thank you for an exceptionally done video! An overlooked genre for certain. I personally own the Vancouver title and impressed by the graphics. As for Summer, the London version looks like the title to own. Altho, for PS2 standards I was impressed with Athens, years ago. Quality content, brother.
I hope they'll make a realistic looking Olympic videogame again someday. I really loved playing Athens. I get why they make the new onces so arcady, but back in the days it felt like so much more realistic. I liked to master all the sports, get the highest scores possible and play with friends and family. A lot of hours spend on Athens. Especially on the horse jumping!
Good job with this video my friend. I rarely watch these kinds of things but it was a great subject for me, and you did it well. Thank you for taking the time
Me and my cousins would play bejing non stop and all of us would max out the world records every time. My hands are still paying for the damage done by the discus throw though.
Just like the Olympics in real life, Olympic video games just don't seem to generate the interest or money they once did. I have always loved both, and been playing Olympic video games since the Atari 2600 days. That being said, I agree 100% with your analysis of the Olympic video games. games.
Yeah they really fly under the radar now. A shame since it feels like in this day and age, if it did generate enough interest, we could get a really strong video game out of the Olympics.
I loved Vancouver 2010 as a kid and set most of the global event records on the XBox. It was one of the only games I was ever anywhere near the top of global leaderboards. 10 years later I then got a great job at the studio that produced it (albeit after a rebrand), so that game will always be special to me
Was reminiscing the Torino 2006 game and this showed up as a recommended video. Really glad I watched the whole thing, amazing job with the production, entertainment and effort. As I’m watching a lot of the Olympics in Beijing right now I would really enjoy a new winter game coming out… Maybe in four years? 🙏 Thanks again for the splendid video.
Great video, very insightful and entertaining. I love Olympic games and this was a great video cause I've never really had a chance to compare them. You deserve way more views. Greetings from Poland!
I really liked London 2012. The control scheme was right (compared to earlier games). In my opinion Athens 2004 was the deepest, but I had troubles with button mashing. The Torino and Vancouver games were great also. I have Tokyo and play it a lot with my son. If we could get back to the London game model, I would get it in a heartbeat. Winning gold included anthems (though short) but that was huge.
I do hope we see another full game in the future! The more they can move away from button mashing and make controls more timing and precision based the better.
Have a bunch of these but don't want arcade feel. Summer: enjoyed Athens, Beijing & London all for slightly different events with an Olympics made up from combination of the 3. Winter: Torino is my most played PS2 game (I love Biathlon as a sport ) didn't enjoy Vancouver as much although can be combined with Torino for a winter games.
I just wanna say keep up the good work you have been doing! I've just discovered this channel and I'm surprise you don't have more subscribers. Congratulations on your Playstation collection 👌👌 Keep posting videos like this!! 👏👏👏👏👏
You said the 100m "didn't exactly prove to be challenging" but the dude with P1 above his head was dead last, unless I missed something haha Great video though bro
Nagano '98 was my first olympic game ever and holds a special place in my heart. And I think that it actually still holds up! Ski Jumping was my favourite and you definately use the wrong buttons. :D
I love playing Olympics licensed video games, the 1st one I played was Barcelona 1992 and Lillehammer 1994 on the SEGA Mega Drive and then Athens 2004 from the PlayStation era, I never got the chance to play from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2020 (Except Athens 2004) but I will get there really soon. Did you know that the soundtrack from Sydney 2000 was composed by Jonathan Colling from Octagon Music Productions, he composed music for the Colin McRae Rally games, no wonder the soundtrack from the Sydney 2000 olympics sounded familiar! Great work on this video! Greetings from Portugal.
International Track & Field on PS1 was my favorite Summer Game, and Nagano 98 on PS1 was my favorite Winter Game (if I can only choose from Playstation). Lillehammer 94 on the SNES was by far my favorite Winter Game on any platform. Love that you used the Downhill sountrack in the intro of this video. 👍
Hi, what is the name of the background music that you hear at minute 33? Your video is great. I didn't know that there were several Olympic games released for PSone. I only knew about the one from Sydney 2000.
Would like to see a video on all The major football tournament games for the PlayStation. From France 98 and Belgium-Netherlands 00 to Brazil 14 and Euro 12*
By the way, have you played ESPN International Winter 2002? Its on PS2/Xbox, and is definitely superior to SLC 2002. As it boasts more events, superior graphics, and better presentation. Take care.
I had Athens 2004 back then. Never managed to win one of those long swimming events. They were so exhausting! I was great at height jumping though. Never had a problem with the rhythm myself ^^u
Nice overview. I also enjoyed Summer Athletics (PS2) and now I'm playing Summer Challenge: Athletics Tournament (PS3). Athens is the game I played the most, loved it. Summer Athletics had cool controls. London 2012 might be the best, overall.
Loved Athens 2004 growing up but i am still scarred from the button mashing haha Also played Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010. Slight preference to Torino. Thats where i feel like it all came together for winter games
@@ProjectPlayGaming Thanks for letting me know. Athens was my all time favorite on PS2 so I was debating which one to get so I might try the London one then. I am concerned though that it seems they've changed the tradition button bashing elements for the sprint games when the original system was really the usp of those games. Plus there didn't seem to be a lot of gymnastics from further exploration online. I'll give it a go anyway. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly
Sydney 2000 on the PS1 (also released on Dreamcast) was my first Olympics game. Athens 2004 was probably the best, with London 2012 in second. I haven’t played any of the Winter games, so would love to play them all at some point 👍🏻
Imagine a EA Sports made Olympic Videogame. It would be very interesting, since they make most of the most famous sports games, despite we all knowing that all of it are filled with microtransactions. In the end, I wish we could have an expanded and modernized version of the London 2012 game for this year.
Personally: Beijing > Vancouver > Athens > Torino > London > Tokyo. Tokyo is too arcady for me. I want it to feel like the Olympic Games. It didn't for me.
Understandable. I thought Tokyo was decent enough fun, but it is very arcady, definitely not one for someone looking for a more simulation style experience.
I thought I would hate the cartoony looking characters in 2020 but the customisation makes it all better. I just wished they added more games like gymnastics :/
I feel like Mario & Sonic (Well some of them at least) did something special with the Olympic IP that many other adaptations failed to pull off. Too bad that series is now dead thank to the devs idiotic decision to market on NFTs. And now we have no adaptation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Would be nice to see something interesting done in the indie scene that isn't directly tied with the Olympics, but are basically compilations of Summer sports, followed by Winter sports and then whatever other collection of sports they feel appropriate.
Great Video! I would like to see you play the Superman Games released on the PlayStation 2 Superman Shadow of Apokolips Superman Returns Those are pretty much the only games released on the Playstation 2 no other games after that although there was another Superman game in development around 2008 but it was canceled after brash entertainment the publishers of the canceled game went out of business
Always a huge fan of Olympics games! Especially Athens 2004 and London 2012. Unfortunately I didn't like the route they went down with the Tokyo game and the childish vibe and very Asian game feel to it. I prefer the closer to real life replications. Hope we see something in the future closer to the London 2012 style game.
For a 12 year old game it really nails simulating the look and feel of the Olympics as it was presented on television. Definitely something we should celebrate!
While I agree with assements on the games I feel like you got the winner wrong. While Tokyo 2020 is a really good game, the arcadey feel of it makes it not as good as London 2012 plus it doesn't have as many events.
Thanks for making this video! It's so sad that IOC has opted to make NFT videogames instead of this gems, I wish in LA 2028 we get a realistic videogame again, because the cartoon theme is getting a little boring in the last editions
I purchased Sydney then Nagano Liking them I purchased Salt Lake & Athens I didn't enjoy Salt Lake, I loved Athens After that my computer/consoles days died I woke up one day and found myself too old for gaming and wrestling lol I could easily get back into gaming, wrestling on the other hand never 😂
I never liked Olympics games because of button mashing. The prospect of ruining controllers or my fingers always put me off! I’d hope the haptics of modern controllers will make control schemes in future games (if there are any) more inventive, like the diving and gymnastics controls you showed in the vid.
Used to love these games but I guess they're stuck in a strange position of - gamers expect decent graphics and gameplay and these games essentially have a dozen sports in them. Some smaller than others, sure. The second part they're stuck between is ultimately it's very simple gameplay, which again is pretty dated. Just smashing buttons and timing had its place and now, seems boring to many. Summer Games on the Amiga was my first, the last one I remember buying new was Sydney 2000 on the PS1. But the Olympic Games this year I felt like revisiting them. Turns out Sega haven't renewed the rights so this year it looks like a pretty basic game. Previous years Sega went down a very arcade approach with their mascots such as Sonic. The last 'real' game looks to be London 2012. Which you can't buy legally anymore, or Bejing 2008 though that is on Steam, it's just not for sale. 2012 is on the web archive and works though, so I gave it a shot and it's pretty poor by previous standards. It feels a bit lifeless, but, it is the game you'd expect, no weird arcade boosts etc. I also think the basic mechanics of the game lend itself to tablets and phones, so that's probably taken the market from them too. Certainly fun to look back on though as sometimes they got it right.
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Nothing will beat Athens 2004 ! 👑
20 years old now! A shame they don’t really make Olympic video games in that style anymore.
LONDON 2012
I just purchased it again recently. It’s so good. Great memories of playing it between classes at my high school.
Remake would be great with carrer mode
Really!!! The best one!!!
Athens 2004 PS2 was an amazing game - use to be play it with my Dad who has now passed. Awesome memories!
Great memory to have!
Sydney, Athens, Torino and London are my ultimate favourite games.
Good choices!
thank you for an exceptionally done video! An overlooked genre for certain. I personally own the Vancouver title and impressed by the graphics. As for Summer, the London version looks like the title to own. Altho, for PS2 standards I was impressed with Athens, years ago. Quality content, brother.
Thanks! London definitely feels like the peak for me so far, hopefully we see more in the future!
Great video, this brought back some old memories of finger trauma from playing Athens 2004 with the family.
Subbed!
Honestly, they should just rename most of these games ‘Finger Trauma’. It would be far more accurate!
I hope they'll make a realistic looking Olympic videogame again someday. I really loved playing Athens. I get why they make the new onces so arcady, but back in the days it felt like so much more realistic. I liked to master all the sports, get the highest scores possible and play with friends and family. A lot of hours spend on Athens. Especially on the horse jumping!
I agree, I hope we see an Olympic video game that takes itself seriously in the future
Good job with this video my friend. I rarely watch these kinds of things but it was a great subject for me, and you did it well. Thank you for taking the time
Thanks!
Me and my cousins would play bejing non stop and all of us would max out the world records every time. My hands are still paying for the damage done by the discus throw though.
Just like the Olympics in real life, Olympic video games just don't seem to generate the interest or money they once did. I have always loved both, and been playing Olympic video games since the Atari 2600 days. That being said, I agree 100% with your analysis of the Olympic video games. games.
Yeah they really fly under the radar now. A shame since it feels like in this day and age, if it did generate enough interest, we could get a really strong video game out of the Olympics.
Winter games translate much better than summer for video games I found
@@ProjectPlayGamingTokyo 2020 and Barcelona 1992 on Genesis are still very well worth playing.
If you like this type of games, you'll like "Medal winners 24", a new game in retro style.
@SportsPlug-cp1eq How?
I loved Vancouver 2010 as a kid and set most of the global event records on the XBox. It was one of the only games I was ever anywhere near the top of global leaderboards. 10 years later I then got a great job at the studio that produced it (albeit after a rebrand), so that game will always be special to me
That’s awesome! I hope we see some kind of Winter Olympics game again in the future, they can be fun time killers.
This is an pretty cool video. I used to play some of these games back in my youth. Keep up the great work I really enjoy this TH-cam channel XD
Thanks! I remember enjoying some of the Winter Olympic games a lot more than I did when I played them for this video!
Was reminiscing the Torino 2006 game and this showed up as a recommended video. Really glad I watched the whole thing, amazing job with the production, entertainment and effort. As I’m watching a lot of the Olympics in Beijing right now I would really enjoy a new winter game coming out… Maybe in four years? 🙏
Thanks again for the splendid video.
Thanks! I'd love to see a new winter games come along at some point, it's really been way too long!
Great video, very insightful and entertaining. I love Olympic games and this was a great video cause I've never really had a chance to compare them. You deserve way more views. Greetings from Poland!
Thank you!
Me and my friends played 2012 all the time! we eventually lost the disc somehow, but need a new 2012 style olympic game for sure
I really liked London 2012. The control scheme was right (compared to earlier games). In my opinion Athens 2004 was the deepest, but I had troubles with button mashing.
The Torino and Vancouver games were great also. I have Tokyo and play it a lot with my son. If we could get back to the London game model, I would get it in a heartbeat. Winning gold included anthems (though short) but that was huge.
I do hope we see another full game in the future! The more they can move away from button mashing and make controls more timing and precision based the better.
love the vids. Great production for a small channel. Hope your channel keeps growing.
Thanks! I enjoy making them!
Have a bunch of these but don't want arcade feel.
Summer: enjoyed Athens, Beijing & London all for slightly different events with an Olympics made up from combination of the 3.
Winter: Torino is my most played PS2 game (I love Biathlon as a sport ) didn't enjoy Vancouver as much although can be combined with Torino for a winter games.
17:37 This was my 1st Olympic video game I ever played.
There are certainly worse places to start!
This was my only one and I played the shit out of it with my family and loved it
I remember Torino 2006 being a game I play ALOT!
That’s awesome!
1) London 2012
2) Athens 2004
3) Torino 2006 / Vancouver 2010
I just wanna say keep up the good work you have been doing! I've just discovered this channel and I'm surprise you don't have more subscribers. Congratulations on your Playstation collection 👌👌 Keep posting videos like this!! 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks! :)
You said the 100m "didn't exactly prove to be challenging" but the dude with P1 above his head was dead last, unless I missed something haha Great video though bro
There's STEEP Pyeongchang2018 road to the olympics
The first ps1 track & field was pure button bashing but still the most fun. Great to do multiplayer as well.
This man needs to be my friend 🙂 Just came across this channel for the first time. I'm amazed at the number of titles he has on his shelves 💪💪💪
London 2012 has always been my fav. Wonderful graphics, new games and loved to play it
Wonderful compilation. Still waiting for new game to beat 2012 IMO
2012 felt like it had the most effort put into it. I just hope we see another Winter Olympics game some day!
Nagano '98 was my first olympic game ever and holds a special place in my heart. And I think that it actually still holds up! Ski Jumping was my favourite and you definately use the wrong buttons. :D
I love playing Olympics licensed video games, the 1st one I played was Barcelona 1992 and Lillehammer 1994 on the SEGA Mega Drive and then Athens 2004 from the PlayStation era, I never got the chance to play from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2020 (Except Athens 2004) but I will get there really soon.
Did you know that the soundtrack from Sydney 2000 was composed by Jonathan Colling from Octagon Music Productions, he composed music for the Colin McRae Rally games, no wonder the soundtrack from the Sydney 2000 olympics sounded familiar!
Great work on this video! Greetings from Portugal.
Thanks for watching! Didn’t know that about the music! Hope you get to try out the other games soon.
@@ProjectPlayGaming You're welcome, keep up the good work!
London 2012 is the best, by a country mile... Tokyo 2020 strays too far from the Olympic feel.
It feels like they finally nailed it with London 2012, then never made another simulation-style Olympic game again!
Great video. Congratulaions. If you make a video about newer games, take into account Medal winners 24.
Thanks! Will do!
@@ProjectPlayGaming Great. I hope to see suach a video in the future. Thanks.
London 2012 is the best in my opinion
It’s a shame they don’t sell well
International Track & Field on PS1 was my favorite Summer Game, and Nagano 98 on PS1 was my favorite Winter Game (if I can only choose from Playstation). Lillehammer 94 on the SNES was by far my favorite Winter Game on any platform. Love that you used the Downhill sountrack in the intro of this video. 👍
International track and field!! What a game that was. Me and my cousin spent hours on that game.
I need London 2012 on PS5! It’s still so good
Hi, what is the name of the background music that you hear at minute 33? Your video is great. I didn't know that there were several Olympic games released for PSone. I only knew about the one from Sydney 2000.
I plan to watch later but thank you for doing this.
Thank you!
Would like to see a video on all The major football tournament games for the PlayStation. From France 98 and Belgium-Netherlands 00 to Brazil 14 and Euro 12*
The Greek athlete called K Babb in Atlanta 96 game...
By the way, have you played ESPN International Winter 2002? Its on PS2/Xbox, and is definitely superior to SLC 2002. As it boasts more events, superior graphics, and better presentation. Take care.
Oh man I'm a huge fan I actually collected all the Olympics from 2000 to present. For some reason Rio Olympics is hard to find.
nice video
Thank you!
Nicely done
Thanks!
My fingers are getting flashbacks 😅
My fingers still ache just from recording the video!
The 96 fencing animations are just hilarious😂
It was certainly a different time!
I had Athens 2004 back then. Never managed to win one of those long swimming events. They were so exhausting!
I was great at height jumping though. Never had a problem with the rhythm myself ^^u
Nice overview. I also enjoyed Summer Athletics (PS2) and now I'm playing Summer Challenge: Athletics Tournament (PS3). Athens is the game I played the most, loved it. Summer Athletics had cool controls. London 2012 might be the best, overall.
Do you know if we will have a game for the 2024 Olympics? I haven't seen anything yet.
There seems to be a game for smartphones, but I haven’t tried it to be honest.
Loved Athens 2004 growing up but i am still scarred from the button mashing haha
Also played Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010. Slight preference to Torino. Thats where i feel like it all came together for winter games
Good video man thanks
Thanks for watching!
Out of interest Bejing or London, which waa better?
Overall, London is best overall from a simulation perspective
@@ProjectPlayGaming Thanks for letting me know. Athens was my all time favorite on PS2 so I was debating which one to get so I might try the London one then. I am concerned though that it seems they've changed the tradition button bashing elements for the sprint games when the original system was really the usp of those games. Plus there didn't seem to be a lot of gymnastics from further exploration online. I'll give it a go anyway. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly
@@phoenixforce6595 Yeah it's really tough to get that 'perfect' Olympics game, there's always something missing!
Sydney 2000 on the PS1 (also released on Dreamcast) was my first Olympics game. Athens 2004 was probably the best, with London 2012 in second. I haven’t played any of the Winter games, so would love to play them all at some point 👍🏻
Definitely recommend giving the Winter Olympic Games a go!
@@ProjectPlayGaming Thank you for your reply! I’ll have to get my PS2 setup and give them a try 👍🏻
I remember playing Sydney Olympics game when I was younger all the time! Best game lol
Imagine a EA Sports made Olympic Videogame. It would be very interesting, since they make most of the most famous sports games, despite we all knowing that all of it are filled with microtransactions. In the end, I wish we could have an expanded and modernized version of the London 2012 game for this year.
It would definitely be interesting to see an experienced sports-game developer take on the Olympics!
Mate i found you in Instagram is there a plan for a new video?
Absolutely! In the process of making a new one now!
How can i find London 2012 for pc windows 10 game? Any idea?
I remember having to wear a glove for the 100m/200m in Beijing 2008 because the thumbsticks would shred my hands
Not a bad method for these games to be honest
Great video mate, I don't know if there's an official Paris 2024 video game
Nothing for Paris to my knowledge, a shame!
@@ProjectPlayGaming there is a mobile game actually! Its called "Olympics GO!"
Personally: Beijing > Vancouver > Athens > Torino > London > Tokyo. Tokyo is too arcady for me. I want it to feel like the Olympic Games. It didn't for me.
Understandable. I thought Tokyo was decent enough fun, but it is very arcady, definitely not one for someone looking for a more simulation style experience.
It looks like both Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 are the best Olympic Games in PS so far!
I just wish they kept on progressing in that style! Imagine how good they could have been by now.
I only have played London Olympics
Not a bad option to start with at all!
I thought I would hate the cartoony looking characters in 2020 but the customisation makes it all better. I just wished they added more games like gymnastics :/
I feel like Mario & Sonic (Well some of them at least) did something special with the Olympic IP that many other adaptations failed to pull off. Too bad that series is now dead thank to the devs idiotic decision to market on NFTs. And now we have no adaptation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Would be nice to see something interesting done in the indie scene that isn't directly tied with the Olympics, but are basically compilations of Summer sports, followed by Winter sports and then whatever other collection of sports they feel appropriate.
It really sucks that we’re not getting Mario and Sonic at the Olympics anymore. They were all we had left!
There is no Mario and Sonic at the Olympics here
Athens 2004 was my favourite when I was younger, London 2012 was the best overall. 👍
This is so cool
Thanks!
The 2028 Olympics game was released decades ago. It's called California Games 🏄🏻♂️
Track and field and olyimics button mashing are the best times
Alguém sabe que horas a Ana Satila compete hoje?
Daqui a pouco, vai passar no SporTV 25665
O jogo de Atenas ativou minha nostalgia hahaha joguei muuuuito e me diverti demais. Foi um jogo bem completo!
Great Video! I would like to see you play the Superman Games released on the PlayStation 2
Superman Shadow of Apokolips
Superman Returns
Those are pretty much the only games released on the Playstation 2 no other games after that although there was another Superman game in development around 2008 but it was canceled after brash entertainment the publishers of the canceled game went out of business
Definitely interested in checking out the Superman titles!
Orlando Bloom enseñándonos videojuegos olímpicos.
The problem with Athens 2004 is that there is no way to set difficulty level… such a miss …
Really seems like a big oversight
Always a huge fan of Olympics games! Especially Athens 2004 and London 2012. Unfortunately I didn't like the route they went down with the Tokyo game and the childish vibe and very Asian game feel to it. I prefer the closer to real life replications. Hope we see something in the future closer to the London 2012 style game.
Hopefully we get something for next Olympics!
THAT'S A FOUL THROW
12:35 it wouldn’t be the fucking Olympics of that was the case
Would love to see a londo 2012 video separately 👍
Id happily get the game and join in haha
Barcelona 1992, Athens 2004 and London 2012 are still the best Olympic games.
Really wish we had one like those for Paris 2024!
London 2012 doesn’t feel like a game that came out in 2012 it was surley ahead of its time
For a 12 year old game it really nails simulating the look and feel of the Olympics as it was presented on television. Definitely something we should celebrate!
While I agree with assements on the games I feel like you got the winner wrong. While Tokyo 2020 is a really good game, the arcadey feel of it makes it not as good as London 2012 plus it doesn't have as many events.
Hello! I Like That Tokyo But To have ?Nowhere Gricket and fieldhockey
To Was Or Not ???
Bro, where are the Mario and Sonic games?
These are just the PlayStation Olympic Games!
@@ProjectPlayGamingah, my bad
Loved Sydney 2000
Why they didnt make paris2024?
Good question! We got some kind of smartphone game by the looks of it, but nothing more.
Athens 2004 is by far the best game. London 2012 isn’t bad but not in the same level.
Just wish we had a Paris 2024 game in the same style!
The last 2 games are the best imo
They’ve definitely improved over time, hope we get modern Winter Olympics games at some point!
Olympic Games France 🇫🇷 love ps5
Watch you from Ukraine, thank`s for your work) Interesting like ever)
Thanks for making this video! It's so sad that IOC has opted to make NFT videogames instead of this gems, I wish in LA 2028 we get a realistic videogame again, because the cartoon theme is getting a little boring in the last editions
I agree, by LA 2028 it will have been 16 years since London 2012. Surely we can produce something great by then!
The sports that's the reason for the olympics don't get featured. (Wrestling)
Зачем они превратили игры про Олимпийские игры в подобие Марио Пати??! Зачем эта мультяшность и спецэффекты?
Vancouver 2010 was the best for me
Really hope we see another Winter Olympic video game some day!
I couldn't find this thread before 😭, but, left you a long Instagram post about it. Hope that's all OK 😎
I just saw, thanks!
I purchased Sydney then Nagano
Liking them I purchased Salt Lake & Athens
I didn't enjoy Salt Lake, I loved Athens
After that my computer/consoles days died
I woke up one day and found myself too old for gaming and wrestling lol
I could easily get back into gaming, wrestling on the other hand never 😂
LONDON 2012🎉
나가노 동계올림픽 쇼트트랙이 최고의 게임이다 제발 쇼트트랙으로 단독출시 했으면 좋겠음 ㅋㅋ
I never liked Olympics games because of button mashing. The prospect of ruining controllers or my fingers always put me off! I’d hope the haptics of modern controllers will make control schemes in future games (if there are any) more inventive, like the diving and gymnastics controls you showed in the vid.
London 2012…… best Game
On a technical level, yeah probably
You look like Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig)
I am a Viking in my spare time
Athens 2004 is the best ever!
Man, Atlanta deserved so much better than this...
It was certainly an awkward time to be an Olympic video game
Used to love these games but I guess they're stuck in a strange position of - gamers expect decent graphics and gameplay and these games essentially have a dozen sports in them. Some smaller than others, sure. The second part they're stuck between is ultimately it's very simple gameplay, which again is pretty dated. Just smashing buttons and timing had its place and now, seems boring to many.
Summer Games on the Amiga was my first, the last one I remember buying new was Sydney 2000 on the PS1. But the Olympic Games this year I felt like revisiting them. Turns out Sega haven't renewed the rights so this year it looks like a pretty basic game. Previous years Sega went down a very arcade approach with their mascots such as Sonic. The last 'real' game looks to be London 2012.
Which you can't buy legally anymore, or Bejing 2008 though that is on Steam, it's just not for sale. 2012 is on the web archive and works though, so I gave it a shot and it's pretty poor by previous standards. It feels a bit lifeless, but, it is the game you'd expect, no weird arcade boosts etc.
I also think the basic mechanics of the game lend itself to tablets and phones, so that's probably taken the market from them too. Certainly fun to look back on though as sometimes they got it right.
Wow