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Olympic Video Games
The Olympic Games have been featured in numerous Sports game, 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 Summer Olympics, 1980 Moscow Olympics, an official or unofficial Olympic tie-in video game has been released to coincide with all of the Olympic Games. Officially-licensed Olympic video games 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place (however, each class usually maintains its own records). The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, they have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. These were the fourth Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States, making it the first country to have three different cities host the Summer Olympics. It also marked the 100th anniversary of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games. These were also the first Summer Olympics to be held in a different year than the Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics since the same time practice commenced in 1924, as part of a new International Olympic Committee, IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating, even-numbered years. The 1996 Games were the first of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake 2002 (video Game)
''Salt Lake 2002'' is the official video game of the XIX Olympic Winter Games, hosted by Salt Lake City, Utah, United States in 2002. Developed by Attention to Detail and published by Eidos Interactive (DC Studios/Ubi Soft for the Game Boy Advance version), it was released for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. An Xbox version was also planned but cancelled. Competition There are four game modes: Olympic, Tournament, Classic and Time Trial. The Olympic Mode returns to the simplistic direct-to-competition mode, unlike Sydney 2000 that forced the player to qualify for the Olympics. Each players' victories are logged, and trophies/medals can be seen in a trophy room. Gameplay-wise, the events are unevenly done. While the downhill/slalom events are reasonably simulated and playable (one can play downhill in first person view, and at easier levels missing a gate in the slalom does not disqualify the player), in ski jump and bobsleigh results are generally hard to predict or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports program. The Games were estimated to have cost Australian dollar, A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee, IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The final medal tally at the 2000 Summer Olympics was led by the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics, United States, followed by Russia at the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attention To Detail
Attention to Detail Ltd (ATD) was a British video game developer based in Hatton, Warwickshire, Hatton. Founded by University of Birmingham graduates in September 1988, it was acquired by Kaboom Studios in January 1997. The studio shut down in August 2003 due to financial issues at Kaboom Studios. The studio is known for developing the ''Rollcage (video game), Rollcage'' series. History In mid-1987, Chris Gibbs, Martin Green, Nalin Sharma, and Jon Steele created the Atari ST port of ''Super Sprint'' for Activision. Sharma had already had experience developing Commodore 64 and contacts in the video game industry, which enabled the group's partnership with Activision. The conversion was finished in twelve weeks. Simultaneously, Fred Gill had developed the game ''Octan'' for the ZX Spectrum, which he sold to Telecomsoft, Firebird. Gibbs, Gill, Green, and Stelle, as well as Jim Torjussen, founded Attention to Detail in September 1988. All founders were University of Birmingham gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney 2000 (video Game)
''Sydney 2000'' is the official video game of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, hosted by Sydney, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ... in 2000. Developed by Attention to Detail and published by Eidos Interactive, it was released for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast. There were versions developed for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, but both versions were cancelled. Events *Athletics sprints#100 m, 100 m sprint *110 m hurdles *Javelin throw, Javelin (F) *Hammer throw, Hammer *Triple Jump *High Jump (F) *Skeet shooting *Olympic Weightlifting, Super Heavyweight Weight Lifting *swimming (sport), 100 m Freestyle Swimming (F) *Diving (sport), 10 m Platform Diving (F) *Track cycling, Chase Cycling *Slalom canoeing, Kayak K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treyarch
Treyarch Corporation ( ; formerly Treyarch Invention LLC) is an American video game developer based in Los Angeles with Additional studio locations in Vancouver, Canada; and Austin, Texas. Founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, it was acquired by Activision in 2001. The studio is known for its work for the ''Call of Duty'' series, which it develops alongside Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software. History Treyarch was founded in 1996 as Treyarch Inventions and was acquired by Activision in 2001. In 2005, Gray Matter Studios was merged into Treyarch. As part of the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention, Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first James Bond-based game, '' 007: Quantum of Solace''. The game was released on October 31, 2008, in Europe and November 4, 2008, in North America. Vicarious Visions developed the Nintendo DS version and Eurocom developed the PlayStation 2 version. Treyarch is a major develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Hockey '98
''Olympic Hockey '98'' is an ice hockey game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in 1998. It is a re-release of '' Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98'', but this time not endorsed by Wayne Gretzky and featuring the license for the 1998 Winter Olympics that were celebrated in Nagano, Japan. It was the video game developer debut of Treyarch. Besides the box art, in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors), every single aspect of the game is practically identical to ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98''. Due to this fact, it received highly negative reviews, with ''IGN'' rating ''Olympic Hockey Nagano '98'' a zero. Gameplay ''Olympic Hockey '98'' features 20 playable national teams from the 1998 Winter Olympics: Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. While the gameplay is very similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events taking place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nagano, Karuizawa, Nozawaonsen, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouchi, Nagano, Yamanouchi. The city of Nagano had previously been a candidate to host the 1940 Winter Olympics (which were later cancelled), as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics, but had been eliminated at the national level by Sapporo on both occasions. The games hosted 2,176 athletes from 72 nations competing in 7 sports and 68 events. The number of athletes and participating nations were a record at the time. The Games saw the introduction of Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics, women's ice hockey, Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics, curling and Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, snowboarding. Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Winter Olympics '98
''Nagano Winter Olympics '98'', known in Japan as , is a multi-event sports game from Konami. It is based on the 1998 Winter Olympics and features 10 Olympic events including skating, skiing, luge, bobsleigh, slalom, curling, halfpipe and snowboarding. The game is part of the '' Track & Field/Hyper Sports'' series and would be the last licensed Olympic video game released on a Nintendo home console until ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' about nine years later. Gameplay There are two modes of play, Olympic and Championship. In the Olympic Mode, the player selects an event and competes in order to win the gold medal. In championship, the player competes in seven events, with points being awarded for performance in each event. The athlete with the most points at the end wins gold. Events * Alpine Skiing - Downhill, Super G (PS1 only), and Giant Slalom * Snowboard - Giant Slalom and Halfpipe (N64 only) * Speed Skating - 500m and 1500m * Short Track (PS1 only) - 500 m and 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Summer Games (video Game)
''Olympic Summer Games'' is an official video game of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. It is the successor to '' Olympic Gold'' and ''Winter Olympics''. It was the last "Olympic" video game released for the fourth generation of consoles, as well as the Game Boy. It follows the already common button mashing techniques of previous (and future) games, with the usual exceptions. It has 10 events (three more than '' Olympic Gold''), with all but two based on track and field events. Unlike ''Winter Olympics'', there are no major differences between each event on different platforms. Athletes The game comes with eight preset athletes to choose from, but the player can customize their names and nationalities before entering events. * Paul * Chris * David * Kevin * Gary * Colin * Ian * Jon Events * 100 m sprint * 110 m hurdles *Pole vault *High jump *Long Jump *Triple Jump *Javelin * Discus *Archery * Skeet Gameplay As in the previous titles, there are three difficulty le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silicon Dreams Studio
Silicon Dreams Studio Limited was a British video game developer based in Adderbury, England. History Silicon Dreams Studio was founded by Geoff Brown in March 1994 as the in-house development team for video game publisher U.S. Gold, also founded by Brown, and became part of the CentreGold umbrella. In April 1996, the entirety of CentreGold (including Silicon Dreams) was acquired by Eidos Interactive for . However, in December 1996, Brown re-acquired a 75% share in the Silicon Dreams label for at least , and merged it into a new, legally incorporated entity, Silicon Dreams Studio, which became a subsidiary of Geoff Brown Holdings (later renamed Kaboom Studios). In August 2003, Kaboom Studios, facing financial difficulties, closed down sister studio, Attention to Detail, which led media to expect similar to happen to Silicon Dreams Studio. Silicon Dreams Studio entered liquidation Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a Company (law), company is brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
