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California Games

1987 sports video game
Video Game Q88855

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
video game
Genre
sports video game[3]
Language of work or name
English[23]
Publication date
1987, 1990, June 1989
Followed by
California Games II[4]
Country of origin
United States
Developer
Epyx[5]
Distributed by
Steam, App Store (Apple)
Distribution format
digital distribution[24]
Game mode
multiplayer video game, single-player video game[21][22]
Narrative location
California
Platform
Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Atari ST, MSX, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, Sega Genesis, Master System, Atari Lynx, Microsoft Windows, iOS[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Publisher
Epyx[2]
Review score
74%, 85%[25]
Title
California Games, Jogos de Verão
USK rating
USK 0
🏷️ Also known as
he משחקי קליפורניה ja カリフォルニアゲームス zh 加利福尼亚运动会
🔖 Identifiers · 71
Abandonia ID
580
App Store app ID
429740612
Atari Legend ID
790
AtariAge ID
2.0k (62–2.0k, n=4)
Atarimuseum ID
pa2025
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17166306w
C64-Wiki ID
California_Games
C64.COM ID
94
C64games.de ID
487
CPC Zone game ID
1308
CPC-Power ID
508
CPCRulez ID
california_games
Show all 71 identifiers +59
Classicamiga ID
1176
DOSBox Compatibility ID
231
Databáze her video game ID
10110
ExoticA ID
California_Games
Fandom article ID
gamicus:California_Games, sega:California_Games, nes:California_Games, nintendo:California_Games, atari:California_Games, video-games:California_Games
Freebase ID
/m/05m6k3
Game Classification game ID
2359
GameFAQs game ID
935k (586k–935k, n=4)
GameSpot game ID
california-games
Gamebase64 ID
1227
GamerProfiles game ID
6v5K
GamersGlobal game ID
38435
GamesMeter game ID
83
Gaming-History ID
55k (50k–107k, n=7)
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3030-3193
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Games/California_Games
Gry-Online game ID
1996
Guardiana ID
3.1k (837–3.1k, n=3)
Génération Nintendo game ID
6086
Hall of Light ID
2912
HowLongToBeat ID
1462
IMDb ID
tt0948576
Internet Game Database game ID
california-games
IsThereAnyDeal ID
california-games-c64-dos-atari-lynx-nes-sms-genesis
Kultboy video game ID
695
Lemon 64 ID
407
Lemon Amiga ID
469
Lutris game ID
california-games
MSX Games World ID
28
Media Arts Database ID
C35346
Microtransaction.zone ID
3193
MobyGames game ID
1823
MobyGames game ID (former scheme)
california-games
My Abandonware game ID
f0
NES Directory game ID
2F66E302_USA, B400172A_Germany, B400172A_Spain
Nesdb.se game ID
219
Nintendo GameID (GameCube/Wii)
C97EGX, C97PGX
OGDB game title ID
4227
OpenRetro Game Database ID
7fdf2037-1bb9-57be-96a6-1e1956c6c005
PCGamingWiki ID
California_Games
RAWG game ID
california-games
Ready64 ID
76
RetroAchievements game ID
47
SMS Power ID
CaliforniaGames-SMS
Schnittberichte.com title ID
18641
Sega Retro ID
California_Games
Sega8bit.com ID
13
Software Preservation Society ID
1447
Speedrun.com game ID
california_games, california_games_nes, californiasms, california_games_gen
Steam application ID
1399480
SteamGridDB ID
34901
The Good Old Days ID
920
TheLegacy game ID
3886
USK ID
21066, 26032
UVL game ID
100001, 17775
VG247 game ID
california-games
Vglist video game ID
218
WHDLoad database ID
CaliforniaGames
ZXDB ID
0000790

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Platform 14
Microsoft Windows, iOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, DOS, Sega Genesis, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari 2600 +6 more
Game mode 2
multiplayer video game, single-player video game
Country of origin 1
United States
Developer 1
Epyx
Distributed by 1
Steam
Distribution format 1
digital distribution
Followed by 1
California Games II
Followed by (predecessor) 1
California Games II
Genre 1
sports video game
Instance of 1
video game
Language of work or name 1
English
Narrative location 1
California
Publisher 1
Epyx
← FactGrid item ID 1
Mönkeberg
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Summary

California Games is a video game[1].

Body

Publication

Publication dates include 1987[26], 1990[27], and June 1989[28].

Reception

Reviews include 74%[25] and 85%[29].

Related Entities

Apple IIGS California DOS Epyx iOS Microsoft Windows United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    USK rating → USK 0
    Review score → 74%, 85%
    "Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! (…"
  2. 14w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    USK rating → USK 0
    "Created claim: USK rating: USK 0"
  3. 14w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    USK ID → 21066, 26032
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Remove all redundant labels/aliases same"
  4. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Giant Bomb Wiki ID → Games/California_Games
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Games/California_Games, Adding missing P14470 and P9675 qualifier based on P5247"
  5. 21w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → California Games, Jogos de Verão
    "Changed claim: Giant Bomb ID (former scheme): 3030-3193"
  6. 27w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sega Retro ID → California_Games
    Publication date → 1987, 1990, June 1989
    "Created claim: Sega Retro ID: California_Games"
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