About the game
Carl Lewis' Go for the Gold is a video game released in 1990 for DOS. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the 16-bit golden age.
By 1990 the landscape around releases like this was set — bigger sprites, richer sound and fierce console rivalries pushed 2D craft to its peak. Reading Carl Lewis' Go for the Gold against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.
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Why it matters
Beyond any single title, the 16-bit golden age matters as a chapter in gaming history — bigger sprites, richer sound and fierce console rivalries pushed 2D craft to its peak. Cataloguing releases from the period, notable and obscure alike, keeps that fuller picture intact.
Technical notes
Catalogued for DOS, dated 1990. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.
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