PixlBit

California Games appeared in many versions, for multiple systems. But the one I played the most was for the Atari Lynx. In fact, I'd go as far as to say it was the only good game for that six-AA-battery system. 

I still have mine, miraculously. I guess I was a spoiled kid to have one of those... it was pretty cool but didn't have many good games. Plus it ate batteries like a starved beast. 

But when I did play my Lynx, I played the surfing part of Califonia games. I was never crazy about the halfpipe or hack n sack parts. I did play the BMX though, and was pretty good at that. But I was a master surfer. 

The colors were very vibrant on the Lynx, and the surfing game looked great. The blue of the ocean was quite beautiful for a handheld. You were given a time limit to surf and do as many tricks as you could. Part of it ws just button mashing, but there was an art to it too. I had a lot of fun with it. 

But now it's only a memory.