[allensmithee]

HOLY SHIT

I finally beat the Asia course in Super Hang-On

That was 6 and a half minutes of hellacious heartmurder, my chest is still beating. So much adrenaline. It just happened. Ive been playing the game since it came out and I hadnt seen past the 5th extend on the stage so most of it was fresh and I was a machine. Wow.
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[Wall of Beef]

So that Sonic Lost World for 3DS/Wiiu sold for a combined total of 710,000 copies this year.

Guess we should expect more Sonic games?
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[allensmithee]

How do you post replays? Should I just film the screen going on its own? I can do that.
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[Wall of Beef]

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[Rud31]

Maybe that's why Sega waited so long to release Sanic Kart 2 domestically.

Or maybe that's an effect of them waiting so long. Either way woah. That's worse than a new 2D shooter numbers.

There was also a WiiU version that didn't even chart.
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[dementia]

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi couldn't save it :(

[probably fine]

allensmithee, when Super Hang On came out on 3DS I watched trailers and gameplay videos and even arcade longplays and thought it looked dull as hell, but your video has convinced me otherwise!
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[allensmithee]

Wow Im really glad mine was the impetus! Super Hang-On 3D is such a joy and Im really glad you can might find joy in it too (-:
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[Felix]

Dang, I was wondering why they waited two years to release one of their all around best games in ages in Japan :(

[Gironika]

[Wall of Beef]

Are you talking the time frame between F-Zero X (N64) to F-Zero GX (Cube)?

Does Sanic Kart 3 need to exist the issues with Sanic Kart 2? I thought SK2 got everything right already.
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[Felix]

yeah, they don't need a new game, this one is already perfect, it just didn't sell in japan

[notbov]

nope

they need to fix up the physics so you don't randomly collide on polygon seams or get flipped upside down. there's no reason why the game just shouldn't have had more arcade-y physics (I'm loathe to use the word "simplistic", but that's where I'm going) instead of going with something that would work in much more realistic game

and I want 120/144 hz options in the PC version too

and Toe Jam & Earl
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[Felix]

I was pretty sure they patched the seams, and the fact that it controls like Outrun is practically the best distinguishing characteristic vs Mario Kart (that and the fantastic course design)?

no argument re: TJ&E though

[sponkmonkey]

the collision physics are still a sore point because they make it possible to go too fast when going down a jump, which is the last thing one should be concerned with playing this game.

(also collisions with other players but I'm more forgiving there because online)

I'm gonna play some of this now.
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[Renfrew]

Yeah I can't count how many times I've been hurled into the ceiling or something. I can't play real type racing games at all but I love how Sonic kart 2 and Outrun control and am at least competent with them.
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[Gironika]

[Ymer]

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[1CC]

I just played Transformed for the first time and I don't get it at all. There's hardly anything I'd call a corner and drifting seems unnecessary. I guess you just do it because you get a speed boost at the end like in Mario Kart?

Driving doesn't seem to require any finesse. I sure don't see OutRun2 or F-Zero GX in this. All I see is a dull Mario Kart clone.

Also Wreck it Ralph? Really? Way to date your game with a c-class Disney character.

That After Burner track was breathtaking though.

[Felix]

it's definitely more of a Mario Kart that feels like an OutRun than an OutRun that feels like a Mario Kart, but it's also gorgeous, bright, has consistently exciting track design, is really challenging at higher levels (were you playing on A/S-class?), has plenty of Sega love letters (the House of the Dead track, Ryo, etc.), and has a PC version that allows 4-player local multiplayer at 1080p on a pretty midrange machine

so that's all pretty fantastic if you ask me. I speak as someone who always liked Mario Kart more than OutRun, but the last Mario Kart I really played a lot of was Double Dash, and this is leagues ahead. it's a delight, really. I can see not being into it after your first few minutes with it, but it's far from dull.

and hey, Wreck-It Ralph really isn't that bad at all. they have Football Manager and the TF2 guys on the PC version, even; they're just having fun.

[Loki Laufeyson]

seeing that list makes me realise that if sega made a sonic game with character creation, or even just customisation, they'd probably sell a trillion copies
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[Felix]

fair enough! obviously any driving game that has boosts and items isn't going to be purely about cornering (well, that actually makes me wonder if you like Wipeout HD, because it comes down a little harder on the cornering side of things despite the presence of boosts and items), but as someone who isn't completely put off by those things I really do think this is the best-informed kart racer I've ever played by a decent margin, so good in fact that I don't see much value in evaluating it as a "kart racer" rather than one of the other sorts of arcadey racing games I like (F-Zero, Burnout, Wipeout)

[dementia]

[1CC]

@Felix: I never played Wipeout. The F-Zeros have always left me satisfied on the futuristic racing front.

[Felix]

I wouldn't compare Transformed to GX, fwiw. not sure who did. the items being boring is a legitimate and somewhat bewildering issue given how much care they paid to every other aspect of the presentation, but otherwise you seem like you're being really really critical!

[probably fine]

http://www.it8bit.com/post/54124173030/out-run-handpainted-tie-place-your-bid-for-this
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[Gironika]

[Felix]

I like Vyse's "Balanced" config (which I think is identical to Metal Sonic's default).

[Renfrew]

Not to get off topic from Sanic Kart 2, but are there any good chip tunes albums made using the Megadrive's FM synth chip?
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http://ubiktune.com/releases/ubi020-various-artists-soundshock-fm-funk-maddness
http://ubiktune.com/releases/ubi044-various-artists-soundshock-2-fm-funk-terrror
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[Renfrew]

Cool. I had Soundshock 2 already and listening to it was what made me start thinking about a Megadrive only album. I guess for good reason!
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[allensmithee]

Those were the ones I was ginna recommend !!
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[Rud31]

There's also one that i can't remember the name of that is famous J-composers that is not as good as soundshock.
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[Rud31]

Sanic Kart 2 didnt' even chart in week 2. Youch. Mario Kart 7 did though.
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[Vikram Ray]

what the fuck is sanic kart 2

[Tulpa]

sonic racing transformed
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