The Flickering World

"The Flickering World" is the fourteenth chapter of the Story Mode in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

PlotEdit

Mario and Sonic end up finding Bowser at Lake Sagami, where they see that he has already obtained another Miracle Roll, but before he can consume it and gain its power, a bird comes out of nowhere and steals the roll. Despite this, Bowser says it will not make a difference as he already ate two Miracle Rolls prior, much to the surprise of Mario and Sonic. However, Sonic claims that two rolls will only make things equal, and he manages to win against Bowser in a Kayak race. Angry at his loss, Bowser regrets not eating the third Miracle Roll sooner and leaves to find Dr. Eggman and check on his progress, while Mario is worried about how much Dr. Eggman might have powered up and goes after him with Sonic. They find the two villains at the National Stadium, where they are discussing their status, and when Mario and Sonic decide to challenge them to test their power, Dr. Eggman decides to race Mario in the 400m Hurdles. As usual, Dr. Eggman loses against him, but he does not worry as he believes that he can directly ask Eggman Nega in the real world to send more powerful items. While he is calling out for Eggman Nega to do so, everything around the characters begins flashing on and off. Dr. Eggman quickly deducts that this strange phenomenon is in fact the Tokyo '64's power running out of battery, surprising everyone else.

Locations	Challenges	Events	Minigames	Party members gained	Guests unlocked
Lake Sagami	Sonic vs. Bowser	Kayak	N/A
National Stadium	Mario vs. Dr. Eggman	400m Hurdles	N/A

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Athletes	Super Mario franchise	Fully playable	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
	Super Mario franchise	Guest characters	Diddy Kong • Larry • Ludwig • Rosalina • Toadette • Wendy
	Sonic franchise	Fully playable	Amy • Blaze • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Metal Sonic • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector
	Sonic franchise	Guest characters	Eggman Nega • Espio • Jet • Rouge • Zavok • Zazz
Referees			Charmy • Cheese • Cream • Lakitu • Orbot & Cubot • Toad
Items			Barrier • High Speed • POW Block • Red Shell • Super Star • Thunder
Events	Nintendo Switch version	Tokyo 2020	100m • 110m Hurdles • 4x100m Relay • Javelin Throw • Triple Jump • Discus Throw • Badminton • Skateboarding - Park • Sport Climbing • Football • 100m Freestyle • Equestrian - Jumping • Fencing (Individual) • Canoe Double (C-2) 1000m • Karate - Kumite • Boxing • Surfing - Shortboard • Gymnastics - Floor Exercise • Rugby Sevens • Table Tennis • Archery
		Dream Events	Dream Racing • Dream Shooting • Dream Karate
		Tokyo 1964 2D Events	100m • 400m Hurdles • Long Jump • Marathon • 10M Platform • Vault • Kayak (K-1) 1000m • Judo • Volleyball • Shooting - Trap
	Arcade Edition	Tokyo 2020	100m • Triple Jump • Discus Throw • Surfing • Sport Climbing • Gymnastics • Rugby Sevens • Swimming
	Arcade Edition	Tokyo 1964	110m Hurdles • 10m Diving • Vault • Shooting
Enemies			Balkiry • Blooper • Buzz Bomber • Cheep Cheep • Clucker • Egg Pawn • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Koopa Troopa • Mecha Sonic • Nebula • Rexon • Shy Guy
Story Mode chapters			A Mysterious Game System • Bowser & Dr. Eggman's Scheme • The Search for Tails • The Secret Trick • The Lost Game System • Another Showdown • Time for Analysis • Under the Olympic Cauldron • Gotta Get the Golds • A Message from 2020 • The Items' Sender • The Scattered Items • The Excitement Battery • The Flickering World • Cheer Power • The Time Remaining • Charging Complete • Heading Back • Battery Replacement • The Final Showdown
Miscellaneous			Animals • Entry pass • Excitement Battery • Miracle Roll • Tokyo '64
Further info			Gallery • Quotes • Staff