World Sports Competition

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World Sports Competition
Developer(s) Make Software
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft
Series Power Sports Series
Platform(s) PC-Engine, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network
Release PC-Engine 1992
TurboGrafx-16 1993
Virtual Console 2007
PlayStation Network 2009
Genre(s) Sports

World Sports Competition is a sports video game developed by Make Sofware for the PC-Engine in 1992 and released on the TurboGrafx-16 in 1993. It has also been released on the PlayStation Network in Japan and North America and on the Virtual Console in Europe and North America. The game has a Summer Olympics theme and features several events, including archery, rowing, shooting, swimming, and track and field. [1] [2]

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The game is known in Japan as Power Sports which was part of the Power Sports Series , a series of sports games released between 1988 and 1998.

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