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Power Sneakers are a speed power-up found in the Sonic the Hedgehog series that resembles one of Sonic the Hedgehog's shoes. Power Sneakers frequently appear as items in the Mario & Sonic series, where they function the same way as they do in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, temporarily boosting the user's speed.
History
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Power Sneakers only appear in Dream Race, where they are referred to as High Speed. In the Nintendo DS version, Power Sneakers appear in Dream Long Jump, where they are instead referred to as Speed Boost.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Power Sneakers return as items in Dream Events for both versions of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, now under the name High Speed Shoes. High Speed Shoes appear as an item in every Dream Event except for Dream Figure Skating in the Wii version, while in the Nintendo DS version, High Speed Shoes only appear in Fever Hockey and Rocket Ski Jumping.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Power Sneakers appear as an item that can be obtained from ? Balloons around London during London Party mode in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, as well as appearing as an item in some of the mode's minigames.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
In the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Power Sneakers appear as an item in Duel Beach Volleyball, and in the Nintendo 3DS version, Power Sneakers appear in Boxing Plus, and as an effect in Football Plus, where they affect the whole team and are known as Speed Up items.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Power Sneakers appear as an item in Dreaming Racing, referred to as High Speed. The item grants its user a short boost in speed, similarly to Dash Mushrooms in the Mario Kart series.
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External links
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
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Fully playable
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Amy • Blaze • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Luigi • Mario • Metal Sonic • Mii • Peach • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
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Birdo1 • Cream1 • Diddy Kong1,2 • Dry Bones1 • Dry Bowser1,2 • Eggman Nega1 • Espio1,2 • Jet1,2 • Larry1,2 • Ludwig1 • Nabbit1,2 • Omega1 • Rosalina1,2 • Rouge1,2 • Roy1 • Sticks1,2 • Toad1,2 • Wave1,2 • Wendy1,2 • Zavok1,2 • Zazz1,2
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Birdos1,2 • Boom Booms2 • Chao • Egg Pawns1,2 • Pom Pom1 • Toads • Yoshis1
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Guest characters3
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Nabbit • Omega • Rouge • Toad (Blue Toad · Green Toad · Yellow Toad)
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Animals3 • Big2 • Birdo2 • Boy in Mario Suit and Boy in Sonic Suit1 • Chao • Charmy • Cream2 • Horse1,2 • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu2,3 • Omochao2,3 • Orbot & Cubot • Pianta2 • Shy Guys • Toads • Yoshis
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Boos1 • Bullet Bills1 • Castles1 • Egg Flappers1 • Goombas1 • Goomba Towers1 • Koopa Paratroopas1 • Moto Bugs1 • Octus2 • Piranha Plants1 • Spinies1 • Thwomps1 • Warp Pipes1
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? Block1 • Blooper1 • Brick Block1 • Bullet Bill1 • Chaos Emerald1,2 • Coin1,2 • Dash Panel1 • Empty Block1 • Fire Flower1,2 • Flame Shield1,2 • Fruit1,2 • Golden Dash Mushroom1 • Green Shell1 • Item Box1 • Moto Bug2 • POW Block1 • Power Sneakers/Speed Up1,2 • Red Shell2 • Ring1,2 • Shield1,2 • Spiny Shell1,2 • Spring1 • Star Coin1 • Super Star1
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Nintendo 3DS
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Olympic events
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100m • 110m Hurdles • Long Jump • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • Boxing • Table Tennis • Beach Volleyball • Equestrian • BMX • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Football • Golf
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100m Plus • 110m Hurdles Plus • Long Jump Plus • Javelin Throw Plus • 100m Freestyle Swimming Plus • Archery Plus • Boxing Plus • Table Tennis Plus • Beach Volleyball Plus • Equestrian Plus • BMX Plus • Rhythmic Gymnastics Plus • Football Plus • Golf Plus
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Olympic events
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100m • 100m Freestyle Swimming • 4x100m Relay • Archery • Beach Volleyball • Boxing • BMX • Equestrian • Football • Javelin Throw • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Rugby Sevens • Table Tennis • Triple Jump
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Duel Football • Duel Rugby Sevens • Duel Beach Volleyball
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| Arcade Edition3
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Hammer Throw • 100m • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • 100m Hurdles • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Long Jump • Trampoline • 4x100m Relay
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Gallery • Staff (Wii U / Nintendo 3DS) • Stamps
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