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Title: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 06 Jun 2007, 06:13

This is a really weird idea to wrap my head around, but apparently they're makin' it, so hopefully it'll be fun.  How would Mario even get to Beijing, anyway?  Does the Mushroom Kingdom even have an airport?

http://www.sega.com/gamesite/marioandsonic/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_&_Sonic_at_the_Olympic_Games

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: 0bsessions on 06 Jun 2007, 06:40

I should assume Beijing has working plumbing. Mario don't need no airplane, he's travels by pipe.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 06 Jun 2007, 07:37

But would there be a pipe opening in Beijing large enough for him and all his cohorts to fit through?  And not a sewage pipe, because I'm pretty sure Mario's classier than that.

Oh, and isn't Sonic supposed to be from a different planet or something?

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: mberan42 on 06 Jun 2007, 07:50

Dude, Tails will just fly Sonic over.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: Johnny C on 06 Jun 2007, 07:53

From Mobius?

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: 0bsessions on 06 Jun 2007, 09:15

Well, if they collect all the chaos emeralds, I don't see why not. I seem to recall Sonic hanging out in space for the last levels of both Sonic 2 and Sonic & Knuckles.

Shit. I gotta bust out Sonic Mega Collection when I get home. I'm craving me some Sonic the Hedgehog 2!

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 06 Jun 2007, 10:32

They should put actual Olympic athletes in this game, too, just to up the "lol wut" factor.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: 0bsessions on 06 Jun 2007, 10:38

Only if they add in Shaq Fu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu) as an event.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: Johnny C on 06 Jun 2007, 15:48

I hope that's added into the real Olympics.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: moley on 13 Jun 2007, 21:43

Quote from: ImRonBurgundy? on 06 Jun 2007, 06:13

This is a really weird idea to wrap my head around, but apparently they're makin' it, so hopefully it'll be fun.  How would Mario even get to Beijing, anyway?  Does the Mushroom Kingdom even have an airport?

http://www.sega.com/gamesite/marioandsonic/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_&_Sonic_at_the_Olympic_Games

Remember the start of super mario sunshine?

I recall an airplane.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: squawk on 13 Jun 2007, 22:29

Weird. I might get it just because I love the title.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: doki on 27 Jun 2007, 02:24

i think you are all missing the absolutely HUGE potential here.  the BIGGEST videogame rivalry EVER is about to be sorted on the track!  This is better than a fight between Liu Kang and Ryu.  It's gonna come to an end!  the bitter fued will be sorted out, at the olympics!!!!! this is AWESOME!

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: wraithzero on 27 Jun 2007, 03:11

Yeah, but if a slightly overweight plumber is shown to outrun the worlds fastest hedgehog in the 100m sprint, a million fanboys will cry out for vengeance.

This actually has a lot of promise, just for being an olympic game on the Wii.  Up to now, we've been stuck with the usual button-mash and timing stuff that started on the Amiga and never really changed, but the motion control could be great, if they get it right.

Come to think of it, a lot of the olympic events can be 'Mario'd' pretty well.  Pirahna Plants replace hurdles, and so on.
Personally, I'm hoping that the hammer toss features bowser being thrown.  We know Mario's good at that, at least.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: doki on 27 Jun 2007, 05:07

there would have to be at least one combat game in there....

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 29 Jun 2007, 15:24

Well, according to wikipedia, the summer olympics feature Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Taekwando, and Wrestling.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: squawk on 29 Jun 2007, 16:52

Fencing seems like fun! Wrestling sounds challenging.

Title: Re: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Post by: Catfish_Man on 29 Jun 2007, 19:11

Wii fencing could be amazing. I doubt it'll be much like real fencing though.