Ring Fit Adventure's Dragaux Stadiums -- Designing For Motivation

Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at Dragaux from Ring Fit Adventure, the game's main antagonist and a constant thorn in your side -- but also the game's strongest motivating factor to encourage athletic success.

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Writing/Game Footage: Connor Binder/Light Bear/MacBlank

Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi

Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong (https://twitter.com/pyrrhickong?lang=en)

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Ring Fit Adventure, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Fit U, Fitness Boxing, Game & Wario, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Punch-Out!! (Wii), Sin & Punishment, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and the character "Bowser" are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Ring Fit Adventure by Nintendo and 1UP Studio, Wii Fit U by Nintendo and Ganbarion, Fitness Boxing by Imagineer, Game & Wario by Intelligent Systems, Punch-Out!! (Wii) by Next Level Games Inc., Sin & Punishment by Treasure Co., Ltd., and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by Nintendo, Bandai-Namco Entertainment Inc., and Sora, Ltd.

Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, and Shape Up are © Ubisoft Entertainment SA.

Zumba Fitness World Party is © Zoë Mode and Majesco Entertainment.

Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII, and the character "Hero" are © Square-Enix Holdings Corporation.

Breath of Fire and Bionic Commando are © Capcom Co., Ltd.

Panzer Dragoon and the GUN Truck are © Sega Games Co, Ltd.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is © Activision Publishing, Inc. Game by Toys For Bob.

Beat Saber is © Beat Games.

Portal is © Valve Corporation.

Shovel Knight is © Yacht Club Games, LLC.

Zubaz belongs to all of us, and to none of us.

Rocky is © Chartoff-Winkler Productions and United Artists Corporation.

SpongeBob SquarePants is © United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

Dragonball and Dragonball Z are © Toei Animation, based on the manga series by Akira Toriyama.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is © David Production Inc., based on the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.

Abominable is © DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio.

"Clock Cleaners" and Mickey Mouse cartoons are © The Walt Disney Company.

Bowflex is © Nautilus, Inc.

Zumba is © Zumba Fitness, LLC.

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Images/Footage Used:

"Bowflex® How-To | Squats for Beginners":    • Bowflex® How-To | Squats for Beginners  

"Double Knee to Chest Exercise (for lower back pain)":    • Double Knee to Chest Exercise (for lo...  

"How To: Standing Oblique Twists with Just Hands":    • How To: Standing Oblique Twists with ...  

"A Typical Jogging Speed":    • A Typical Jogging Speed  

"Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure World 03 - 1 Treasure Pass":    • Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure Wo...  

"Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure World 4 - 7 Dragaux Stadium 4 Boss Fight !":    • Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure Wo...  

"Ring Fit Adventure": https://gastonducasse.artstation.com/...

"Day 3 of my Ring Fit Adventure is going great, as you can see!!":   / day_3_of_my_ring_fit_adventure_is_going_gr...  

"Ring Fit Adventure": https://funnyjunk.com/Ring+fit+advent...

"Ring Fit Dragaux" (suggestive): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/3309...

"Dragaux-my-goodness" (suggestive): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/3301...

"sketch of the male avatar from Ring Fit Adventure":   / 1180188951988097025  

"Feel the burn! ! !":   / 1194405922673549314  

"bowser has a very special message for you all" (page is suggestive): https://voviat-art.tumblr.com/post/18...