Editing Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition

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{{about|the [[:Category:Arcade games|arcade]] game|the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game of the same title|[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)]]|the [[Wii U]] game of the same title|[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)]]}}
{{game infobox
|title=Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
|image=[[File:Rio Arcade Logo.png]]
|developer=[[SEGA]]<br>[[Racjin]]<ref>Racjin's website. [https://www.racjin.co.jp/game/result/ 開発実績]. ''Racjin''. Retrieved December 7, 2017</ref>
|publisher=SEGA
|distributor=SEGA
|platforms=[[Arcade]]
|release={{release|Japan|February 2016|USA|June 2016}}
|genre=[[Genre#Sports|Sports]]
|modes=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<ref name="AH">arcadehero (June 2, 2016). [http://arcadeheroes.com/2016/06/02/new-mario-sonic-rio-olympics-arcade/ Now Available: Sega’s Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition]. ''Arcade Heroes''. Retrieved July 30, 2016.</ref>
|monitor=55<nowiki>''</nowiki> HD vertical monitor (two players), 55<nowiki>''</nowiki> 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 [[Genre#Sports|sports]] title for [[Arcade|arcade machines]], which is the fifth installment on the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series, along with the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]] and the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|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==
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===
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|-
!Image
!Name
!Stats
!Type
!Recommended Events
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Mario thumbs-up.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Mario]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=6
|Speed=6
|Technique=6
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Balance
|
*[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
*[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:DDR Luigi Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Luigi]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=5
|Speed=6
|Technique=7
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Balance
|
*[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
*[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Princess Peach Artwork - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Peach]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=3
|Speed=6
|Technique=9
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Technique
|
*[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
*[[Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Rhythmic Gymnastics]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Daisy Artwork - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Daisy]]⧫
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=4
|Speed=8
|Technique=6
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Speed
|
*[[Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Rhythmic Gymnastics]]
*[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:NSMBW Bowser Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Bowser]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=10
|Speed=4
|Technique=4
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Power
|
*[[Javelin Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Javelin Throw]]
*[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Wario MP10.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Wario]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=8
|Speed=4
|Technique=6
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Power
|
*[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
*[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Mario Party - Island Tour Waluigi Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Waluigi]]⧫
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=6
|Speed=4
|Technique=8
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Technique
|
*[[Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Rhythmic Gymnastics]]
*[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:MP9 Yoshi Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Yoshi]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=5
|Speed=9
|Technique=4
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Speed
|
*[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
*[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:M&SATR2016OG DK.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Donkey Kong]]★
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=9
|Speed=5
|Technique=4
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Power
|
*[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
*[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:MP9 Bowser Jr Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Bowser Jr.]]★
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=7
|Speed=5
|Technique=6
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Balance
|
*[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
*[[Javelin Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Javelin Throw]]
|-
|colspan="5"|<small>Legend: ★ = The character needs to be unlocked using Aime card functionality in the Japanese version; ⧫ = The character needs to be unlocked in the Japanese version.</small>
|}

===Team Sonic===
{| class=sortable cellspacing=10 cellpadding=8 border=1 align=center width=60% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
!Image
!Name
!Stats
!Type
!Recommended Events
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Sonic Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=3
|Speed=10
|Technique=5
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Speed
|
*[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
*[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Tails Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Tails|Miles "Tails" Prower]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=4
|Speed=6
|Technique=8
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Technique
|
*[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
*[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Knuckles Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Knuckles|Knuckles the Echidna]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=9
|Speed=6
|Technique=3
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Power
|
*[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
*[[Javelin Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Javelin Throw]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Amy Rio2016.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Amy|Amy Rose]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=6
|Speed=5
|Technique=7
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Balance
|
*[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
*[[Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Rhythmic Gymnastics]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Dr Eggman Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Dr. Eggman]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=5
|Speed=3
|Technique=10
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Technique
|
*[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
*[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Shadow Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Shadow (character)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=6
|Speed=9
|Technique=3
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Speed
|
*[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
*[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:SilvertheHedgehog.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Silver|Silver the Hedgehog]]⧫
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=6
|Speed=3
|Technique=9
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Technique
|
*[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
*[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Metal Sonic Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Metal Sonic]]★
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=7
|Speed=8
|Technique=3
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Speed
|
*[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
*[[Javelin Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Javelin Throw]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Blaze Rio Arcade Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Blaze|Blaze the Cat]]⧫
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=5
|Speed=7
|Technique=6
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Balance
|
*[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
*[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:VectortheCrocodile.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Vector|Vector the Crocodile]]★
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=#d8eefc
|Dots=steelblue
|Low=yellow
|Mid=orange
|High=red
|Point=60%
|Power=8
|Speed=5
|Technique=5
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Power
|
*[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
*[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
|-
|colspan="5"|<small>Legend: ★ = The character needs to be unlocked using Aime card functionality in the Japanese version; ⧫ = The character needs to be unlocked in the Japanese version.</small>
|}

===Guest characters===
These characters are not playable and are challenged in bonus events.

{| class=sortable cellspacing=10 cellpadding=8 border=1 align=center width=60% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
!Image
!Name
!Stats
!Type
!Bonus Event
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:MP8 Toad Main Artwork.png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Toad]], Blue Toad, Green Toad, Yellow Toad 
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=darkslategrey
|Dots=yellow
|Low=blue
|Mid=deepskyblue
|High=magenta
|Point=35%
|Power=7.5
|Speed=5.5
|Technique=10
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Special
|style="text-align: center;"|[[4x100m Relay (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|4x100m Relay]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:NabbitNSMBU.png|200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Nabbit]]
|style="text-align: center;"|N.D.
|style="text-align: center;"|N.D.
|style="text-align: center;"|[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Sonic Runners Rouge (2).png|x200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Rouge|Rouge the Bat]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=darkslategrey
|Dots=yellow
|Low=blue
|Mid=deepskyblue
|High=magenta
|Point=35%
|Power=4.5
|Speed=8.5
|Technique=10
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Special
|style="text-align: center;"|[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|[[File:E-123 Omega Rio2016.png|200px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Omega|E-123 Omega]]
|{{M&SATROGAE stats
|Background=darkslategrey
|Dots=yellow
|Low=blue
|Mid=deepskyblue
|High=magenta
|Point=35%
|Power=10
|Speed=3.5
|Technique=9.5
}}
|style="text-align: center;"|Special
|style="text-align: center;"|[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
|}

===Non-playable characters===
*[[Toad (species)|Toads]]
*[[Shy Guy]]s
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Chao]]
*[[Omochao]]
*[[sonicretro:Flicky|Flickies]]
*[[sonicretro:Cucky|Cuckies]]
*[[sonicretro:Pecky|Peckies]]
*[[sonicretro:Picky|Pickies]]
*[[Lakitu]]
*[[Charmy|Charmy Bee]]
*[[Orbot and Cubot]]

==Events==
A total of 9 events are playable. The bonus event is playable only when being challenged by a guest character.

===Standard Events===
<gallery>
Rio Arcade Hammer Throw.jpg|[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
Rio Arcade 100m.jpg|[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
Rio Arcade Javelin Throw.jpg|[[Javelin Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Javelin Throw]]
Rio Arcade 100m Freestyle Swimming.jpg|[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
Rio Arcade Archery.jpg|[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
Rio Arcade 110m Hurdles.jpg|[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
Rio Arcade Rhythmic Gymnastics.jpg|[[Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Rhythmic Gymnastics]]
Rio Arcade Long Jump.jpg|[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
Rio Arcade Trampoline.jpg|[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
</gallery>

===Bonus Event===
<gallery>
Rio Arcade 4x100m Relay.jpg|[[4x100m Relay (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|4x100m Relay]]
</gallery>

===Easy Mode===
An ''Easy Mode'' can be activated in the character selection screen, allowing the player to play an easier version of the events. The results of the events played in Easy Mode cannot be inserted in the national ranking in the Japanese version of the game.

===Ranking===
At the end of each event, the player receives a letter-based ranking up to '''S''' based on the performance on three aspects of the event, each one individually ranked with zero to three stars. These stars are then added to a star counter in the Japanese version of the game.

{|cellspacing=10 cellpadding=8 border=1 align=center width=80% style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse;"
|-
!colspan="4"|Events ranking
|-
!Event
!colspan="3"|Criteria
|-
|[[Hammer Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Hammer Throw]]
|Spin
|Throw
|Roar
|-
|[[100m (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m]]
|Start
|Run
|Final Sprint
|-
|[[Javelin Throw (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Javelin Throw]]
|Approach
|Angle
|Roar
|-
|[[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|100m Freestyle Swimming]]
|Start
|Swim
|Turn
|-
|[[Archery (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Archery]]
|Hit
|Time
|Combo
|-
|[[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|110m Hurdles]]
|Start
|Run
|Jump
|-
|[[Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Rhythmic Gymnastics]]
|Timing
|Intensity
|Combo
|-
|[[Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Long Jump]]
|Run
|Jump
|2 Turn Jump
|-
|[[Trampoline (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition)|Trampoline]]
|Jump
|Move Count
|Combo
|-
|[[4x100m Relay (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition|4x100m Relay]]
|Run
|Baton
|Cheering
|}

==Aime cards==
The Japanese version of the game uses Aime cards to record progresses in the game and allow the results to be inserted in a national ranking. Both the obtained stars and medals are recorded. There are also Titles that can be won. Furthermore, these cards are needed to unlock specific characters and to participate in the bonus events.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.olympicvideogames.com/mario_sonic_ac/ Official Japanese site]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw3EAfmejgI Presentation of the International version]

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