Line #9 Trivia/SonicRoboBlast2Kart


1	* AuthorsSavingThrow:
2	** 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.
3	** v2.2 went a bit further, swapping the positions of [[spoiler:the second and fourth Sealed Star stages]], preventing all [=CPUs=] from increasing in difficulty on the easiest difficulty setting (now dubbed "Relaxed"), naming all difficulty settings aside from Master (Normal to "Intense", and Hard to "Vicious" respectively), easing unlock requirements for some characters and companions, and allowing new cups to be unlocked just by placing Bronze or higher on an available cup, even on the Relaxed difficulty.
4	* 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 Kart's main menu theme and Ring Racer's title 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''!
5	* 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]].
6	* OfficialFanSubmittedContent:
7	** Before development of new racers was moved to in-house contributions, many of the characters in [=BonusChars=] across Version 1 and the early development periods of Version 2 before its re-branding as ''Ring Racers'' were donations by various community members from separately-released mods, either as is or with new sets of sprites.
8	** A number of selectable player skin colors that were added post-launch were community designs, such examples include Pigeon, Artichoke, Cinnamon, Lemonade, Crocodile, Wristwatch, and Pastel.
9	** The Community Cup in [=SRB2 Kart=] consists of five tracks made by community members.
10	** Various fanmade 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]].
11	* 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 eventually be part of the base characters file for ''Ring Racers''.
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
13	** ''[=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.
14	** 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).
15	** As stated in DivorcedInstallment above, ''Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers'' was originally known as Version 2.0, before the ''Videogame/SonicRoboBlast2'' moniker was dropped.

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