OK, we get it -- throw United States Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps into the water and he goes fast. Having broken records left and right at this year's Beijing Olympics, taking home eight gold medals, it's next to impossible to see him anywhere with a shirt on.
Now, according to a profile of the swimmer on 60 Minutes, he'll be getting his very own videogame. No details were given, including who would be publishing the title, but let's just take a guess that assume that the game will be swimming-related.
But has there ever been a good swimming game, really? The answer is "no," as they all inevitably involve mashing a single button repeatedly. But with the advent of Wii motion controls, one can imagine this can be translated to making "swimming motions" with your arms and hands. Can't wait.
True story: when I was working as a manager at a GameStop in Baltimore, MD (the secret's out!), I took Phelps' reserve for Madden NFL 2005 when he was just a local swimming superstar. I framed the receipt he signed. And by "framed," I mean I shoved it into a white envelope and sent it off to accounting along with the rest of the receipts, of course.
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1:43 PM on 12.01.2008
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Or it could just be about swimming, like you said. Whatever.
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and, Farst.
oh a game? When was the last swimming only game?
I thought that was the plot of the new 50 Cent game?
Zing!
@golden
nicely played.
I guarantee he's okay with it.
I guarantee he's okay with it.
I, for one, am champing at the bit for Michael Phelps's Action Skate Cyborg Ninja Rocket Space Command: Gaiden.
Every un-athletic, jealous bastard on the planet has been planning a 99 hit Ultra-combo on Felps since the first day he became the nation's golden-boy.
I know I have.
The Olympics isn't boring if it's Snoopy Olympics. Pizza carrying, pogo hurtling, beat the shit out of each other on a gondola (catchy name, I know), etc. What more could one ask for?
Wait, what were we talking about again?
I dunno, your comments give it a run for its money. Perhaps you'd rather he sat on his arse all day and did nothing meaningful with his life? Great.
Reskin Ecco as Michael Phelps, game complete.
Profit.
with Michael Phelps s Aquaman.
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