Kings of the Beach

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Kings of the Beach is a beach volleyball computer game made by Electronic Arts in 1988 for the Commodore 64, DOS and the NES.

[edit] The game

The player can play as Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos.

The game features three modes of play; practice, match play and tournament. In the latter, you progress through five beaches (San Diego, Chicago, Waikiki, Rio de Janeiro, and Australia) filled with increasingly challenging opponents as you attempt to win it all. While Smith and Stoklos are joined by Ron Von Hagen, Tim Hovland and Mike Dodd as the only 'real' volleyball players featured in the game, EA spiced up the competition with some notorious characters from other games, including Hard Hat Mack and Lester from Skate or Die and Ski or Die.

The gameplay controls are fairly simplistic, with the directional pad and two buttons doing all the work. Players can make Smith and Stoklos bump, set, spike, block, and dive for the ball. The only 'advanced' moves in the game are the ability to dink or perform a one-handed Kong block (Stoklos' trademark).

Another endearing feature of the game is the ability to 'argue' calls with the referee, which occasionally allows you to get a point overturned. However, if you argue too much, the referee may flag you with a red card and deduct a point!

[edit] Passwords

In tournament mode, when you advance past each stage, you are given a password allowing you to resume the game where you left off. GameSpot provides a good listing of passwords for each level.