The 1-Upper: Micro Olympics

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The 1-Upper: Micro Olympics

POSTED: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 3:42 AM

USA! USA!

First off, here's hoping this becomes a real Olympic sport. I have no idea why this game is called Micro Olympics, but I'm guessing the guy and airplane that you stuff in a canon has something to do with it. Other than that, the rest of the world looks to be a pretty normal size. This is another one of those goofy browser games where you aim, guess at the power, and then hope whatever you're launching goes far. It's been done a million times, but this one ups it a bit by adding money and upgrades to the mix. Your little guy also makes hilarious sound effects that never get old.

Each time you face an opponent and beat his distance, you get a little cash that you can spend to trick out your plane, like cans of soda that make you shoot back up in the air and skis to make you skim across the water. You can even call Freaky the radioactive fish to give you a little bump. My personal record is 1,200 meters. Beat that!

Play Micro Olypmics here.

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