Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

MARIO AND SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020

So . . . let me get this straight. This series' developers opted not to make a game to line up with the 2018 games in PyeongChang, South Korea, but did opt to make a game to line up with the 2020 games in Tokyo. The ones that were postponed to a year later. Hmmm, methinks that may have been a bit of an oops.

All ten characters from each side return, as expected. As with the Rio games, the rival characters can be unlocked as playable in their respective events only. This time they include: Rosalina for surfing, Diddy Kong for rugby, and Toadette for hurdles (with those little legs?), the Koopalings Ludwig, Wendy, and Larry for fencing, swimming, and equestrian respectively, Rouge for wall climbing, Espio for triple jump, Jet for football, Eggman Nega for karate (f**king what?), and the Zeti Zavok and Zazz for boxing and table tennis respectively.

As this game was released for the Switch, a handheld and console in one, the game came with a story mode, something normally reserved for the handheld versions only (for the same reasons the Tennis and Golf games had RPG elements, most likely). The story involved Mario, Sonic, Toad, Bowser, and Eggman getting sucked into a device that transported them into an 8-bit world (the main gimmick of this game being that it had standard 3D Olympic events and retro 8-bit events). The game then followed Mario and Sonic through the 8-bit events as they tried to get out, and Luigi and Tails in the real world competing in the regular events trying to help them escape.

The real world events for this game include: 100m, hurdles, relay, javelin throw, triple jump, discus throw, wall climbing, surfing, skateboarding, boxing, karate, football, rugby, canoeing, swimming, gymnastics, equestrian, badminton, table tennis, fencing, and archery. The 8-bit events (called Tokyo 1964, the last time the Olympics was held there) include: 100m, hurdles, long jump, marathon, platform, vault, kayak, judo, volleyball, and trap shooting. The game also featured three Dream Events, including: Dream Racing on hoverboards, Dream Shooting using acorns as projectiles, and Dream Karate with super moves and items such as the POW Block, Chaos Emerald, Super Star, and Spring.

That's pretty much it! Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Mario

Luigi

Amy Rose

Blaze the Cat

Bowser Jr.

Sonic

Shadow

Princess Daisy

Yoshi

Metal Sonic

Princess Peach

Waluigi

Tails

Dr. Eggman

Silver

Knuckles

Vector

Wario

Bowser

Donkey Kong

Banzai Bill: bobsleigh

King Boo: ski, sprint, speed skating

Dry Bowser: hockey, long jump, Champion Race, javelin

Dry Bones: curling, table tennis

Rouge: figure skating, hurdles, Champion Race, volleyball, wall climbing

E-123 Omega: speed skating, 100m, bobsleigh

Jet: snowboarding, discus, football

Eggman Nega: ski, fencing, Champion Race, karate

Birdo: badminton, hockey

Kamek: sledge race

Toad: relay race

Rosalina: rhythmic gymnastics, surfing

Diddy Kong: rugby

Toadette: hurdles

Ludwig: fencing

Wendy: swimming

Larry: equestrian

Nabbit: 100m

Espio: triple jump

Sticks: archery

Wave: BMX

Zavok: boxing

Zazz: table tennis

Lakitu

Cream

Charmy

Stages:

100m freestyle

4x100m freestyle

100m

400m run

4x100m relay

110m hurdles

400m hurdles

long jump

triple jump

high jump

pole vault

hammer throw

javelin throw

fencing

trampoline

hurdles

rowing

skeet shooting

table tennis

Dream Race

Dream Platform

Dream Fencing

Dream Table Tennis

downhill skiing

giant slalom

ski jumping

team ski jumping

moguls

ski cross

halfpipe

snowboard cross

500m speed skating

100m short track

short track relay

figure skating

skeleton

bobsleigh

ice hockey

curling

Dream Alpine

Dream Ski Jumping

Dream Ski Cross

Dream Snowboard Cross

Dream Short Track

Dream Figure Skating

Dream Bobsleigh

Dream Ice Hockey

Dream Curling

Dream Snowball Fight

Dream Gliding

long jump

hammer throw

discus throw

uneven bars

rhythmic ribbon

synchronized swimming

canoeing

equestrian

badminton

volleyball

football

Dream long jump

Dream rafting

Dream discus

Dream uneven bars

Dream hurdles

Dream equestrian

Dream sprint

Dream trampoline

Dream space walk

biathlon

figure skating doubles

skeleton

Champion Race

Roller Coaster Bobsleigh

Groove Pipe Snowboarding

Street Hockey

Hole-in-One Curling

Bullet Bill Sledge Race

boxing

BMX

football

rugby

wall climbing

surfing

skateboarding

karate

1964 100m

1964 hurdles

1964 long jump

1964 marathon

1964 platform

1964 vault

1964 kayak

1964 judo

1964 volleyball

1964 trap shooting

Dream Racing

Dream Shooting

Dream Karate

Items:

POW Block

Chaos Emerald

Super Star

Spring

Thanks for reading! Now, let's go over any major character updates!