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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Keith Stuart

How to recreate the best Paris Olympics moments with retro video games

Footballer Steve Heighway plays Pong in 1977.
Footballer Steve Heighway plays Pong in 1977. Photograph: Manchester Daily Express/SSPL/Getty Images

Over the past three weeks the Paris Olympics have provided some spectacular sporting moments, from incredible victories to heartbreaking defeats to Snoop Dogg standing about in full equestrian regalia. For most of us, such sporting brilliance is way beyond reach – unless, that is, you have access to video games.

Although there was no official tie-in this year, there have been many well-loved Olympic-inspired games over the past four decades. If you have an old Commodore 64, PlayStation or Wii, or a suitable emulator on your PC, here’s how you can relive this summer’s immortal sporting memories in the safety of your own home.

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