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Birdo & Silver & Jet & Donkey Kong at the Olympic Games

Posted Jun 11th 2008 8:45AM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Hacks

As if Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games wasn't already home to enough abysmal characters, a group of hackers have discovered a way to unlock numerous other unused playable characters in the title, including Silver the Hedgehog, Jet the -- ugh -- Hawk, and Donkey Kong (who would have been a welcome addition, actually). Birdo is also available, though comes with some sort of hideous facial deformity, as though the model never had its nose finished. It looks kind of wrong, truth be told. Not as wrong as this, mind.

There are plenty of other background characters that can be played with (some of which are fairly obscure), though only in certain events (such as trampolining). These include Shy Guy, Toad, the gut-churning Charmy, Espio, Cream, Boo, Bullet Bill (!), Goomba (!!), "Heroes Enemy 1," "Heroes Enemy 2," "SA1 Monkey," and -- nooo! -- Big the Cat. Sprint through the tape and into our gallery for a couple more screens.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Expect SMG, RRR2, and more; pay less

Posted Dec 26th 2007 12:45PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Sales

Starting today until this Saturday, Target will have six of its Wii games for sale for only $37.00! As you can see from the list below, they're not all crap, either!

Super Mario Galaxy
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Need for Speed: Prostreet
Madden NFL 08
Smackdown vs Raw

Most of these titles are already out of stock on Target's online shop, but you should still be able to pick them up at a brick and mortar location. If you've been putting off on buying Super Mario Galaxy to accommodate your Christmas budget, with the holiday now behind us and this great deal, you can make this long overdue purchase without having to feel guilty about it!

[Thanks, Tofufa!]

First trailer of Mii integration in Mario & Sonic at the Olympics

Posted Oct 15th 2007 11:15AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video

As you can see above, the inclusion of your own Mii in Mario & Sonic at the Olympics isn't anything all too special. It's pretty much what you'd expect. While we're fairly sure that we could hold our own fencing against Sonic (from what we've seen, this is the first time he's ever held a sword), we're certain racing against Sonic would only be an embarrassment.

Knuckles and Sonic get it on

Posted Oct 10th 2007 5:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens

If it weren't for all the other crazy news coming out of Japan right now, we would be tempted to call this Mario & Sonic week. Every time we turn around, it seems like we're seeing new bits from their upcoming joint Olympics title. Not that we're complaining, though -- not when it means we get to see Yoshi's stats and Knuckles and Sonic trying to poke each other with pointy objects. We can only guess it's Sonic's year to kick ass and take names. Check out the updated gallery below for the latest images from the game!

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario and Sonic joined by Mii at the Olympics

Posted Oct 10th 2007 12:45PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Hey, guess what? I'm going to be in Mario & Sonic at the Olympics! Yes, that's right, my very own Mii will be included in the cast of characters set to strut their stuff in a variety of different events when the game releases next month. In fact, you're just as lucky as me, as your Mii will be included in the game, as well. Don't you feel special? We certainly do.

Sega announced that the upcoming game will include full support of Miis. So, if you want to know how you'd do in the 5K against Sonic, then feel free to give it a go.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Luigi goes for the gold in Tails Stabbing

Posted Oct 1st 2007 3:15PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Screens

The latest screens from Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games show us some more of the game's twenty events. Like this one, in which Cream the Rabbit is forced to stand in the sidelines and watch as two idiots fence with no protective gear on-- in Tails' case, no gear at all. Fencing without a facemask or armor? That's just called stabbing.

We also see Tails excelling in what we assume is the trampoline event, in which players push buttons in a prescribed sequence to make Tails flop around in the air in a controlled manner.

Mario & Sonic get their Games on

Posted Sep 26th 2007 7:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News

Twenty (!) separate events are planned for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, and it looks like we'll be partaking in a variety of traditional summer games with our favorite mascots. Events range from Archery to Rowing to Table Tennis, with a little something for everyone. Siliconera reports that this list is not complete -- that two events are still missing of the twenty -- but if the various race lengths in the Track events are counted separately, then this could be the full list. However, Mike Hayes of Sega Europe mentioned the inclusion of judo earlier this year, so there may well be two other unconfirmed events. Curious about the current list? Race past the jump and check it out.

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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Sonic takes the lead at the Olympic Games

Posted Sep 25th 2007 6:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens

It is about damned time we see Sonic living up to his full and speedy potential in screens for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. That's not all there is to see in our updated gallery, but it's certainly the one thing that caused us to breathe a sigh of relief. These new shots also offer up a glimpse of character stats, and while Sonic certainly leads on speed, our favorite tubby plumber looks like a solid choice in anything.

How's the Olympic-themed mascot game strike you? Are you as excited as zee Germans were in Leipzig?

Gallery: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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Birdo & Silver & Jet & Donkey Kong at the Olympic Games

Expect SMG, RRR2, and more; pay less

First trailer of Mii integration in Mario & Sonic at the Olympics

Knuckles and Sonic get it on

Mario and Sonic joined by Mii at the Olympics

Luigi goes for the gold in Tails Stabbing

Mario & Sonic get their Games on

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