Possibility of Mario being mascot of the 2020 Olympic Games

[Retrogamer]

Never have I been more proud to be a gamer.
The video says it all!
https://vimeo.com/179728065

 

[Mokkori]

Maybe we'll see World 1-1 as an Olympic category in 2020

 

[Dr Shroom]

Shamefur.

 

[Castor Troy]

At least it's better than the Vancouver 2010 mascot:

 

[Caliburn89]

You take that back. Quatchi was the shit.

 

[Tanooki]

I know it doesn't help where I come from, but honestly I think the whole lot of the mascots have become more artistic and more awful by the games with the last one being pretty cool being the 1984 LA Olympics Sam the Eagle. That one at least looked like a normal cartoon with some home field style to it that made sense. You don't have some weird odd squishes, circles, artistic swishes or other forgettable crap.

 

[Setsuna1982]

Captain Tsubasa appearing out of nowhere was like "HOLY SHIT". Was expecting Ashita No Joe or Ippo instead of PacMan with the boxer, seemed appropiate.

 

[aoiddr]

I know it doesn't help where I come from, but honestly I think the whole lot of the mascots have become more artistic and more awful by the games with the last one being pretty cool being the 1984 LA Olympics Sam the Eagle. That one at least looked like a normal cartoon with some home field style to it that made sense. You don't have some weird odd squishes, circles, artistic swishes or other forgettable crap.

Yeah, Sam is so iconic and downright patriotic.

Shame the same can't be said for Whatizit/Izzy's legacy...

 

[Tanooki]

That's the little blue disgrace, ugh. It doesn't even qualify for a B-grade shitty 90s cartoon that dies in half a season.

I've got a Sam the Eagle 8" around here still in the old plastic bag from over 30 years ago. Sadly they're not worth crap, guess they were too over produced. I know my mom has a coke pin thing in a frame from a limited contest for that 84 games too with Sam holding a flag for every country that year in the summer games.

 

[K_K]

Will,the Japanese push for baseball to be in the olympics again? I miss that.

 

[Ralfakick]

Will,the Japanese push for baseball to be in the olympics again? I miss that.

I believe that, softball, street skating, surfing, karate, and something else (sports climbing?) will be part of the Tokyo Olympics

 

[Tanooki]

I heard the Japanese DID push for it and it would be in there too. It was a crime removing it, lots of countries play the sport, then you have some fairly lame stuff like curling that sticks around in winter.

Here we go: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/03/baseball-surfing-five-sports-added-tokyo-olympics

Baseball, surfing, and more added.