{"id":13414,"date":"2015-05-08T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T00:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=13414"},"modified":"2015-04-26T04:15:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T04:15:17","slug":"fun-nintendo-related-dlc-and-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/08\/fun-nintendo-related-dlc-and-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Nintendo Related DLC and Bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ANIMAL\"<\/a>Nintendo just released some new Mario Kart 8 tracks, and it made me think about other fun Nintendo themed DLC and bonuses in games.\u00a0 So I wrote a blog about it.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Mario Kart 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

First let\u2019s talk about the cool new tracks in Mario Kart 8.\u00a0 They released a set of 8 tracks last year, and 8 new ones just recently.\u00a0 The cool thing is that these tracks didn\u2019t look like they were just thrown together.\u00a0 The tracks based on classic Mario Kart circuits have been totally redone, the ones based on other Nintendo properties have so much attention to detail, and the totally new ones are cool, too.\u00a0 So let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

Yoshi Circuit (GCN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 8 tracks released last year were set up into two cups.\u00a0 The first was the Egg Cup.\u00a0 Yoshi\u2019s Circuit was based on the same track on the GameCube Double Dash game.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a standard road track, but it\u2019s cool that it\u2019s shaped like Yoshi.<\/p>\n

Excitebike Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a really neat track based on Nintendo\u2019s classic Excitebike.\u00a0 It was just a simple oval track, but the jumps and obstacles were based on the ones form the old game.\u00a0 What was neat is that they\u2019d be rearranged each time you\u2019d play.\u00a0 My brother Jeff loved the old Excitebike game when he was little.\u00a0 Still does, actually.\u00a0 Did you know that in Japan, they made some Mario themed Excitebike games for their Super Famicom Satellite download service?<\/p>\n

Dragon Driftway<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a good example of a new track that you can tell wasn\u2019t thrown together.\u00a0 It has a Chinese theme, and you race on dragons and temples with paintings of Lakitus doing Kung-Fu poses.\u00a0 They should\u2019ve used a remixed version of the song from the Chai Kingdom in Super Mario Land, though.<\/p>\n

Mute City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nintendo, why not just come out with a F-Zero game on Wii U?\u00a0 You teased us in Nintendo Land, and now this.\u00a0 It\u2019s a really cool track, though.\u00a0 You don\u2019t collect coins, but you gain them by running through the same panels that give your car energy in F-Zero.\u00a0 All the music, even when you first start, is from F-Zero, too, not Mario Kart!<\/p>\n

Wario\u2019s Gold Mine (Wii)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next set of tracks is in the Triforce Cup.\u00a0 Wario\u2019s Gold Mine is from the Wii Mario Kart game.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have as many good memories from this track, although it\u2019s still fun.<\/p>\n

Rainbow Road (SNES)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the original Rainbow Road on the SNES Mario Kart.\u00a0 But then, the original Mario Kart is my favorite in the series, and it\u2019s also one of my top five favorite games of all time!\u00a0 I loved how they improved it on the Wii U!<\/p>\n

Ice Ice Outpost<\/strong><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t really travel too much on slippery stuff on this frozen track, because it looks like they spread out yellow and green tarps for you to race on.\u00a0 The yellow and green roads make me think of Sprite, and the ice all around it helps the image, too.<\/p>\n

Hyrule Castle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zelda fans, it\u2019s time to cheer.\u00a0 This Hyrule themed course had so many cool details.\u00a0 You don\u2019t collect coins, but rupees.\u00a0 Mario enemies are replaced by Zelda ones as obstacles.\u00a0 And if you hit three bumpers while going to the castle, a gate will open up that\u2019ll let you use the Master Sword as a bumper, too.\u00a0 They even changed the sound effects to sound like you\u2019re opening a Zelda treasure when you get an item!<\/p>\n

Baby Park (GCN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next set of tracks were released relatively recently, and split into two cups as well.\u00a0 First in the Crossing Cup is Baby Park from the GameCube game.\u00a0 I always liked Baby Park.\u00a0 Even though it was just a simple oval and very short, you had more laps on it.\u00a0 So in the final laps, things got pretty crazy with all the items bouncing around.\u00a0 I also loved all the theme park rides in the background, and it was fun to see them in HD on the Wii U.\u00a0 What\u2019s really neat is how they made the track all anti-gravity on the Wii U, and on the last lap all sorts of lights blink and flash around.\u00a0 It\u2019s like a crazy bumper car arena!<\/p>\n

Cheese Land (GBA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was one of my favorite tracks from the GBA game.\u00a0 I love the remixed music on this one with the saxophones and all.\u00a0 Only bad thing is they replaced the mice from Yoshi\u2019s Island that ran around the track.\u00a0 Now you just have to avoid a couple of giant Chain Chomps.\u00a0 This track always makes me hungry, though.\u00a0 I really do like cheese.<\/p>\n

Wild Woods<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new track looks gorgeous graphically, but it\u2019s not as interesting as you might think.\u00a0 I see a missed opportunity with this track that they could\u2019ve done with it.\u00a0 They could\u2019ve made it Super Mario RPG themed and renamed it Geno\u2019s Woods.\u00a0 They could\u2019ve played the Forest Maze music and heck, even the Shy Guy houses look like they are from Super Mario RPG.\u00a0 Then all the Geno fanboys would be pleased.\u00a0 Did you know that Geno actually made a cameo appearance in a mini-game on one of the Mario & Luigi RPG titles?<\/p>\n

Animal Crossing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Animal Crossing game on GameCube is one of my top five favorite games of all time, and I could gush on this track all day but I won\u2019t.\u00a0 I could do a whole blog on this track alone.\u00a0 But I\u2019ll spare you some of the details.\u00a0 But I love how when you hit trees, fruit falls out and you can run over them and have the same effect as a mushroom.\u00a0 The seasons will also change each time you race on this track, with different obstacles depending on each one.\u00a0 And the sound effects are so authentic.\u00a0 This track makes me want a Wii U Animal Crossing game that looks this good!<\/p>\n

Neo Bowser City (3DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last set of tracks are in the Bell Cup.\u00a0 Neo Bowser City was originally on the 3DS.\u00a0 I never understood why Bowser got his own futuristic City, but I do like how the music is a remix of the Toad\u2019s Turnpike theme.\u00a0 I love how the falling rain looks in this game.\u00a0 Mario Kart 8 is still the best looking title graphically on the Wii U, I think.<\/p>\n

Ribbon Road (GBA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wish they would\u2019ve done more tracks from the really old Mario Kart games, because how they reimagined Ribbon Road on the GBA is brilliant.\u00a0 Now you\u2019re inside a giant kid\u2019s room and the whole track is made out of toys.\u00a0 You can even see Mario Kart themed toy packages in the background, and above the kid\u2019s bed is a movie poster that says, \u201cKung-Fu Lakitu.\u201d\u00a0 Look carefully and you can even spot some Yarn Yoshis, too!<\/p>\n

Super Bell Subway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another good example of a new track that didn\u2019t seem thrown together.\u00a0 I guess since they did a track at the airport, they needed one in the subway, too.\u00a0 Aside from riding the MARTA in Atlanta once, I\u2019ve never actually been on a subway train.\u00a0 This course was fun just to drive around and see all the details, like the snack and flower shops in the station, the giant vending machines and ticket counters, and the graffiti inside the train tunnels!<\/p>\n

Big Blue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again, Nintendo, just make another F-Zero game already.\u00a0 This track is cool because it\u2019s one of those rally tracks where each lap is different, like Mt. Wario.\u00a0 If they even want to make any more new Mario Kart tracks based on other Nintendo franchises, I\u2019d rather them just make a new game and call it Super Smash Kart, though.\u00a0 Or just make a sequel to Kirby Air Ride.<\/p>\n

New Racers and Amiibo Outfits<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mario Kart 8 DLC packs also included new racers and cars.\u00a0 In the first pack you got Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, and Link.\u00a0 Link looks especially funny here because he doesn\u2019t quite fit in a silly racer such as this.\u00a0 Especially when he gets hit and waves his arms around like a spaz.\u00a0 In the second set you got the AC Villager (boy and girl), Isabelle, and Dry Bowser.\u00a0 You also got new karts as well, like a Zelda themed motorcycle and a couple of Animal Crossing cars.<\/p>\n

You could also get new racing outfits for your Mii characters to wear by scanning Amiibos on the Wii U gamepad.\u00a0 The first batch had Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Captain Falcon, Kirby, Samus, and Fox McCloud.\u00a0 The next new batch has Toad, Bowser, Wario, Rosalina, Olimar, Animal Crossing, Mega Man, Pac-Man, and Sonic.\u00a0 I have them all except for Wario, Pac-Man, and Olimar.\u00a0 I hope I can get the Pac-Man Amiibo because the Mii outfit for him looks way cool.\u00a0 I do like the Mega Man suit, though.\u00a0 It just seems cool racing as Mega Man in a Mario Kart game!<\/p>\n

So now let\u2019s conclude this blog with some other fun Nintendo bonuses in other games.<\/p>\n

Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t really a whole lot of good third party games on Wii U, which is a shame.\u00a0 But when you do find one, sometimes they put special Nintendo related bonuses in them.\u00a0 The version of Tekken Tag Tournament on Wii U is a good example.\u00a0 I found this game for 20 bucks a while back, and I snagged it for that reason.\u00a0 You can play a special Mushroom Mode where Mario items like mushrooms and starmen fall from the sky and affect your fighter accordingly.\u00a0 Each character also has an alternate costume based on a famous Nintendo character, like Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Fox, Samus, Link, Zelda, and more.\u00a0 My favorite is Nina Williams dressed as Zelda, because it makes it look like Princess Zelda got all buff and ate her spinach!<\/p>\n

Bayonetta 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got the first Bayonetta game real cheap on 360.\u00a0 It\u2019s a fun action game, but I stopped playing it after a while because it gets pretty violent and you have to fight angels and I like angels and don\u2019t want to fight them.\u00a0 I hear that in the sequel on Wii U, you can get Nintendo themed outfits for Bayonetta to wear.\u00a0 I still won\u2019t get the game just to play dress up, though, but I bet she looks spiffy in Peach\u2019s dress!<\/p>\n

Scribblenauts Unlimited<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Wii U version of this game, you can type in Nintendo characters like Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Zelda, and Link, and they\u2019ll appear in the game and react to each other accordingly.\u00a0 You can also type in items like mushrooms and such and they\u2019ll work as well. You can even type in a go-kart and Mario and Luigi will get in them and drive around!<\/p>\n

Sonic Lost World<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I heard that this game was going to have some Nintendo themed DLC levels, I wanted to try them but I didn\u2019t want to spend too much money on the game.\u00a0 So I asked for it for Christmas last year and got it.\u00a0 I thought I\u2019d have to pay for the DLC levels, but it turns out that they\u2019re free, so double bonus!\u00a0 The first level is based on Yoshi\u2019s Island.\u00a0 Actually the music is from that game, but the graphics look more like Yoshi\u2019s Story.\u00a0 Anyway, you fight Shy Guys, collect eggs, and find hidden flowers just like Yoshi\u2019s games.\u00a0 If you get hit, you lose all your eggs, and I don\u2019t know what happens if you find all five flowers either.<\/p>\n

The other stage is based on Zelda, and Sonic even wears a little green Link hat for this one.\u00a0 In the first part, you walk around a small open area and look for a cave.\u00a0 Inside the cave it plays more like a Sonic Lost World underground level, but they play the dungeon theme from Link to the Past, so that\u2019s cool.\u00a0 When you find the Triforce, the level is over.\u00a0 They\u2019re both pretty cool level, but only about half as long as a regular Lost World stage.<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all the ones I could think of right now!\u00a0 In the comments section, let me know what your favorite Nintendo themed bonuses and DLC are!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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