<s>
The	O
Olympic	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
numerous	O
sport	O
video	O
games	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Olympic	O
Committee	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
video	O
game	O
genres	O
,	O
having	O
first	O
appeared	O
with	O
the	O
1980	B-Application
game	O
Olympic	B-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
numerous	O
titles	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
usually	O
in	O
the	O
immediate	O
run	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Olympic	B-Application
Games	I-Application
each	O
game	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
IOC	O
licenses	O
became	O
a	O
norm	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
game	O
,	O
Olympic	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
common	O
target	O
for	O
detractors	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
usually	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
button	O
mashing	O
 '	O
formula	O
used	O
in	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
or	O
'	O
joystick	O
waggling	O
 '	O
as	O
used	O
in	O
Daley	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
are	O
released	O
at	O
regular	O
intervals	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
compare	O
how	O
graphics	O
in	O
computer	O
games	O
have	O
changed	O
over	O
time	O
:	O
from	O
the	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
of	O
the	O
first	O
Epyx	O
titles	O
to	O
the	O
ever-evolving	O
3D	O
graphics	O
of	O
more	O
modern	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Athens	B-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
Beijing	B-Application
2008	I-Application
,	O
and	O
London	B-Application
2012	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
1980	B-Application
Moscow	O
Olympics	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Tokyo	B-Application
2020	I-Application
Olympics	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
or	O
unofficial	O
Olympic	O
tie-in	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
each	O
Olympic	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
argues	O
that	O
the	O
4-year	O
cycle	O
nature	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
results	O
in	O
each	O
release	O
being	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
first-adopter	O
decision	O
for	O
Olympic	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
argues	O
that	O
prominently	O
having	O
successful	O
Olympic	O
sportspeople	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Olympic	B-Application
games	I-Application
builds	O
their	O
public	O
brand	O
profile	O
by	O
introducing	O
them	O
to	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
likened	O
this	O
to	O
how	O
some	O
music-related	O
video	O
games	O
can	O
introduce	O
gamers	O
to	O
new	O
bands	O
,	O
or	O
some	O
media	B-Application
tie-ins	I-Application
can	I-Application
encourage	I-Application
gamers	I-Application
to	I-Application
explore	I-Application
the	I-Application
expanded	I-Application
universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slate	O
argued	O
that	O
Olympic	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
generally	O
forgotten	O
quickly	O
like	O
the	O
Olympic	B-Application
games	I-Application
they	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
genre	O
had	O
remained	O
stagnant	O
from	O
1983	O
's	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
up	O
to	O
2K	O
Sports	O
 '	O
Torino	B-Application
2006	I-Application
.	O
</s>
