I think this music list I made for BWD on the FP3 creation thread is as on-brand as you can possibly get for the character.
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The virgin Sega Hard Girls vs. the chad giant Sega Game Gear ominously floating inside a ball, unaffected by gravity.
I really dislike when people say a reboot or continuation is bad just because a character they like is missing or had some characterisation/design change - especially when that instalment is actually bad. Slapping on Krystal won't fix Star Fox Zero's problems.
Filler post to push the auto-playing Reddit cat video off the home page so I can look at it without my background video being interrupted.
Me: "I got a capybara claw in my fries"
Wendy's: "lmao u have 7 followers"
The rest of Twitter:
what the hell has this show turned into
If I was in charge of a game like Fortnite or Fall Guys and could get any character or IP I wanted as a guest, I would exploit that power to hell and back
Credit to xeternalflamebryx
I decided to try to figure out how many Mario characters have starring roles.
- Mario
- Stanley (Donkey Kong 3, Greenhouse)
- Donkey Kong Jr (Donkey Kong Jr.)
- Wario (Wario Land and WarioWare series)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Country series)
- Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong Country 2, Diddy Kong Racing)
- Dixie Kong (Donkey Kong Country 3)
- Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Circus)
- Yoshi (Yoshi's Island series)
- Toad (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Wario's Woods)
- Luigi (Mario is Missing!, Luigi's Mansion series)
- Peach (Super Princess Peach)
- Mini-Mario (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 and onwards)
- Pyoro (Pyoro)
I feel Arms, as a game, is inherently incompatible with Smash. There is no possible way they could've made Min Min a good fighter design-wise, the closest I can think of is making it so her arms don't have hitboxes nor hurtboxes so her foes can slide between her hand and body for a grab, but at that point you should just put in a character with detachable limbs like Plok or Rayman instead.
Make adverts like this again. I'd rather my ears be bombarded with shouting and rock music than have "You'd give up your gran for it! Just ask an Aussie" whispered into my ear every 5 videos,
"Nintendo Kart" is honest to god one of the worst frequent gaming fan requests ever - possibly even worse than "give Mario a gun" - actually think about this for 5+ seconds.
- Staples like Boom Boom and Goomba have never been playable in Mario Kart and would lose their chance
- Families and younger players would be confused as to the absence of a Mario Kart game on whatever console this releases for
- Mario Kart icons like Daisy, Koopa Troopa, King Boo, and most worryingly Waluigi would likely get the shaft
- A majority of Nintendo's characters would look silly on a kart, and it's pretty hard to make an all-scrimblo Nintendo roster without resorting to Literal Whos - the exact thing Nintendo hypebeasts hate most.
- Lesser known Mario characters such as (non-Ashley) Ware employees and RPG partners will have an even lower chance of breaking into the limelight.
- Courses will no longer have creative liberty, instead being forced to call back specific games - that means no more Coconut Malls, Water Parks, or Dragon Driftways.
- It'd be especially bad for fans of characters introduced to MK in Tour, as those characters would almost certainly never see an official console release in what could come off, intentionally or otherwise, as a twisted MTX-fuelled bait & switch. Pauline and Nabbit have big fandoms especially.
- It would take the crossover appeal away from Smash
I just found out there's a contestant on Survivor called Jimmy T.
Imagine being a die-hard Survivor fan with no Nintendo knowledge, Googling his name to find out where he is now, and seeing articles for a blue-haired 70s disco dancer on the Wario Wiki.
I love GiT - that being said I do believe it to be the weakest main WarioWare instalment. Some microgames are pretty tough to figure out first time (Mona's boss is an example) which, although it only applies to a small amount of them, is a major detriment to a WW game. Gold had this issue too, but to a much lesser degree. The characters are also pretty imbalanced - which wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for how imbalanced they are. Master Mantis quickly renders Young Cricket irrelevant, same with Jimmy T. and Crygor respectively, and Orbulon is introduced way too early. Being forced to choose multiple characters was a great design choice, but honestly I wish the post-game "all" mode was forced instead since then the imbalance would be countered out by RNG
The character-swapping is fine and luckily isn't too intrusive. I see it less as a homogenised (I love to use that word) gameplay style and more just a new control gimmick like touching, twisting or smoothly moving
I also think the aesthetic (menus especially) and soundtrack lacks the edge DIY and prior had - I love the Gold and onwards WW art style but not the menu aesthetic and soundtracks which lean a little too "wacky" IMO. That being said, the callbacks are brilliant. Even though I complained earlier about Mona's monkey getting a cutesified redesign, Mona's animal buddies coming back at all is miraculous - in fact I'd say it's a blessing Wario's friends still appear at all. Nintendo could've easily swapped them out for Nabbit, King Bob-Omb, and Kamek but didn't, and in the age of the Mario Mandate we should be grateful for what we can keep.
I really dislike how Dribble & Spitz' stage was handled, it's kinda been a problem since DIY Showcase, I much prefer the more soothing vibe of prior D&S stages that leaned more into Dribble's "gentle giant" side than "speed freak" side. Penny's stage did fill that D&S niche decenty though. If it was rainy night (which would've made sense in the context of the story) it would've really scratched that itch even if the song is more pop than any D&S song.
I like how Wario is characterised here - he's greedy, lazy, and easy to anger but never enters true villain territory by choice - in fact, he might be a little too nice! other than refusing to go back in the game to rescue Red and Master Mantis with his employees, he doesn't really do anything morally questionable - just say stuff that's morally questionable. Wario not paying his employees isn't even brought up! (it is alluded to though) Wario (at least in Ware) is a character who's glaring flaws really enhance other characters' relationships to him - when he does something scummy they put him in his place of course, but they ultimately respect and care for him, which I find really cute - especially in the context of Wario's prior history which creates a sort of unintended 30-year-long redemption arc - while pure-good Wario is fine IMO, if you remove or, in GiT's case, downplay his greed and anger you're just left with "funny Mario" instead of "bad Mario". That being said, while most of this paragraph has been critical, I am happy with how Wario is portrayed here - I'd rather him lean too good than lean too bad. (Subspace, anyone?) Wario's an anti-hero and anti-heroes are all about balance, but Wario is a very different type of anti-hero who generally isn't explored much in gaming, less Punisher and more Mr. Krabs, so I can understand why writing him may be a struggle.
The minecart stages were quite disappointing. I would've much prefered Jimmy T. variants or his family. That being said, I like making the variety towers part of the main story, even if it's a little redundant with the mine carts.
Pyoro as the final boss was a great twist, I've always wanted to see him get more roles. I have to admit that it feels like the Great Developer was supposed to be Waluigi but the mandate squashed that - the way he's revealed really comes off as "OH MY GOD IT'S GONNA BE WALUIGI" as his ears are the only thing you can see other than hair, but it just turns out to be a Wario clone.
Buddah Wario. Buddah Wario.
GiT isn't a disappointment, in fact it's a great time, but it has some flaws future WarioWare games should squash fast, and is a casuality of the Mario Mandate in subtle ways.
This began as a joke, but the more I think about it the more I realise: the Wii Silicone Jacket, without a remote inside, would be an incredible fighter.
It can be scrunched, stretched and even turned inside out, it could elongate into the MotionPlus variant for a few moves, and the lack of a Wiimote inside or an official Nunchuck jacket means it can be more of a Marth or Captain Falcon than a Robin or Lucario as the definitive no-frills elastic fighter instead of using cursors or infrared beams like the Wiimote would. I've only even entertained this prospect for a day or so and it's already turned from "haha funny plastic" into "Yes. Let's do this." I haven't laughed while thinking about Wii Silicone Jacket in hours but I still want it.
GiT has convinced me. Pyoro for Smash. Technincally he's the only WarioWare character to have his own game
GiT fixed a problem I've had with WW throughout the whole series: now, if you beat a Microgame at the last second you don't lose because the animation hasn't played.
in WarioWare GiT there's a microgame where you have to give a video where a kid gets a present a like or dislike depending on whether he gets a gift or not
WarioWare called out family prank vloggers
They redesigned Mona's monkey
Why are Pokémon Trainer's voice lines cut off in really weird spots?
Seeing one of my favourite 3D platformers tainted like this is kinda depressing.
Calling it now: Wumpa League is gonna be revealed through a mini-ARG.
The Crash teams frequent r/crashbandicoot, they're probably gonna keep hiding hints in different ActiBliz stuff (like the recent COD game with the Wumpa League sticker) and once all of them are found, Wumpa League will be revealed.
Honestly, "a creative and fun menu aesthetic" and "a theme song that isn't orchestra or melodramatic" may have trumped Muddy Mole and Jill as my most wanted anything in Smash.
I've been watching a lot of platfighter and general fighting game fans' reactions to Nick Brawl, and as soon as I saw this disclaimer on one of them I knew I had to click off. Anybody who uses an edgy ESRB parody is instantly not trustworthy.
Of course he's not a nugget!My uncle works at #Nintendo and sent me these pictures of the Smash Ultimate beta used to test new DLC characters 😮
— PETA (@peta) September 8, 2021
The last Fighters Pass 2 character is PETA’s “Not a Nugget” mascot, who’s been featured in several viral spoofs of @NintendoAmerica games! pic.twitter.com/MNVzq6CnzM
He's Burger King chicken fries, that's good stuff
If you're feeling bad this 21 day, here's some hopescrolling to digest.
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This is the machine Billy Mitchell used for his Donkey Kong "high scores" - still believe he didn't cheat?
I don't have the silver gunner lemon demon mashup chops, so I really hope someone else can make a 21 Guns + Full House + Route 209 + Scatman's World + 21 Savage song of choice ultimate 21 mashup today.
Let's be frank here, "Rosalina is the objective best Mario character because she has a sad backstory!" is equally as superficial a take as "Waluigi is the objective best Mario character because he makes the funny noises!" (if not more so)
The "Genesis Does" advert was the best thing to ever happen to gaming, but the worst thing to ever happen to gaming discussion
Nintendo just advertised a game they're not selling
That being said, this is the greatest platformer of all time so I'll let it pass.A fabulous golden pyramid filled with riches, you say? Too tempting for Wario! In Wario Land 4 on Game Boy Advance our hero is tasked with nabbing its treasures, despite the risks! pic.twitter.com/5vL5qaImcv
— Super Mario UK (@SuperMario_UK) September 7, 2021
Nitpicky side of me doesn't like the Mario 64 Lego set being a ? box instead of a ! box.
The duality of man
This reminds me of that Brawl mod that replaces Yoshi with a T-posing Tommy Pickles who never as much as rotates no matter what animation he's in.
That's not a compliment, it's the highest compliment.
If Sega were to make a crossover platform fighter, I feel the best choice for a beginner all-rounder/shoto (from a design standpoint, not marketing or in-universe) like Mario to Smash, SpongeBob to Nick, Ryu to Street Fighter, e.t.c. would be AiAi given that all the Sonic characters' unique statistic traits aren't just parts of their character but rather their entire character.
Knuckles could potentially work but he'd have to sacrifice a lot of his power and possibly his digging, as well as downplay his gliding, while Akira would likely be too complex for most beginners. AiAi on the other hand doesn't have any canonical abilties besides "jump into a ball" so you can give him a lot of the standard shoto moves and stats without it seeming too weird (helped by the fact his tail is stubby to the point of almost being non-existant so nobody would complain about no tail attacks) - plus he already is associated with balls so there's an easy shoto projectile.
When talking about crossovers, people underestimate the amount of IPs Microsoft have at their disposal - there's much more roster potential for an Xbox platfighter than just "Master Chief and Rareware All-Stars Battle Royale" - in fact, it'd be much worse for an MS crossover to emphasise Rare given they're not really Microsoft's biggest team. Just a pirate and Fulgore would do the trick - even Banjo and Conker don't strike me as 100% necessary unless they either have a big roster or need a beginner shoto character when Doomguy, Chief and Steve don't cut it (kinda like how Kratos and Sackboy were the PSASBR mascots but PaRappa was the shoto)
Mr. I got a Lego piece before Wario. -
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