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A collection of six Californian action-sports events: half-pipe skateboarding, footbag, surfing, roller skating, BMX and flying disc. This catalog entry focuses on the NES version, with Foot Bag as the primary gameplay reference for Cat Ball. The relevant appeal is learning expressive physical tricks through timing and positioning in a compact score challenge.
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FOOT BAG — NES REFERENCE Keep the bag airborne with feet, knees and head during a 75-second event. Press A for the opening kick and time later presses as the falling bag reaches a contact height. Change position and facing between contacts to perform tricks. Successful hits and stunts score points; harder combinations and variety earn bonuses. Drops and off-screen kicks cost playing time. REFERENCE VALUE FOR CAT BALL Preserve readable trajectories, movement between contacts, contextual hits, deliberate combinations and quick recovery after a drop. Cat Ball proposes a feline adaptation with foot kicks, paw taps, headers and a jump hit; these are proposed adaptations, not California Games features. Full rotations, the multi-sport structure and the original trick list are outside the first Cat Ball test. SOURCES AND LIMITS NES manual transcription: https://www.world-of-nintendo.com/manuals/nes/california_games.shtml Existing NES gameplay link retained below. Controls and scoring vary by port; do not substitute Master System or other versions without checking. This is reference analysis, not evidence of modern Poki player fit.
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