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Given the long history of various science fiction (comics, literature, manga, etc) probably not but they did heavily popularize it after the Cybermen on Doctor Who somewhat laid the groundwork for the basic archetype.

I mean if nothing else, Fatal Fury/King of Fights technically invented the concept of a crossover fighting game. Even if SNK's games weren't quality and they didn't put out a notable console like the Neo Geo, that fact alone is worth something.

I'd say Mario Kart has plenty of interesting potential directions (bringing back Double Dash mechanics, single player stuff like Mission mode or a Diddy Kong Racing esque Adventure mode, more Nintendo crossover characters/tracks), it's just a matter of whether or not Nintendo decides to rock the...

Let's be honest. if characters got picked for cool factor alone, Funky Kong would have been made a fighter a long time ago.

The more I learn about the 5th generation of console gaming the more I think it's become a bit underrated for what it pulled off and the more I think it's one of the most critical periods in gaming history to learn from. Technological trends in the industry tend to go on a predictable path and...

I think Nintendo probably trusts the brand and the Smash team enough that they'll not object that strongly to certain cuts. There will be newcomers to compensate and if the core game looks exciting to a general audience, that'll be enough to get strong sales even if it doesn't necessarily...

Honestly this makes so much makes sense and explains a great deal about the inconsistent execution of various ideas in Assault. I mean to their credit, the multiplayer battle mode is genuinely fantastic so clearly the work did pay off in that regard.

I think among various fans, there's a sentiment that Nintendo cares very much about DK the character and the value some of the elements immediately around him (Diddy, Cranky to a lesser extent) but that such interest does not extent as much to the franchise games specifically. Whether that's an...

As far as Dixie, my suspicion for a while has been that its entirely dependent on what Nintendo itself does with DKC. If the games become consistent and there's a solidified role for her with even somewhat interesting mechanics, she's got a shot. If Donkey Kong is treated as it has been the last...

I'm fine with linearity in the context of many games like 3D Mario where I generally prefer the Galaxy titles to stuff like 64 and Odyssey. But in my estimation, especially within the context of a game that mixed genre or not, is still pretty short? Including branching paths would add more to...

Assault is a tricky game for me to really assess, because for me, I have to look at it in two ways. As a gameplay reboot of sorts for the series, it has real merit albeit with some issues. There's potential with the ground missions, the multiplayer is incredibly good, and there's an exciting...

I've been thinking back to the 2005-2016 period of Nintendo and when reflecting on it and my own sense of small disconnect from the company, I think I finally realized that the source of that wasn't the emphasis on stuff like the touch screen or motion controls, per say. I think that sort of...

Johnny Sasaki would be novel character to add from Metal Gear admittedly.

I always figured the biggest hurdle with GTA would be coming up with a non-gun oriented moveset. Smash skirts the line as it is with firearms, and even with the melee weapons Grand Theft Auto will occasionally utilize, pistols, shotguns, and rifles are kind of significant to much of the latter...

I mean I adore DKC as a series and dig Funky as a character, but even after playing the Switch port of Tropical Freeze, he's never really struck me as a character as ideal for having that much of an moveset that contrasts with DK's. Much of the interesting mechanics one could incorporate from...