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T. frazier olympic games tokyo 202011/27/2022 ![]() In single player, each event is divided into three rounds: a first run, a semi-final, and a final. Playing with others is exactly how you should engage with Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, as there is little reason to pick up the controller if you are by yourself. These events are strictly enjoyable little minigames, with just enough strategy and skill involved to make them fun when playing with others. Expect three-inning baseball games, and quicker than lightning boxing matches. T. FRAZIER OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 HOW TOEach event starts with a brief tutorial on how to play, and the games are so simple that it only takes a few seconds to understand each set of rules. Rather, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 gives you the flavor of each event without digging too much into the meat. Heck, even Judo makes an appearance.ĭon’t expect to dig too deeply into any of these events though this is not a collection of full-fledged sports simulations. There are even a few swimming events to round things out. While the controls stay almost as simple as that button-mashing race, the variety of events on display in Tokyo 2020 is far superior to those found in Epyx Summer Games.Ĭompetitive Climbing, Boxing, Basketball, Baseball, Beach Volleyball, BMX, Rugby Sevens the list of events beyond the standard track & field stuff is fairly extensive. Luckily, variety is where Sega’s collection shines. Of course, these days I expect more from gaming than running a simple race again and again in an attempt to grab the gold. Sure, it felt like a throwback, but I wasn’t mad at it. I fired up Stadia on the main TV, and suddenly I was back in 1986, huddled in front of a 10” black and white TV, jamming on a button to simulate the 100m dash. Surely, we will never see another game that asks us to jam on a button repeatedly to simulate the 100m dash, right?Īt least, that’s what I thought before I sat down with Sega’s new minigame festival, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game. I look back on my time with Summer Games (and the arcade version of Track & Field) with fondness, but of course gaming has moved on since then. My competitive streak triggered, I proceeded to spend hours on end perfecting my Summer Games technique, simulating running events by jamming on a button and waggling my joystick back and forth so ferociously that I soon gained blisters – then callouses – on my hands. The lunch table had a running scorecard with everyone’s best times. One of the favorites was Epyx Summer Games. But before long, I discovered an underground floppy disc trade at my grade school, so I was able to quickly grow my collection with whatever was making the rounds at the lunch table. I didn’t have a ton of games at first, just a few that I was able to buy on clearance. Instead, my parents bought me a Commodore 64. Back in the mid-'80s, I was the kid that didn’t have an Atari. ![]()
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