Social Swamp's Social Thread 3 - And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...

[True Blue Warrior]

Sonic R was pretty good in my opinion, it's too bad it's so underrated.

Everybody's Super Sonic Racing!

 

[esdssserdt]

He's in the sequel. Which is Transformed.

Yes but why wasn't he in the first one?

 

[A Distant Demon]

Crash Team Racing was my second game ever. I love it and it's an awesome game.

The based Map theme is forever imprinted onto my brain.

 

[esdssserdt]

Crash Team Racing was my second game ever. I love it and it's an awesome game.

The based Map theme is forever imprinted onto my brain.

Naughty Dog desperately needs to make another game in the series.

 

[Deleted member]

The Adventure Mode in Diddy Kong Racing is one of the reasons as to why that game is one of my favorites on the N64.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Sonic R is probably my guilty pleasure game. I know it's bad, but I can't help but enjoy it.

Unless Sonic can turn into a ball and drift.

I mean, look at Opa-Opa. He just FLIES through the whole race(Tails could have probably done it too), and he...um...somehow drifts. I know he's actually a spacecraft, but...

This article by Sega better explains it.
http://blogs.sega.com/2009/11/12/sonic-sega-all-stars-racing-dev-diary-concept/

On the topic of underrated kart racers:

This game is the definition of underrated.

Like seriously, it had every right to be a huge hit but nobody was interested, partly because the creation aspect was so deep and complex.

I bloody loved it though. Played it 10 hours straight when I first got it, and completed the Story Mode 100%. And then the next day started doing the community levels.

I was interested in this one, but I never got it. I know it was made by the ModNation Racers studio, which I personally wasn't a fan of.

 

[_Silver_]

Yes but why wasn't he in the first one?

No idea. I'll look into that.

Everybody's Super Sonic Racing!

CAN YOU FEEL THE SUNSHINE?

 

[esdssserdt]

One thing I love about Sonic R is the graphics, they may look fugly now but back then they were exellent, especially for the SEGA Saturn.

CAN YOU FEEL THE SUNSHINE?

DOES IT BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY?

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

They do, and they should also get Amy out of that car while they're at it.

Why was Amy driving a car in the first place, it literally made no sense.

Is Amy a fast runner?

On the topic of underrated kart racers:

This game is the definition of underrated.

Like seriously, it had every right to be a huge hit but nobody was interested, partly because the creation aspect was so deep and complex.

I bloody loved it though. Played it 10 hours straight when I first got it, and completed the Story Mode 100%. And then the next day started doing the community levels.

I might have been interested. If I owned a Playstation system

 

[AreJay25]

Sonic R would have been better if it had more stages and the controls weren't so... iffy.

I definitely think they should revisit the idea.

Spoiler

... and while we're at it, how about another Sonic fighting game.

 

[True Blue Warrior]

Sonic R would have been better if it had more stages and the controls weren't so... iffy.

I definitely think they should revisit the idea.

Spoiler

... and while we're at it, how about another Sonic fighting game.

Oh yeah, I'd love a Sonic fighting game. Maybe with a roster of 20-32 characters.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Sonic R would have been better if it had more stages and the controls weren't so... iffy.

I definitely think they should revisit the idea.

Spoiler

... and while we're at it, how about another Sonic fighting game.

Yes! I would love to see a revival of Sonic the Fighters, another game I have a massive soft spot for.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Here's a reason for Sonic being in a car. Sonic enjoys a challenge, and it simply isn't fun when you're the fastest thing alive and everyone else isn't

 

[esdssserdt]

Is Amy a fast runner?

In Sonic Advance 3 I think she's faster than Sonic.

 

[_Silver_]

I definitely think they should revisit the idea.

Spoiler

... and while we're at it, how about another Sonic fighting game.

Sonic the Fighters 2? Maybe add some characters like Vector, Omega, Silver, Shadow, Jet, and Emerl and I'd buy it.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

How to make me buy a Sonic fighting game: Blaze, Metal Sonic and Omega. Those 3 are great, with Omega and Blaze being some of the only 'lol sanik's ****ty frendz' people like

 

[esdssserdt]

Why not a SEGA fighting game, we've already got so many Sonic fighting games, so why not something new?

 

[Burruni]

Why not a SEGA fighting game, we've already got so many Sonic fighting games, so why not something new?

....
Uhm.
Outside of Smash.
There's been one, ARGUABLY two Sonic fighting games.
One being an arcade game from the early-mid 90s which used 2 characters exclusive to the archie comics to pad it.
The other being Sonic Rivals 2 which everyone played the same except for specials and only had 8 characters.

Edit: I actually forgot about Sonic Battle. That game was part of my childhood. Jesus.
OKAY, TWO REAL AND ONE "KINDA"

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

By the way has anyone seen this?

This is the worst game I have ever played, period.

I remember that a Garfield kart racing game exists for the 3DS. However, it's a 1 player only game, and frankly, not too many kart racing games can compete with Mario Kart.

 

[ChikoLad]

Sonic R is probably my guilty pleasure game. I know it's bad, but I can't help but enjoy it.

This article by Sega better explains it.
http://blogs.sega.com/2009/11/12/sonic-sega-all-stars-racing-dev-diary-concept/

I was interested in this one, but I never got it. I know it was made by the ModNation Racers studio, which I personally wasn't a fan of.

I wasn't much of a fan of Modnation Racers either, but LBP Karting is an entirely different beast.

Modnation was just simply meant a as sort of "track editor", not so much a creation tool. You drew tracks and placed some pre-made objects and decorations on them, but that was it. For all intents and purposes, I consider it a demo of LBP Karting.

To call LBP Karting a "track editor" would be a huge understatement. It's basically a 3D game creator, and there are mini-games in the Story Mode to show this off and everything. As far as the community goes, I recall playing a fully functional remake of the original Slender Man game in LBP Karting. That's how robust the tools are.

But even if you just want it for the kart racing aspect, there is still a lot to enjoy. You can make custom power-ups and everything. I remember one that I made, was literally a gigantic, flaming, spinning sand castle that you shot out of a teeny tiny gun. The community also had a tendency to make adventure levels that were similar to the overworlds of Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Team Racing, where you drove around an open environment looking for secrets and challenges. It was great.

I recommend at least renting it or something if you are even remotely interested. It's truly fantastic, and the only similarity it has to Modnation is that the basic track painting and auto decorate tools and what not, are within LBP Karting, but you don't even have to use them.

....
Uhm.
Outside of Smash.
There's been one, ARGUABLY two Sonic fighting games.
One being an arcade game from the early-mid 90s which used 2 characters exclusive to the archie comics to pad it.
The other being Sonic Rivals 2 which everyone played the same except for specials and only had 8 characters.

I find it incredibly ironic that you mentioned Sonic Rivals 2 as the "second Sonic fighting game", and not this:

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Also

This was my favourite racing game as a kid

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Also

This was my favourite racing game as a kid

Is that supposed to be "Double Dash"?

 

[esdssserdt]

....
Uhm.
Outside of Smash.
There's been one, ARGUABLY two Sonic fighting games.
One being an arcade game from the early-mid 90s which used 2 characters exclusive to the archie comics to pad it.
The other being Sonic Rivals 2 which everyone played the same except for specials and only had 8 characters.

Edit: I actually forgot about Sonic Battle. That game was part of my childhood. Jesus.
OKAY, TWO REAL AND ONE "KINDA"

You're forgetting that Sonic and the Black Knight had a fighting game bundled with it.

 

[Kurri ★]

We're talking about Racing games?

Well, I like the Mario Kart series(like most of us). But I also liked Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing. Transformed was also alright.

The sad thing is...it's pretty pointless to have Sonic drive. He can already go as fast as his own car.

I never understood the whole, "Sonic driving is pointless". Just because he can run fast doesn't mean he won't enjoy driving a car.

 

[Burruni]

You're forgetting that Sonic and the Black Knight had a fighting game bundled with it.

That isn't... a fighting game.
It's a minigame.
It's like saying every Mario Party game is a fighting game.

 

[Deleted member]

I never understood the whole, "Sonic driving is pointless". Just because he can run fast doesn't mean he won't enjoy driving a car.

This was something I never got either.

He can run fast, yes.
But in a vehicle-based race, he wouldn't be ALLOWED to run.

Nor would he be capable of doing things that a vehicle is required for.

 

[Burruni]

This was something I never got either.

He can run fast, yes.
But in a vehicle-based race, he wouldn't be ALLOWED to run.

Nor would he be capable of doing things that a vehicle is required for.

He can run on ground and see.
Go super to fly.
What's left, holding items?
The Sonicverse is one fulled with many hammerspaces.

 

[_Silver_]

I never understood the whole, "Sonic driving is pointless". Just because he can run fast doesn't mean he won't enjoy driving a car.

Somebody already explained that he likes fair competition anyways.

 

[esdssserdt]

That isn't... a fighting game.
It's a minigame.
It's like saying every Mario Party game is a fighting game.

For a "minigame" it's certainly fleshed out to the point where it could be released as a standalone title.

Though not at a full price 10$ would be okay.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

This was something I never got either.

He can run fast, yes.
But in a vehicle-based race, he wouldn't be ALLOWED to run.

Nor would he be capable of doing things that a vehicle is required for.

IDK He's done it before

 

[Deleted member]

He can run on ground and see.
Go super to fly.
What's left, holding items?
The Sonicverse is one fulled with many hammerspaces.

Name me one vehicle based racer that features a character running without a vehicle.

If you can't even do that, don't try making an argument for Sonic running instead of being in a vehicle other than "HE GOTTA GO FAST".

 

[esdssserdt]

Oh wait there is an anime I like!

Avatar The Last Airbender!

 

[Deleted member]

Transformed more than justifies Sonic beign in a car.

I mean, Sonic can run fast, but can't fly or swim.

 

[esdssserdt]

Name me one vehicle based racer that features a character running without a vehicle.

If you can't even do that, don't try making an argument for Sonic running instead of being in a vehicle other than "HE GOTTA GO FAST".

What about Opa Opa? He doesn't need a car.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

IDK He's done it before

Sonic X isn't really a good show (despite having a bit of a soft-spot for it), but the first episode and this scene (in Japanese) is legitimately awesome. One of my favorite Sonic moments.

 

[Deleted member]

What about Opa Opa? He doesn't need a car.

He is a vehicle.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

My answer was "White Powerade"

 

[esdssserdt]

Actually I just thought, why not just have Super Sonic instead?

 

[epicmartin7]

You know, there's at least one character I think could be the next WFT character of the series and is a character I would think could be a great addition.

Spoiler

Yes, I'm going there.

I just personally think the character has a lot of personality and charm to it lol.

 

[A Distant Demon]

My answer was "White Powerade"

"Black Pill bottle"
. . .Am I back alley Dr. Mario?

Oh wait there is an anime I like!

Avatar The Last Airbender!

1. Calling Avatar anime will get you crucified in many places.
2. ATLA is my favorite show of all time. <3