Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "you have another side-scrolling action game that leaves a bad taste in your mouth." Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings is a mid-1990s video game developed by Alexandria and published by U.S. Gold for the Sega Genesis in 1995, and for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. "Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings" is a game which features Izzy the Olympic mascot, who can run and jump on the heads of all his enemies. Izzy served as the player's character in
Olympic Games ceremony I declare open the Rio Olympic Games, celebrating the XXXI Olympiad of the Modern Era". Next, the Olympic flag is carried horizontally (since the 1960 Summer Olympics) into the stadium and hoisted as the Olympic Hymn is played. The Olympic Charter states that the Olympic flag must "fly for the entire duration of the Olympic Games from a flagpole placed in a prominent position in the main stadium". At most games, the flag has been carried into the stadium by prominent athletes of the host nation, but in 2012, it was carried by an international group of athletes and non-athletes