Mario & Sonic Olympic events revealed

by Jason Dobson { Sep 27th 2007 at 12:05PM }

Mario and Sonic will soon put their bitter 16-bit rivalry aside, sharing screen time in Sega and Nintendo's 'Bizarro World' collabo, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. With the release for the Wii just a couple of months away, Sega has released details concerning the game's 20 authentic Olympic events, as detailed below:

Fencing - Individual epée
Archery
Shooting - Skeet
Gymnastics - Trampoline
Gymnastics - Vault
Field - High Jump
Field - Pole Vault
Field - Long Jump
Field - Triple Jump
Field - Javelin Throw
Field - Hammer Throw
Rowing - Single Sculls
Table Tennis - Singles
Aquatics - 100m Freestyle
Aquatics - 4x100m Freestyle
Track - 110m and 400m Hurdles
Track - 4x100m Relay
Track -100m and 400m

In addition, Sega has revealed that the game will include 16 different characters, 8 from Mario's universe, and 8 from Sonic's, and like in Mario Kart, the characters will each be broken up into different classes, all with their own strengths and weaknesses. For example, Knuckles and Bowser will be part of the Power class, making them ideal for events requiring the kind of strength that only a anthropomorphic lizard and echidna can muster. As always, Mario will be balanced all around, as will Sonic's Amy, while Sonic himself will obviously dominate the Speed class alongside our dark horse prediction, Yoshi.

Tags: bowser, events, knuckles, mario, olympic, sonic

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Sean @ Sep 27th 2007 12:08PM

I hope Big the Cat is in this game.

Poisoned Al @ Sep 27th 2007 12:08PM

It kinda looks like Mario is flipping the bird in that pic.

N.Y.C Dragoon L.E.S @ Sep 27th 2007 1:33PM

I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the picture.

NaeemTHM @ Sep 27th 2007 12:11PM

If this game had come out 12 years ago it would have been the biggest selling game.....EVER.

Plus all those school yard feuds would have been solved.

Sean @ Sep 27th 2007 12:19PM

That reminds me of Billy Madison.

"Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis is the best video game ever."
"I disagree, it's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever."
"Donkey Kong sucks."
"You know something? YOU SUCK!"

jsn @ Sep 27th 2007 12:12PM

is this going to be different in execution from Rayman on the Wii?

Shagittarius @ Sep 27th 2007 12:13PM

It has Mario.

Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 27th 2007 1:49PM

Actual competitive multiplayer instead of just waggling at the same time, so yeah. Rayman was fun, but you beat it in an hour or 2 and never want to play it again, multiplayer or not. At least this game is based entirely on the multiplayer.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Sep 27th 2007 12:16PM

Fencing could potentially make this game absolutely worth buying.

Mario vs Sonic in a duel...TO THE DEATH!

Virtua Fanboy @ Sep 27th 2007 12:29PM

IT IS OFFICIAL: Hell has frozen over for anyone who gamed in the 90's. lol

FOXHOUND @ Sep 27th 2007 12:40PM

I said the same thing about Capcom vs SNK... and Fighters Megamix. LoL.

ha ha, "skeet" competition.

AstroZombie @ Sep 27th 2007 1:24PM

After all these years, the single most important question in the history of gaming will finally be answered:

MARIO VS. SONIC... WHO SHOOTS THE BEST SKEET?

Almack64 (NOF - Ultrazord) @ Sep 27th 2007 2:18PM

To all skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet
all skeet skeet, got, i got what?

LiasonAngel08 @ Sep 27th 2007 12:29PM

Uhh I don't know what to think of this game.

I don't think I'll be getting it but I hope it does okay in sales.

I definitely dont expect it to reach the ridiculous amount predicted by that guy a few days ago...lol.

Just give Brawl with some REAL Online with Leaderboards and Lobbies and I'd be happy Nintendo. Yes I'm glad you put in Online in some form but I'd rather you give us the whole damn pie rather than a puny slice.

Kazi @ Sep 27th 2007 2:13PM

I'm curious, why do people care about leader boards?

Lobbies I understand, it makes joining a game easy and fast, but leader boards? Who gives a shit?

Mr Khan @ Sep 27th 2007 5:59PM

well, i feel the opposite way, i say Leaderboards > Lobbies, i think that choosing a game to join is irrelevant (as opposed to random assignment), unless you're choosing amongst friends, while i like leaderboards because its like the old "High Score" readouts in arcades, but for the whole country/world to see

Kiros @ Sep 27th 2007 12:34PM

Shooting - Skeet

Really? This should be fun lol

Sean @ Sep 27th 2007 2:13PM

Furry heaven.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Sep 27th 2007 2:37PM

The Sonic universe has been furry heaven for a loooooooong time now.

Sean @ Sep 27th 2007 3:55PM

The addition of skeet to the Sonic universe must be Heaven: Beyond, then.

Pal @ Sep 27th 2007 12:47PM

Yoshi is a speed type? He is pretty fast in Super Mario World when he gets hurt, such a pain to chase him (Yoshi falls into a bottomless pit... "Nooooooooo!!").

I don't have a Wii, but I'm very curious about this game. The Olympics isn't really the genre that I fantasized as a kid for the ultimate dream match, but I'm open to new ideas. Last Olympics game I played was Nagano Winter Olympics '98; I'm due for my ten year overhaul.

We're getting steps closer to having Sega characters in the next Super Smash Bros., exciting stuff.

http://www.last-gen.com

Kazi @ Sep 27th 2007 2:15PM

Yoshi's always been the speed type in Mario Sports games and MarioKart.

BlackTye @ Sep 27th 2007 1:14PM

This game actually has me intrigued. My ten year old self is freaking out.

SirMal @ Sep 27th 2007 1:16PM

FUCK YES YOU ARE THE BEST ROSTER EVER!

Neuropod @ Sep 27th 2007 1:20PM

Wait, why is VECTOR there? Is there a "find the computer room" event?

David @ Sep 27th 2007 1:26PM

Yeah I'm not exactly excited about playing Vector =P They should have had Metal Sonic as a strength character!

Anyway, this sure is great finding out the roster all at once. --Stop toying with me, Smash Brothers!--

Jay @ Sep 27th 2007 1:20PM

They have fencing and went with epee instead of foil or saber? what the heck ... epee is slowing and boring -- it was the choice of foppish nobles. Blah.

Then again, I'm saying this as if a Mario/Sonic fencing mini-game will have any resemblence to real fencing.

Terry @ Sep 27th 2007 2:06PM

I'm particularly worried that Epee has got a rather "in-out" motion to it, and that "moving the Wii remote closer and further from the screen" mechanic has so far not worked very well, IMHO.

Jay @ Sep 27th 2007 2:09PM

That's a really good point about epee! Sabre might have been a better choice -- it's fast, and you can kind of whip the controller a bit more.

Almack64 (NOF - Ultrazord) @ Sep 27th 2007 2:22PM

@Terry and Jay

It depends on whether they would use the accelerometers or ir sensors to track the in/out movement. The accel's have proven not to work so well, but MP3 proved that, that motion can be tracked perfectly using the ir sensors.

Myth @ Sep 29th 2007 1:34PM

I fail to see how Daisy is in the speed class.

Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Sep 27th 2007 2:00PM

Oh she's fast alright. A little too fast, if you catch my drift. ::growl sound::

Sorry.

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Sep 27th 2007 2:06PM

":growl sound:"

Its spelled: Preowwww!

AstroZombie @ Sep 27th 2007 4:30PM

I hear she's one of the judges in the skeet-shooting contest, along with Daisy and... TAILS!?!? WTF!?!

Matthew @ Sep 27th 2007 1:57PM

Seriously... Tails in the skill class?

...i mean, when was the last time you played sonic 2? Tails fucks everything up, especially in the bonus stages... I think these "classes" need to be fixed

...and now that this has been announced, when are they announcing sonic in Brawl?

Almack64 (NOF - Ultrazord) @ Sep 27th 2007 1:58PM

Other than Sonic and Shawdow the speed type entrants are kind of interesting.

This whole thing was meh to me until I saw the player select... Then something inside of me just leaped with joy...I think I found my lost inner child. Who cares if its an Olympic game.

In any case who is green guy in the power type. It kind of looks like a kremling but if that's the case why wouldn't they just put Donkey Kong instead.