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There's been a million attempts at making a successful kart racing game - Sonic and Sega All Stars, F1 Race Stars, LittleBigPlanet Karting and so on, and the only one that had more than a single entry is Sonic. What is going to make this one special, given the Disney name isn't exactly shifting copies of Dreamlight Valley?

I'll happily give it a go when the free version comes out but in the meantime I'll just stick to Mario Kart.

The latest Wave 4 of new tracks is actually the best one yet

@BeerIsAwesome Question is, does it not shift copies because people know it’ll be free at some point? Or is it a lack of interest?

I know that for my wife the answer is the former…

@BeerIsAwesome How can you be on a playstation site and forget about CTR ?? I’m talking about the original one on PS1, it had some follow-ups but none were any good and the nitro-fueled remake or whatever it was , wasn’t good either .

but the original CTR > Mario kart 64

all they had to do was just take the original CTR , update the graphics , add online and that’s it. still kinda sad they butchered it .

Sonic and Sega All Stars 1+2 were amazing. I would love to know what/who caused the follow up to these acclaimed and very popular games to be Team Sonic Racing.

Those of us trying to stick to one gaming ecosystem had a very decent kart racer with as much to offer as most Mario Karts. So sad they dropped the ball.

As for this Disney Racer I have to say I have no interest, I also think the model for this game doesn't suit its target audience either. It'll flop hard long term I suspect.

There is only one king of the kart racers
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

@get2sammyb standard and deluxe lists are same. is that right?

@get2sammyb Huge is comparative. As of the time of writing this message, on Twitch there are fewer viewers watching it than Multiversus, and the doomsayers are currently out for that one. Like every game, it has its initial interest, then people move on.

@nomither6 I dunno, as far as I'm aware, these days Crash is a Microsoft franchise! That's in spite of Sony owning the developers who made it. 🙃 (don't worry, that's just a joke)

@RunGMhx Without a doubt. Because it's not a top of the range AAA game, I know a few people that wouldn't have touched it had it not launched on Game Pass.

Gameloft knocked it out of the park with Dreamlight Valley, ultimate founder's pack purchase for me, I am hoping lightening will be striking twice

Awyuck, gawrsh… I’m really enjoying Kart Rider Drift. So much so that I now have it on my phone and Xbox.

@BeerIsAwesome Would love to see Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing remastered, brilliant game (Sonic Team Racing not so much)

I remember back when Disney made Split/Second on the PS3. That was a fun racing game. Wish they'd bring that back.

There's also kartrider drift on all platforms I think. Another game like mario kart.

@CutchuSlow You can play Split Second on Psplus (streamed though) Disney and Blackrock also did Pure (best quad racer i ever played) wish Blackrock studios were still around.

@Smiffy01 I gave my PS4 away and I don't have a PS5. And the PS3 is probably somewhere at my dad's house.

@CutchuSlow Ah i see

Did I miss something? What's the difference between Standard pack and Deluxe pack?

@nomither6 what makes the original CTR better? I'm curious. I've only played the remake and I've heard a few people say this.

@sentiententity it’s been about 4 years so my memory is foggy about it but some things were changed for the worst or added for the worst

• The blue fire mechanic completely broke the game and ruined online play . players that could use it would run laps around other players and items were useless . The OG had it , but it wasn’t infinite. the game went from being a kart racer to f-zero or wipeout & became about who could maintain their blue fire the longest. it was really ridiculous and not CTR , and they never fixed it .

-Online was broken on release and essentially never fixed . initially players would be dropped from lobbies, and when a match did happen , it was laggy almost every time . players randomly got hit by items they couldn’t see because of the poor net code & other players would skip or “lag” on the screen . it wasn’t a smooth experience like mario kart at all .

-(online) Items were horrible. One particular item that functioned like the blue shell from mario kart was bugged to where you’d see 3 or more of them on the map at a time because item distribution RNG was so broken . 99% of the other items were useless mainly because of the awful blue fire mechanic , there was no point to use items .

-(online) If you got hit before the first boost pad , it was over for you , since boost pads are how you get the blue fire mechanic . there was no “rubber band” potential , if you weren’t in a good spot before the first boost pad , then you’re never getting first place , nothing could help you .

-Majority of the Nitro-Kart tracks were bad and the worst offenders of the blue fire mechanic since the tracks allowed the broken mechanic to be exploited . there was one stage i remember that you literally spent more time flying through the air from a ramp because of blue fire rather than racing on the track .

-Actually almost all of the Nitro-Kart content was bad ; aside from the rule 34 bait , the majority of the characters and stages they added were more of a nuisance than a welcomed addition . Nobody wanted Nitro-Kart involved with its superior predecessor and for good reason .

-They ruined the original characters voices and personality (papu papu , penstripe , ripper roo off the top of my head we’re all ruined)

-Kart classes were broken , etc

overall it was a broken game with tacked on garbage

@Smiffy01 I think Sega should've done more with the All Stars games. We got tennis, two racing games, a now-offline mobile puzzle game and...yeah, we need more.

@BeerIsAwesome Aye totally, one of gaming's great mysteries why Sega dont dig into their extensive IP libraries.

@KidBoruto nothing. I'm not getting a PS5. I wanna build a gaming pc. I have 1 now, but it's outdated. But I'm going to save up for a better PC. I also have a switch. And I'm mostly into jrpgs. So they're always available on either PC or switch.

@KidBoruto I think I only saw the 2011 version. I'm not sure. I watched it in 2019 when a friend told me about it. And that friend doesn't watch anime, but he liked this. So I thought I'll give it a chance and yeah I liked it too.

@KidBoruto yeah I know. But I also heard the manga isn't complete, coz I heard the creator likes to take long breaks.

@KidRyan oh I didn't know that