California Games yɛ saa ESPYX agumadi a wɔaboaboa ano a ɛyɛ nwonwa no mu biako a ɛyɛ oozes late '80s vibes. Sɛ́ anka wubenya bɔɔlbɔ anaa basketball dedaw a ɛyɛ mfonoe no, wunya nsɛm a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛfa California a ɛyɛ dɛ ho—afiri a wɔde fa nsu mu fã, sack a ɛyɛ hacky, surfing, ne BMX mmirikatu mpo. Master system version no te nka sɛ wɔayi no kakra sɛ wɔde toto afoforo bi ho a, nanso ɛda so ara nya saa janky charm koro no ara.

Ade a edi kan a wobɛhyɛ no nsow? Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no gye nneɛma bi a wɔde yɛ wɔn su —titiriw no, surfing, baabi a bere a wode huruw no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ nwonwa so. Nanso sɛ wunya fã-pipe no si hɔ pɛ a, twe a wobɛtwe na woafa no bɛyɛ nea ɛma abotɔyam a ɛyɛ nwonwa. Nnwom no cheesy wɔ ɔkwan a eye sen biara so, ne pixel-art palm nnua ne owiatɔe nnadewa a West Coast aesthetic. Ɛnyɛ agumadi sim a emu dɔ sen biara, nanso ɛyɛ anigye bere capsule a bere a agodie amfa wɔn ho aniberesɛm dodo.

Nokwarem no, meda so ara tow no ma hacky sack mode no ara kwa —biribi a ɛyɛ hypnotic a ɛfa saa pixel bɔɔl ketewa no a wɔde bɛhyɛ wim no ho.