So true. I can still feel the smell of it, the sounds, the box I kept it in, and the loved ones who were still there at the time. I was fascinated by the C64 and they used to smile at me seeing my joy, fondle my hair and then they went on with their business. Open a beer or something.
I loved this game as a kid. With the summer olympics on, my brother and I keep thinking about how awesome this game was. I think I'll install it with an emulator on my MAME cabinet tonight!
The 1984 summer Olympic games upon which the software was modeled have been the template for what the games represent for me since they took place. I was four years old for both those games and the software.
Watching the '84 summer Olympics when I was four was one of the coolest experiences of my childhood. That was right before we got our first VCR. When our parents got us this software, it was like having the games at arm's length to experience at will.
Wow. My favorite game of ALL TIME. And #2 - Winter Games. Ha! I can't get upset with my kids when they stay up all weekend gaming because I did the same thing! Thanks for posting.
so around 30 years since i played the old c64 (128d) and i can't believe i only just noticed watching this now that epyx recycled the main character sprite sheet from mission impossible for this game. loved this game. auto fire joystick was a great cheat for most stuff on it, but i got my 100m WR of 9.11 without it (eat that, carl lewis).
Yep, yep. Same here. We'd gather as many friends & family as we could (usually 6-8) & have tournaments. It was so fun. Games today just can't seem to bring people together, the way older games did.
I had this game on my commodore 64 too. Wow, I miss those old days. I think I might still have my old 64 at my parents house in their attic I hope. I didn't have too many games on the 64 cause I had an atari with about 70 games for it back then.
A Tac 2 joystick is very handy for winning at this. I've really got to re-solder the cable on that thing. The best working C64 joystick I have is an Archer Auto Fire... and it sucks. I don't think most gamers today appreciate how smooth the C64 graphics were, and how precise your timing needed to be to do well at a lot of the games.
I've bought anC64+Datasette 2 days ago. Now I've ordered the 1541 II floppy drive and a tv cable. All i am missing now is a good joystick. Hopefully my floppy disks still work. They are almost 25 years old now. Almost as old as myself.
Holy shit I remember this soooo well I played the hell out of it. Ans I used the same nation EPYX! Wow talk about time warp!! Now I am 12 years old again, getting pissed at the tv!!
1984: "Yes dear, i will come to bed, just finishing this new game called summer games." - 10 Minutes later, everyone was happy. 2004: "Yes dear, i will come to bed, just finishing this new game called WoW" 2019: "Dear, i am finally done. They just launched the second round, but i think i will skip"
Do you know where I can play this game online for free? I havent played this for like 20 years and im also after the winter games version which was also really awesome. I tried the commodore64 emulator and I can get the games to load etc. I just dont know how to configure the keyboard and its really starting to piss me off because I really want to play this so bad!
I broke one of my joysticks (which was red and had white buttons) playing the opening ceremonies over and over again. I hit the button too hard, and I guess that's how I broke one of the joysticks. I kept it quiet from my dad, as he would've revoked my privilege of playing on the C64.
hahah, roger that - but you can't POSSIBLY be old enough to remember this game are you?? If you can appreciate a classic game like this good on ya (especially if you never played it growing up!)
I played this with my grandpa for many hours when I was 10 years ... It was an amazing times I miss him so much 🙏🏻❤️😥
This and winter games are the most wonderful games ever! when i was happy and i didn't know that :(
Such a great time to be alive
So true. I can still feel the smell of it, the sounds, the box I kept it in, and the loved ones who were still there at the time. I was fascinated by the C64 and they used to smile at me seeing my joy, fondle my hair and then they went on with their business. Open a beer or something.
That character animation is surprisingly smooth for the time.
It's just not the same without hearing the constant clicking of the joysticks during the running and swimming.
I can't remember how many joysticks we wrecked playing this.
Lost count of the number of joysticks I went through playing this game.
Same here.. was a bunch of them.. lol
It's not Decathlon
Lol I had one of those indestructible Boss joysticks, otherwise I'd say the same. Not that I didn't try!
I remember my roommate walking in on me while I was doing the 100m racing. He thought I was doing something else lol
Strange. We played whole olympics with the family for a couple of years and we never had to change our joysticks.
I spent countless hours playing this when I was a kid
This is how I learned the melodies for national anthem in such lol
including the USSR
@@johnfoltz8183 They play The Internationale instead in this game.
I destroyed several joysticks back in the day playing this game! Thankyou for the memories :)
summer games,winter games and gold medal games were so much fun playing them back in the day. what memories.
I loved this game as a kid. With the summer olympics on, my brother and I keep thinking about how awesome this game was. I think I'll install it with an emulator on my MAME cabinet tonight!
The 1984 summer Olympic games upon which the software was modeled have been the template for what the games represent for me since they took place. I was four years old for both those games and the software.
Watching the '84 summer Olympics when I was four was one of the coolest experiences of my childhood. That was right before we got our first VCR. When our parents got us this software, it was like having the games at arm's length to experience at will.
This was a great game, Winter Games was even better. Good times back then.
Wow. My favorite game of ALL TIME. And #2 - Winter Games. Ha! I can't get upset with my kids when they stay up all weekend gaming because I did the same thing! Thanks for posting.
I so miss these type of games
Aah, the nostalgia for simpler days :)
Great games and great times playing these with old friends.
This was probably the game I was best at and played the most... I bet if I played it now though I would suck.
Man this game brings back a lot of memories. My bro & I be competing on this
Had a random memory of playing this on my uncle's Commodore circa '92 or '93. Thanks for sharing the video, what a gem.
We played sooooo much!!!! ❤️Commodore64
We skinned our palms the the c64 joystick when we were kids on this, awesome!!
Great fun. Loved playing this recently on the Amiga.
I always loved this game. Brings back memories.
Thanks for uploading this. Brings me back to my childhood.
Activision Decathlon, Epyx Summer Games, Konami Track & Field... those were the days!
OMG! How did you get this on TH-cam? This was the best game of all time!
Instablaster...
This and winter games tore down my joysticks xD
Don't forget decathlon :)
World Games 🤔
ah the memories
Epyx, the music they used for Jumpman Jr.
I played this when I was 4 years old
Great memories of a great game, thanks a lot for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really fun game my friends and I played it alot back in the day and miss my old C64.
Just 38 years ago. AMAZING TIME
I was just playing this on my Commodore 128 last night.
MY first computer was a Commodore 128 and this game was a blast. The Amiga 500 followed and that was a different gaming monster altogether......
Our living room would get loud during this. This game was better the more people you had.
Birthday parties were the best!!
This game and winter games were so much fun playing growing up
Oh my god i loved this game in my childhood
that length of the pole 😏
so around 30 years since i played the old c64 (128d) and i can't believe i only just noticed watching this now that epyx recycled the main character sprite sheet from mission impossible for this game.
loved this game. auto fire joystick was a great cheat for most stuff on it, but i got my 100m WR of 9.11 without it (eat that, carl lewis).
Omg I loved this game
TAC-2 joystick was mandatory when playing this bad boy. Basically indestructible.
Nice; I used to play the Epyx games a lot back then.
c64s is my favorite emulator for the PC - I recommend that. Plays all games pretty flawlessly!!
This was the best game
hell ya it was!!! cheers mate
How we loved playing this game in a group of eight people. We wrecked so many joysticks.
Yep, yep. Same here. We'd gather as many friends & family as we could (usually 6-8) & have tournaments. It was so fun. Games today just can't seem to bring people together, the way older games did.
For real. There definitely needs to be a "Goldbergs" episode featuring the kids playing Summer Games.
My wrists have Never been the same - i tore up my joy stick..
I still have that game. :D
Hey man, thanks for putting this up. Haven't played it since the 80's.
I had this game on my commodore 64 too. Wow, I miss those old days. I think I might still have my old 64 at my parents house in their attic I hope. I didn't have too many games on the 64 cause I had an atari with about 70 games for it back then.
Diving and skeet shooting were favorites.
Gymnastics and pole vault... tough but playable.
The worst was running.
A Tac 2 joystick is very handy for winning at this. I've really got to re-solder the cable on that thing. The best working C64 joystick I have is an Archer Auto Fire... and it sucks. I don't think most gamers today appreciate how smooth the C64 graphics were, and how precise your timing needed to be to do well at a lot of the games.
QuickShot II
@@sikecar534
:-)
I'm watching the Olympics right now in Equestrian and remember the horse refusal from this lol
I remember just doing the diving for hours!
loved this game was i was younger i remember whenever there was a party at my house we would boot this up on my bros c64
lol i remember! gosh i´m old...
Ahh, one of my first gaming memories. :)
OMG the blue load screen....load..comma eight...comma one...
+Gina D don't forget "*" :)
This makes me feel so old haha 😂
LOAD SUMMER GAMES ,8,1
The music when you lose the 4x4 relay made me LOL
I've bought anC64+Datasette 2 days ago. Now I've ordered the 1541 II floppy drive and a tv cable. All i am missing now is a good joystick. Hopefully my floppy disks still work. They are almost 25 years old now. Almost as old as myself.
0:51 The Theme for JumpMan Jr
good old days
this was so epic back then, we needed to cool off the power supply of the C64 lol
OMG I haven't seen this in a long time! I used to try to set every record until my brothers would eclipse that.
All my 1980's kids say "Wazzup"
I remember javelin in it though which was my favourite…?
That was the 2nd edition, "Summer Games II"
...also, you're skills are on point.
hahahah, thanks mate... i played that game for HUNDREDS of hours as a kid lol
I did skeet shooting 25/25 also. After 1 week practicing. They come each time from same location and travel the same path. So possible to train.
OMG...I loved this game.
LOVED IT SO MUCH!
Best Sport-Game ever...
Man u gotta love the classics!
Holy shit I remember this soooo well I played the hell out of it. Ans I used the same nation EPYX! Wow talk about time warp!! Now I am 12 years old again, getting pissed at the tv!!
This game along with Dr j vs Larry bird were my favorite. Also Bruce Lee game was awesome.
I cheated and used a c64 emulator for the PC, then captured the video using FRAPS. And yes, I agree 100 percent - BEST GAME OF ALL TIME!!! :)
At random, started humming the theme from this game... Anyone know the name of the song?
Don’t know the name, but I do know it’s used for NBC’s Olympic Games coverage.
how can I find the youtube video where coach nick talks about this game??
I am here because the 2020 games have been postponed.
LMFAO I owned this game and broke every record on it, my favorite was getting perfect on the diving competition lol.
Before my time, but I could see how this would be consider great graphics for its era. I think it's because of the animation.
4:07 space space space space space space space space
4:11 SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE SPACE!!!!!!!
Long Live Epyx!
I remember this game but for some reason it only seemed to work up until the swimming contest.
1984: "Yes dear, i will come to bed, just finishing this new game called summer games." - 10 Minutes later, everyone was happy.
2004: "Yes dear, i will come to bed, just finishing this new game called WoW"
2019: "Dear, i am finally done. They just launched the second round, but i think i will skip"
where go get the games ?
I was always one of 3 nations - Japan, Austria, or Epyx. They had the best anthem music.
That is awesome!
And he picked Epyx, the way it should be
I had this tiny red joystick that you could flick back and forth really fast. I beat everyone with it.
Do you know where I can play this game online for free? I havent played this for like 20 years and im also after the winter games version which was also really awesome. I tried the commodore64 emulator and I can get the games to load etc. I just dont know how to configure the keyboard and its really starting to piss me off because I really want to play this so bad!
@bc8412 hahahah, no kidding!!! Long live "The Boss" joystick! It was my favourite and survived the most beatings.
As God and my older sister are my witnesses, you could pull over a 10 in a single vault in gymnastics ...
I broke one of my joysticks (which was red and had white buttons) playing the opening ceremonies over and over again. I hit the button too hard, and I guess that's how I broke one of the joysticks. I kept it quiet from my dad, as he would've revoked my privilege of playing on the C64.
I had the Skeet shooting pattern down pat.
nostalgia overload
The platform diving in the game was the greatest.
never knew what the right buttons were in this game and just use to smash the keyboard lol
Who is Coach Nick??
hahah, roger that - but you can't POSSIBLY be old enough to remember this game are you?? If you can appreciate a classic game like this good on ya (especially if you never played it growing up!)