<s>
Olympic	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
Games	I-Application
is	O
an	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Atlanta	O
1996	O
Olympic	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Olympic	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	O
Winter	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
"	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
"	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
10	O
events	O
(	O
three	O
more	O
than	O
Olympic	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
but	O
two	O
based	O
on	O
track	B-Application
and	I-Application
field	I-Application
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Winter	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
major	O
differences	O
between	O
each	O
event	O
on	O
different	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
long	O
jump	O
,	O
triple	O
jump	O
,	O
discus	B-Device
and	O
javelin	O
each	O
player	O
has	O
three	O
attempts	O
;	O
the	O
best	O
10	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
and	O
have	O
three	O
extra	O
attempts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
Olympic	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
Games	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
major	O
fifth	O
generation	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
:	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
completed	O
,	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Bruised	O
Lee	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
gave	O
negative	O
reviews	O
to	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruised	O
Lee	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
even	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
contended	O
that	O
"	O
Although	O
buried	O
behind	O
substandard	O
graphics	O
(	O
even	O
for	O
16-bit	O
standards	O
)	O
,	O
Olympic	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
Games	I-Application
features	O
the	O
multiple	O
player	O
gameplay	O
that	O
made	O
Track	B-Application
and	I-Application
Field	I-Application
so	O
popular.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
intense	O
button	O
pounding	O
and	O
precise	O
timing	O
to	O
be	O
both	O
an	O
effective	O
challenge	O
and	O
a	O
traditionally	O
fun	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
scored	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
again	O
praised	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
button	O
mashing	O
and	O
timing	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
do	O
not	O
measure	O
up	O
to	O
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
or	O
DecAthlete	B-Application
,	O
those	O
two	O
games	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
without	O
significant	O
compromises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Coach	O
Kyle	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
uninvolving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
6.0	O
and	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
complaining	O
of	O
low	O
frame	O
rates	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
lasting	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
