History Trivia / SonicRoboBlast2Kart

* AscendedFanfic: Various character addons for ''[=SRB2=] Kart'' were added to the base unlockable roster in ''Ring Racers'', such as [[VideoGame/FreedomPlanet Carol Tea]] and [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Maria Robotnik]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: With the release of v2.1 of ''Ring Racers'' came some much-requested tweaks to the game, such as being able to skip out of the ForcedTutorial at any point (the race of which is easier), more passwords to further unlock content quicker, the CPU rubberbanding being significantly reduced, and allowing '''all''' tracks to be played online from the get-go instead of just those from the first seven cups.

* DivorcedInstallment: Version 2 was confirmed to be on the receiving end of one though the re-branding to ''Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers'', dropping the ''Videogame/SonicRoboBlast2'' moniker altogether. ZigZagged however by the [[spoiler:alternative title screen, which has [=SRB2KART2=] as a subtitle]]

* ColbertBump: The developers deliberately avoided adding music from popular sources (including the ''Sonic'' franchise itself) unless necessary, thus many obscure songs gained some exposure thanks to this game. A standout example is the game's main menu theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xinlX2VJgvY "Fluvial Beat Deposits"]]; some people thought it was a custom remix of the {{Leitmotif}} from ''VideoGame/SonicMania''!

** The Community Cup consists of five tracks made by community members.

* ThrowItIn: How bonuschars.kart came to be: A member of the development team simply wanted Chao, Shadow and Gamma in the game, even if their spriting skills weren't up to par with the quality of the default cast. Because the team didn't want to throw their work away, it was added as extra content. This eventually developed into a massive collaboration between creators to add more Sonic (and SEGA) characters into the addon, as OfficialFanSubmittedContent notes up above, and the file would be part of the default ''[=SRB2Kart=]'' package in ''Ring Racers''.

** As stated in DivorcedInstallment above, ''Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers'' was originally known as Version 2.0, before the ''Videogame/SonicRoboBlast2'' moniker was dropped.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: With the release of v2.1 of ''Ring Racers'' came some much-requested tweaks to the game, such as being able to skip out of the ForcedTutorial at any point (the race of which is easier), more passwords to further unlock content quicker, and allowing '''all''' tracks to be played online from the get-go instead of just those from the first seven cups.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''[=Super SRB2 Kart Z=]'' illustrated a ''very'' different future for ''[=SRB2Kart=]'', including a greater ''Mario Kart'' inspiration up to using items directly from the series instead of [[{{Expy}} expies]] and original tracks based on the ''Mario'' universe. The number of ported tracks in the base game were also more numerous. Only a small number of ''Mario Kart'' ports return for the project's rebranding in ''[=SRB2Kart=]'' before being removed altogether for ''Ring Racers'' in favor of original tracks designed with the game's new features, mechanics, and physics in mind.
** As shown by bonuschars.kart predecessor "misc.wad", [[OriginalCharacter Original Characters]] and ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' characters were fair game for bundled addons, as shown in Knockout the Echidna and Waluigi (albeit a [[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily certain]] version of the latter).

* DivorcedInstallment: Version 2 was confirmed to be on the receiving end of one though the re-branding to ''Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers'', dropping the ''Videogame/SonicRoboBlast2'' moniker altogether. ZigZagged however by the [[spoiler:alternative title screen, which has SRB2KART2 as a subtitle]]

* DivorcedInstallment: Version 2 was confirmed to be on the receiving end of one though the re-branding to ''Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers'', dropping the ''Videogame/SonicRoboBlast2'' moniker altogether.

** As shown by bonuschars.kart predecessor "misc.wad", [[OriginalCharacter Original Characters]] and ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' characters were fair game for bundled addons, as shown in Knockout the Echidna and Waluigi (albeit a [[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily certain]] version of the latter).
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings:
** A downplayed, yet interesting game mechanic example. The Kart Krew loathes the over-usage of Red Spring Sectors used as a main mechanic in custom levels[[note]]They were designed around the ''Super Mario Kart'' tracks to emulate their jump strips more accurately than the ''Sonic'' springs before they bled into other tracks[[/note]], so much so that they were heavily re-tooled in ''Ring Racers'' to complement the game's new Trick system. Although map format restrictions[[note]]Red and Yellow Spring Sectors are considered sector types, all stored in a 16-bit number, meaning that there can only be so many sector types in the game before they run out of space, unlike map objects of which there can be many types without running out of room.[[/note]] were cited as a reason, their over-usage in custom levels was the deciding point, although they reassure the fandom that the new spring types used in ''Ring Racers'' will be as wacky and fun as Red Spring Sectors.
** The decision to make all the racers from "bonuschars.kart" built into the game without the need of being manually added and introduce new ''Sonic'' and SEGA racers in ''Ring Racers'' while keeping the {{Cap}} of total available racers that may be loaded at a time to 128 was enforced to make the game a more proper ''Sonic'' title and greatly downplay the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover aspect most custom servers adopted in mid to late 2019. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by version 1.6, which lifted the player and WAD limits to 255, with little reason not to expect the new limits to stay for ''Ring Racers''.