The Games: Summer Edition Wrong Year of the first release?

jurassicman · 01 November 2022, 15:41

Hi there,
as per the title I have a doubt about the year of the first release of The Games: Summer Edition.
HOL says 1989 but I've found 1988 on many websites, also on Lemon Amiga.
Considering that the game was made for the Olympics Games of Seul 1988 I think it is most probable that it was released in 1988 but I'm not sure.
Could someone check on their original version (I've just bought one but I haven't received it yet...)?
Thanks!

TCD · 01 November 2022, 16:15

Have a look at the reviews. All from 1989 or later for the Amiga version.

jurassicman · 01 November 2022, 20:47

You're right, I didn't notice that. So it seems that it was released in 1988 for other platforms and in 1989 for Amiga... that's a bit strange in my opinion but that's it.

TCD · 01 November 2022, 21:16

You'd be surprised how many Amiga games were delayed compared to other systems.

jurassicman · 02 November 2022, 09:08

I can understand a delay for a "standard game"... in this case it is a bit "weird" considering that the game is about an International competition... it is like an "Italy 1990" game about World Cup was released in 1991.

However, even if the game was licensed and officially endorsed by the U.S. Olympic Committee for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul (as stated in the notes on HOL) they didn't write "Seoul 1998" in the title and, in fact, they sold this game for the next Olympics games as well.

Maybe they already thought that this way they would have had the chance to sell the game for a longer period...

TCD · 02 November 2022, 09:10

Or maybe they just wanted at least some money back no matter what

Amigajay · 02 November 2022, 09:43

Was quite common to get ports of older 8-bit titles, as long as they weren’t branded as a certain Olympic event there wasn’t an issue.

Heck even Summer Games an 1984 game made for the 1984 Olympics was ported and released in 1992 to coincide with the 1992 Olympics!

01 November 2022, 15:41	#1
jurassicman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sassari/Italy Posts: 867	The Games: Summer Edition Wrong Year of the first release? Hi there, as per the title I have a doubt about the year of the first release of The Games: Summer Edition. HOL says 1989 but I've found 1988 on many websites, also on Lemon Amiga. Considering that the game was made for the Olympics Games of Seul 1988 I think it is most probable that it was released in 1988 but I'm not sure. Could someone check on their original version (I've just bought one but I haven't received it yet...)? Thanks!

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01 November 2022, 16:15	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,530	Have a look at the reviews. All from 1989 or later for the Amiga version.

01 November 2022, 20:47	#3
jurassicman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sassari/Italy Posts: 867	You're right, I didn't notice that. So it seems that it was released in 1988 for other platforms and in 1989 for Amiga... that's a bit strange in my opinion but that's it.

01 November 2022, 21:16	#4
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,530	You'd be surprised how many Amiga games were delayed compared to other systems.

02 November 2022, 09:08	#5
jurassicman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sassari/Italy Posts: 867	I can understand a delay for a "standard game"... in this case it is a bit "weird" considering that the game is about an International competition... it is like an "Italy 1990" game about World Cup was released in 1991. However, even if the game was licensed and officially endorsed by the U.S. Olympic Committee for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul (as stated in the notes on HOL) they didn't write "Seoul 1998" in the title and, in fact, they sold this game for the next Olympics games as well. Maybe they already thought that this way they would have had the chance to sell the game for a longer period...

02 November 2022, 09:10	#6
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,530	Or maybe they just wanted at least some money back no matter what

02 November 2022, 09:43	#7
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,884	Was quite common to get ports of older 8-bit titles, as long as they weren’t branded as a certain Olympic event there wasn’t an issue. Heck even Summer Games an 1984 game made for the 1984 Olympics was ported and released in 1992 to coincide with the 1992 Olympics!

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