Tech-Gaming writes: "DesertEagle's Take: While I've never hurled a controller at the wall in a moment of unadulterated gaming frustration, I've still broken a fair share of input devices. Typically, this has been the result of an overly vigorous session with an Olympic-themed title, usually from the joystick jerking of Decathlon for the 2600 to the dual analog stick palming featured in Beijing 2008. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo Wii was the first title to forgo stick grinding and make a controller-saving transition to frictionless waggle control. With a selection of twenty competent mini-games, the title became a casual crowd pleaser and one of the Wii's best selling third-party titles."
Stan at GameSpew: There’s so many Mario sports games out there, but we’ve narrowed them down to the top 10. The Premier League standard of Mario sports games, if you will.
With all of the excitement and national pride surrounding the 2018 Winter Olympics, you may feel compelled to get involved in the action. And unless you intend on following the example of the guy who slid in during the opening ceremony, you'll have to live vicariously through video games.
Not sure which will best capture the spirit of the Games? Check out our list for the closure you need.
Don’t like sports? There’s a whole segment of games you can immediately write off, as far as you’re concerned. Or can you? You don’t have to be a comics fan to like Batman: Arkham City, and the appeal of Mario isn’t just limited to plumbing aficionados. Brad Woodling and Graham Russell are here to help with a list of games you should check out even if they have sports in them, because you’re missing out on a lot of fun.
