Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS)

MARIO AND SONIC AT THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES

Today, let's cover the first game in the series for the Nintendo 3DS and, by far, probably the most unique from its console counterpart. The game brings back all of the twenty main characters standard for this series, but has a slightly different set of events, most of which are the same but we do see a few unique ones, like the steeplechase, marathon, race walk, shot put, backstroke, breaststroke, marathon swim, platform diving, water polo, tennis, handball, taekwondo, horizontal bar, balance beam, floor, sprint, omnium, keirin, show jumping, sailing, double trap, rapid fire pistol, weightlifting, and a modern pentathlon. All of these were likely included to make good use of the touch screen.

The game, much like other handhelds, features a story mode, which, in my personal opinion is the best story mode in the Mario and Sonic series. It features a fairly compelling mystery, some solid character moments, and gives most of the characters involved, even the rivals and secondary characters, importance outside of the event they were challengers for. As a fan of both franchises and their characters, I appreciate that level of care from the writing team. The story covers a mysterious fog covering London the night before the Olympics, spawning phantom clones of the heroes intent on preventing them from competing in the games. Boo, King Boo, Dry Bones, Dry Bowser, Eggman Nega, Jet, Rouge, and E-123 Omega appear as rivals, while Big the Cat, Charmy Bee, Cream the Rabbit and her Chao Cheese, Orbot and Cubot, Espio, Lakitu, Kamek, Omochao, Shy Guy, and Toad all play a significant role in the plot.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Mario: power-ups, pipes

Luigi

Princess Peach

Princess Daisy

Yoshi

Donkey Kong

Wario

Waluigi

Bowser

Bowser Jr.

Sonic: spin dash, home attack

Tails

Knuckles

Amy Rose

Shadow

Silver

Blaze

Vector

Doctor Eggman

Metal Sonic

Toad

King Boo

Kamek

Dry Bowser

Boo

Shy Guy

Dry Bones

Lakitu

Rouge

Jet

Eggman Nega

Espio

Charmy

Cream and Cheese

Big

E-123 Omega

Omochao

Orbot and Cubot

Snow Spirits: snow

Phantasmal Clones

Stages:

Same Events from Before

steeplechase

marathon

race walk

shot put

backstroke

breaststroke

marathon swim

platform diving

water polo

tennis

handball

taekwondo

horizontal bar

balance beam

floor

sprint

omnium

keirin

show jumping

sailing

double trap

rapid fire pistol

weightlifting

modern pentathlon

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover the handheld version of the Rio Games! (Sorry, nothing for Sochi)

Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

 MARIO AND SONIC AT THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES

Today, let's go over the third game in the Mario and Sonic Olympics series, this one made to line up with the 2012 Olympic games hosted in London. All ten characters return on both sides, as the series doesn't really seem to have felt any need to update this since that first game. All of our referees return in the same roles as well. Birdo acts as a rival in Badminton, Dry Bones for Table Tennis, Dry Bowser for the Long Jump, King Boo for a Sprint, Eggman Nega in Fencing, E-123 Omega in Track Runs, Jet the Hawk in Discus, and Rouge the Bat in Hurdles.

We are back to Summer Olympics, so our events include: 100m, 110m hurdles, a four-man relay, long jump, hammer throw, discus throw, javelin throw, uneven bars, trampoline, rhythmic ribbon, 100m freestyle swimming, synchronized swimming, canoeing, equestrian, badminton, volleyball, table tennis, football, shooting, fencing, track cycling, and dream events for long jump (based on Yoshi games), rafting (down a Cheep Cheep-filled river), discus (set in Sonic's Windy Valley), uneven bars (set in Sonic's Grand Metropolis), hurdles (based on Super Mario Galaxy), equestrian (while guarding Yoshi eggs), sprint (based on Sonic casino levels), trampoline (set on the ARK Space Station), space walk (based on Good Egg Galaxy), and fencing (set on Seaside Hill).

That's about 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

Dry Bowser: hockey, long jump

Dry Bones: curling, table tennis

Rouge: figure skating, hurdles

E-123 Omega: speed skating, 100m

Jet: snowboarding, discus

Eggman Nega: ski, fencing

Birdo: badminton

Toad

Lakitu

Cream

Espio

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

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's cover the Sochi 2014 Olympics