Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

This article is about the first game in the Mario & Sonic game series for the Nintendo DS. For the Wii version of the game, see Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii). For the Mario & Sonic game series as a whole, see Mario & Sonic (series).

Template:Infobox Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a sports game for the Nintendo DS with a Wii version of the game released as well. The game places Mario, Sonic, and their various allies against each other in Olympic events. The game has the official Beijing 2008 Olympics license, and features environments based on actual Olympic venues.

Although both Nintendo and Sega worked on this collaboration, most of the development was handled by Sega. However, as the game was completed, Sega did publishing and marketing duties for all versions outside of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Nintendo did publishing and marketing duties for the Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese versions of this game.

Both versions of the game utilize the new functions of these consoles completely. Mario & Sonic was compatible with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Originally, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games was considered an April Fools' joke, as the game was revealed on March 28, 2007. However, soon after, Sega stated on their official website that the game is official, and that both Sega and Nintendo are working on this game project. Shigeru Miyamoto then soon confirmed that he would be supervising the project, confirming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to be real.

Characters

Playable characters

The game features sixteen playable characters; eight from the Mario series and eight from the Sonic series. These sixteen characters are broken up into four groups of four characters. All-Around, which consists of characters who neither excel or descend in any type of abilities. Speed, which consists of characters who are best at agility and stamina based events. Skill, which consists of characters who are above average skill and stamina, but have low power and top speeds. Power, which consists of characters who are best at strength and endurance based events.

In Dream Fencing and Dream Table Tennis, players can use special attacks, which are powerful moves that inflict more damage or knock the opponent out of the ring (Dream Fencing), or hit the ball with more power (Dream Table Tennis).

Team Mario

Icon	Name	Type	Statistics	Emblem
	Mario	All-Around	Template:M&Sstat
	Luigi	All-Around	Template:M&Sstat
	Princess Peach	Skill	Template:M&Sstat
	Princess Daisy	Speed	Template:M&Sstat
	Yoshi	Speed	Template:M&Sstat
	Wario	Power	Template:M&Sstat
	Waluigi	Skill	Template:M&Sstat
	Bowser	Power	Template:M&Sstat

Team Sonic

Icon	Name	Type	Statistics	Emblem
	Sonic the Hedgehog	Speed	Template:M&Sstat
	Miles "Tails" Prower	Skill	Template:M&Sstat
	Knuckles the Echidna	Power	Template:M&Sstat
	Amy Rose	All-Around	Template:M&Sstat
	Blaze the Cat	All-Around	Template:M&Sstat
	Shadow the Hedgehog	Speed	Template:M&Sstat
	Vector the Crocodile	Power	Template:M&Sstat
	Dr. Eggman	Skill	Template:M&Sstat

Supporting characters

Referees

• Espio
• Charmy Bee
• Cream
• Toad
• Lakitu
• Shy Guy

Others

• Egg Pawn
• Goomba
• Kiki
• Boo
• Flapper
• Bullet Bill
• Bob-omb
• Toads
• Koopa Troopa

Events

Athletics

Track

• 100m
• 400m
• 400m Hurdles

Field

• Long Jump
• Triple Jump
• Javelin Throw
• Hammer Throw

Aquatics

• 100m Freestyle
• 10m Platform

Gymnastics

• Trampoline
• Vault

Table Tennis

• Singles

Shooting

• Skeet

Archery

• Archery

Cycling

• Pursuit

Fencing

• Individual epée

Dream Events

• Dream Race (Blue Sky Island)
• Dream Basketball
• Dream Canoe
• Dream Boxing
• Dream Table Tennis
• Dream Fencing
• Dream Shooting
• Dream Long Jump

Circuits

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, there is a mode called circuit mode. Circuit mode consists of three classes (beginners, advanced and masters) which each consist of five circuits save for the masters which has six. Each circuit has a number of set events which must be beaten. The winner of the circuit gets its trophy. To unlock the next circuit, beat the circuit before it. To unlock the next class, beat the final circuit of the class before.

Beginners Class

This is the easiest class and is available from the start. There are three events in each circuit. This is the only class where four out of its five circuits are available from the start.

Mercury Circuit

To Unlock: Available from the start.
Events:

1. 100m
2. Long Jump
3. Hammer Throw

Unlocks: 1/4 of Moonlight Circuit, 400m Hurdles, Dream Table Tennis and Triple Jump.

Venus Circuit

To Unlock: Available from the start.
Events:

1. 100m Freestyle
2. Skeet
3. Table Tennis

Unlocks: 1/4 of Moonlight Circuit, 400m Hurdles, Dream Table Tennis and Triple Jump.

Jupiter Circuit

To Unlock: Available from the start.
Events:

1. Cycling
2. Fencing
3. 400m

Unlocks: 1/4 of Moonlight Circuit, 400m Hurdles, Dream Table Tennis and Triple Jump.

Saturn Circuit

To Unlock: Available from the start.
Events:

1. Trampoline
2. Archery
3. Javelin Throw

Unlocks: 1/4 of Moonlight Circuit, 400m Hurdles, Dream Table Tennis and Triple Jump.

Moonlight Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn Circuits. Or, do 20 Single Match Mode events.
Events:

1. 400m Hurdles
2. Triple Jump
3. Dream Table Tennis

Unlocks: Advanced Class.

Advanced Class

Defeating the Moonlight Circuit will unlock this class. Now each circuit has four events.

Stardust Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Moonlight Circuit, unlock Advanced Class. Or, do 30 Single Match Mode events.
Events:

1. 100m
2. Long Jump
3. Hammer Throw
4. Vault

Unlocks: Planet Circuit, Dream Basketball.

Planet Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Stardust Circuit. Or, do 40 Single Match Mode events.
Events:

1. 100m Freestyle
2. Skeet
3. Table Tennis
4. Dream Basketball

Unlocks: Comet Circuit, Dream Race.

Comet Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Planet Circuit. Or, do 50 Single Match Mode events.
Events:

1. Cycling
2. Fencing
3. 400m
4. Dream Race

Unlocks: Satellite Circuit, 10m Platform.

Satellite Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Comet Circuit.
Events:

1. Trampoline
2. Archery
3. Javelin Throw
4. 10m Platform

Unlocks: Sunlight Circuit, Dream Fencing.

Sunlight Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Satellite Circuit.
Events:

1. 400m Hurdles
2. Triple Jump
3. Dream Table Tennis
4. Dream Fencing

Unlocks: Masters Class, Dream Canoe.

Masters Class

This is the ultimate class and the only one with six circuits. There are five events per circuit.

Meteorite Circuit

To Unlock: Unlock Masters Class.
Events:

1. 100m
2. Long Jump
3. Hammer Throw
4. Vault
5. Dream Canoe

Unlocks: Supernova Circuit, Dream Boxing.

Supernova Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Meteorite Circuit.
Events:

1. 100m Freestyle
2. Skeet
3. Table Tennis
4. Dream Basketball
5. Dream Boxing

Unlocks: Cosmos Circuit.

Cosmos Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Supernova Circuit.
Events:

1. Cycling
2. Fencing
3. 400m
4. Dream Race
5. Dream Shooting

Unlocks: Galaxy Circuit, Dream Long Jump.

Galaxy Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Cosmos Circuit.
Events:

1. Trampoline
2. Archery
3. Javelin Throw
4. 10m Platform
5. Dream Long Jump

Unlocks: Universal Circuit.

Universal Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Galaxy Circuit.
Events:

1. 400m Hurdles
2. Triple Jump
3. Archery
4. Dream Table Tennis
5. Dream Fencing

Unlocks: Big Bang Circuit.

Big Bang Circuit

To Unlock: Beat Universal Circuit.
Events:

1. Dream Boxing
2. Dream Canoe
3. Dream Basketball
4. Dream Long Jump
5. Dream Race

Unlocks: None.

Free Circuit

In Free Circuit, the number of events and the events themselves can be chosen. It is a great way to have fun with a choice, practice up on bad events or have fun with good ones. No matter what, it's possible to have fun because the events are the player's choosing. An event must have been unlocked to have it put here.

Collection

Main article: List of collectibles in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games features four different types of collectibles that can be viewed in the records section. The player can view the medals that they have earned for each event with all of the characters, as well as collectibles that require the player to meet certain conditions to earn. The player can earn trophies by completing each of the game's circuits, emblems by fulfilling various conditions, such as completing missions and achieving perfect scores in events, and crowns by winning gold medals with all of the characters in an event. Similar emblems are featured in the Wii version of the game.

Gallery

In the Gallery mode, players can play minigames to unlock trivia about the Olympic Games. There are five sections of trivia to unlock, each tied to a certain type of minigame. Within each section, there are five pieces of trivia to be unlocked, each behind a door corresponding to the colors of the Olympic rings. Initially the player is only presented with a question, but unlocks the answer once the target score in the minigame is reached. For the first four doors in a section, the player also unlocks the next door once the target score is hit, though for the fifth door, the player unlocks two songs, one from the Mario franchise and one from the Sonic franchise, that can be played on the jukebox in the gallery. The songs are unlocked in a specific order based on the number of green door minigames completed, rather than specific songs being tied to specific sections. The songs unlocked in order are:

• Tetris DS Mario Puzzle Mix / SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Green Hill Zone
• Super Mario 64 DS Mini-Games Coincentration / SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Star Light Zone
• Tetris DS Bowser Battle / SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 Emerald Hill Zone
• Super Mario 64 DS Mini-Games Bounce and Pounce / SONIC RUSH Right There, Ride On
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mario Bros. Circuits / SONIC RUSH ADVENTURE New Venture

Once the minigames are unlocked, the player can replay them at any level through the doors. Each minigame level also holds a record which can be set when it is replayed after earning the initial score.

Section	Door	Minigame	Question	Answer
Olympic Trivia	Blue Door	Replay LV1	Which colors are used for the five rings of the Olympic symbol?	In order, they are blue, yellow, black, red, and green. At least one of these five colors is used in every national flag.
	Black Door	Replay LV2	How do they determine countries and locations where the Olympic Games will be held?	The Host City for each Olympic Games is choses from among the candidate cities by a vote of the International Olympic Committee.
	Red Door	Replay LV3	Which continent hasn't been host to the modern Olympic Games?	The modern Olympic Games haven't been held in Africa.
	Yellow Door	Replay LV4	How is the Olympic Flame lit?	The Olympic flame is lit by the sun's rays in Olympia, Greece.
	Green Door	Replay LV5	Which team marches last in the Opening Ceremony?	The team representing the host country marches last.
Modern Olympic Games	Blue Door	Shoot! LV1	Where were the Olympic Games of the first Olympiad held?	They were held in Athens, Greece.
	Black Door	Shoot! LV2	When was the first Olympic torch relay?	The torch relay was introduced in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
	Red Door	Shoot! LV3	Which Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast on TV?	The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
	Yellow Door	Shoot! LV4	Were there ever non-sports events in the modern Olympic Games?	Yes. From the 1912 to 1948 Games of the Olympiad, there were art competitions in architecture, literature, painting, sculpture and music.
	Green Door	Shoot! LV5	Was the ocean ever used for swimming events at the Olympic Games?	Yes. The first Olympic swimming contests, at the 1896 Athens Games, were held in the Bay of Zea.
Beijing 2008	Blue Door	Matching LV1	What is the nickname of the official mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?	"Fuwa," which translates to "good luck dolls." They carry a message of friendship and peace and their colors are the same as those used in the Olympic Rings.
	Black Door	Concentration LV1	What is the meaning of the combined names of the five mascots?	If you put together the names of the five mascots, Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini, you will get: "Beijing huanying ni." This means "Welcome to Beijing" in Chinese.
	Red Door	Shuffle	What are the missing words in the Beijing 2008 slogan below? "One ???, One ???"	The slogan is: "One World, One Dream."
	Yellow Door	Matching LV2	What time and date will the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games begin?	It will begin at 8:08:08 pm, August 8, 2008. (Eight is a lucky number in China, symbolizing growth and development.)
	Green Door	Concentration LV2	How much distance will the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay cover?	The torch relay will last 130 days and travel 85,128 miles (137,000km) from Olympia to Beijing. It will travel the longest distance and include the largest number of people of any torch relay so far.
Ancient Olympic Games	Blue Door	Airship LV1	Why are the Olympic Games held every four years?	Because the ancient Olympic Games that took place in Olympia, Greece were held every four years.
	Black Door	Airship LV2	Was there only one event in the ancient Olympic Games in 776 B.C.?	Yes. It was a running event, called the stadion or stade. Athletes ran the length of the stadium, a distance of about 219 yards (200 meters).
	Red Door	Airship LV3	Were there any team sports in the ancient Olympic Games?	Team sports were not included in the ancient Olympic Games.
	Yellow Door	Airship LV4	Is it true that the ancient Olympic Games included chariot races?	Yes. A competition for a four-horse chariot race, a tethrippon, was introduced in 680 B.C. Two more chariot races were added later on.
	Green Door	Airship LV5	What was the "pankration" event?	An event in the ancient Olympic Games, the "pankration" event was a combination of wrestling and boxing. The match continued until one of the athletes surrendered.
About Athletes	Blue Door	Conveyor Belt LV1	What is the Athletes' Village like?	The athletes live in the Athletes' Village during the Games, and it has training fields and cafeterias. There are even banks, post offices, cleaners, and souvenir shops.
	Black Door	Conveyor Belt LV2	When did female athletes first participate in the Olympic Games?	Their participation started from the second Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900.
	Red Door	Conveyor Belt LV3	Who recites the Olympic Oath in the opening ceremony?	An athlete from the nation that hosts the Olympic Games gives the oath, on behalf of the participating athletes from every country.
	Yellow Door	Conveyor Belt LV4	A perfect performance only got a 1.00 score!?	In the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast, performed a perfect routine on for the first time on the uneven bars. The scoreboards were not equipped to display scores of 10.0, so the routine was reported on the boards as 1.00 instead.
	Green Door	Conveyor Belt LV5	How old was the youngest person to place in the top 3 at the Olympic Games?	Greek athlete Dimitrios Loundras was 10 years and 218 days old when he came in 3rd in the parallel bars gymnastics team event at the 1896 Olympic Games.

Reception

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Verdict
Nintendo DS	Ellie Gibson, Eurogamer	5/10	"Even if there were no Wii version to compare, Mario & Sonic DS wouldn't be worth a recommendation. The game isn't terrible; it's visually slick, there's a decent variety of events and they're entertaining to play through the first few times. But there's nothing special about it and no long-term value. Going for Gold fans will recall that despite their disadvantage, the non-English-speaking contestants always beat the British ones. Up against the Wii version, however, M&S DS will forever be playing catch-up."
Nintendo DS	Craig Harris, IGN	7.8/10	"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a really good competitive game that's a better multiplayer outing than a solo one. Even though it looks and sounds great, the DS version of the title loses a bit of its impact due to its "me too" design against a slightly superior one that launched almost three months prior. Cheers to the designers to keep the game interesting with tons of modes and events, but jeers in their sloppy implementation of Worldwide features and repeating some events (like Fencing) that didn't really work on the Wii edition."
Aggregators
Compiler		Template:Nowrap
Metacritic		70
GameRankings		68.01%

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games pre-release and unused content

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Staff

Main article: List of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS) staff

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マリオ＆ソニック ＡＴ 北京オリンピック Mario ando Sonikku atto Pekin Orinpikku	Mario & Sonic at the Beijing Olympics
Dutch	Mario & Sonic op de Olympische Spelen	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
German	Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Spielen	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Italian	Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Korean	마리오와 소닉 베이징 올림픽 Mario-wa Sonik Beijing Olimpik	Mario & Sonic at the Beijing Olympics
Portuguese	Mario e Sonic nos Jogos Olímpicos	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Spanish	Mario & Sonic en los Juegos Olímpicos	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Media

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Trivia

• The DVD set of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 was re-released in a double pack with The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Volume 1 to tie in with the release of this game.
• A version of this game was also released on mobile phones in June 2008, but lacked Mario characters and only included Sonic characters. Because of this it was simply titled Sonic at the Olympic Games.
• Princess Peach and Princess Daisy were originally going to have swimsuits for the aquatic events. However, this idea was rejected by Nintendo. Eventually, Peach, Daisy, Amy, and Blaze were given swimsuits in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

External links

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on Sonic Retro
• Japanese site
• North American site
• Nintendo UK site