Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)

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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is another Olympic video game title, this time Mario and Sonic go to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A Heroes Showdown mode pivots you in playing as Team Mario or Team Sonic as well as three Duel Events.

This game is notable for the fact that it uses an early version of Hedgehog Engine 2, the engine that would power the next mainline 3D Sonic title. This was also the last Sonic-related game to release on the Wii U.

Developer States#

RomDebugTitle#

To do:
Create a patch for real hardware and test it.
The previous game had numerous debug related files, any remnants of them ?

A debug menu that was used during development.

It can currently only be accessed via the Cemu emulator by enabling the Quickboot graphic pack under Mods and setting it to RomDebugTitle (5).

[RomDebugTitle]
moduleMatches = 0xD44C22E3

0x0255C4A4 = li r3, 5

CharaViewer#

Allows you to view character models, their animations, and numerous terrain in the game.

Options:

Option	Action
Event	Brings up an event selection menu. Choosing an event changes the set of animations/character that you can choose from in later options.
Terrain	Changes the terrain that is currently loaded.
Character	Changes the character that is currently loaded.
MotionBody	Changes the animation that is currently loaded.
MotionHead	Changes the facial animation that is currently loaded.
ModelLevel	Changes the level of detail for the current loaded character.
Setting	Brings up a settings menu. You can enable/disable ReverseX, ReverseY, and Self Shadow.

Controls:

Button	Action
R3	Sets the camera back to 0,0,0.
X	Toggles between moving the camera around and moving the character around.
Y	Toggle LookAt options between HeadEye, Head, and Eye.

DebugCeremony#

Allows you to view several events' ceremonies.

TalkWindowViewer#

Allows you to view the dialogue boxes that appear in the game.

Sports#

Allows you to quickly go into an event.

RioCity#

Takes you to the main hub of the game. You cannot re-enter the debug menu after doing this.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics#

To do:
The tutorial and tips images are normally rounded rectangles with their alpha channels (and some slightly cropped); nothing important is unseen but maybe something to note.
find where the dummy boards are located to see if there is more and get cleaner pictures. edit: there is more (note: they are located within their their respective sports' files) !

A dumMII#

body 999 contains a yellow yoshi mii costume with dummy on it, hat999 contains the head of said costume (no dummy written on it however).

dummy yellow yoshi

in face, there is also :

smug isn't it?

Dummy Boards#

Seen when loaded into a few of the event locales via the Debug menu are a few placeholder graphics used for a some of the TV screens.

Dummy board 2 Dummy board 5 Dummy board 7 Dummy board 1 Dummy board in aqu10n Dummy board 3 Dummy board 4

(Source: TetraBitGaming])

Victory Animations#

To do:

Get either GIFs or videos of Jet, Toad, and Diddy Kong's Gold and Silver/Bronze medal animations.

In-game, Jet, Toad, and Diddy Kong's solo victory screens cannot be seen due to being exclusive to 4-person team events, which do not show the Gold or Silver/Bronze animations during the award ceremony. Because of that, their Gold and Silver/Bronze medal animations can only be seen by using the aforementioned debug menu.

Additionally, each character also has an animation that would play after getting first in an event. The animations that play when getting 2nd/3rd place play after beating a round of a tournament, while the 1st place animations are only used by Miis after getting a medal in a tournament (in the 3DS version however, every character's post-event 1st place animation can be seen). These animations can also only be seen in the debug menu.

Internal Project Name#

The game's internal project name is unison.

v · t · e The Mario series
NES	Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 (Prototype; Doki Doki Panic) • Super Mario Bros. 3
Famicom Disk System	Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.
Arcade	VS. Super Mario Bros.
Game Boy (Color)	Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
SNES	Super Mario World (Localization Prototype) • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Prototypes)
Satellaview	BS Super Mario USA • BS Super Mario Collection
Nintendo 64(DD)	Super Mario 64 (iQue Prototypes; 64DD Version)
Game Boy Advance	Super Mario Advance • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
GameCube	Super Mario Sunshine (Demos)
Nintendo DS	Super Mario 64 DS • New Super Mario Bros.
Wii	Super Mario Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Mario All-Stars
Nintendo 3DS	Super Mario 3D Land (Prototype) • New Super Mario Bros. 2
Wii U	New Super Mario Bros. U (New Super Luigi U) • Super Mario 3D World
iOS, Android	Super Mario Run
Nintendo Switch	Super Mario Odyssey • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe • Super Mario 3D All-Stars • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Kiosk Demo)
Game & Watch	Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

Mario Kart
Console Games	Super Mario Kart (Prototypes) • Mario Kart 64 (iQue Prototype) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Demos, Bonus Disc) • Mario Kart Wii (Mario Kart Channel, Demo) • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Prototype) • Mario Kart World
Handheld Games	Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart XXL • Mario Kart DS (Demos) • Mario Kart 7 (Prototype) • Mario Kart Tour (Closed Beta)
Arcade Games	Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

RPGs
Super Mario RPG	Legend of the Seven Stars (Switch Remake)
Paper Mario	Paper Mario • The Thousand-Year Door (Demos, Switch Remake) • Super Paper Mario • Sticker Star • Color Splash • The Origami King
Mario & Luigi	Superstar Saga (Prototype, + Bowser's Minions) • Partners in Time (Demos) • Bowser's Inside Story (+ Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Dream Team • Paper Jam • Brothership
Mario + Rabbids	Kingdom Battle • Sparks of Hope

Mario Party
Console Games	Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 (Prototype) • Mario Party 4 (Demo) • Mario Party 5 (Demo) • Mario Party 6 (Demo) • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 • Mario Party 9 • Mario Party 10 • Super Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars
Handheld Games	Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Island Tour • Star Rush • The Top 100
Web Games	Mario's Matching Madness • Mario Party 7: Bowser's Lair Hockey

Sports
Golf	Family Computer Golf: Japan Course • NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf (N64, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Demos) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mobile Golf
Tennis	Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis (N64, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Bicep Pump) • New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash • Mario Tennis Aces
Soccer	Super Mario Strikers (Demos) • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers: Battle League
Baseball	Mario Superstar Baseball (Mario Baseball Demo) • Mario Super Sluggers
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Beijing 2008 (DS, Wii) • Vancouver 2010 (DS, Wii) • London 2012 • Sochi 2014 • Rio 2016 (Wii U, Arcade) • Tokyo 2020
Other	Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle • Mario Pinball Land • Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix • Mario Sports Mix

Dr. Mario
Console Games	Dr. Mario (Prototypes) • Tetris & Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario 64 • Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Dr. Mario Online Rx • Dr. Luigi
Handheld Games	Dr. Mario (Prototype) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Mario Express • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure • Dr. Mario World
Web Games	Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss

Super Mario Maker
Wii U	Super Mario Maker
Nintendo 3DS	Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch	Super Mario Maker 2

Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Handheld Games	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo) • March of the Minis (Demo) • Minis March Again! • Mini-Land Mayhem! • Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Console Games	Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge • Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Mario Bros.
Arcade	Mario Bros.
NES	Mario Bros.
Famicom Disk System	Kaettekita Mario Bros.
PC-88	Punch Ball Mario Bros.
Virtual Boy	Mario Clash
Game Boy Advance	Mario Bros. Classic

Mario's Picross
Game Boy	Mario's Picross (Prototype) • Picross 2
SNES	Mario's Super Picross

Captain Toad
Wii U	Treasure Tracker
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS	Treasure Tracker

Donkey Kong
Arcade	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.
Atari 8-bit family	Donkey Kong (Prototype)
NES, Famicom Disk System	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.
Game Boy	Donkey Kong

Luigi's Mansion
GameCube	Luigi's Mansion
Nintendo 3DS	Dark Moon • Luigi's Mansion
Arcade	Luigi's Mansion Arcade
Nintendo Switch	Luigi's Mansion 3 • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Princess Peach
Nintendo DS	Super Princess Peach
Nintendo Switch	Princess Peach: Showtime!
Adobe Flash	Super Princess Peach: Parasol Fall

Wrecking Crew
NES, Famicom Disk System	Wrecking Crew
SNES	Wrecking Crew '98

Art
Console Games	Mario Paint (Prototype) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio (Prototype) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio • Mario Artist: Communication Kit • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio I am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater • Mario no Photopi
Handheld Games	Jaguar Mishin Sashi Sen'you Soft: Mario Family • Photos with Mario

Educational
Computer Games	Mario is Missing! • Mario's Early Years • Mario Teaches Typing
Console Games	Mario is Missing! (SNES, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (SNES, NES) • Mario's Early Years (Fun With Letters, Fun With Numbers, Preschool Fun)

Misc.
Arcade Games	Mario Roulette
Computer Games	Mario's Game Gallery (DOS, Mac OS Classic)
Console Games	Mario & Wario • Yoshi's Safari • Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version • Hotel Mario (Prototype) • Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Fortune Street
Handheld Games	Alleyway • Mario Clock • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Web Games	Bowser's Diary Quiz • Heads-Up • Which Mushroom Kingdom Character Would Be Your BFF?
Compilations	Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. • 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet (Prototype)
Competitions	Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 • Nintendo PowerFest '94

See Also
Donkey Kong • Game & Watch • Wario • Yoshi • Super Smash Bros.

v · t · e The Sonic the Hedgehog series
Genesis	Sonic the Hedgehog (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Prototype) • Sonic & Knuckles (Prototypes) • Sonic 3 & Knuckles • Sonic 3D Blast (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)
Sega Master System	Sonic the Hedgehog (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Prototype) • Sonic Chaos (Prototypes) • Sonic Blast
Game Gear	Sonic the Hedgehog (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Prototype) • Sonic Chaos (Prototypes) • Sonic Triple Trouble (Prototypes) • Sonic Labyrinth • Sonic Blast (Prototypes)
Arcade	SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Prototype)
Sega CD	Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Prototypes‎)
32X	Knuckles' Chaotix (Prototypes)
Windows	Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1996) • Sonic 3D Blast • Sonic Heroes (Prototypes) • Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2004) (Demo) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011) (Demo) • Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2011) • Sonic Generations (Demos) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (Prototype) • Sonic Adventure 2 (Prototype) • Sonic Lost World • Sonic Mania • Sonic Forces • Sonic Colors: Ultimate • Sonic Frontiers • Sonic Superstars • Sonic X Shadow Generations
Sega Saturn	Sonic X-treme • Sonic 3D Blast (Prototype)
Dreamcast	Sonic Adventure (Prototypes) • Sonic Adventure 2 (Prototypes)
Neo Geo Pocket Color	Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (Prototypes)
GameCube	Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Demo) • Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (Prototypes) • Sonic Heroes (Prototypes) • Shadow the Hedgehog (Prototypes)
Game Boy Advance	Sonic Advance (Prototype) • Sonic Advance 2 (Prototype) • Sonic Advance 3 (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis
PlayStation 2	Sonic Heroes (Prototypes) • Shadow the Hedgehog (Prototype) • Sonic Unleashed
Xbox	Sonic Heroes (Prototypes) • Shadow the Hedgehog (Prototype)
DoJa, BREW	Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
J2ME	Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 • Sonic Unleashed • Sonic Advance
N-Gage	Sonic N
Nintendo DS	Sonic Rush (Demo) • Sonic Rush Adventure • Sonic Colors (Demo)
Xbox 360	Sonic the Hedgehog (Prototypes) • Sonic Unleashed (Prototypes) • Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic Generations (Demos) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011) (Demos) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (Prototype) • Sonic Adventure 2 (Prototype)
Wii	Sonic and the Secret Rings • Sonic Unleashed • Sonic and the Black Knight • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic Colors
PlayStation 3	Sonic the Hedgehog (Prototypes) • Sonic Unleashed (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic Generations (Demos) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011) (Demo) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (Prototype) • Sonic Adventure 2 (Prototype)
Nintendo 3DS	Sonic Generations • Sonic Lost World
Wii U	Sonic Lost World
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	Sonic Mania • Sonic Forces (Demo) • Sonic Colors: Ultimate • Sonic Frontiers • Sonic Superstars • Sonic X Shadow Generations
Amazon Luna	Sonic Mania • Sonic Colors: Ultimate • Sonic Frontiers • Sonic Superstars
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X	Sonic Frontiers • Sonic Superstars • Sonic X Shadow Generations
Nintendo Switch 2	Sonic X Shadow Generations • Sonic Frontiers Definitive Edition
iOS, Android, tvOS	Sonic Advance (2011) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Demo) • Sonic Advance (2014)
Ouya, NVIDIA Shield	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (Prototypes) • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (Prototype) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Demo)

Racing Games
Game Gear	Sonic Drift (Demo) • Sonic Drift 2
Windows	Sonic R • Sonic Riders (Prototype) • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed • Team Sonic Racing • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Prototypes)
Sega Saturn	Sonic R (Preview)
PlayStation 2	Sonic Riders (Prototypes) • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Prototypes)
GameCube, Xbox	Sonic Riders (Prototypes)
Nintendo DS	Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
PlayStation Portable	Sonic Rivals • Sonic Rivals 2
PlayStation 3	Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Xbox 360	Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed • Sonic Free Riders
Wii	Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Wii U	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Nintendo 3DS	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	Team Sonic Racing • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Prototypes)
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2	Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Prototypes)
Amazon Luna	Team Sonic Racing
Adobe Flash	Sonic Rivals Dash

Sports/Fighting Games
Genesis	Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Prototypes)
Sega Master System, Game Gear	Sonic Spinball (Prototypes)
Arcade	Sonic Championship • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Game Boy Advance	Sonic Pinball Party • Sonic Battle
Nintendo DS	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Xbox 360	Sonic the Fighters
Wii	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Prototypes) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Nintendo 3DS	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Wii U	Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Nintendo Switch	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020
J2ME	Sonic the Hedgehog Golf • Sonic at the Olympic Games • Sonic Spinball
BREW	Sonic at the Olympic Games • Sonic Spinball

Puzzle Games
Genesis	Sonic Eraser • Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Prototypes)
Sega Master System, Game Gear	Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Arcade	SegaSonic Bros.
Adobe Flash	Sonic Jigsaw 2

Educational
Sega Master System	Sonic's Edusoft
Genesis	Wacky Worlds
Windows	Sonic's Schoolhouse (Prototype)
Sega Pico	Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld (Prototypes) • Tails and the Music Maker (Prototypes)
Leapster	Sonic X
LeapFrog Didj	Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Boom
Wii U	Rise of Lyric (Prototype)
Nintendo 3DS	Shattered Crystal • Fire & Ice
Adobe Flash	Link 'n Smash

Compilations
Genesis	Sonic Classics
Sega Saturn	Sonic Jam (Demo)
Windows	Sonic & Knuckles Collection • Sonic Mega Collection Plus • Sonic Origins
GameCube	Sonic Mega Collection (Prototype) • Sonic Gems Collection
PlayStation 2	Sonic Mega Collection Plus • Sonic Gems Collection
Xbox	Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Game Boy Advance	Combo Pack
Nintendo DS	Sonic Classic Collection
Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch	Sonic Origins
Game.com	Sonic Jam
Plug & Play	Super Sonic Gold

Other
Game Gear	Tails' Skypatrol • Tails Adventures
Arcade	SegaSonic Popcorn Shop • SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter
Sega Saturn	Sonic the Hedgehog into Dreams...
Dreamcast	Sonic Shuffle (Prototype)
Game Boy Advance	Tiny Chao Garden
Nintendo DS	Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Windows, Mac OS X	The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
J2ME	Sonic Jump (2005) • Sonic Jump (2007)
Adobe Flash	Sonic the Broad Jump • Sonic and the Black Knight: Knight in Training
iOS, Android	Sonic Jump • Sonic Dash • Sonic Runners • Sonic Runners Adventure (Prototype) • Sonic Rumble • Sonic Blitz

See Also
Flicky • Ristar

v · t · e The Olympics series

Summer Olympics
Arcade	Hyper Olympic • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Game Boy	Olympic Summer Games
SNES	Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
Genesis	Olympic Gold • Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
Game Gear	Olympic Gold
Wii	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Nintendo DS	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
J2ME, BREW	Sonic at the Olympic Games
Windows	Beijing 2008 • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Beijing 2008 (Prototypes)
Nintendo 3DS	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Wii U	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Nintendo Switch	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game

Winter Olympics
SNES	Winter Olympic Games
Nintendo 64	Nagano Winter Olympics '98 • Olympic Hockey Nagano '98
PlayStation	Nagano Winter Olympics '98
Game Boy Advance	Salt Lake 2002
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows	Vancouver 2010 (Prototypes)
Wii	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Nintendo DS	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Wii U	Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games