What’s this, a Work Avoidance article, not on a Wednesday? Correct! You see, often at Lazygamer HQ, we come across a cool little game that’s perfect for some casual play at the office, but we don’t end up writing about it because, well, it’s just not Wednesday.
And then we thought, why? Why should skimping on work take place on just one specific day of the week? It should happen all the time, because REASONS!
So here we are, with a surprise game to distract you from whatever the hell you’re doing right now. As you may have gathered, we selected it due to a certain sporting event that’s taking place over in Brazil (spoiler: Rio 2016).
I have many fond memories of playing Hyper Olympics in my youth. Hell, I poured a lot of time into it even when I was a lot older, thanks to the power of emulators.
For some reason though, the version I found online doesn’t seem to work too well (at least not for me anyways), so I’ve decided to go with a pretty much identical game instead – Track & Field (which you can play at this link). The only core difference that comes to mind is that it has dropped the hammer throw event in favour or three more; triple jump, skeet shooting, and archery.
Track & Field also allows players to choose whatever event they would like to participate in first, which is quite nice. If you’ve played Hyper Olympics before, you’d know that progressing through them one by one can be a right chore.
It also requires a keen finger, one that can tap at the speed of light. And precise timing of course – you gotta aim for that sweet 45° spot! Except when it comes to high jump. To this day, I still don’t know exactly how that damn event works.
Anyways, let us know how it goes. Grab a colleague or three, and let the games begin. Be sure to let us know what your best results are!
Last Updated: August 18, 2016
Original Heretic
August 18, 2016 at 12:09
Wow, I remember playing this YEEEEEAAAAARRS back.
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 12:09
I played the crap out of this game in my youth.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 18, 2016 at 12:10
toss the javelin at a high enough angle and kill a UFO, also controllers with turbo buttons was a must.
hairyknees
August 18, 2016 at 12:29
Oh yeah I remember that 😀
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 12:10
Can’t play this kinda game at work tho… boss’ll know I’m not working.
Ottokie
August 18, 2016 at 12:13
Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak Tik tak. DAMNIT!
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 12:16
exactly
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 12:29
Tight 13:12 in a quiet 100m. xD
hairyknees
August 18, 2016 at 12:30
Hahahaha xD 0.88 of a second to spare!
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 12:35
yep… can do better, but not without bringing attention to myself.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 18, 2016 at 12:40
LIES, you’re not nearly old enough 😛
DragonSpirit009
August 18, 2016 at 12:29
That sound haunted me in my dreams!
hairyknees
August 18, 2016 at 12:29
Lies! He’ll just think you’re typing furiously 😛
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 12:35
on one key? yeah, no… not even trying anything more.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 18, 2016 at 12:11
hahahahaha made by Konami
Kromas GG
August 18, 2016 at 12:11
Ah Track and Field followed up by some paper boy and topped off by some mario.
And people say I hate consoles. NES FOR LIFE!
Ottokie
August 18, 2016 at 12:12
Oh no. Guys, I am being sucked in…halp!
Admiral Chief
August 18, 2016 at 13:14
Are you still in?
VampyreSquirrel
August 18, 2016 at 14:01
That’s probably a yes.
HairyEwok
August 18, 2016 at 12:24
Konami is going to destroy this site now since you used something that is theirs XD
Padda-Wan
August 19, 2016 at 14:32
I better start playing this at work, my boss may start to think I’m working