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California Games II
=============================== FAQ by selmiak ================================
www.selmiak.de.vu
version 1.00 - 22.12.2010
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[.1.0.]
_ Table of Content ===========================================================
Table of Content ........................ [.1.0.]
Introduction ............................ [.2.0.]
Playmode ................................ [.3.0.]
Events .................................. [.4.0.]
Skateboarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . [.4.1.]
Surfing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [.4.2.]
Hang Gliding . . . . . . . . . . . . . [.4.3.]
Snowboarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . [.4.4.]
History ................................. [.5.0.]
Thanks and Credits ...................... [.6.0.]
[.2.0.]
_ Intro ======================================================================
Welcome to my FAQ for California Games 2 on the Sega Master System. I'm writing
this FAQ for the SMS FAQ Completion project on the GameFAQs Contributor Message
Board.
You can help by writing a FAQ yourself. Find more infos on the official Project
Page located here:
http://selmiak.bplaced.net/sms/
California Games 2 is the follow up game for California Games (who whould have
thought of that...) and a great hit for Epyx in 1993. Besides for the Sega
Master System, California Games 2 was also released on the PC, Amiga, Atari ST
and the SNES.
The PC and the SNES version have one more event, which is jetski riding. But I
couldn't confirm this extra event for the Amiga and the Atari ST version yet.
If you can confirm the number of events in the other version, just write me, my
email can be found in the credits section at the end of this document.
[.3.0.]
_ Playmodes ==================================================================
You chose the game with your direction pad and confirm with 1. The muscle guy
points to the option you will choose. When you are on the starting screen you
just point to the event and then start it. But there is another Playmode.
* NORMAL MODE / PRACTICE
Just chose the Event you want to practice. You can play as often as you want.
* COMPETITION
Choose the sign called competition on the bottom left and there you can have up
to 8 players competing against each other. Enter the names for all players,
confirm with 2 and when you're done confirm an empty line to proceed.
The selection screen looks the same as in NORMAL MODE, but you can select a
number of events.
Just select all the events you want to play in this competition and then choose
the sign reading PLAY GAME again and the competition will start.
After you and your competitors finished all selected events the best of the
best will be announced.
I don't know how to get back from the Competition mode to the normal mode
without starting a competition or turning the SMS off. Once you finished all
the selected Competitions you will be in normal mode again though.
This is subsabber.
[.4.0.]
_ Events =====================================================================
You can compete in these 4 Events. To get an idea of what to do in the
different games just read in the according section of the guide. Of course you
can use Ctrl+F and the numbercode behind the event to quickfind the desired
section of the guide.
Skateboarding [.4.1.]
Bodyboarding [.4.2.]
Hang Gliding [.4.3.]
Snowboarding [.4.4.]
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Skateboarding [.4.1.]
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On the left you can see your character skating down the long halfpipe where you
have to show your tricks. On the right you can see where you are on the course
and when and where the tunnels are comming.
Don't crash into a tunnel or you'll be faced with a sudden game over. If you
don't crash into a tunnel you have 4 lifes, indicated by the skateboards below
the actionscreen.
>> 360 Aerials
60 Points
Get some height. While you are crossing the halfpipe and are at the bottom
of the halfpipe press Button 2 and then keep going and keep Button 2 and the
direction pressed. The higher you jump the more 360 Aerials you'll perform.
>> Hand Plants
100 Points
Press Button 1 while you are going over the lip of the halfpipe. Hold it for
a while and the skater will release the handplant by himself.
>> Ollies
50 Points
Press Button 1 and any direction while you are at the bottom of the
halfpipe. Keep Button 1 pressed if it doesn't work at once.
>> Corkscrews
80 Points
Make a whole turn inside a tunnel. But be sure to be back on track when the
tunnel ends. Otherwise you'll lose a life. But at least no sudden game
over.
>> Board Slides
100 Points
Jump high enough out of the halfpipe, then release the direction button as
soon as you jump out of the halfpipe and press up and keep it pressed. The
skater will turn his board and then land in a boardslide on the lip. You
will slide until you release up or crash against a tunnel.
>> Endbonus
1000 Points
Reach the end of the Course and you will receive this Bonus.
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Bodyboarding [.4.2.]
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This event consists of two parts.
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Part 1 - the wave riding
To put it simple... do some tricks!
Okay, here is a more elaborate explanation. You can either wait until the wave
sucks you up and go up the wave backwards and try your luck on some tricks or
push left and ride up the wave forewards and do some tricks.
Don't climb up the wave too high or you will get thrown out by the tide and
you only have this one wave/try.
The wave phase lasts 40 seconds once you have control over your surfer. So show
your best tricks in this timeframe.
>> Spin
10 Points
While you are at the bottom of the wave press down and keep it pressed. You
will spin around and get some lame 10 Points per spin.
>> Barrel Roll
100 Points
Do a barrel roll! No Peppy, the other one. Just ride up the wave forwards
and once you are close to being on the top of the wave press right. You will
now barrel roll away from the wave.
>> Cut
10 Points
While you are at the bottom of the wave press 1 and left. This trick is not
that good for barrel rolls, but read on for more tricks that can be combined
with a cut.
>> Off the Lip
50 Points .... low
100 Points ... medium
150 Points ... high
Press Button 1 and left to cut towards the wave. When you are on the wave
press Button 2 and left. Depending on your height on the wave you will get
the according points.
>> Revert off the Lip
60 Points .... low
120 Points ... medium
180 Points ... high
Press Button 1 and left to cut towards the wave. When you are on the wave
press Button 2 and right. Depending on your height on the wave you will get
the according points.
>> Double off Lip
200 Points
Press Button 1 and left to cut towards the wave. When you are at the highest
point of the wave press the Buttons 1+2 and right at the same time. After a
double turn you will go down again.
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Part 2 - the way home
Avoid all grannys, divers, posts, rocks and seldom beach beauties by going up
and down. As a general rule of thumb, don't stay where you are. And obstacles
very seldom appear in the same place twice. So if one obstacle appears in the
upper part wait until it has passed and then go up as the next object won't
appear there. This works 90% of the time. If not, you actually have to avoid
them by going somewhere else.
Avoid 25 objects and you will reach the shore. You gain 50 Points for every
avoided obstacle and 1000 Points for safely reaching the shore.
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Hang Gliding [.4.3.]
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Start by pressing 1. But watch out for the wind. Only start when the wind is
blowing in your face, otherwise you will be on a very short ride.
Use the upcurrent at the edge of the screen to gain height. These will last for
about 4 minutes. If they are about to stop you will hear a signal sound.
Just circle over the coast and you will see the upcurrents every now and then.
They will push you up and give you height when you are circling above them.
The whole event consist of two tasks. Show tricks while flying and drop
waterbombs onto the bouys.
You have 5 of these waterbombs and once you dropped the 4th you will hear
another signal sound. It's best to make a sharp dive towards the target, drop
the bomb and then gain height again by doing a swoop or even a loop. But both
give you the same amount of points and height afterwards.
You also get extra points when you land on the starting point again.
Also don't fly to far away over the open sea if you don't have
enough height. On the other side of the three targets is another upcurrent
waiting for you though. If you press up while flying you will not loose as
much height as when you fly normal. But most of the time you will perform a
sharp dive as soon as you release the up button and you can't avoid the sharp
dive. But you can use it to make swoop or a loop though.
While you are circling over an upcurrent and gaining height don't fly too
sharp and close turns or you will make a sharp dive after the last turn and
immediately loose the height you just gained and you won't make it to the
target.
>> 540 Degree Turns
50 Points
While you are flying normally press Button 1 and then in the opposite
direction of where you are flying.
>> Swoops
150 Points
Press up after some sharp diving. This gives you back some good height and
you can drop off water bombs while doing the sharp dive towards the target.
>> Stalls
100 Points
Use the upcurrent to rise up to the upper end of the screen.
>> Loops
150 Points
After some sharp diving press up and the opposite direction of where you are
going right now. This gives you back some good height and you can drop off
water bombs while doing the sharp dive towards the target.
>> Water Bomb Bonus
500 Points
Press Button 2 to drop the bomb. For every target you hit you get 500
Points. So you can get 2500 Points from the water bombs in total.
>> Landing Bonus
1000 Points
Get back up where you started and jumped off from the cliff.
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Snowboarding [.4.4.]
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Drop off
As soon as this event starts the lazy people that don't have money/time to
build a lift but enought fuel drop you out of a helicopter with a parachute. So
it is your duty to place the helicopter where you want to jump out. Remember,
there are points awarded for the distance you travel. So it's best to fly near
to the peak of the mountain and drop off there. But don't be too high atop
because the helicopter needs some space and can also crash if you touch the
mountain and so you will loose your First Drop bonus. You will loose this bonus
too if you jump outfrom too high and don't open your parachute.
The game is parted in 3 parts after the drop off. The farther down the mountain
you drop off the farther down in this list you start the Snowboarding event in
California Games II and the less points you can get.
>> First Drop Bonus
250 Points
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Part 1 - Normal Slope
Just ride down this mean slope and avoid obstacles like skiers, cliffs and
crevasses. Press Button 1 to jump over the obstacles and keep the button
pressed to make it over the long gaps. The direction buttons control you
snowboarder and the farther you wedel to the sides the slower you go and the
more you can control your actions.
After some tries you get the hang of it and the course is not that long.
You have 5 Lifes in this part of the snowboarding.
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Part 2 - Halfpipe
Here you compete in the halfpipe and have to show your best tricks. Actually
there are only 2 tricks you can do. So here are the tricks and how you do them:
>> Hand Plants
100 Points
At the coping press Button 1 to perform a Handplant on the halfpipe.
>> 360 Turns
50 Points
If you are at or over the coping of the halfpipe press in the opposite
direction of where you are going at the moment and you will perform a nice
360 jump.
>> Get Out
-
At the left end of the halfpipe press Button 2 to jump out of the halfpipe
without bailing.
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Part 3 - Dirty Slope
This slope is not as steep as the first part of the snowboarding but there are
some meaner obstacles. So wedel around a lot with the same set of controls as
in Part 1 use the muddy parts to slow down. If nothing else helps, jump alot.
And again you only have 5 lifes for this part.
<<<< All the points at all
>> Hand Plants
100 points
see Part 2 - Halfpipe
>> 360 Turns
50 Points
see Part 2 - Halfpipe
>> Finishing Bonus
250 Points
You get the points for each completed part. So you get 250 points each if
you reach the end of the first and the third section and if you jump out of
the halfpipe without bailing, see >> Get out in Part 2 - Halfpipe.
>> Distance Bonus
xyz Points
For every travelled meter in part 1 and 3 you get some points. So you better
move your board a long way down the hill.
>> First Drop Bonus
250 Points
see Dropoff at the beginning of this chapter.
[.5.0.]
_ History ====================================================================
22.12.2010
Version 1.00
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all you can see up to now. If no additions or mean typos show up this is also
the final version.
[.6.0.]
_ Thanks and Credits =========================================================
My thanks go to the following people/companies/whatever
GameFAQs - for hosting this document and lots of other FAQs for all and
especially old games.
Games - for (re)starting the SMS FAQ Completion Project. Otherwise you
wouldn't be reading this. And he also is a really good CoAdmin for
the SMS CP Website.
the SMSCP - and all the writers contributing. especially:
Joni - For writing a lot of guides lately and asking for 100 guides left
Philips to complete before 2011. This motivated me to finish up this guide
and here it is.
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http://stores.ebay.de/New-Video-Game-World for giving me inside
infos for California Games 2 that noone else had available and
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me - for writing all this
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