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[Cyberpunkd]

I tried to search through lots of stupid Reddit threads and except cartoon stuff like Sonic vs. Mario - is there anything in sports genre that is not American football, soccer, tennis, basketball or NHL?

Because everything "track and field" I'm seeing are games from 20-30 years ago. Inspired by Paris 2024 I was trying to find a great Summer Olympics game for Steam Deck but I am coming up with absolutely nothing.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Cant help you on the modern stuff -
but I would recommend Decathlete for Sega Saturn.

 

[nial]

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game, released on July 24, 2019 in Japan, and on June 22, 2021 in the West.

 

[Loomy]

I remember playing one on my bootleg NES back in the day. Hurdles was fun.

 

[Chukhopops]

As mentioned there was one for the Tokyo Olympics and it’s kinda bad.

For Paris 2024 there is a mobile game and some NFTs (!) but no console version. The reason for that is that the IOC wanted to make more money with NFT.

Olympics ditched Mario & Sonic series to explore NFTs and esports

The International Olympics Committee walked away from its partnership with Nintendo and Sega for the long-running Mario…

www.eurogamer.net

 

[Justin9mm]

California Games is GOAT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Games

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Since game development now takes more than 4 years they keep delaying them to the next Olympics.
A never ending cycle.

 

[Rbk_3]

Played that and Winter Games a lot as a kid.

 

[Sentenza]

California Games is GOAT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Games

I suspect I would find it to be trash if I went back to it today, but man, the hours I spent on it as a kid.

 

[Ozzie666]

Skate or Die was my favorite. Summer Games 2 was pretty good too.

Dropping Nintendo was a dumb move.

 

[March Climber]

The best part of the 2012 game was that Coldplay-esque soundtrack:



It’s a shame they skipped consoles and PC this year.

 

[acm2000]

insanely impressive back in the day

 

[SCB3]

Still my favorite, I destroyed anyone at the 100m and 110m hurdles and may be a huge reason I have Carpel Tunnel in my 30's

 

[clarky]

Played that and Winter Games a lot as a kid.

Summer games 2 was the goat.

 

[clarky]

Skate or Die was my favorite. Summer Games 2 was pretty good too.

Dropping Nintendo was a dumb move.

Skate or die? Good game back then but fuck all to do with the topic at hand.

 

[Mephisto40]

The best one is the 2012 version on the PS3

 

[ranmafan]

Played that and Winter Games a lot as a kid.

This when combined with Summer Games II is still in my opinion the greatest Olympic Games like game ever. Had everything right. Great selection of sports with good gameplay. Opening and closing ceremonies. Results with national anthems playing for winners. It was so good. The entire games series by Epyx was fantastic, but summer games I and II was just epic! I probably played those games more than any other game in my entire life.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Olympic Games seem uninspired

 

[Raven117]

California Games is GOAT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Games

California Games is effing GOAT. The flying disk music still goes through my head 30 years later.

 

[RoboFu]

There has only ever been one worth a damn.

 

[keraj37]

California Games is effing GOAT. The flying disk music still goes through my head 30 years later.

Goat?

 

[cash_longfellow]

Yes

California Games is GOAT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Games

Yes! Cliff diving was my jam!

 

[cash_longfellow]

 

[Gp1]

Still my favorite, I destroyed anyone at the 100m and 110m hurdles and may be a huge reason I have Carpel Tunnel in my 30's

Weightlifting in this game was BRUTAL.

Besides that i would go with