Sonic Athletics

Sonic Athletics^[1] (ソニックアスレチックス, Sonikku Asurechikkusu^?) is a game attraction in Sega's Tokyo Joypolis that opened on 25 April 2013. It is a Sonic the Hedgehog-themed arcade game played with a treadmill for up to eight players.^[2]

Gameplay

There are eight screen-facing treadmill stations based on each of the playable charcters. Players compete by running on the treadmills in three different events. The speed of the playable character in events depends on the player's running, meaning that a character will run faster if their player runs faster on the treadmill too. Each station also features a jump button for the events that require jumping.

Characters

Playable characters

When playing the game, the players are assigned their characters in accordance to the treadmill station they have chosen in the following order:

Events

100 Meter Dash
Long Jump
110 Meter Hurdles

Trivia

The artwork of Sonic seen on the cabinets is taken from the Nintendo 3DS cover of Sonic Generations.
Both Amy and Blaze wear attires that are variations on their summer outfits from the Mario & Sonic series.

Gallery

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Video

Sonic_Athletics_Full_Gameplay — Sonic Athletics Full Gameplay

Full gameplay video.

References

↑ ソニックアスレチックス (Japanese). Sega. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013.
↑ Luty, Dave (19 April 2013). Sonic Athletics Announced, Open April 25th. The Sonic Stadium. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.

Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off games

Master System	Sonic Spinball (1994) · Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1994)
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis	Flicky (1991) · Sonic Eraser (1991) · Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (1993) · Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) · Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio (1994) · Knuckles' Chaotix (1995, Sega 32X) · Sonic 3D Blast (1996)
Sega All-Stars	Sega Superstars (2004, PlayStation 2) · Sega Superstars Tennis (2008, multi-platform) · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010, multi-platform) · Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012, multi-platform)
Sonic Riders	Sonic Riders (2006, multi-platform) · Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008, multi-platform) · Sonic Free Riders (2010, Xbox 360)
Sonic Storybook Series	Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007, Wii) · Sonic and the Black Knight (2009, Wii)
Mario & Sonic	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) · Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, multi-platform) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Nintendo Switch)
Super Smash Bros.	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) · Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014, multi-platform) · Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Nintendo Switch)
Sonic Boom	Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014, Wii U) · Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014, Nintendo 3DS) · Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom (2015, Android) · Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016, Nintendo 3DS)
Arcade & redemption machines	Flicky (1984) · Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (1991) · UFO SegaSonic (1992) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993) · SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993) · SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter (1993) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1993) · Sonic's Space Tours (1994/1999) · Sonic the Fighters (1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog (AWP) (1997) · Sonic & Tails Spinner (2002) · CR Sonic (2003) · Sonic Spinner (2007) · Sonic Live! (2008) · Sonic Sports Basketball (2010) · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade (2011) · Sonic Sports Air Hockey (2012) · Sonic Athletics (2013) · Sonic Ghost Shooting (2013) · Sonic Brain Ranking (2013) · Sonic Dash Extreme (2015) · Sonic Blast Ball (2016) · Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020)
Miscellaneous	Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld (1994, Sega Pico) · Tails and the Music Maker (1994, Sega Pico) · Sonic's Schoolhouse (1996, PC) · Sonic R (1997, multi-platform) · Sonic Shuffle (2000, Dreamcast) · Shadow the Hedgehog (2005, multi-platform) · Sega Splash Golf (2008, PC) · Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj) (2008, LeapFrog Didj) · Team Sonic Racing (2018, multi-platform)

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[1] ソニックアスレチックス (Japanese). Sega. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013.

[2] Luty, Dave (19 April 2013). Sonic Athletics Announced, Open April 25th. The Sonic Stadium. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.

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