leap from the treacherous cliffs of Acapulco. Go stomach-to-stomach with a 400-pound Japanese sumo wrestler. Jump barrels on an icy lake in Germany. And pump heavy iron in the Soviet Union. Travel to Scotland for the amazing caber toss! Then to Canada for frantic footwork with log rolling lumberjacks. Ski the slalom on the snow-covered French Alps. And ride the meanest, orneriest bull in the U.S.A.! Return home with enough gold medals and join the World Hall of Fame! 8 International Events:* Cliff Diving * Bull Riding * Log Rolling * Caber Toss * Sumo Wrestling * Barrel Jumping * Slalom Skiing * Weight Lifting 1 to 8 Players***1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive. 2-8 players take turns competing. [Zerothis]
California Games	Milton Bradley (Rare)	1989	Get ready for the gnarliest, most radically awesome sports events under the sun! They're six of California's hottest games. Geared for daredevils - and guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping! First, pick your sponsor. Then tackle the heavy competition in surfing, rollerskating, BMX bike racing and more. Take risks to score high, 'cause wimps wipe out! Trophies are awarded for single events and overall competition! So grab your gear and go for it. You'll be up to your jams in awesome action. And you just might walk away with first prize!*EU release in 1990. Not in 1988 as some gaming sites have it listed.* [64]* [37]* [29]*** [27]
Caveman Games	Data East	1990	CAVELAND SPORTS NEWS Caveman Games Off To Roaring Start: Sabertooth Tigers 3, Cavemen 0 Me grab mate by feet and spin, spin, spin - then let go. Take teamwork. Thrower need balance, throwee need big cushion. By Crudla Before race, me tell Dino he no win, me make good Dino-steaks for dinner - and he guest of honor. He run real good. By Ugha Rockyville Slugger best brand club. Caveman skull only thing harder than club. Fun trying to crack it - skull not club. By Gronk Rub sticks make spark-spark. Huff 'n puff make fire. Me win gold medal then burn hand holding marshmallow in fire. By Thag Race not easy. Hungry saber-tooth chase me. But me use competitor as shield. Better him cat food than me kitty litter. By Glunk Me do Dino Vault so bully Gronk no call me cave-girl no more. Also hope Crudla watch me - she one cave-babe! By Vincent MAKE YOUR OWN HEADLINES. Six Fresh Events. Six Rad Cave Characters. Get Bashed, Beaten, Chased and Eaten. Cool Cave Action for One to Six Players.
Ski or Die	Ultra Games	1991	Welcome to Rodney's Winter Wonderland of tasty tournaments. A gnarly snow sport spectacular of five events - Snowboard Half Pipe, Snowball Blast, Inner Tube Thrash, Downhill Blitz, and Acro Aerials. Whether you're trying to win points or the judges' hearts, it's a torture test of slope-slicing skill for up to six skiers. But Rodney warns you the mountain's crawlin' with contest crashers like punk penguins, abnormal abominables, chainsaw-toting rabbits and bodacious polar bears. Frenzied freaks of nature who want you to cash it in on a snow bank. But buckle down and you'll rack up points for pulverizing all kinds of ski shack scum. Assuming, of course, you can swoosh past bear traps, trees and other ouch-inducing obstacles. And when you're not engaged in wild tubular warfare with twisted slope slime like Lester or the iglooheads, you must blind the keen-eyed judges with your brilliant backflips, ollies, pikes, hand plants, daffies and helicopters. Just stay cool while you hone your skills in practice or hot-dog it in competition. Because one bogus move and you'll be plowing the slope with your chin.* [37]* [29]* [27]1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive, 1-6 players turn based competitive. Compete in winter events:[list][]Snowball Blast []Downhill Blitz []Acro Aerials []Intertube Thrash (up to 2 players simultaneous) []Snowboard Halfpipe[/list] [Zerothis]
Gold Medal Challenge '92	Capcom	1992	Catch the spirit of world-class competition with Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92! Train and compete with up to seven friends in 18 pulse pounding events. Now's the time to really pump up and get physicalnOut muscle your friends in Weightlifting and leave them in the dust in the 100 Meter Dash. Make a huge splash in the swim meets and leave everyone else in your wake. Earn a perfect 10 in the vault and watch as the crowd goes wild!nWith Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92, all the thrills and excitement of world class competition are right at your fingertips!n* 1 to 8 players can compete in world class events.n* Save your world records using battery-backed RAM.n* Leap to victory in the 110 Meter Hurdles.n* Catch some air in the Long Jump.n* Make some wave in the 100 Meter Breast Stroke.n***Based on the 1992 olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Not published in Spain.

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