Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Difference between revisions

11 characters have been cut since the previous installment: [[Nabbit]], [[Dry Bowser]], [[Dry Bones]], [[Birdo]], [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], [[Toad]], [[Wave (character)|Wave]], [[Sticks the Badger|Sticks]], [[Omega]], [[Cream (character)|Cream]], and the [[Mii]]s, making this the first ''Mario & Sonic'' game to have fewer playable characters than its predecessor, as well as the first home console ''Mario & Sonic'' game not to feature Miis as playable characters.

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[[Mario]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] have arrived at the Olympic Stadium, excited for the Olympic Games. A short while later, [[Toad]] arrives with a gift that is addressed to both Mario and Sonic. They open it to find a [[Tokyo '64|retro video game system]] inside with a letter that reads, "To Mario and Sonic with love, in commemoration of the Olympic Games in Tokyo! We made a little game to let you experience the past Olympic Games in Tokyo. By all means, give it a try!" While Sonic is trying to figure out who sent it, Toad mentions how retro it is due to it saying "Tokyo '64" on it. Since there is no name of whom it is from, Sonic begins to get very suspicious of it. Meanwhile, [[Bowser]] and [[Dr. Eggman]] are hiding behind the sidelines, waiting for Mario and Sonic to turn on the system. After [[Luigi]] arrives, Bowser begins to get more impatient and decides to turn it on himself, despite Dr. Eggman's objections. When Bowser reveals himself, he scares Luigi, who is holding the system, causing him to drop it and press a button on it. When he picks it back up, the screen begins glowing, causing Mario, Sonic, Bowser, Dr. Eggman, and Toad to all disappear.

Upon investigating the Tokyo '64, Tails discovers that Mario and Sonic are competing with Bowser and Dr. Eggman inside the game, confusing Luigi and company as to why they would compete in such a situation. However, [[Bowser Jr.]] suddenly appears, declaring that only he is allowed to have fun, and takes the system from Luigi. Even after the group explains the situation, Bowser Jr. is still skeptical and leaves with the Tokyo '64 to find out for himself. After Amy suggests that they check other venues, Tails counters with the fact that they need passes to access them, and he goes with Luigi to find some. They go to Tokyo Tower, where they find [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]], who was sightseeing, and ask him about passes. He explains that he had passes for the Tokyo Aquatics Centre and the Aomi Urban Sports Park, but he dropped them while he was climbing up the tower. Tails climbs the tower and obtains the passes, which Silver lets him keep. He also joins the party due to how serious their situation seems. With their pass, they go to the Aomi Urban Sports Park, where they confront Bowser Jr., who is being accompanied by [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]]. He still refuses to return the Tokyo '64, and Rouge, who sides with him, challenges Daisy to Sport Climbing, saying they will return the system if she loses, to Bowser Jr.'s dismay. After Daisy beats Rouge, they return to the ground and realize Bowser Jr. already left, deducing that he ran off to another venue. They track him to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, where he is now being protected by [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]. Silver decides to challenge Wendy to 100m Freestyle and wins. Wendy fakes being a sore loser to distract the heroes while Bowser Jr. escapes to find [[Eggman Nega]]. Luigi and Tails go to Nippon Budokan, only to find Bowser Jr. already there with Eggman Nega, who is intrigued by the device. Luigi decides to challenge Eggman Nega to Karate in order to get the system back and wins. Accepting defeat, Eggman Nega is ready to give the Tokyo '64 back to the heroes, only for Bowser Jr. to intervene and tell him that he has to investigate it. Upon further investigation, Eggman Nega realizes the system is one of Dr. Eggman's creations. After Tails explains that Mario, Sonic, Bowser, and Dr. Eggman got trapped inside it, Eggman Nega decides not to give it back, and he leaves with Bowser Jr. to analyze the game further in order to free Bowser and Dr. Eggman. Luigi and Tails resolve to find them before they free the villains and leave the heroes inside forever. As Luigi and Tails do not know where to find Bowser Jr. and Eggman Nega, a nearby Omochao suggests that they get help from [[Vector the Crocodile|Vector]], who is competing in the Discus Throw at the Olympic Stadium, and the two go there in order to do so.

After Eggman Nega announces that there is no way to get Mario, Sonic, Bowser, and Dr. Eggman out of the game system, Vector encourages him to continue his analysis. Eggman Nega recalls Dr. Eggman mentioning that gold medals would have a special effect inside the game, leading everyone to believe that collecting gold medals will allow them to free the trapped characters. Bowser Jr. sees this as a challenge to collect as many gold medals as he can, with Tails and Luigi having the same goal, but Eggman Nega decides to stay at the gymnasium to complete his analysis of the game. Luigi and Tails start at the Olympic Stadium, where they encounter [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]]. As Espio is initially skeptical of the situation Luigi explains to him, Tails persuades him that it is the truth and that they need gold medals. With the Triple Jump about to commence, Espio encourages them to go up against him to win a medal, which Amy volunteers to do. After she wins against him, Espio becomes disappointed in himself for losing in one of his best events and leaves to train harder, wishing everyone luck in their mission. With a gold medal in their hands, Luigi and Tails require entry passes to access more venues and go to look for them at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing, where they find [[Yoshi]]. Yoshi explains to them that he was with some friends but lost all of them in the huge crowd, and he asks if they can help him find them. The heroes are initially hesitant to help, so Yoshi decides to give them some passes as a prize for helping him, causing them to agree to help. Using a pair of binoculars, Luigi manages to find all of Yoshi's friends. After that, Yoshi gives the duo the passes he promised, which are for the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, the Sea Forest Waterway, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. After the two gain them, Yoshi begins to question why they are entering events in the first place, to which Luigi explains the whole situation. Hearing this, Yoshi decides to join them, saying he can spectate events with his friends later.  

After learning how the Excitement Battery works, Luigi and Tails go to other venues to charge it via the crowd. The first place they go to is the nearby Tokyo Stadium, where they find [[Diddy Kong]], who asks if they are there to watch. After Tails corrects him that they are playing, Diddy Kong reveals that he is as well, so Wario steps up to face him in Rugby Sevens as he claims that it is his time to get a gold medal. Wario and his team of blue [[Boom Boom]]s manage to outplay Diddy Kong and his red Boom Booms. Thanks to the crowd cheers, the Excitement Battery charges a little more. Diddy Kong suggests that the heroes go to the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza nearby. There, they find [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] and [[Shadow (character)|Shadow]], both of whom know the gist of the whole situation that is going on. To help them charge the battery, Shadow and Knuckles take to the Badminton court together to please the crowd in a Doubles match. Peach and Yoshi team up as the two that will take them on. After they manage to win against Shadow and Knuckles, the battery charges even more. Knuckles is upset at his loss while Shadow claims he would have won if it was just him. Knuckles decides to join Luigi and Tails' crew to help them while Shadow also joins them and advises them to stay focused to the end. Knuckles then remembers that [[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet]], another one of Sonic's rivals, was searching for Sonic at the Olympic Stadium. Tails decides to go there to tell him what happened while Shadow tells them to be careful of him as he seemed to be worked up. After traveling back to the Olympic Stadium, the gang realizes that Jet is nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, Jet pops out of nowhere and orders the group to stay away from the field because of the Football match that is about to happen. Jet then wonders where Sonic is because he promised a penalty kick shootout with him. Luigi explains the whole story, which Jet does not believe, and Tails states that they need to charge the battery. Knuckles then decides to take Sonic's place in the shootout and face Jet instead in order to excite the crowd. Knuckles wins against Jet, who blames only luck for his loss. The battery fills up even more, but Tails realizes he and the other heroes are out of passes again and wonders what they will do.

While walking around to find someone with more venue passes, Luigi and Tails find [[Blaze the Cat|Blaze]] at the Kabukiza Theatre, where she was intending to watch a {{wp|kabuki}} play between Olympic events but found that the entrance was being guarded by a group of Egg Pawns. She explains that she wanted to use her fire powers to destroy them but worried that she would set the theatre on fire as well. Luigi asks for an entry pass from her, and she reveals that she has one for Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, so Tails sets a deal that he can clear the Egg Pawns if Blaze gives the venue pass she has, which she accepts. Tails shoots down all of the Egg Pawns with a bow and arrow, and Blaze gives him and Luigi the pass as promised. Tails offers for Blaze to join the party, and she accepts in order to help save Mario and Sonic. The heroes then go to Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, where they find [[Rosalina]], who is aware of the activities that Luigi and Tails are engaging in. To help them charge the battery, Rosalina decides to hold a Surfing competition to get the crowd cheering. Donkey Kong is reminded of [[Donkey Kong Island|his own island]] upon seeing the ocean, and Rosalina asks if he wants to be in her competition, which he accepts. After he beats her in the competition, the battery becomes fully charged, allowing it to be used without ever recharging it.

**One of these unused voice clips has the announcer calling for [[sonicretro:Zeena|Zeena]], one of the main antagonists from ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Lost World|Sonic Lost World]]'' alongside [[Zavok]] and [[Zazz]], suggesting that she was planned to be playable at one point. This meant that either there were going to be seven guests from each series instead of six (with the seventh ''Super Mario'' guest being unknown) or Zeena was to be playable instead of one of the characters currently in the game. Furthermore, her announcer calls are located between Zazz's and [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]]'s, implying that she was considered as a guest character rather than being part of main roster.

===[[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]]===

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