Introducing the gnarliest bunch of games under the sun! Games invented on the beaches by sun-baked beach bums with a fondness for ripping, grinding, and shredding. With six radically thrilling events intended to bring you to the edge and blow your mind. And make adrenaline California's most plentiful natural resource.
SportActionminigamessurfingdolphinbirdtime limitskateboardingcountdown timerbox art - real photosvirtual consolelaunch titlescga graphicsin-game advertisingCommodore C64/128/MAX, Wii
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Character
Plot-driven, unpretentious, warm and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii
- Developer
- Epyx
- Publisher
- U.S. Gold, Kixx, Epyx, Commodore Gaming
- Released
- July 1, 1987
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 42 ratings.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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