Topic: Would you buy a new Wave Race?

No i have MKW for fun on-water action

No, I wouldn't. Racing games don't interest me at all, I've never bought any game in this genre, so I definitely wouldn't start with this one.

Just had a thought: Anybody here play the original WaveRace waaaaaaaaay back on GameBoy?

I bought it last year and have played hours and hours of it. It's fun, but daaaaang it's tough. I cannot beat the 800cc levels on the international tours for the life of me, and I'm a pretty good gamer (lol).

I've done some research into it, and some people think the AI is nigh unbeatable on the higher levels, especially for the races. The slalom competition is more doable, but it's still a huge challenge.

I wonder why that game is not on NSO. Feels like an obvious one to add. I would try it.

@FishyS
It’s very fun! It’s a top-down perspective and they did a great job with the physics. You can’t help yourself do race or slalom mode. The AI is BRUTAL, though.

Pretty cool game for short play sessions.

@maxrpg I mean sure... But nothing is going to top Microsoft Flight sim now. They can make it fun but they're not going to impress awe.

@FishyS I have. It's nothing special. Honestly there is almost nothing to say about it but it was impressive for the system but not compared to games more broadly.

@Polvasti If you get a chance to play the 64 or GameCube game you might enjoy it. Iam not a big racing person either, but those games were fun because the waves made things chaotic.

@MoldyPasta Yeah, because that water is so realistic and adds so much to the gameplay.

@Zaruboggan Bingo.

I think that's always implied but it doesn't hurt to note how bad games are made now when they're not indie darlings or absolutely masterclass huge games like Elden, Breath or Red dead

@Misima 🙄

Can't wait much longer, and 1080 Snow boarding