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Re: Feature: Rayman Is Back In 'Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope' - So Is He Actually Cool Now?

Markiemania95

@AlanaHagues As @gaga64 said, you may want to edit that poll - Rayman wasn’t even so much as an Assist Trophy in Smash.

I only ever played Rayman on Game Boy Color, and never got that far into it - but despite that, aside from Mario, Sonic, & Crash, who all had hardware developers backing them up, I always thought he was the biggest mascot going. Where are the rest of the third-party platforming mascots now? His longevity is a testament to his popularity.

Re: Poll: What Switch Online N64 Game Are You Most Excited About?

Markiemania95

@ketrac Doesn’t the service as a whole have online multiplayer for all games that had multiplayer in the original release? Across NES/SNES/N64/Mega Drive? To my knowledge it would be a first if these games didn’t.

In answer to the article though, I don’t know… because I’ve actually never played any of them, except Goldeneye, and I’m not really a fan of FPS. I’d probably vote for one of the Mario Party games, but even then, I don’t know what distinguishes those three from each other - I’ve only played MP5 & Super Mario Party in the past.

Re: Random: Animal Crossing Fan Is Visiting Every In-Game Artwork In Real Life

Markiemania95

Oh wow, that’s some dedication, especially considering just how many of them there are. I’ve also been trying to visit every Pokémon Center in Japan, in addition to traveling to every area that has a Pokémon region based on it haha. So far I’ve managed Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, France, UK & Spain; Hokkaido will hopefully be happening very soon. New York and Hawaii are high on my list of places to visit anyway, and Nevada (Orre) will likely come at some point after those two.

Re: Nintendo Direct For Splatoon 3 Confirmed For This Week

Markiemania95

@spacemoe505 This is how I feel about Xenoblade lol, but I know a lot of other people on this site feel the same way about Pokémon and Animal Crossing, which are 2 of my favourite IPs. It’s never gonna be able to cater to everyone.

Unless anything drastic is announced in this Direct, I’m still firmly in the camp of sticking with Splatoon 2. I might get the new Pro Controller, but that’s the furthest I’m gonna go atm.

Re: Feature: Everything You Might Have Missed In The New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer (August)

Markiemania95

@KateGray Not sure if it’s just the formatting on my phone, but the Grusha tweet is posted twice, the second time under the ‘Flying Pikachu might be a reference’ heading, instead of what I assume is meant to go there.

In regards to Wooper, I believe its dex entry is probably just flavour text, but if not, it actually wouldn’t be the first time Pokémon can be encountered with a status condition; headbutting trees at night in Gen II can sometimes produce sleeping Pokémon.

Re: Talking Point: What's The Highlight Of Your Game Collection?

Markiemania95

I’d say my Panasonic Q and its controller is at the top of my collection, but I also have an NA Virtual Boy, ASCII GameCube Keyboard Controller, Korean Pokémon Silver, Pokémon event distribution cartridges for Celebi & Keldeo, the Club Nintendo-exclusive Game & Watch Collection, and a few Japan-exclusive titles such as Pokémon Green, Pokémon Blue (JP), Pokémon Stadium (the predecessor to the Western game of the same name), Rhythm Tengoku, Kururin Squash, Donkey Konga 3, Nintendo Puzzle Collection, & Doubutsu no Mori e+ (with its e-reader + & hundreds of Animal Forest e-reader cards).

In terms of merch, I’ve a bunch of items from UK Club Nintendo, Pokémon Centers in Japan (such as the Mario x Pikachu collection), & Shigesato Itoi’s Hobonichi MOTHER Project.

As people have mentioned memories or sentimentality, I suppose that would either have to be the Pikachu-in-a-Snorlax-Sleeping-Bag plush that I won 1st try on a claw machine at the SEGA arcade in Akihabara, or my photo on Instagram of my pre-unboxed Limited Edition Mario Kart 8 for Wii U that only 4 users have liked… but one of those is Masahiro Sakurai’s official account 😱

Re: Poll: What's The Best Mario Kart Game?

Markiemania95

Probably DS or Wii for me. First video game I ever played was Super Mario Kart, and it's the only one I've still never managed to beat (can't do Donut Plains 3 on 150cc Special for the life of me); I've played every game in the series except Tour. Double Dash and 8 Deluxe are good fun locally with friends, but I personally find that the dual item mechanic often makes things too chaotic (which as I say, can be fun with friends), and makes the gameplay sometimes lean more towards luck than skill (which I'm sure is what Nintendo is going for).

Re: Kirby's Dream Buffet Announced For Switch, Looks A Lot Like Fall Guys

Markiemania95

@BabyYoda71 I think that it’s either retail in only some regions, as you say, or that it’s an error in the PR statement.

@dkxcalibur The last part of your comment is the exact reason I dislike all of these downloadable Kirby games that have started getting pumped out as of the 3DS era. They’re great little additions to the main Kirby games, but standalone, I personally don’t find them worth the price of admission. Clearly many disagree, as they wouldn’t keep making them otherwise, but yeah