Mario Kart is oddly one of those Nintendo franchises that fans love to complain about, yet continually buy. The tweaking between each new iteration can be maddening to many fans, but it is what keeps the franchise fresh. Still, some fans weren’t quite happy with Nintendo’s development track and they released their own version for the PC. Based on the Source engine that powers Half-Life 2, Mario Kart Source may not be much to look at, but the gameplay sure seems to be there in spades.
Balrog, the boxer with a suspicious resemblance to a distorted Mike Tyson (and yes, he was the original M. Bison), has been revealed in a new Street Fighter IV gameplay video. Even more interesting is the level he’s fighting on, which looks like it might be a raft or boat at sea.
It doesn’t show much, and what it does show looks obviously not from the game. Still, the mere thought of a potentially good Speed Racer (one has not been made since the days of the original PlayStation) has funs all in a flutter. The game looks like it will be heavily inspired by the movie, more so than the cartoon. That means Hot Wheels inspired tracks and less of an anime look. That’s fine, as long as you get buzz saws in the front of the car, right?
Game trailers used to simply be called commercials, but ignore that for the moment and focus on what is possibly the best trailer for a game in over a decade. Why is it so great? Mostly because it would so easily slide into the commercial lineups of the 8 and 16-bit generations. Recall those blast processing and Sega scream ads? This one is at least their equal. There isn’t much to say without spoiling it, but it will both make you want to play Sega Bass Fishing, and embarrassed that you do.
Why do people enjoy taking modern titles and porting them to old consoles that cannot possibly handle their modern graphics and gameplay? Go figure. Still, it makes for interesting video, such as this one of Tekken 2 running on the original NES. What’s interesting about this title, unlike most such ports, is that it actually look playable, and sort of like a title that might have been released back then. That’s certainly a step up from most such ports.
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