This is my favorite origins video now. The humor is spot on, and you just talking about this game makes me wanna play it! I've never played the Mario kart arcade games and I didn't care about that games until you started making videos on them. These games look so much fun, I hope Nintendo ports them to the switch!
It might have just been me, but one thing that made this game especially fun for me (it was added to the bowling alley near my cousins' home) is this: RUBBER BANDING (DONE RIGHT). From what I could tell, when you're in first, the CPUs behind you rubber-band, but when a CPU is in first, YOU rubber-band, so it's not unfairly biased. The effect this ended up creating was that there was always action going on which made it much more fun, and never felt unfair because the rubber-banding rules were applied equally to both you and the CPUs rather than being in favor just of the CPUs. That way, it never felt like they had an unfair advantage, but also ensured that the game never got kinda boring where I'm just front-running the entire time. It was constant racing action from beginning to end.
Yes. In multiplayer as well, the finishes are always super close. You're never really sure you're going to win until you've crossed that finish line. It makes for fun gameplay because the races are always tense :-)
I LOVE MKGPDX I used to play it all the time when I was able to go to the Arcade. I hope they release it on Switch because I'm so tired of waiting for Mario Kart 9. Also Congratulations on 8K Demeech!
This game is unusually common in the UK. I've played it a ton. It's the only good Mario Kart arcade game imo. The others are pretty underwhelming past the novelty factor. But this holds up pretty well. There was actually DLC for this game with new tracks. But the arcade owners never do it so it seems limited to japan, so I've never seen it. The game also has online capabilities which is neat.
Namco Circuit is my fav Mario Kart track of all time... BRING THIS MASTERPIECE BACK! Also, I feel the Mk Arcade games give the Mario franchise a lot more love than the mainline Mk games do (more creative Mario references throughout the increased item selection, Mario-themed arcade tracks include a greater amount of iconic set-pieces than most mainline tracks do, etc.)
@@Demeech I hope Mario Kart next Mario Kart gets Pacman yes I'm playing this game right now on my Wii U with my gamepad playing an underrated game on an underrated console
Waluigi was on a mission to find his license during the Mario Kart 7 era! It took him SO LONG to find it, that he never found it until Mario Kart Arcade GP DX was released in Japan!
Sadly, I don’t think this game will release on console. What I think will happen is that they’ll take ideas from it and from Tour to make Mario Kart 9. Basically MK9 will be like a MK Ultimate.
Nice overview of the game. This game and Mario Kart Arcade GP are the only Mario Kart Arcade games I played. Unfortunately did not get the chance to play Arcade GP 2. What's more, Mario Kart Tour took an inspiration from this game, the driver-kart-glider selection method, although in this game it is randomized. Awesome review, Demeech!!
Thank you so much! GP 2 adds two new tracks and two characters along with new karts and items and most importantly Justin! Otherwise it's the same game.
I've been playing this game nonstop when I am at an arcade. I always see the little kids struggling to get first place and smashing that item button, as well as not drifting, but I ended up playing it like I know what I'm doing. It along with Jurassic Park the Arcade are the arcade games that I know what's going to happen.
Someone finally mentioned the excessive head-bobbing. Is it just me or does Tropical Coast's theme sound like Katamari Damacy? MARIO GETS A FREAKIN' F1. Metal Mario became metal in the final verdict. I wish it wasn't as scarce in the UK.
@@Demeech What are you talking about? I *love* Pac-Man's new model design! It matches his appearance in Pac-Man Party. But hey, at least I like both Pac-Man models in both Mario Kart Arcade GP 1/2, and Arcade GP DX.
I have actually played this game a good few times! I've been able to play the Pac-Man cup, but not the DK cup yet unfortunately... And actually about the tracks, I think all the arcade tracks (from GP 2 and DX) would be REALLY good for Mario Kart Tour. Given their length, layout and colorfulness, I think Tour is the perfect fit for them and it will give that game a huge breath of fresh air imo. Tho, however MK9 turns out, I wouldn't be opposed to having them there heh. But yeah, I think this Mario Kart is super underrated too and it's definitely really great! Awesome video on it. Also, I'm probably the only person in the world that really wishes Koopa Troopa, Boom-Boom, Birdo and Rex (as the one weird character they usually do) were playable in GP DX hehe.
@@atroopa6288 Yeah. I think that he only way we'll get a true localization is by somehow extracting the American version's contents, replacing the Japanese voicelines, patching the written text, and getting someone who does a good Jack Merluzzi impression.
Gosh I really want to play this Mario Kart as it looks much more colorful and fun than 8! (Switch port plz) Also the tank mode reminds me so much of Crash Tag Team Racing, where you could clash into another driver and combinate their cars into a version in which other contorls the vehicle while the other blasts off other drivers with their own special weapon that comes with their car. Fun fact: the commentator in this game is actually voiced by Ash Ketchum's Japanese voice actress Rika Matsumoto.
R.I.P. GA Pac 2013 - When Demeech noticed him All jokes aside, I do prefer the original design but the GA design is nowhere near as bad as the Atari 400 box art
I'm sorry, but I like the new Pac-Man design from Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures in my opinion. And need to remind you that I always play Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 in my computer? Yeah, I have some good memories.
I feel Namco should've done more with their Namco character roster in these Mario Kart Arcade games. Like they don't just have to resort to just Pacman characters in there. I know they included another character here, but here are other Namco characters that would be awesome to include here: Mappy, Dig Dug, Mr. Driller, Pooka from Dig Dug, One of the Meowky gang from Mappy, boss cat Goro from Mappy, Bravoman, Wonder Momo etc. So many great Namco characters they could've added in these Mario Kart Arcade Games. I would love to play as Mappy in a Mario Kart game.
I've literally started playing this game today on Teknoparrot, unfortunately I have no way of playing it in cabinet form because in Italy we don't have any of them, but I've always wanted to try this game and it was always so hard to set up but I finally did it and god I'm glad I did cause so far it's my favourite Mario Kart game no doubt
I'm a Dave And Busters member, it's five minutes away from my house, and I use my wrist band. Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion are easily the best games there.
I played this game on vacation just last year, and was pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure what I expected but in the short time I had, it was pretty fun. (I just wish I knew how to play the game better!)
We were wrong this whole time... Pink Gold Peach wasn't the worst Mario Kart Character, nor Peachette... It's Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man and forever will be.
*beep beep* Here comes a guy that actually loves the GA Pac Man design. You guys argue in the comments I won't bother arguing anymore other than what I said
Next time I go to the Dave & Buster's here in Austin, I'll keep that in mind. Though I don't remember which MarioKart arcade game they have. What I do know for sure is that they have Luigi's Mansion arcade in there (unless they removed it after summer 2019).
I played this once at an arcade and had a blast. In the past, I actually tried to play it on my computer and yeah, I didn't get too far because it was really confusing.
I think the best way to release this game would be an Arcade1up cabinet, they already got a steering wheel and pedals made, they also got games like Killer Instinct, so eventually they will have enough power to make it. It's up to Nintendo to release it.
@@Demeech It would be the closest you can get to the real thing. (Also I don't own any arcade cabinets of any sort, I just want an official DK cabinet)
You roasting my boy Pac-Man in this version of the game. That was so uncalled for😡😡😡😡😡😡😡. I like his design from ghostly adventures it’s more cooler than his old style counterpart.
I have played Mario Kart Arcade GP DX at Dave&Buster’s in Texas at baybrook mall,from I can tell it’s a good Arcade game and I hope there will be a switch port in the future.
I never found a dx arcade in the uk. So if Mario Kart 9 happens, they should really add the arcade tracks to the game so more people can experience it.
I've genuinely considered trying to track down and buy a cabinet for myself but even if I could find one I'd have no space for it. Yeah I could emulate it but 1. it's not the same and 2. Arcade emulation is also a headache.
While DX did expand on the Mario side of the roster which is great, and having Don-Chan there is also great, just him and Pac-Boy kinda takes away what made the Arcade games super special. I can understand Ms. Pac-Man's absence since she luckily didn't turn into Pac-Girl, but I don't buy Blinky and Mametchi being cut. I wouldn't be encouraging having Blinky in his, a-hem, Sonic-wannabe cherry-chasing dot-muncher design, but it was still there, and with Tamagotchi being a long-running franchise in Japan and its anime still airing at the time of the game's release, there were plenty of assets for Mametchi. And Pac-Man's mistreatment is a major drawback from Namco and Bandai's merger. From the years I've known the company, Bandai's business module was giving licenses preferential treatment, and giving the IPs they actually spawned & own the sloppy seconds. Tamagotchi has always suffered from this especially outside Japan, taking the backseat in favor of Dragon Ball, Power Rangers (which would luckily be subtracted from the list of hurdles after Hasbro got ahold of them), Naruto, etc. And Namco's library fell victim to this practice since 2005 because Bandai was the dominant company. Tekken, Tales of, Taiko no Tatsujin, and Katamari Damacy do sometimes get limelight, but Bandai's status quo makes the rest of Namco's portfolio lucky to even get mentioned, and they've since become mostly a scapegoat for games based on stuff Bandai holds licenses to. The Japanese THQ, in other words.
"And it even takes you through a factory. This is very unique and we've never seen anything like it before."
*Sad toads factory noises*
Not a Bowser Factory!
Fun Fact: apparently, the Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man is a decendent of the original Pac-Man
This is my favorite origins video now. The humor is spot on, and you just talking about this game makes me wanna play it! I've never played the Mario kart arcade games and I didn't care about that games until you started making videos on them. These games look so much fun, I hope Nintendo ports them to the switch!
Thank you so much! I'm trying to put good humor in the videos as well! And no, not the ice cream lmao 🍦
It might have just been me, but one thing that made this game especially fun for me (it was added to the bowling alley near my cousins' home) is this: RUBBER BANDING (DONE RIGHT).
From what I could tell, when you're in first, the CPUs behind you rubber-band, but when a CPU is in first, YOU rubber-band, so it's not unfairly biased. The effect this ended up creating was that there was always action going on which made it much more fun, and never felt unfair because the rubber-banding rules were applied equally to both you and the CPUs rather than being in favor just of the CPUs. That way, it never felt like they had an unfair advantage, but also ensured that the game never got kinda boring where I'm just front-running the entire time. It was constant racing action from beginning to end.
Yes. In multiplayer as well, the finishes are always super close. You're never really sure you're going to win until you've crossed that finish line. It makes for fun gameplay because the races are always tense :-)
I LOVE MKGPDX I used to play it all the time when I was able to go to the Arcade. I hope they release it on Switch because I'm so tired of waiting for Mario Kart 9. Also Congratulations on 8K Demeech!
Thank you! Wouldnt be possible without you.
I've played this one, in fact, it was my first ever Mario game! It's super nostalgic!
For real??? I would expect that your first would've been New Super Mario Bros. or something!
This game is unusually common in the UK. I've played it a ton. It's the only good Mario Kart arcade game imo. The others are pretty underwhelming past the novelty factor. But this holds up pretty well. There was actually DLC for this game with new tracks. But the arcade owners never do it so it seems limited to japan, so I've never seen it. The game also has online capabilities which is neat.
Hello Goomba. Quite surprised to see you here
This is the only mario kart arcade game I’ve ever played. And i loved it
Mii too
Namco Circuit is my fav Mario Kart track of all time... BRING THIS MASTERPIECE BACK! Also, I feel the Mk Arcade games give the Mario franchise a lot more love than the mainline Mk games do (more creative Mario references throughout the increased item selection, Mario-themed arcade tracks include a greater amount of iconic set-pieces than most mainline tracks do, etc.)
I’ve played this game once, and arcade gp DX is really good! (I MEAN, IT HAS DON CHAN! ITS GOTTA BE GOOD!)
Just found your channel recently through this series, (MK7 episode) and I'm glad I did! Love your content!
Thank you so much! Welcome to the gator gang! 🐊
What's wrong with the Pac-Man design? I personally like it... maybe just not how he sounds like Ash from the Pokémon anime.
I don’t think I’ve ever played this one, should be interesting! After watching, it’s made me wish we had this roster instead of the MK8 roster.
It doesn't have any characters 8 Deluxe doesn't have except for "Pac-Man" and Don-Chan.
@@Demeech I hope Mario Kart next Mario Kart gets Pacman yes I'm playing this game right now on my Wii U with my gamepad playing an underrated game on an underrated console
@@NatetheNintendofan it’s Mario kart, not Nintendo kart
Why? It's literally mk8 roster cut in half but with ugly Pacman and Taiko no tatsujin Guy
That Pac-Man roasting was wild! :0
I don't hold back lol!
The mirror shattered stuff happened to me also.
@@Demeech I hate you!
THIS IS FHE BEST GAME EVER LOL AND IVE NEVER EVEN PLAYED IT
TOADDDDD
@@Demeech DEMEECHHHHHH
AHHhHHhHhhhHhHhHh too many TOADS
You can emulate this game pretty easily on pc, it's extremely fun I definitely recommend!
Waluigi was on a mission to find his license during the Mario Kart 7 era! It took him SO LONG to find it, that he never found it until Mario Kart Arcade GP DX was released in Japan!
That actually sounds like a good idea for a Waluigi game
Sadly, I don’t think this game will release on console. What I think will happen is that they’ll take ideas from it and from Tour to make Mario Kart 9. Basically MK9 will be like a MK Ultimate.
It would be GREAT!
These games are criminally underrated (especially this game). It's also sad that Namco cares more about Mario Kart Series then Nintendo.
I agree!
I have actually played this game multiple times at some different arcades. Really cool playing as pacman characters in mario kart!
It's my go to at Dave & Busters!
Nice overview of the game. This game and Mario Kart Arcade GP are the only Mario Kart Arcade games I played. Unfortunately did not get the chance to play Arcade GP 2. What's more, Mario Kart Tour took an inspiration from this game, the driver-kart-glider selection method, although in this game it is randomized. Awesome review, Demeech!!
Thank you so much! GP 2 adds two new tracks and two characters along with new karts and items and most importantly Justin! Otherwise it's the same game.
I've been playing this game nonstop when I am at an arcade. I always see the little kids struggling to get first place and smashing that item button, as well as not drifting, but I ended up playing it like I know what I'm doing. It along with Jurassic Park the Arcade are the arcade games that I know what's going to happen.
8:43 Aged well in the recent past
Someone finally mentioned the excessive head-bobbing. Is it just me or does Tropical Coast's theme sound like Katamari Damacy? MARIO GETS A FREAKIN' F1. Metal Mario became metal in the final verdict. I wish it wasn't as scarce in the UK.
Pac-Man downgraded to Pac-Boy in the 2010s.
He did!
@@Demeech What are you talking about? I *love* Pac-Man's new model design! It matches his appearance in Pac-Man Party. But hey, at least I like both Pac-Man models in both Mario Kart Arcade GP 1/2, and Arcade GP DX.
um actually, Trforce is more like a Gamecube, not a Wii
I have actually played this game a good few times! I've been able to play the Pac-Man cup, but not the DK cup yet unfortunately...
And actually about the tracks, I think all the arcade tracks (from GP 2 and DX) would be REALLY good for Mario Kart Tour. Given their length, layout and colorfulness, I think Tour is the perfect fit for them and it will give that game a huge breath of fresh air imo. Tho, however MK9 turns out, I wouldn't be opposed to having them there heh.
But yeah, I think this Mario Kart is super underrated too and it's definitely really great! Awesome video on it.
Also, I'm probably the only person in the world that really wishes Koopa Troopa, Boom-Boom, Birdo and Rex (as the one weird character they usually do) were playable in GP DX hehe.
They can do some really good stuff with retro tracks. Mario Kart 8 and Tour made even the basic SNES and GBA tracks exciting.
Yeah, the Pac-Man cup was the American version's final update.
@@TheCoolEevee Yeah and that sucks... =/
@@atroopa6288 Yeah. I think that he only way we'll get a true localization is by somehow extracting the American version's contents, replacing the Japanese voicelines, patching the written text, and getting someone who does a good Jack Merluzzi impression.
@@TheCoolEevee We can only hope...
I will say the arcade series especially this game has some really good music!
If I ever become rich I’m buying this arcade machine
Gosh I really want to play this Mario Kart as it looks much more colorful and fun than 8! (Switch port plz) Also the tank mode reminds me so much of Crash Tag Team Racing, where you could clash into another driver and combinate their cars into a version in which other contorls the vehicle while the other blasts off other drivers with their own special weapon that comes with their car.
Fun fact: the commentator in this game is actually voiced by Ash Ketchum's Japanese voice actress Rika Matsumoto.
I was lucky to go to an arcade in Kuching Malaysia around 2019 and this was available to play with the cabinet, I had to play it. Excellent version.
R.I.P. GA Pac
2013 - When Demeech noticed him
All jokes aside, I do prefer the original design but the GA design is nowhere near as bad as the Atari 400 box art
Jogger Pac-Man 🏃♂️
Hehe I love how Namco still has updates for arcade gp dx but no pac-man platformer yet.
Depressing, I know...
At least GP DX is a great game
Congrats on 8k!!!!!!
Thank you!
This video actually made a reason for me to like the arcade mario kart titles.
You didn't like them before?
@@Demeech nope. Partly because I've never really played one.
Every time i see this in an arcade it’s the only game I play
I'm sorry, but I like the new Pac-Man design from Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures in my opinion. And need to remind you that I always play Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 in my computer? Yeah, I have some good memories.
I feel Namco should've done more with their Namco character roster in these Mario Kart Arcade games. Like they don't just have to resort to just Pacman characters in there. I know they included another character here, but here are other Namco characters that would be awesome to include here: Mappy, Dig Dug, Mr. Driller, Pooka from Dig Dug, One of the Meowky gang from Mappy, boss cat Goro from Mappy, Bravoman, Wonder Momo etc. So many great Namco characters they could've added in these Mario Kart Arcade Games. I would love to play as Mappy in a Mario Kart game.
This game is at my local Dave and busters and it’s so fun! Definitely deserves more attention!
I've literally started playing this game today on Teknoparrot, unfortunately I have no way of playing it in cabinet form because in Italy we don't have any of them, but I've always wanted to try this game and it was always so hard to set up but I finally did it and god I'm glad I did cause so far it's my favourite Mario Kart game no doubt
I'm a Dave And Busters member, it's five minutes away from my house, and I use my wrist band. Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion are easily the best games there.
Lucky dude!
i NEED to get this on a handheld like the switch pronto (am i the only one who thinks the new pacman design is ok? 😭)
Oof that Billy Mitchell roast got me
That was put in as tribute to those who watch the livestreams 😉
@@Demeech it was hysterical!
Its so strange, I've been a subscriber since the early days, look how many subscribers you have now!
I once tried to get this game running on my PC, but my GPU was unsupported.
Got a new computer a few days ago, and finally got this game running!
3 Fun facts:
In 2021:
Mario Kart Super Circuit will turn 20
Mario Kart 7 will turn 10
In 2022, the Mario Kart franchise will have its 30th anniversary
I feel so old.
This game might just be in every city in Japan. Like, if you come here, you will never have to look far for one of these.
Here’s hoping we get some of these tracks in the new DLC
i remember almost playing this at an arcade once. didn't end up actually playing tho. big regrets.
I almost had the chance to play the first one at Disney Quest when it was apparently still there but never saw it.
@@Demeech lo ok.
I figured out that peach castle & kingdom way's layout is carried over from Mario kart arcade gp 2's, yoshi park 1, & yoshi park 2.
Recently ordered a graphics card for my PC JUST so I can finally play this gem on PC, it's gonna be amazing!!
Great! Is it Nvidia?
Yep!
Good thing I played the best mario kart. Sadly not the newest version but I still can play it when I go to the arcade
I always play as Don-Chan. Guess I'm going to Dave and Buster's today.
Did you go?
@@Demeech no got side tracked unfortunately
I played this game on vacation just last year, and was pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure what I expected but in the short time I had, it was pretty fun. (I just wish I knew how to play the game better!)
For the mario kart arcade gp episodes of mario kart origins, you should of collabed with soshi the yoshi.
I kinda wish you showed the pacman cup and the dk cup, those are some of my favorite cups in the game
I couldn't get footage sadly
@@Demeech ok
I played this game in the Rec Room in London Ontario and you are right the international version needs as much content as the Japanese version.
None of these tracks will ever be seen in a future console DLC because these are all Namco creations likely optimized for the Ridge Racer engine.
What I don’t like about the tracks in the Arcade games in general is that they lack hazards, forks in the roads, and shortcuts.
Arcade GP 1 & 2 had shortcuts in many of the tracks. Not to mention Bowser's castle has Kamek summon blocks on the track
If you thought that Mametchi was the weirdest character in Mario Kart, Don-Chan is way, WAY crazier
Not quite. Don-Chan is at least a video game character. Mamechi is mainly a toy.
We were wrong this whole time... Pink Gold Peach wasn't the worst Mario Kart Character, nor Peachette...
It's Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man and forever will be.
Honestly, it looks fantastic, but the gameplay is way more simplified than the home versions.
*beep beep* Here comes a guy that actually loves the GA Pac Man design. You guys argue in the comments I won't bother arguing anymore other than what I said
Nice Justin Berti Inclusion here
i found a mario kart gp DX machine in my local arcade and loved it
Next time I go to the Dave & Buster's here in Austin, I'll keep that in mind. Though I don't remember which MarioKart arcade game they have. What I do know for sure is that they have Luigi's Mansion arcade in there (unless they removed it after summer 2019).
I'm sure they have it!
I’ve played it! Near where I like an arcade thingy has two of these with working multiplayer. It’s super fun! Multiplayer is amazing as well!
King Boo is actually playable in this game if you unlock him during the Halloween events
I PLAYED TWO RACES AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
I played this once at an arcade and had a blast. In the past, I actually tried to play it on my computer and yeah, I didn't get too far because it was really confusing.
Install all Windows Visual Studios.
It was worth spending so much credits on this game at main event
I think the best way to release this game would be an Arcade1up cabinet, they already got a steering wheel and pedals made, they also got games like Killer Instinct, so eventually they will have enough power to make it. It's up to Nintendo to release it.
That would be neat! Though a Switch port would be more ideal.
@@Demeech It would be the closest you can get to the real thing.
(Also I don't own any arcade cabinets of any sort, I just want an official DK cabinet)
You roasting my boy Pac-Man in this version of the game. That was so uncalled for😡😡😡😡😡😡😡. I like his design from ghostly adventures it’s more cooler than his old style counterpart.
I sneezed on time with the go at the beginning
They should just port this, add all the old tracks from gp 1 and 2 and call it mario kart 9
I swear if this game could of waited until 2019 when banapassoport came to America this game would of been so much better
Congrats on 8k Demeech!
Thank you!
I have a question How come we don’t have the Donkey Kong and the PAC-MAN cup for the teknoparrot version?, is there a way i can get that?
2:15 Ms Pac Man would never cheat on Pac Man with a cheater
I actually have played this game in a real arcade before but i didnt record it, however i did record me playing mario kart arcade gp 2 sooooo
I have played Mario Kart Arcade GP DX at Dave&Buster’s in Texas at baybrook mall,from I can tell it’s a good Arcade game and I hope there will be a switch port in the future.
Me too! Especially when arcades aren't exactly safe to go to.
My hometown arcade has mk arcade 2, but we went down to another city the other day and their namco funscape had DX. holy shit it’s so much better
WAIT I PLAYED THIS GAME IN MY LOCAL JOHNNYS REDS, ITS SO COOL
I never found a dx arcade in the uk. So if Mario Kart 9 happens, they should really add the arcade tracks to the game so more people can experience it.
From what I can gather, the UK version is rather limited. I think it got a small release in Europe in 2017.
Do you have a namco funscape near you? Mine has this and I’m in a less populated bit of the country
They are hard to come by but they do exist. Just found and played one literally today.
Where’s the part where you talk about 3D World + Bowser’s Fury?
We have this arcade cabinet in the hotel I'm staying at its pretty cool
I've played it and it is one of the best Mario games.
You roasted pac man ghostly adventures design terribly
I only speak the truth!
First place!
Anyways, I love Arcade GP DX, but I prefer the style of the first two games
Bruh
My man, you deserve first place more than anyone! The God of Mario Kart Arcade himself, SOSHI THE YOSHI! 😁
I have played it, in fact, years before this video.
I've genuinely considered trying to track down and buy a cabinet for myself but even if I could find one I'd have no space for it. Yeah I could emulate it but 1. it's not the same and 2. Arcade emulation is also a headache.
Only game worth playing at Dave and Busters
I played it for the first time this year
even tho the race countdown to start has the double dash sound effect
whenever we find a place with this game me my mom and my sister would play it
(Metal Mario Main btw, my mom plays toad and my sister plays don-chan)
While DX did expand on the Mario side of the roster which is great, and having Don-Chan there is also great, just him and Pac-Boy kinda takes away what made the Arcade games super special.
I can understand Ms. Pac-Man's absence since she luckily didn't turn into Pac-Girl, but I don't buy Blinky and Mametchi being cut. I wouldn't be encouraging having Blinky in his, a-hem, Sonic-wannabe cherry-chasing dot-muncher design, but it was still there, and with Tamagotchi being a long-running franchise in Japan and its anime still airing at the time of the game's release, there were plenty of assets for Mametchi.
And Pac-Man's mistreatment is a major drawback from Namco and Bandai's merger. From the years I've known the company, Bandai's business module was giving licenses preferential treatment, and giving the IPs they actually spawned & own the sloppy seconds. Tamagotchi has always suffered from this especially outside Japan, taking the backseat in favor of Dragon Ball, Power Rangers (which would luckily be subtracted from the list of hurdles after Hasbro got ahold of them), Naruto, etc.
And Namco's library fell victim to this practice since 2005 because Bandai was the dominant company. Tekken, Tales of, Taiko no Tatsujin, and Katamari Damacy do sometimes get limelight, but Bandai's status quo makes the rest of Namco's portfolio lucky to even get mentioned, and they've since become mostly a scapegoat for games based on stuff Bandai holds licenses to. The Japanese THQ, in other words.
My university has this game in the arcade it’s very popular there
Nice game just played it at a arcade today
My favorite memory of this game is arguing who gets to be waluigi with my brother and dad
Who ended up getting to be Waluigi?
@@Demeech usually dad
This video aged so badly lmao!