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[Wario Bros.]

Wasn't it a late era game, I'd imagine that'd be why. It's like the SNES version of MM&B being Japan only.

It was. The game came out in Japan in 1993 but the last American NES game, Wario's Woods, came out in 1994, so an English release might've been possible.

 

[Knight Dude]

It was. The game came out in Japan in 1993 but the last American NES game, Wario's Woods, came out in 1994, so an English release might've been possible.

Maybe, but the latter game has Wario in the title, who was probably a safe-ish bet at the time.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

My Adventures With Green Lantern being in the same timeline as Superman’s show is beautiful

 

[SneakyLink]

Well, I listened to the entire Mario 2 soundtrack.

I have fond memories of this one.

 

[PLATINUM7]

Shiny Sandy Shocks acquired as well. Now all I need is Brute Bonnet.

 

[duchess-olive]

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I know the Kecleon Brothers are the sexiest men in fiction, but control yourself.

…I was talking about the games being really, really sad.

It’s fine, you misunderstood. Happens to everyone.

 

[Noipoi]

Day 48: Mega Gallade

IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-D-

D-D-D-D-DUEL

 

[Pink Yoshi]

Day 48: Mega Gallade

IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-D-

D-D-D-D-DUEL

Something I really liked about ORAS was it swapping out Gardevoir for Gallade on Wally's endgame team. It feels like it really fits with him.

Also I love Mega Gallade's helmet lol

 

[Wario Bros.]

Looking at fan made Mega Evolutions and way too many look like brand new evolutions rather than Mega Evolutions.

 

[PLATINUM7]

I now have all the paradox shinies.

 

[TheMightyP]

For some reason my instagram feed has been taken over by someone playing a lobotomized version of NSMB Wii.

It's actually highkey entertaining. He's on world 5 right now.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Going back to the subject of mascot horror, as much a lot of more recent games in the genre have either failed or, in the case of Poppy Playtime's company, treated their employees like **** and tried to capitalize on the NFT business, I'm actually really looking forward to what other developers of some upcoming Mascot Horror projects are cooking up.

This one, for example...

...not only looks really high quality, but also simultaneously disturbing, heartbreaking, and moving. The trailer alone genuinely invokes a bit of nostalgia of watching edutainment shows and going to places like theme parks and arcades as a kid that tons of other Mascot Horror games have tried to either replicate or just outright parody, to varying degrees of success, yet still keeps an underlying tone of dread and unease, setting up for both the general horror element and something big later down the line.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Looking at fan made Mega Evolutions and way too many look like brand new evolutions rather than Mega Evolutions.

Looking at official Pokemon evolutions and way too many look like Megas instead of brand new evolutions

 

[Shroob]

Looking at official Pokemon evolutions and way too many look like Megas instead of brand new evolutions

Ehhh, give an example.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Ehhh, give an example.

Poliwrath. Pawmot. Really any “it just gets bigger” pokemon. Also Dundunsparce.

 

[Shroob]

Poliwrath. Pawmot. Really any “it just gets bigger” pokemon. Also Dundunsparce.

Those don't feel like Megas tbh. Megas feel super extra in their designs. Those feel like Gen 1 evolutions.

 

[Noipoi]

Poliwrath. Pawmot. Really any “it just gets bigger” pokemon.

Not sure if I agree.

I’d argue “it just gets bigger” is simply the most basic form of Pokemon evolution design philosophy. Mega Evolution on the other hand is about exaggerating one or more of the Pokémon’s traits to the extreme. Like Garchomp being even more spikey, or Blastoise getting a bigger cannon.

Also Dundunsparce.

That’s just a ****post

 

[TheMightyP]

Regular Evo: Same Mon but bigger and more angry

Mega Evo: What if they were in Digimon?

 

[Pink Yoshi]

For a while my Deadly Six brainrot was so ingrained into my psyche I designed a group of Eevee-esque Pokemon that evolved into Deadly Six homages. Like, we had a baby normal type named Zetiny, and it'd evolve into Zavok (a fire type), Zazz (an electric type), Zomom (a ground type), Master Zik (a water type), Zeena (an ice type) and Zor (a dark type).

And because I was (and still am) a shipper, you could breed the Zeena and Zor-based evos to get another, Fairy-type Pokemon.

These six owned my soul, and it could be argued they still do.

 

[Shroob]

Not sure if I agree.

I’d argue “it just gets bigger” is simply the most basic form of Pokemon evolution design philosophy. Mega Evolution on the other hand is about exaggerating one or more of the Pokémon’s traits to the extreme. Like Garchomp being even more spikey, or Blastoise getting a bigger cannon.

That’s just a ****post

As much as I love the joke of Dudunsparce, the fact it's a joke is kinda... well, jokes are funny maybe the first few times, but will it still be funny in 10-15 years?

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Regular Evo: Same Mon but bigger and more angry

Mega Evo: What if they were in Digimon?

I wouldn't say they're that alike...

...Erm, probably.

 

[Noipoi]

As much as I love the joke of Dudunsparce, the fact it's a joke is kinda... well, jokes are funny maybe the first few times, but will it still be funny in 10-15 years?

Maybe not. But I do appreciate that it’s really an in-joke for dedicated players.

Longtime fans will have the context of years of fake Dunsparce evolutions turning it into an epic dragon thing. If you’re a new player or just aren’t really involved with the fandom, it just looks like they got really lazy.

Dudunsparce is truly for the fans

 

[TheMightyP]

Maybe not. But I do appreciate that it’s really an in-joke for dedicated players.

Longtime fans will have the context of years of fake Dunsparce evolutions turning it into an epic dragon thing. If you’re a new player or just aren’t really involved with the fandom, it just looks like they got really lazy.

Dudunsparce is truly for the fans

At the very least, it gave a longtime forgotten trashmon some new relevancy so that it's viable in casual playthroughs.