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Wario Wario Wario · Aug 25, 2022

They changed the ending, and I don't know whether to be happy or sad about that - like, on one hand the original ending always rubbed me the wrong way, but on the other hand it was always pretty damn funny to see Pac-Man smile like a psychopath after eating a guy.

I guess if I had to make Pac-Man less of a sociopath in this context I'd make it so Orson was having an angry tantrum instead of crying? I dunno. Either way Pac-Man became friends with Orson in World 3 so it's not like it's completely destroying Pac-Man canon.

EDIT: Oh, turns out the new ending is the 100% completion bonus and the original ending is the "bad ending". I like that. Clever way to handle a divisive part of a classic game.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 25, 2022

5 Minute Crafts' Polar looks like someone put Hatsune Miku through the "90s Sega box art" filter.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 25, 2022

This is seriously some of the coolest crap. It's so terrifying. What makes it all the more unsettling is it's characters you know too.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 24, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 24, 2022

when mario cant https://www.mariowiki.com/List_of_power-ups in smash

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 24, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 24, 2022

I often see a notion from Smash fans that more buttons inherently means more complex, even though often times it's the opposite - even as a kid playing PSASBR (a game that actively encourages strong move spam mind you) I was able to use light and strong moves in tandem more effectively than I could playing Smash as an adult just from the button layout alone.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 24, 2022

One of the songs in UmJammer Lammy taking place in Hell implies one of two things

Lammy partakes in unethical business behind the scenes
Heaven does not exist in the PaRappa universe, Hell does

I'm not sure which implication is more frightening.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 24, 2022

I get that Sakurai's channel is more a general thing than Smash specifically, but I would seriously love to learn more about the design of Smash's DLC - albeit in more of a "morbid curiousity"/"what not to do" sense, but still.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 23, 2022

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Wario Wario Wario · Aug 23, 2022

While I do dislike the Mario series' reduction of original character concepts outside the platformer series and the lengths they go to avoid subseries "cross contamination", regardless of whether the mandates exist or not, I also think Origami King and Colour Splash have way better Mario stories than TTYD or Super and toning down the serious tone was an extremely good decision.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 23, 2022

I like how Multiversus' Morty trailer just calls him "a Morty", I've always liked the idea of Smash referring to generic species characters with "the winner is... a Pikachu!" or "Vs. a metal Piranha Plant!"

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 23, 2022

Conservapedia is the only source I know to have refered to the existence of "Kangaroo Jack 2: G'day USA!" as "lucky"

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 23, 2022

Something interesting I noticed on the eShop: Hugh alone has outsold Jenny alone, but not the entire Universe Pass.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 23, 2022

No matter which crossover platform fighter you play, there's one character who unites us all.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

Accidentally based

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

PSASBR Nathan Drake is so funny because like, if you have no context of Uncharted (like I did as a kid) it just likes a normal run-of-the-mill guy is throwing hands with Kratos and PaRappa - like, if they added the Sims (AKA actual run of the mill average joes) to Smash or PSASBR they'd at least have fun outfits and a slight stylisation

Nothing against Drake though, I'm sure he and his source material are great in their own right, I just think his design is humourously uninteresting outside of his intended context

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

I had this game as a kid called "The Dog Island", based on those old fisheye lens dog toys, apparently it has some dark themes but I don't think I ever got far enough to see them (between this, Drawn to Life, and Dog's Life, a recurring theme with my childhood games lmao), either way when I first saw the intro as a kid I thought they were singing "I always think of you and all stripey fancy and bright noses" (it actually said "and I'll try to cross the endless ocean") and was so confused when I couldn't customise my dog's nose when selecting a breed.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

If a Guilty Gear character had an airdash as a "gimmick" in Smash, that'd honestly be a way bigger insult than not having airdashing at all. At that point you may as well release Luigi DLC for Mario Odyssey and advertise "he can do the spin move without motion controls" as a selling point.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

It's kinda weird to me how the people who were up in arms about Kamp Koral "disrespecting Stephen Hillenburg" are also celebrating Pibby for turning a bunch of characters made by dead guys into zombies. I'm not saying Pibby is disrespectful mind you, but rather that if Kamp Koral is, Pibby is too.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 22, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 21, 2022

I have not played Crazy Frog Racer 2 in decades - I can't really say whether it actually holds up, I'd assume it doesn't but there are some absurdly good licensed games based on just absurd IPs out there - however I will at least say the idea of a game that combines Mario Kart-style items and characters with Wipeout-style track design and speed is pretty clever.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 21, 2022

tHe SpAcE iNvAdErS kIlLeR

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 21, 2022

I miss the Fortnite creation thread.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 21, 2022

I feel RNG in platform fighters, or even an RNG centric character, could be done really well, but Smash is absolutely terrible with designing RNG. IMO the ideal platfighter RNG use is to force both the player and their opponent to change up their strategy with a move that is assigned as an RNG move (preferably a stat boost or item summon instead of an attack), not to just hand a KO on a golden platter for no reason cough*misfire*cough

Peach's vegetables are probably the peak of Smash RNG design, but that isn't saying much.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 21, 2022

I'm still baffled that people saw "no super moves" as a dealbreaker in NASB. That's equivalent to saying Smash Ultimate is unplayable because it doesn't have the fan item.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 21, 2022

6 tickets to the Comix Zone movie please

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 20, 2022

I know 1 billion lions vs. Pokémon is a dead debate with a generally accepted conclusion, but listen out to me on this:
Pokémon are canonically sapient and tend to have a moral code of their own, lions are mindless predators. The Pokémon would just try to figure out what the hell a lion is and strategize - if a majority of them are even OK with killing these weird dull-eyed one-coloured Pyroars, while the lions would just rush in for the kill.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 20, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 20, 2022

I'm hoping SMSB's second round of guest fighters will be more absurd and personal bias-driven - either way, it's the first ally contact promotion after HK.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 20, 2022

Update: the last of the Uncle Grandpa episodes has been taken down.
— AdventureWetpaint Schedules (@AWschedules) August 19, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 19, 2022

I love that NASB lets you watch outdated replays - so everyone is walking off cliffs and attacking nothing.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 19, 2022

It's kinda sad how CN was created as a "safe haven" for legacy cartoons, and now have one of the worst track records for making shows inaccesible of any TV channel - children's or otherwise. This isn't even a new thing with the HBO Max cuts, CN have failed to preserve their content as long as they've been making original content. Tons of missing specials (Ego Trip, Big Picture Show, e.t.c.), entire shows you can only get as 6-episodes-on-one-disc at best (Sheep, Robot Jones), universally revered classics only avaliable in full digitally (Chowder, Billy & Mandy), tax write offs, so on.

It's a case of "pick your poison" I guess - CN champions new ideas but always throws everything old out for a blank slate, while Nickelodeon fails to understand originality but can be pretty damn good at respecting and preserving their legacy. Disney TVA is probably the closest to a happy medium between originality and nostalgia in the industry, but even they tend to prioritise merchandising the Afternoon era stuff.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 19, 2022

The virgin Carson Dellosa vs. the chad Toons4Biz

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 18, 2022

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 18, 2022

i wish that every time i said "bee" it was replaced with let it grow

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 18, 2022

A small part of me would prefer a devoted Shrek fighter over a Dreamworks crossover. Two reasons: 1. I think we need more non-crossover non-original fighters (especially of the platform variety), and 2. you could easily make up new characters based on folklore as well as the standard Shrek cast.

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 18, 2022

jaws spin off about a carnivorous horse called JORSE

Wario Wario Wario · Aug 18, 2022

Pop (a kids' TV channel I grew up on that primarily aired bad 80s and 90s DiC cartoons at the time) now airs actual relevant and decent-quality cartoons produced within the past half a decade, this is objectively a good thing but it still makes me a little sad.

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