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Post by Smashchu on Apr 8, 2008 13:46:12 GMT -5
Christ! I've changed the topic title and stuck a (Spoilers) in there. Stop using the spoiler tag, you rotten lot  What about the clumsy fools who wander in here unknowingly? Hope they like spoilers. |
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Post by The Qu on Apr 8, 2008 14:07:51 GMT -5
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Post by TV Eye on Apr 8, 2008 14:11:45 GMT -5
Alright, I have every character listed in the first post. This topic is now a discussion about the characters.
Baby Daisy sucks.
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Post by The Qu on Apr 8, 2008 14:54:42 GMT -5
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Post by Flip on Apr 8, 2008 18:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by Goomba Joe on Apr 8, 2008 19:26:23 GMT -5
Rosalina? Haha, nice! I hope Galaxy gets even more representation in spinoffs in the future - oh, and I love the little Luma that follows her...good job, Nintendo, good job.
Funky Kong? Wow, pretty WTF...would have expected Dixie or even K. Rool before him. But he's awesome, so I'm not complaining.
Dry Bowser? Eh...looks cool, I guess, but...really, now, one Bowser is enough.
Baby Daisy? Well then...as cute as she is...they're beginning to go overboard with this baby business.
Regarding the courses, love love love them. Especially that Galaxy-inspired forest one. <3 They also did a good job on retro courses, my favorite MK64 tracks just happen to be there (minus Wario Stadium, but eh).
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Post by The Qu on Apr 8, 2008 19:42:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm glad Rosalina & the Luma are making an appearance here. The Luma is probably why she's a heavyweight, BTW. I'd say they'll become a staple of these games, like Piantas post Sunshine. Funky makes a bit of sense since he's the engineer Kong, and these are Karts. He serves as a great WTF character as well. Bowser Bones is awesome. 'Nuff said. The first three babies had a reason to be in. Baby Mario: He's Baby Mario, a staple of these games since Mario Tennis. Also a star in the Yoshi subseries. Baby Luigi: C'mon, you can't have one without the other. Baby Peach: Had a major role in M&L2 and Yoshi's Island DS. The first baby to first appear outside of the Yoshi series, and one of the three to appear outside of it. Baby Daisy: To quote Kitty Pride, Yeahbuhwhat? This makes no sense! Gah!  Nintendo's just cashing this in now. The stages do look amazing! No complaints here, save a small gripe about having two Bowser's Castles, and I'm sure both of them will play different. |
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Post by Smashchu on Apr 8, 2008 19:56:12 GMT -5
Again, I agree with Chrono, the roster is good. Besides Baby Daisy and lack of ROB (although I think I'm the only one who cares), it's fine. Has a lot of interesting characters and staples. Someone did give a good reason for lack of Petey: that, like in DD, his head would get in the way.
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Post by ChronoBound on Apr 9, 2008 2:57:18 GMT -5
Again, I agree with Chrono, the roster is good. Besides Baby Daisy and lack of ROB (although I think I'm the only one who cares), it's fine. Has a lot of interesting characters and staples. Someone did give a good reason for lack of Petey: that, like in DD, his head would get in the way. Yeah, you are right about Petey's huge head. Also, I forgot about Paratroopa being cut. So that makes four characters that were playable in previous Mario Karts that are not playable in MKWii. I am still surprised why they chose Funky over Dixie or even K. Rool, and Bones Bowser over a Galaxy villain or another generic Mario enemy. Despite there being only one Mario Kart per console, they still come out relatively recent to one another, probably due Nintendo also including their handhelds as part of the "1 Mario Kart per conole" standard set since the SNES. Ever since Super Circuit on the GBA, the wait for a new Mario Kart has been no longer than three years. |
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Post by 8bitretroshit on Apr 9, 2008 3:50:03 GMT -5
Hahahaha friggen Funky Kong is playable, niiiiiiiiiiice
However Dry Bones Bowser sucks nuts, it's fucking Dr Mario all over again.
King Boo over Petey is a weird choice, but ohwell.
Where's my paratroopa? Instead we got tomboy baby edition ugggh.
And where the fuck is Pauline, Nintendo???
Ahwell I guess the Mii racer can solve most of those problems. Go go Goomba Mii~
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Post by Flip on Apr 9, 2008 9:30:16 GMT -5
I think Bowser Bones is a fantastic idea personally. I mean, if you can have babies in there you can undeads just the same. It's a great NSMB reference while we're at it, and how many heavyweights can you come up with? I know you can toss in a guy like Wart or Foreman Spike or something to that effect, but isn't Bowser Bones a bit more recognizable? I'm very content with this roster.
Y'know, this means Mario Kart is heading in the proper direction. They're finally acknowledging the subseries and, to a further extent, the variety of utter "crap" in the Marioverse. So I hope the next game starts throwing in Dixie Kong, Wart, Syrup, and a bevy of others. Then it will be even more fantastic.
Btw, note to Sakurai: "Copy Mario Kart next time LOL"
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Post by 8bitretroshit on Apr 9, 2008 11:03:22 GMT -5
I'd rather have Petey then another Bowser without any flesh.
Yeah there are a crapton of babies in there too, even never-seen-before-Daisey but atleast they look pretty different, just like how Bowser Jr. looks different from regular Bowser, and probably have different specials (do special items return anyway?) Skeleton Bowser seems to be just a texture swap. Seems pretty lazy to me actually. If they're going this road they should've just added Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi aswell, riding capsule shaped verhicles and say dumb one-liners like 'The doctor is-a in... first place!'
It's not like it's a big deal though. I'll be racing with Mii's most of the time anyway.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 9, 2008 12:14:38 GMT -5
If they're going this road they should've just added Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi aswell, riding capsule shaped verhicles and say dumb one-liners like 'The doctor is-a in... first place!' Hahaha, I can totally see that happening in the next instalment |
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Post by Dasher Misire on Apr 9, 2008 16:42:59 GMT -5
Funky Kong and Rosalina are very very good character choices, and I'm very surprised we got a New SMB ref in Dry Bowser.
Prolly gonna use Luigi, Koopa Troopa, and Rosalina the most. And gonna try to unlock the Blue Falcon for Koopa ASAP.
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Post by Smashchu on Apr 9, 2008 18:35:00 GMT -5
However Dry Bones Bowser sucks nuts, it's wizzleing Dr Mario all over again. This is Mario. Half of the roster is based off the other half. |
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Nintendo's just cashing this in now.
