The characters featured in the games include animals, imaginary figures as well as legendary figures, which are based on different folk stories from across the country's 47 prefectures, Tomoko Ogiwara, a producer at Studio4℃, said.Īccording to the studio, Lucky arrives on the island where a festival is underway. The graphics are an homage to 16-bit video games from Japan, according to Swinehart. In this interactive #GoogleDoodle, join calico (c)athlete Lucky as she explores a 🌎 filled with sports, legendary opponents, and daring side quests.Īre you feline Lucky? 😸 The epic adventure starts now → /3cVHjFbNpG- Google Doodles July 23, 2021 Welcome to the Doodle Champion Island Games! 'We wanted this Doodle for the Champion Island Games to really create an opportunity for the world to compete globally together and to learn about Japanese culture at the time,' Swinehart said.

The Making of Google Doodle Champion Island Gamesįeaturing Japanese-themed graphics, the games were created in partnership with Studio4℃, an animation studio based in Tokyo. The seven sport categories include table tennis, rugby, skateboarding, synchronized swimming, archery, climbing and a marathon, according to Google.

Users can get in on the action by clicking on the Google Doodle and joining one of the teams in 'the real-time global leaderboard.'

Lucky's ultimate goal is to 'defeat each sport Champion to collect all seven sacred scrolls-and complete extra hidden challenges' across the island, Google explains. Tokyo 2020 LIVE: Olympic Games Opening Ceremony As It Happens.

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