There is something primal about the 100-meter dash. It is the shortest, sharpest explosion of human energy in sports—a breathless ten seconds (or less) that determines who is the fastest person on earth. But for those of us who prefer to do our cardio from the comfort of a gaming chair, that same adrenaline rush has been captured, tweaked, and reinvented on consoles and screens for decades. The "sprint game" is a deceptive genre. On the surface, it looks simple: press a button, move legs, go fast. But anyone who has blistered their thumb playing the arcade classics knows that beneath the simplicity lies a world of rhythm, precision, and frantic competition. The Button-Mashing Era For many, the love affair with virtual sprinting began in the arcades of the 80s and 90s. Games like Track & Field pioneered the genre by turning it into a test of pure physical endurance....
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