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4.1 / 5

16 votes

Platform
Sega Master System
Genres
Action · Sports
Player Perspective
Third person · Side view
Developers
Epyx
Publishers
Epyx · U.S. Gold · Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Release date
December 31, 1986

Summary

World Games on the Sega Master System feels like a pixel‑perfect Olympic carnival, where each event is stripped down to pure, arcade‑style fun. I love how the game crams a surprisingly diverse roster of challenges into a single cartridge, letting you hop from one extreme sport to the next without missing a beat.

You can launch yourself off a barrel in the barrel‑jumping contest, try to stay on a bucking bronco in bull riding, or hurl a caber like a Highlander in the caber toss. The lineup also throws in cliff diving, log rolling, platform diving, pole vault, skiing, sumo wrestling, and weightlifting, each distilled into quick, reflex‑driven rounds that keep the action flowing.

What makes World Games stand out is the sheer variety; you never know whether the next screen will have you soaring off a ski slope or grappling with a sumo opponent. It’s a nostalgic showcase of how the Master System could pack a whole sports festival into a handful of simple controls.

Edited by Maya Carter

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