As said in the previous report, Sega are holding locatests from the 17th through the 20th at Club SEGA Akihabara and SEGA World Kasai, and so we have a peek at the game from 4Gamer with translations thanks to Perfectly Nintendo! Naturally info isn’t final and only refers to the current build they’re showing.
So we have 8 characters so far; Mario Luigi, Peach, Wario, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow, and of course each are of one of three types (Power, Speed, and Balanced), with Mario as Balance and Sonic as Speed, no way! We have four sports shown; 100 metres, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw, and Archery.
Now comes the Arcade bits; one credit costs 200 yen ($2 more or less), which allows you to play 3 sports and you’ll get the results at the end of the 3, and you can play with another person in local multiplayer here, and if you both pick different sports, they will be chosen randomly.
Controls are as follows; Your feet for events where you need to run. Two joysticks with a Start Button on the side. And a handrail to balance yourself while running for example.
We also have info on the sports shown;
- 100 metres – You use the stick to launch yourself before you start running and at the end you have to time a jump.
- Hammer Throw – Press a button to hold the hammer, then you use the sticks to rotate the hammer, and then then you stop pressing the button at the right time to throw it.
- Javelin Throw – You start by running and use the right stick to control the angle of your throw.
- Archery – You have to throw arrows at nine targets, with more points awarded the closer the arrows are to the center of the targets. You use the left stick to aim, and use the right stick to use the bow to shoot the arrows. The trajectory is determined by how long you take to draw your arrows as well as weather conditions such as wind.
We also have photos of the locatest (sadly none are direct-feed) from both $Gamer as well as Inside Games that show off what the machine looks like and a small glimpse of how the game looks:
As usual the game on Wii U and 3DS is due in 2016, and no date of any sorts was given for the Arcade Edition at the moment.
Can’t wait to see it in action!
Wow, this seems pretty cool.
Wario got in over Yoshi? *folds arms*
Shadow got in over Amy? *folds arms*
Shadow got in over sticks? *folds arms*
Sticks got in over Big the Cat? *crosses arms*
Big the Cat got in over the Whale from Sonic Adventure? *Folds Arms*
The Whale from Sonic Adventure got in over Classic Sonic? *folds arms*
The whale from Sonic Adventure got in over the giant Alligator from Sonic Heroes? *Folds arms*
The giant Alligator from Sonic Heroes got in over the truck from Sonic Adventure 2? *Folds arms*
I think this joke has run its course…
the joke has run it’s course? *folds arms*
I know this would never happen, but how cool would it be if they had countries represented by Adabat and Mazuri and the like from the Sonic series? I don’t know much bout Mario but there are probably some for him too.
Off Topic
Why is nobody writing about the Desert Ruins event?
Amy was annoying anyway but maaan shadow that place should have been for Dr.Eggman
Nobody cares about Robotnik anyway. That’s why Wario is there.
In the second to last picture, there’s a Chansey in the claw machine next to Mario and Sonic. I want it.
“[…]of course each are of one of three types (Power, Speed, and Balanced)”
Either the programming of the Arcade version is drastically different, or you’re forgetting that there’s a fourth type, Skill. Tails and Peach come under that.
I hope this makes it to Nanuet Arcade. That’s my local arcade. 🙂
Hope there is a soccer event as well…
Dang it I was expecting to see Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade edition to unleast have ten sports game, in Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition full sports Game enough please!
I was there at that EXACT place the other day! That arcade game gave me a total work out, especially in the humid weather near the entrance!
Really!? How did the game play like?