The blue shell is only annoying for try-hard ultra-competitive weenies, who really should be playing serious racing or even simulation games instead.
Mario Kart is a fun party game, not some ultimate test of skill.
Mario Kart is a fun party game, not some ultimate test of skill.
Nah, the ultra-competitive weenies know there is a glitch such that if you mushroom the instant before the blue shell hits you, you can escape it (at least on the Wii version of the game).
Edit: Which is fair when you take into consideration that the game came out in 2001 and people have been playing it for the last 16 years.
What kills fun are people who want to play a game together but have entirely different expectations and are unwilling to try it the other way.
Fox may be considered the best character, but I've seen Capt. Falcon, Marth, Shiek, Peach at Evo this year.
> Final Destination
Kirby's Dreamland, Battlefield, Fountain of Dreams, and Pokemon Stadium are all valid tournament stages, among others.
The only "truth" to the meme with regards to the strictest of Evo matches is "no items". Because becoming INVINCIBLE for a set period of time, or automatically gaining back 100% of your life completely breaks the game. And no one seems to be able to differentiate between "fair" and "unfair" items.
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> "No items, Fox only, Final Destination"
This mentality simply doesn't exist anywhere. The most competitive of Smash Melee players have a set of rules that are far more intricate.
Wishing other people liked the games you like is reasonable (though futile), but wishing the games other people like were more like the games you like is putting the cart before the horse.