Gotta Get the Golds

"Gotta Get the Golds" is the ninth chapter of the Story Mode in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Plot

After Eggman Nega announces that there is no way to get Mario, Sonic, Bowser, and Dr. Eggman out of the Tokyo '64, 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. 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 at events with his friends later.

With the new passes the heroes have, the first place they decide to go to is the Sea Forest Waterway, where they encounter Wario and Waluigi, who claim they are about to win the gold in the Canoeing event here. After Tails says that he and Luigi will get the medal, Wario and Waluigi taunt them, saying there is no one better than they are. After Luigi and Tails beat them in the canoeing race, they blame each other for the loss until Luigi intervenes by telling them they need gold medals. Hearing this, Waluigi devises a scheme to pretend to help them get gold medals and then steal them later, to which Wario agrees. The two tell Luigi and Tails that they will team up with them to get gold medals, saying they will be unbeatable if they do so. While they are happy they have more helpers, Luigi and Tails are also suspicious of them, and then begin wondering how Bowser Jr. is doing with his gold medals. The next place that they go to is the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, where they encounter Bowser Jr. He requests to see their medals to see their progress, which he uses as an opportunity to steal the medals, stating he is too lazy to get medals by himself. He plans to take them to Eggman Nega and get all the credit for them until Vector steps in to stop him. Suddenly, a voice is heard in the distance, wondering what is going on.

Locations	Challenges	Events	Minigames	Party members gained	Guests unlocked
Olympic Stadium	Amy vs. Espio	Triple Jump	N/A		Espio
Shibuya Scramble Crossing	N/A		Shibuya Scramble Search	Yoshi	N/A
Sea Forest Waterway	Luigi & Tails vs. Wario & Waluigi	Canoe	N/A	Wario Waluigi	N/A
Yumenoshima Park Archery Field	Only visited to progress the story