Summer Games II

Summer Games II
Commodore 64 Cover art
Developer(s)	Epyx
Publisher(s)	Commodore Gaming
Series	Epyx Games
Platform(s)	Commodore 64 (original) Apple II, Atari ST, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga
Release	1985 Virtual Console EU: June 27, 2008 NA: March 16, 2009
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Summer Games II is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. It is a sequel to Summer Games released by Epyx the previous year. Summer Games II was originally written for the Commodore 64 and ported to the Apple II, Atari ST, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Amiga.

The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the "Epyx Games" (there was no official IOC licensing in place) with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal. World records could be saved to the game disk.

The game features the following eight events: Triple jump, High jump, Rowing. Javelin throw, Equestrian, Fencing, Kayaking, Cycling.

The game allows the player to compete in all of the events sequentially, compete in some events, choose just one event, or practice an event. This version also features both the opening and closing ceremonies, where the closing ceremonies features a "fan man", the flame extinguishing as the sky goes dark, a blimp passing by and some fireworks. Certain ports also allow for participants to compete in events from the original Summer Games events, but they had to have the original Summer Games diskette for this to happen.