For the past two decades, the official Olympic video games have been Mario and Sonic games and have been exclusive to Nintendo devices. That’s not the case this year. Olympics Go! Paris 2024 is free-to-play and available on PC via the Epic Games Store.
Hear the monkey’s paw move? Yep, that’s a mobile port of the touchscreen-prompted game that’s apparently still intact, and its publisher is also promoting a “commemorative Paris 2024 NFT digital pin collection.”
Cocker was involved in the work on several installments of the series while working at ISM Ltd, the company managing the license for the Olympic video game.
The Olympic Games Go! Paris 2024 are now available on the Epic Games StoreIt features 12 mini-games, including sports such as archery, 100-meter dash, golf and rowing, as well as the ability to expand Olympic venues with shops, cafes and improved stadiums using items unlocked by participating in events.
The game is published by nWay, which also owns the license for the official digital NFT pin of the Olympic Games. “You can earn a Legendary or Epic pin featuring the Paris 2024 mascot holding a flag and waving. You can add these digital gems to your collection through the friendly NFT marketplace Magic Eden as part of Coinbase’s Onchain Summer event. Make sure you have an ETH-supported L2 Base wallet to secure your wallet today,” he says. Go! Olympic Games Website.
I have a real tender spot for Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games 2020. Its story mode was grim, but the many, many sports it featured were mostly fun, and I played dozens of hours of it with my family, up until a few weeks ago. I would probably spend £50 to buy the 2024 version. It’s a shame I can’t now, but also that I can’t celebrate an official Olympic game on PC.
