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[Uncle Ben]

yea tha.....wait Chain chomps in Zelda??

[RedAuthar]

Yes.

[furrykef]

And Wario was also featured in a crossover game with Bomberman

I think that one happened because there was a (rather tenuous) association of Wario with bombs at the time. One of the minigames in Wario Land involved him throwing bombs, and I think there was some other time where he was seen with a bomb, so somebody must have thought, "I know, Wario likes bombs! Let's put him in a game with Bomberman!"

yea tha.....wait Chain chomps in Zelda??

In Link's Awakening, at least. What's really odd is that it's treated as a dog, and I think it's even called a dog. It makes rather more sense if you know that the Japanese name for the chain chomp is "wan wan", which is Japanese for "bow wow" or "woof woof". (Chain chomps were also inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto's experience with a fierce dog who was restrained by a chain -- real nasty if you're close, but harmless at a distance.) And of course the whole game takes place in a dream world, so things can get a bit stranger than usual.

[RedAuthar]

Chomps also appear in 4 swords.

[LogiTeeka]

I still can't get over the fact that "Conker's Bad Fur Day" takes place within the Mario universe; they seem like completely different universes.

Half true. It used to be the same universe, however since Rare was dropped, Banjo-Kazooie and Conkers have been retconned out.

Actually, there's still some evidence to support them existing in the same universe. In "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts", Mario is mentioned indirectly several times and Banjo recalls racing with a genie and a giant pig (a reference to "Diddy Kong Racing"). Banjo and Conker are even mentioned as being close friends to Diddy Kong from neighboring islands.

[RedAuthar]

Yes and Nintendo was not happy about those references.

[LogiTeeka]

Yes and Nintendo was not happy about those references.

Why's that? Are they really that concerned with their franchises' connections with WareRare? They're the ones that brought back Donkey Kong into popularity, and they still use elements from the "Country" series.

If they're that uptight about it, how come we don't hear them complaining about stuff like Mario's portrayal and Donkey Kong's death in "The Simpsons Game", even though they were parodies?

[RedAuthar]

I forget the reasons, but Nintendo didn't like the references in Nuts and Bolts.

[ILOVEVHS]

With all this crossover talk, I decided to show you this.

[LogiTeeka]

My reaction to watching this video:

But if I were to find a minor nitpick, the boxer resembling Mike Tyson in "Street Fighter" isn't the actual Tyson from "Punch Out!!". The character's actual name is Mike Bison (or Balrog), so that kinda breaks the chain in crossover connections.

But everything else, whoa!

[furrykef]

Strangely, Mike in SF1 and M. Bison/Balrog in SF2 are considered two separate characters (both in and outside Japan). Though they were probably intended to be the same character and they retconned it later on to reduce their chances of getting sued.

[ILOVEVHS]

I felt that was stupid too. Well now I'll probably spend the rest of my life hoping for games like God of War: Spongebob Edition, Resident Mario, My Little Duke Nukem and Earthworm Jim, and Kirby and GlaDOS' Candy Land Adventure!

[RedAuthar]

....oh....kaaaay..........

[ILOVEVHS]

Just making up random games.

This was my idea for a Mario/Sonic game.
Eggman stumbles upon another dimension (Mario's world). He meets Bowser, and the two agree to team up to take over both Sonic and Mario's worlds, so Sonic and Mario team up. There would be 50 levels with 2 acts each. Act 1 is a Mario level (Gameplay is similar to Mario 64 and Mario 3-D Land) and Act 2 is Sonic (gameplay is like Colors, Unleashed Daytime and Modern Generations). For the final boss, Bowser betrays Eggman and absorbs the negative energy of the Chaos Emeralds, turning him into Giga Bowser from Smash Bros. Sonic becomes Super Sonic and Mario's power is also increased and he becomes Mega Mario or Ultra Mario or Super Super Mario. They beat Bowser, save the day, and return to their worlds.

[LogiTeeka]

Upon my second viewing of the video, I came across several problems. While there is evidence for various videogame connections, some of the games he listed aren't that authentic. Both the "Tony Hawk" and "Everybody's Golf" games contain secret characters, but they're there just as unlockable Easter Eggs; not actual crossovers. Most spin-off games like these are considered non-canon by most standards.

[Metallou]

Guys. They're just references/cameos to other games. They're not meant to have any connections.
Chill out.

[RedAuthar]

Anyways...back on topic.....

Anyone have a theory what the Crossover's plot will be?

[Metallou]

It'd be like sonic generations, but instead of choosing his past-self, eggman chooses willy.

[RedAuthar]

....that would make sense.

[ILOVEVHS]

I figured you guys would say that so I present this follow up video.