Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will take players 56 years back in time to the 1964 Summer Olympics with 8- and 16-bit versions of Nintendo and Sega characters playable in 2D events ...

The game will offer 10 classic 2D style events in the vein of the classic arcade game Hyper Sports. The 8-bit mode is called 'Tokyo 1964', in homage to the last time the Olympics were in Tokyo.

When I played "Super Mario Odyssey" recently, I encountered one of these 8-bit areas. I immediately smiled, knowing at once what was going to happen, and being surprised and delighted by it.

The visual mismatch between 8- and 16-bit graphics might be jarring to some -- but for '80s babies, it will be a burst of nostalgia. The 2D minigames actually look fun and challenging.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch on November 5 in North America and November 8 in Europe. You can read more about the title on its official ...

The 8-bit Mario amiibo — which is gorgeous — will be available in two variations, the first of which will arrive in Europe on Sept. 11. According a tweet from Nintendo of Europe, the ...

Two variant colors that will release separately. The first of two 8-bit Mario amiibo variants will be released in Europe on September 11, according to a tweet from Nintendo of Europe.

And 16-Bit too. With the upcoming release of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for Nintendo Switch set to include a bunch of retro-style mini-games drawing on Mario's 8-Bit origins and ...