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Website · by **Zeta** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:30 pm

Yeah, they really tried hard to make him the permanent Olypmic mascot, but everyone was freaked out because it was impossible to figure out what the hell he was. I guess people prefer furries to a . . . thingy.

by **One Classy Bloke** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:32 pm

For those wondering about my hint earlier, yea, it is Sonic Rush 2. Don't bother bugging me about it though. I know nothing about it besides it's existence. I think it's pretty safe to assume it'll be for the DS though.

What? I didn't say that. *shifty eyes*

by **Esrever** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:38 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:Anyway, the olympics are fucking stupid.

It's funny. When this game was first announced, a lot of the first reactions I saw on other forums were "I can't believe they're going to damage the integrity of the Olympics by associating them with crap like Sonic and Mario!"

Meanwhile, my first reaction was "I can't believe they're going to damage the integrity of Sonic and Mario by associating them with crap like the Olympics!"

I guess we all have different priorities.

by **Segaholic2** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:40 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:I think the character was supposed to be some kind of permanent mascot or something and nobody cared so they never used him again.

He was the mascot for whatever year Olympics those were. Generally each Olympics in each country has its own unique mascot, as far as I know.

by **Delphine** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:21 pm

The Olympics are pretty cool, and videogames are pretty cool. Trying to shove them together means you're pretty much missing the point of both.

God, this whole thing is stupid. Why couldn't it be "Mario vs. Sonic in various sports with a stupid title"? Or, you know, some sort of fighting game, a brawl if you will, that throws a bunch of different characters together in one game and allows you to pit them against each other. That would be cool, too.

by **Dr. SEGA Monkey** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:55 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:
but I never got to try Izzy. Was it any good?

No.

I think the character was supposed to be some kind of permanent mascot or something and nobody cared so they never used him again.

I....I liked the game....

Also, as I recall, there was even a television special starring Izzy, in which he had to collect the Olympic Rings to save...something....

The Mario and Sonic game will probably have a story to the same effect....like Robotnik/Bowser trying to steal the torch. Or Sonic and Mario learning about sportsmanship or something.

Oh, and in the Last Story, the IOC president turns into a giant dragon and Sonic and Mario go super to stop him. Then everyone gets the gold medal. the endz.

by **cjmcray** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:24 pm

Delphine wrote:Why couldn't it be "Mario vs. Sonic in various sports with a stupid title"? Or, you know, some sort of fighting game, a brawl if you will, that throws a bunch of different characters together in one game and allows you to pit them against each other. That would be cool, too.

Hm. This idea sound of yours sounds SMASHING.

by WW » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:26 pm

These Super Smash Bros puns are more retarded than the Olympics.

by **Esrever** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:49 am

Now, now. No need to brawl about it.

by **Light Speed** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:52 am

We can all be like brothers about this, right?

by **Shadow Hog** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:23 am

I dare say that we'll all be feeling super by the end of it.

by **Plorpus III** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:02 am

I hate you all.

by **Tsuyoshi-kun** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:55 am

You ruined the string of bad jokes!

by **Opa-Opa** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:01 am

I never lose a melee.

by **Owen Axel** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:10 am

You would have but you were always running away.

I still don't think that rhymes.

by **Opa-Opa** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:11 am

Yeah. I always ended up answering "That's so clichÃƒÂ©!" because it rhymes so better.

by **gr4yJ4Y** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:22 pm

Isn't this just another product of Naka leaving Sega? Didn't he say he wouldn't make a Mario/Sonic game because of "creative differences"? And isn't NiGHTS 2 just this year's 3D Sonic game? Isn't that the real reason there isn't an officially announced Sonic game in developement for the first time in who knows how long? Am I going to keep asking questions to bring my point across?

by **Green Gibbon!** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:35 pm

The Olympics are pretty cool

No, the olympics are stupid. I won't even capitalize it they're so stupid. Sonic and Mario are stupid now, but the olympics have always been stupid.

by **Grant** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:21 pm

Delphine wrote:The Olympics are pretty cool, and videogames are pretty cool. Trying to shove them together means you're pretty much missing the point of both.

What does that even mean, "missing the point"? We shouldn't have sports video games?

God, this whole thing is stupid. Why couldn't it be "Mario vs. Sonic in various sports with a stupid title"?

You want them to compete in various sports, but you don't like the idea of them competing in... the Olympics.

Or, you know, some sort of fighting game, a brawl if you will, that throws a bunch of different characters together in one game and allows you to pit them against each other. That would be cool, too.

I fail to see how these are mutually exclusive ideas. Why would this game negate Sonic being in Brawl?

by **Rob-Bert** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:37 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:
The Olympics are pretty cool

No, the olympics are stupid. I won't even capitalize it they're so stupid. Sonic and Mario are stupid now, but the olympics have always been stupid.

Mind telling us why? I like the Olympics myself.

by **Shadow Hog** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:58 pm

Owen Axel wrote:You would have but you were always running away.

You have the manners of a beggar.

by **Owen Axel** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:42 am

I wanted to make sure you'd feel comfortable with me.

I know the manly approach is to leap straight to conclusions from day one, but I'm gonna take the pinko commie approach and wait until there's some actual gameplay info to digest before making up my mind about this game.

by **cjmcray** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:11 am

by **Omni Hunter** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:07 am

This game just has an aura of closure around it. The rivalry between Sonic and Mario depended on the characters never being in the same game.

by **Cuckooguy** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:30 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:olympics have always been stupid.

This seemed like something I originally didn't want to respond to, but since GG! keeps bringing it up...

What does GG! think of sports in general?

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