Gamescom: Mario & Sonic’s next Olympic Games outing reveals 2D events

The way it was always meant to be, in glorious 2D

It’s 8-bit vs 16-bit in the newest trailer for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. SEGA has just dropped a trailer for the upcoming game that reveals all-new (old?) events based on retro flavors. Ten events will be themed using the 8-bit Mario characters and the 16-bit Sonic characters, in addition to the all of the other events that will take place in a more modern 3D HD world.

Here’s the list of 2D events:

• 100m
• 10m Platform (Diving)
• 400m Hurdles
• Gymnastics – Vault
• Judo
• Kayak Single (K-1) 1000m
• Long Jump
• Marathon
• Shooting – Trap
• Volleyball

And the 3D events:

• 100m
• 110m Hurdles
• 4 x 100m Relay
• Archery
• Badminton
• Boxing
• Canoe Double (C-2) 1000m
• Discus Throw
• Equestrian – Jumping
• Fencing
• Football (Soccer)
• Gymnastics – Floor Exercise
• Javelin Throw
• Karate – Kumite
• Rugby Sevens
• Skateboarding – Park
• Sport Climbing
• Surfing – Shortboard
• Swimming – 100m Freestyle
• Table Tennis
• Triple Jump

The game will feature some characters yet to be announced, as well as new events, split-screen and online modes, and more. The game arrives November 5 in the US, Nov 8 in Europe exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

Source: SEGA