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After playing Panel de Pon, I can't help but wonder what it would've been like if we ever received a deluxe version of Tetris Attack. Of course, the game would have to be renamed to something like Yoshi's Puzzle League, just to avoid legality issues with the Tetris series owners. The deluxe...

Imagine if King K. Rool joins Bowser Jr. as the final two bonus characters. As for their stats... Bowser Jr. - Bowser Jr. combines his speedy feet with balanced strength and shooting power. Strength: 13/25 Speed: 16/25 Shooting: 13/25 Passing: 11/25 Technique: 10/25 King K. Rool - King K...

I saw the teaser trailer myself, and while the voice acting will take some getting used to, the movie does seem promising. Bowser is as strong and intimidating as you would expect. Heck, his own troops hardly did anything against the penguin army. Of course, there are a few things that do creep...

A lot of the boss fights in the Mario series were designed with accessibility in mind. But that does consequently make them feel too easy for the players who want a bigger challenge. But once in a while, you do get a harder incarnation of a boss you've fought previously, while keeping the...

It's pretty much Mario with the Metal Box permanently active; Metal Mario is not a separate character in Ultimate.

You could say that it's both. Interestingly, while Metal Mario is a separate character in Smash 64, that's not the case in the sequels; he's simply Mario with the Metal Box effect permanently active.

https://screenrant.com/mario-kart-8-worst-components-vehicles-extras/ I don't think I can take that list seriously.

Rosalina has gotten some love, but not always for the right reasons. For a more recent example, Mario Strikers: Battle League has been treating her like some sort of sassy *****, which really derails what her personality is supposed to be like.

I did modify MK8D's traction physics to make the Traction stat have a greater degree of importance. If your combo's Traction is too low, then it's going to have a rough time drifting on slippery terrain. And of course, higher traction equals less speed lost upon going off-road.

Does anyone else find it odd how Yoshi and Rabbid Yoshi got the boot?

Traction mechanics are exactly the same as in the original Mario Kart 8, so no, Traction is just as expendable in MK8D. In fact, the difference between low traction and high traction is so tiny while on sand or ice that it hardly affects your combination's overall performance at all. Long story...

Pretty much this. If you were to look at Rosalina's stats, it's possible to buff up her strength and speed without too much trouble. However, if you're aiming for speed and passing, that's a somewhat trickier endeavor. And it gets even harder if you're looking for a good technique stat as well.

Stat customization is also much more limited than people realize, since you don't exactly have full control over which stats you want to sacrifice when boosting a stat.

It's also worth noting that there's a big difference between base games that are fully playable, and the ones that are flat out broken. One just has to look at past base game release disasters, such as Sonic 2006, Fallout 76, and even Cyberpunk 2077. Now THAT is unacceptable.

I came across the following drawing of Peach's concept art appearance. It has to be among the best ones that I've seen ever since the trend first begun. Source: https://www.deviantart.com/nico--neko/art/Princess-Peach-Concept-Art-913173632

For some reason, I always like to envision the Lumas being slightly smaller than Kirby.

There are greater differences between them in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe though.

In Mario Kart 8, Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach both sacrificed some weight to boost their acceleration. This means that Tanooki Mario is slightly lighter than Mario, while Cat Peach is slightly lighter than Peach.

Ironically, Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach can also be considered wasted slots to some people. But the reason why they're separate from Mario and Peach was because of the significant weight differences. Heck, even Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach were treated as separate characters.

It still boggles the mind how people consider the Koopalings as being wasted slots. I mean, before Mario Kart 8, they were never playable, so it felt like a big opportunity to give them more attention.

After playing around with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's online races, it's good knowing that the races are actually playable. Whereas, the online races in CTR: Nitro-Fueled! are an absolute train wreck.

I guess the biggest reason why Birdos use gender neutral pronouns has to do with the gender controversy that occurred in Super Mario Bros. 2.

We all wish that, but even to this day, it finds a way to cling on to life.

It's probably worth pointing out that two of the 8 courses that we've gotten so far, did NOT appear in Mario Kart Tour. So the Booster Course Pass pretty much won't be all Mario Kart Tour stuff alone.

I feel that the debut of Peachette is the reason why things had gone overboard with the Super Crown. Maybe to avoid being too weird, the power-up could've just changed Toadette's wardrobe so that she resembles a princess (instead of turning her into a Princess Peach wannabe), and she could...

You know, it is rather surprising that not every game that contains microtransactions would be vulnerable to that kind of law change. What Activision did to CTR: Nitro-Fueled! was just inexcusable, even if the Pit Stop contents were merely aesthetic.

Funny how people are complaining so much about Sky Garden when Cheese Land and Ribbon Road were also altered drastically to not look so flat.

Got to play the DLC tracks earlier. 3-starred the two cups in 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc, but during the 150cc Ninja Hideaway playthrough, I did end up dodging a bullet with a CPU driver whom kept chasing my tail.

After watching that video, it does hurt to see how that player played. It's always important to remember that smart steering prevents you from doing ultra mini-turbos.

A software update was released recently, but you can't actually play the DLC tracks yet.

Maybe it's because Yoshi and Wario have both been involved in at least one mainstream Super Mario title. As for Donkey Kong, the original DK was Mario's first major antagonist. However, of those three, Yoshi has stronger ties to the Super Mario series, since he does face the same kind of...

At least the Koopalings are not joke characters, and they have different stat spreads. All the Yoshi colors share the same stats as the default green Yoshi; this also applies to the alternate Shy Guy colors.

Stat differences in a nutshell. Meanwhile, Gold Mario and Breath of the Wild Link are not treated as separate characters, and yet the latter can appear in races alongside his Skyward Sword counterpart (the CPU never chooses the different colored Yoshis and Shy Guys).

Even if that's true, there are those who have milked Mario Kart 8 to the point where it's time to move on. I get that the developers are completely occupied with developing Splatoon 3, but when you haven't had a new Mario Kart game since 2014 (excluding phone apps), you would think that we'd be...

Right now I'm more curious about how the gear customization will play out. I'm certain that each character has his/her own default stats, but since all stats are ranked out of 25, we'll have to see if we're able to replicate the stat spreads from Mario Strikers Charged.

Rosalina also looks properly dressed for the occasion.

Do we really need more tracks on a game that's almost 5 years old? My time with Mario Kart 8 has been over for a long time now.

I'm more puzzled about the idea of adding more tracks onto a game that's almost 5 years old. My time with Mario Kart 8 has been over for a long time now, and I would've more preferred the announcement of a new Mario Kart installment. Anyway, on another subject, the idea of adding new difficulty...

Good to see that Mario Strikers is coming back, but it does feel kind of mixed, seeing as the Kritters are now surpassed by Boom Booms. As for the track expansion packs for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, that probably should've been saved for the next Mario Kart installment.

So Boom Booms replace Kritters as goalkeepers, and the game sacrifices team sidekicks by letting you make other captains your teammates. I don't know what to think about this approach, but we'll likely learn more as we get closer to the release date.

Grandmaster Galaxy - The Perfect Run: Take damage even once, and you have to start all over. And to add insult to injury, there are no checkpoints. Dark Side - Invisible Road: Rush!: You expect me to get that Power Moon without Cappy's aid?! No thank you! Impossible Pendulums: Welcome to a...

Now I remember why I don't post here very often now. I can't stand seeing this kind of toxicity.

Races don't even take longer than 5 minutes to complete for most courses.

This is kind of why I've mentioned about more stat diversity. Your character could be in the same weight class as the other, but sacrifice handling to increase speed, while leaving acceleration, weight, and traction untouched. But then, you would eventually run into some abnormalities with...

The thing is though, the Mario Kart series characters have been anything but aesthetic, especially in Double Dash!! where you can't use any of the heavyweight karts if your character combination doesn't include a heavyweight character. Thank god that MKDS, MK7, and MK8 got rid of that...

At least the Pit Stop purchases are all aesthetic, but even then, just the fact that they're aesthetic really gives you no practical reason to buy even the base game contents; believe me, I've been suckered into buying those pointless accessories by Activision's greedy practices. Absolutely...

Vehicle customization has to stick around, and a little bit more stat diversity would be good as well. But the one thing that does need to be corrected is the fact that while Rosalina and Waluigi are large-sized characters, they need to be in their own weight class (shares the same acceleration...

Yesterday I completed my second pacifist playthrough in Undertale. Unlike the first playthrough, however, I did check out the extra contents that became available after beating Asriel.

Double Dash!! did offer a rather unique heavyweight kart with the Boo Pipes. We haven't seen any large vehicles that greatly excel at acceleration since then; the Offroader and Wario Bike do have decent acceleration, but they still pale in comparison to how quickly the Boo Pipes can accelerate.

The mainstream Super Mario series has never really been story-oriented. If anything, it focuses more on just the game play, which isn't necessarily bad when you consider that story-oriented games can be rather infamous for throwing cutscenes that can't be skipped at players.