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The Triathron allows players to compete in the three consecutive events of the triathlon: Swimming, Cycling and Running. In each stage of the race, the player must mash the B button, similar to Track & Field, in order to reach the end of each course before their opponents. After winning a triathlon, the player can invest some points into their chosen competitor's stats and move onto the next.
With Athens 2004, you can capture all the spirit and emotion of the Olympic Games. The game lets you compete in four arcade and eight competition game modes, ranging from Practice to the Official Decathlon and Heptathlon combined events, while choosing one of 64 countries and 800 different characters. See what it's like to compete in some of the Olympic Games' most challenging sports, including athletics (track & field), aquatics (swimming), gymnastics, shooting, archery, weightlifting, and equestrian. Participate in such events as hurdles, long jump, pole vault, shot put, and more.
Sydney 2000 is the official Video Game of the Olympic Games. It features 32 countries represented in 12 events: 100M Sprint, 110M Hurdles, Hammer, Javelin, Triple Jump, High Jump, 100M Freestyle Swimming, Olympic Sprint Cycling, Skeet Shooting, Super Heavyweight Weight Lifting, 10M Platform Diving and Kayak K1 Slalom.
The 1992 Olympic Games took place in Barcelona, Spain, and the corresponding computer game came from Ocean: The Games '92 - España. The Games '92 is divided in three parts: During preparation time, manage and train twelve athletes by sentencing them to gym time and daily practice. Game time advances with each action until the olympic games begin. In practice, heats and finals, you take control of your athletes and drive them to peak performances through rhythmical tapping of the cursor keys, and the occasional press of the space bar. In the database section, you can read up on previous games and winning athletes, and take a look at Barcelona location maps.
Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996 is a video game tie-in to the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics.
Simple 1500 Series Vol.77: The Suiei is a swimming simulation game that features the classic 4 swimming styles (Freestyle swimming, Breaststroke, Backstroke. & Butterfly stroke), up to four players to compete at the same time, the gameplay controls is using the gamepad analog sticks.
There are three game modes: Exhibition match, Exhibition Tournament (where the player competes in a 32-player tournament), ATP Senior Tour Event (where the player chooses one of the retired players and competes in a 8-player tournament) and the ATP Tour, where it's possible to create a player and develop his skills by winning (or simply doing well) on tournaments, with one extra point on each round won. Gameplay uses a simple 3-button layout, where the A button lobs the ball, B performs a controlled passing shot and C allows the fastest top spin shots, with the directional pad affecting the direction and depth of the shot.
Licensed by the International Management Group (IMG), this rare Electronic Arts venture into Tennis features 32 professional players (all male and licensed by the IMG) including Bjorn Borg, Marcelo Rios, Patrick Rafter and Yevgeni Kafelnikov in 15 tournaments with different surfaces. Game modes include exhibition, tour and tournament for both singles and doubles. Along the usual offering of lobs, volleys, passing shots, top spins and slashes, the player can leave player movement to the console, and just focus on hitting the ball with the right shot with the correct timing (the player can also set the playing style, from all-court, baseline, or rush net). For those needing a boost of confidence before entering competitive play, Vic Braden, one of the most well known tennis coaches, has a court with special lines, a ball machine and some hints to help them improve their play.
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