In my mind the world of BMX and the world of video games are intertwined. In the 80s, when I grew up, kids were obsessed with both BMX and video games. Combining the two has been a thing to do ever since. There have been loads of great BMX video games, and this video from Red Bull does the reverse — it attempts to take real life BMXing and transfer it into video game territory.
The above video takes a real life BMX track, puts a camera in a fixed position and essentially creates what looks like an old-school isometric video game.
This video did a pretty good job of reminding me that this type of game — extreme sports style trick games — don’t really exist any more. OlliOlli was pretty good on Vita and we have Trials I suppose. But I really miss games like Skate or Unirally. Games where you really master that twitch-based skill. Bring it back please!
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