One of the most important dates for sports lovers has already arrived. Obviously, we are talking about the Olympic Games which this time are being held in Paris. We believe that now is the best time to review some video game about the sports practiced in this competition.
Without a doubt, one of the oldest sports in history is the athletics. Racing is something that is as ingrained in our DNA as breathing. And like any good sport worth its salt, it has had its adaptations to videogame But which ones are the best?
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So, as this sport is now on everyone’s lips, we thought it was the perfect time to take a look at what they have been top five video games that have this sport as a reference, using it as a pattern to follow the most beloved by the fans. That said, we can now kick things off.
SEGA Athlete Kings
We open the list with a classic from the unmatched SEGA for the Saturn. While in terms of gameplay it is now a fairly standard title without much to offer, at the time it was the closest thing to an adrenaline-pumping video game that put you in the shoes of a Olympic runnerIf you still have a SEGA console connected, we recommend you give it a try.
Summer Games
We continue with another classic from the golden age of video games. From the 80s to Commodore 64. This title took as a reference the typical Olympic Games (those of Los Angeles in 1984), in which we could try a series of sports that were located within the branch of athletics and that they weren’t funny, that’s the next thing. The truth is that it was pretty well done for that time.
Daley’s Thompson Test
Leaving for ZX Spectrumthis classic did what many Olympic games would do many years later, create a kind of compilation with levels that let you put yourself in the shoes of a real Olympic athlete who wins many medals. At the time, it was actually a lot of fun, despite its very rudimentary graphics.
International Track and Field
We return to another video game that takes the Olympic Games as a reference as a common thread, only now that this one was released for PlayStationthere was a noticeable graphical improvement over what we found in the games mentioned above. Obviously, athletics is one of those sports that You can not miss in a title with these conditions.
Track and Field
We end this list with one of those titles that just by seeing and hearing them we already put ourselves in a good mood. The most remarkable thing about this video game is that its graphic section gives off pure essence of the eightiesjust the way we like it, since it came out for arcade machinesIn addition, it has a wide variety of sports, including athletics.
And you? Are you watching the Olympics?