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Feel Like an Athlete With These Olympic (Video) Games

Inspired by the pageantry and competition in Paris this summer? Try some of the many games that will let you taste pixelated glory.

In a video game screenshot, two fencers strike swords against each other while a crowd sits in the background.
The sports gameplay in the mobile game Olympics Go! Paris 2024 is all tapping, whether you are building up speed to swim or playing a rhythm-game version of fencing.Credit...nWay Inc.

By Annie Aguiar

We can’t all take home the gold, OK?

As the Olympic Games take over Paris this summer, it’s easy to get FOMO watching top-of-their-class competitors when some of us didn’t exactly make the qualifiers. No matter: With a graphics card and a dream, anyone can be an Olympian at home.

Here’s a sampler of video games past and present that will let you get in on the action and taste some sweet, albeit pixelated, glory.

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Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was one of the officially licensed video games at the previous Summer Olympics.Credit...Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images

While previous games that received the International Olympic Committee license were released for traditional consoles and desktop computers, Olympics Go! Paris 2024 is a casual sports mobile game. Players can compete in 12 Olympic events and fight for spots on a global leaderboard.

It’s also a city simulator, where players can get a taste of the enormous financial undertaking for a city hosting the Olympics by developing properties around venues in order to boost attendance at sporting events.

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