On the RPG modes in sports games, some of the Mario games have those. Like Mario Tennis Power Tour and Mario Tennis Aces for tennis, the former of which notably features mainly original characters. But Mario Kart has never had anything like that, the theme park ride might have the most narrative of any Mario Kart entry. And even then it's not quite an F1 racer.
It's interesting how some games can remain unique even decades later, while others feel familiar without playing them due to everything else taking from them. I appreciate how you've been pulling out games I didn't know about before.
I still play Mario Tennis on the Game Boy Color because of that RPG story mode! I wish they'd go all-in on one again instead of just doing little bits and pieces and hints of role-playing in their sports titles. Trying to guess at what Camelot is doing and why never works, though.
And I agree, finding a missing link to something is a lot of fun, but finding a game that somehow is decades old and never linked to anything else is just weird, but appreciated!
On the RPG modes in sports games, some of the Mario games have those. Like Mario Tennis Power Tour and Mario Tennis Aces for tennis, the former of which notably features mainly original characters. But Mario Kart has never had anything like that, the theme park ride might have the most narrative of any Mario Kart entry. And even then it's not quite an F1 racer.
It's interesting how some games can remain unique even decades later, while others feel familiar without playing them due to everything else taking from them. I appreciate how you've been pulling out games I didn't know about before.
I still play Mario Tennis on the Game Boy Color because of that RPG story mode! I wish they'd go all-in on one again instead of just doing little bits and pieces and hints of role-playing in their sports titles. Trying to guess at what Camelot is doing and why never works, though.
And I agree, finding a missing link to something is a lot of fun, but finding a game that somehow is decades old and never linked to anything else is just weird, but appreciated!