Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92

1992 video game

NA: August 1992
JP: 5 June 1992
EU: 17 June 1993

Genre(s)SportsMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92, known in Japan as Capcom Barcelona '92 (CAPCOM バルセロナ'92), is a 1992 video game by Capcom. It was an Olympic sports game loosely based on the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It heavily relied on button mashing style games. This game is also notable for its capability to have 8 human competitors to compete in the Olympiad concurrently against each other (although only two at a time).

Gameplay

The player can choose any of the 12 countries which includes:

United States of America
China
Great Britain
Germany
Bulgaria
Spain
Commonwealth of Independent States
Canada
France
Romania
Hungary
Japan

The object of the game is to win the best scores in the following events.

Games	Group
100 M Dash 200 M Dash 400 M Dash 4 x 100 M Relay Long jump Triple jump High jump Shot put Javelin throw 110 M Hurdles	Track & Field
100 m Backstroke 100 m Breaststroke 100 m Butterfly 100 m Freestyle 200 m Individual medley	Swimming
Vault	Gymnastics
Weightlifting Marathon	Miscellaneous

Reception

Review score
Publication	Score
AllGame	^[1]

Allgame editor Skyler Miller described the game as an "overlooked gem (that) is definitely worth seeking out"^[2] and that the game "does an excellent job of recreating the total experience of Olympic competition".^[3]

Notes

References

^ Miller, Skyler. "Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ Miller, Skyler. "Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ Miller, Skyler. "Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.