Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

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This article is about the arcade game. For the Nintendo 3DS game of the same title, see Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS). For the Wii U game of the same title, see Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U).
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
The logo of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition.
For alternate box art, see the related gallery.
Developers Sega
Racjin[1]
Publisher Sega
Platform Arcade
Release dates Japan late February 2016[?]
USA June 2016[?]
Languages English
Japanese
Genre Sports
Mode Two-four players
Cabinet Custom design, width 2511 mm, height 2272 mm, depth 1470 mm (two players); custom design with overhead display and camera, width 6700 mm, height 3205 mm, depth 1580 mm (four players)
Arcade system Sega Nu[2]
Monitor 55'' HD vertical monitor (two players), 55'' HD vertical monitor and overhead display (four players)
Input Two Joysticks, each with 1 button; footpad; live Player Camera (four players version only)

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition is a sports title for arcade machines, which is the fifth installment on the Mario & Sonic series, along with the Nintendo 3DS version and the Wii U version. Like the other games, it takes place in the host city of the Olympics of the corresponding year, being Rio de Janeiro.

Characters[edit]

The game features a total of 20 playable characters, 10 from Team Mario and 10 from Team Sonic. In the Japanese version, 4 characters must be unlocked in order to become playable. The stats range from 0 to 10, with the sum of the stats being equal to 18 for the playable characters and 23 for the guest characters. Even though there are recommended events for each character, every playable character can participate in all the events.

Team Mario[edit]

Character Stats Type Recommended Events
Artwork of Mario giving a thumb-up, from Club Nintendo (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)
Mario
Power
 
6
Speed
 
6
Technique
 
6
Balance
Artwork of Luigi for Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Kart Wii, Fortune Street, and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)
Luigi
Power
 
5
Speed
 
6
Technique
 
7
Balance
Artwork of Princess Peach for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)
Peach
Power
 
3
Speed
 
6
Technique
 
9
Technique
Artwork of Princess Daisy for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
Daisy[a]
Power
 
4
Speed
 
8
Technique
 
6
Speed
Artwork of Bowser for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (reused for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
Bowser
Power
 
10
Speed
 
4
Technique
 
4
Power
Artwork of Wario for Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (reused for Mario Party: Island Tour, Mario Party 10 and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)
Wario
Power
 
8
Speed
 
4
Technique
 
6
Power
Artwork of Waluigi for Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (reused for Mario Party: Island Tour and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
Waluigi[a]
Power
 
6
Speed
 
4
Technique
 
8
Technique
Artwork of Yoshi for Mario Party 9 (reused for Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Mario Party: Island Tour and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)
Yoshi
Power
 
5
Speed
 
9
Technique
 
4
Speed
Artwork of Donkey Kong for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Donkey Kong[b]
Power
 
9
Speed
 
5
Technique
 
4
Power
Artwork of Bowser Jr. for Mario Party 9 (reused for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
Bowser Jr.[b]
Power
 
7
Speed
 
5
Technique