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 Another date commonly cited is 426 AD, when his successor, Theodosius II, ordered the destruction of all Greek temples. Various uses of the term "Olympic" to describe athletic events in the modern era have been documented since the 17th century. The first such event was the Cotswold Games or "Cotswold Olimpick Games", an annual meeting near Chipping Campden, England, involving various sports. It was first organised by the lawyer Robert Dover between 1612 and 1642, with several later celebrations leading up to the present day. The British Olympic Association, in its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, mentioned