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List of Olympic video games
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The Olympic Games have been featured in numerous sport video games, whether officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee or not. These games often feature several sports and an Olympic theme. Starting with the 1980 Moscow Olympics, an official or unofficial Olympic tie-in video game has been released to coincide with all of the Olympic Games.[1]
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Officially-licensed Olympic video games
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These games are officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee or an associated organization such as a national Olympic organizing committee.
Mario & Sonic series
Mario & Sonic is a series of officially-licensed Olympic crossover video games that was jointly developed by Nintendo and Sega, featuring characters from the Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises. The first game in the series was released to coincide with the 2008 Summer Olympics and the final game was released to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympics. The franchise also has some spinoff mobile games, although none of these feature any Super Mario characters.
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Unofficial Olympic video games
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These games were released without any official involvement of the International Olympic Committee or any related organizations. They may unofficially use the name of the Olympics or may have been released to coincide with the Olympics to attract sports fans.
- Microsoft Decathlon (1980, Microsoft)[39]
- The Activision Decathlon (1983, Activision)[40]
- Track & Field (1983, Konami)[41]
- Daley Thompson's Decathlon (1984, Ocean Software)[42]
- Hes Games (1984, HESware)[43]
- Summer Games (1984, Epyx)[44]
- Summer Games II (1985, Epyx)[45][46]
- Winter Games (1985, Epyx)[39]
- Winter Olympics (1986, Tynesoft)[47]
- Stadium Events/World Class Track Meet (1986, Bandai)[48]
- Konami '88 (1988, Konami)[49]
- Caveman Ughlympics (1988, Dynamix)[50]
- Track & Field II (1988, Konami)[51]
- Track Meet (1991, Interplay Entertainment)[52]
- The Games: Winter Challenge (1991, Accolade)[39]
- The Games: Summer Challenge (1992, Accolade)[53]
- The Games '92: España (1992, Ocean Software)[54]
- Gold Medal Challenge (1992, Capcom)[55]
- Decathlon (1992, C&E)[56]
- Alien Olympics 2044 AD (1994, Ocean Software)[39][57]
- DecAthlete (1996, Sega)[58]
- International Track & Field (1996, Konami)[59]
- Winter Heat (1997, Sega)[60]
- International Track & Field 2000 (2000, Konami)[61]
- Millennium Winter Sports (2000, Konami)[62]
- Sergei Bubka's Millennium Games (2000, Midas Games)[63]
- ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (2002, Konami)[64]
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2007, Étranges Libellules)[65]
- New International Track & Field (2008, Konami)[66]
- Summer Athletics (2008, DTP Entertainment)[67]
- My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge (2008, Double Fine)[68]
- QWOP (2009, Bennett Foddy)[69]
- Hyper Sports Winter (2010, Konami)[70]
- Hyper Sports Track & Field (2010, Konami)[71]
- Doodle Champion Island Games (2021, Google)[72]
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