<s>
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1987	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
Epyx	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Branching	O
from	O
their	O
Summer	B-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
series	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
outdoor	O
sports	O
purportedly	O
popular	O
in	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	O
Sommerville	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
half-pipe	O
game	O
in	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
,	O
later	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Ken	O
Nicholson	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
footbag	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
used	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
DirectX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
done	O
by	O
Chris	O
Grigg	O
,	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
Negativland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
June	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
blockbuster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
"	O
both	O
inventive	O
and	O
charming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
capsule	O
review	O
for	O
STart	O
,	O
Clayton	O
Walnum	O
said	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
"	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
package	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
it	O
comes	O
free	O
with	O
the	O
Lynx.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
by	O
California	B-Application
Games	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
sequel	O
failed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
television	O
series	O
was	O
considered	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
Power	O
Hour	O
,	O
a	O
one-hour	O
animation	O
block	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
focused	O
video	O
game	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
the	O
Java	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
current	O
rights	O
holders	O
System	O
3	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Cale	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
future	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
retail	O
product	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
product	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
