Chris Kohler Jake Muncy
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The 7 Most Ridiculous Olympics Videogames Ever

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mario outrunning Sonic, snapped Atari 2600 joysticks: Why are Olympics videogames so weird?

Turning the Olympics into a videogame is a simultaneously great and terrible idea. On one hand, the Games almost seem tailor-made for videogame adaptations: Running? Jumping? Yes! Games are great for that. But then you actually play one and reality sets in: Such games invariably come down to mindlessly pressing buttons as rapidly as possible. And those are the good games. Here are some of the most ridiculous ones.

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Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read More
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