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Have you appreciated the revival of the Koopalings?
- Thread starter MasterYoshi
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Bringing back best Koopa Ludwig makes this an easy "yes".
The only negative to me is more on the NSMB sequels repetitive boss fights but that's not exactly the fault of the koopalings
Loved seeing them in kart and smash, it's kinda like there's a koopaling for everyone.
The only negative to me is more on the NSMB sequels repetitive boss fights but that's not exactly the fault of the koopalings
Loved seeing them in kart and smash, it's kinda like there's a koopaling for everyone.
I love them! Having them as skins in Smash is great and unlike others I think their inclusion in Mario Kart 8 is great. Don't hate on the good inclusions, hate on the over abundance of baby characters, Mario, and Peach reskins!
Iggy is best boy!
Iggy is best boy!
Yes I love them.
I almost didn't buy Mario Maker 1 because it was only Boom Boom in there.
I'm still sorta sad you couldn't put them in Mario Maker levels :(
I almost didn't buy Mario Maker 1 because it was only Boom Boom in there.
I'm still sorta sad you couldn't put them in Mario Maker levels :(
I don't get the complains on their presence in Mario Kart, to be honest. If anything, they are way more deserving of a spot each than character variants like Metal Mario, smaller enemies like a Shy Guy or something and made up Babies.. (Daisy and Rosalina in particular). Major (and named) characters debuted in mainline Mario games and not some generic filler, I don't see the harm at all.
In fact, Mario Kart needs Kamek (that was robbed a spot twice.. poor guy), Boom Boom and Pom Pom
In fact, Mario Kart needs Kamek (that was robbed a spot twice.. poor guy), Boom Boom and Pom Pom
I kinda actively dislike them - they feel like a relic of the '80s that doesn't really jive with the modern Mario world, IMO. It was cute that they came back but then they stuck around and lost the novelty factor
That plus they're super boring as boss fights. NSMB DS had fun things like a Monty Mole riding in a tank or Petey Piranha in 2D, but now it's just "oh it's the Koopalings again". NSMBU did some fun things with them but I still just wish they invented new characters or twists on old enemies.
Also Bowser Jr. does their job just as well and has a much cuter design
That plus they're super boring as boss fights. NSMB DS had fun things like a Monty Mole riding in a tank or Petey Piranha in 2D, but now it's just "oh it's the Koopalings again". NSMBU did some fun things with them but I still just wish they invented new characters or twists on old enemies.
Also Bowser Jr. does their job just as well and has a much cuter design
Yeah. They have good designs, and beating a whole gaggle of colorful Koopalings is better than fighting Bowser 8 times. They make some nice filler for the party games too.
I have no nostalgia for them so to me they just seem overused and annoying. They should get rid of all of them except Roy. Roy is cool.
I appreciated the comeback in Superstar Saga, but it very quickly became too much IMO. They're all so similar to one another that seeing them in Mario Kart 8 makes them feel like complete filler; not much different from Raccoon Mario or Cat Peach. I would've gladly traded all of them away for just E. Gadd or something.
Back in the day they had actual variety as bosses. In the newer Mario games they may as well be palette swaps.
To think bowser has to rescue peach from mario in order for that mother to be re-united with her children....
in... in SMW they literally share fights
Iggy/Larry, Morton/Roy, and Lemmy/Wendy
only Ludwig had an original fight then
Ten years:
1993's Yoshi's Safari features mechs piloted by each of the Koopalings.
SMB3 even more, to be frank; with the change on the projectile (Wendy, for example) and the weight of a couple (Roy and Morton, I believe) causing a earthquake when they jump
if anything, NSMB Wii onwards gave them much better battles that fit each of their personalities
I have loved the attention they have been getting. I hated Bowser Jr. initially because I wanted the OG children. I've warmed up to him now that the "real" kids are being featured again.
I love them! As a huge fan of Mario 3 (and the cartoon) they were always in my mind when I played Mario games. I actually hated Bowser Jr. because he seemed to have just become the replacement and I was bitter towards him because of that lol.
But their re-appearance in Mario & Luigi GBA (I think it was?) for the first time in aaages made me so happy, then returning to the proper 2D Mario games too, it all made me feel really happy. :D
Regardless of whatever the 'official lore' is, I just consider Bowser Jr. the newest member of the Koopa Kids.
But their re-appearance in Mario & Luigi GBA (I think it was?) for the first time in aaages made me so happy, then returning to the proper 2D Mario games too, it all made me feel really happy. :D
Regardless of whatever the 'official lore' is, I just consider Bowser Jr. the newest member of the Koopa Kids.
the new secret lore is that the Koopalings are adopted because Bowser's offscreen wife thought she couldn't conceive until a stork crashed into their castle one day with Jr. in tow
Yes, they are MUCH better than Bowser Jr.
And I dont give a fuck what Miyamoto says, they are still Bowser's kids.
They still should be use in a big Mario 3d adventure, making every battle with each of them unique.
I will never undertand the complains of overexposure either. Mario Kart have fucking baby and matalic characters, the Koopalings have all interesting designs. And they are skins in smash not taking away from any space on the roster.
And the main games didnt have overexposure from them either, Bowser jr appears in nearly all the fucking games ffs, if someone has overexpsure is that shitty baby bowser designed brat.
They should also bring back Tatanga and Wart.
And I dont give a fuck what Miyamoto says, they are still Bowser's kids.
They still should be use in a big Mario 3d adventure, making every battle with each of them unique.
I will never undertand the complains of overexposure either. Mario Kart have fucking baby and matalic characters, the Koopalings have all interesting designs. And they are skins in smash not taking away from any space on the roster.
And the main games didnt have overexposure from them either, Bowser jr appears in nearly all the fucking games ffs, if someone has overexpsure is that shitty baby bowser designed brat.
They should also bring back Tatanga and Wart.
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Too bad that it means nothing when you jump of them because at that point they may as well be palette swaps of each other, they should have made it so that they have a moment of invincibility because not only you don't see them being unique but it also makes the "fights" take less than 30 seconds
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Yes, I always loved the Koopalings- my only issue is for me they were originally portrayed as Bowsers children in Super Mario 3, which of course I loved the concept. Then they introduced Bowser Jr. in Sunshine as Bowsers son (and the Koopalings were sort of ret-conned into just being henchmen of Bowser, instead of his children, with Bowser Jr being the only "child" of Bowser). I always hated Bowser Jr. as a result, but I eventually warmed up a little since he's here to stay.
I don't not mind them nor really hate them. They are being overused though and I would rather them make new enemies.
Broodals was awful and the battle was really not great. I would have prefer a game without them.
Yeah. Super Mario Bros 3 needs more love and references. (Color Splash did it amazingly well, Odyssey also had a few cool refereces)
While I'm not a fan of the Land games, I would love for Tatanga and other weird stuff from the first Land to return. Really hope Odyssey 2 goes even more into fan service and gives us a Sarasaland Kingdom, and a bunch of other Kingdoms/Lands we already know ! (Isle Delphino being my most wanted one)It was fine, but now I wish Tatanga to get some love.
Like many in this thread, I was super happy when they were brought back, and I still love them in general, but I think they suffered from almost instant overexposure. Taking a more measured approach to their (re-)rollout would have been better.
On a related note, what's weirder is that I used to really dislike Bowser Jr. and just saw him as a poor man's Koopaling, and I don't know exactly what shifted or when/why, but I quite like him now and don't mind his role as Bowser's "actual" or favorite kid who gets preferential treatment.
Don't like how the Koopalings were retconned not to be related to Bowser anymore, though.
On a related note, what's weirder is that I used to really dislike Bowser Jr. and just saw him as a poor man's Koopaling, and I don't know exactly what shifted or when/why, but I quite like him now and don't mind his role as Bowser's "actual" or favorite kid who gets preferential treatment.
Don't like how the Koopalings were retconned not to be related to Bowser anymore, though.
It's like they stuck Troll dolls in Mario. Can't really say I care for them, especially when it feels like half of them have no distinct personality to speak of.
Off topic but I wish they added the triceratops trio from mario world into mario maker 2 it would be sick
But there are multiple fundamental templates for those fights.
....that's massively different from every fight having the same template.
Sure, i love getting worthless Bowser relatives no one gives a shit about instead of more interesting characters in Mario Kart.