[NON-MARIO] F-Zero Fighters

[boodestroyer]

Is it okay to post non-Mario game ideas in here? Well, here goes anyway:


F-Zero has been quite a dead series for a long time, but looking at its characters, I've decided that (as a spin-off of some kind), it should be a fighting game. Forget racing, just look at all these guys.

Now, rather than going the Capcom approach about it, I'd rather take a cue from Tekken or Soul Calibur on this one. The gameplay would be arranged similarly to those two, of course. Uses either the Classic Controller or the Wii Remote + Nunchuk (eh, well...) to play.

While I can't really come up with full-blown movesets for each character, I'll give you the basic gist of what their fighting styles are like:

Captain Falcon: Basic well-rounded punches and kicks, and sometimes that grrr gun in his holster already (Also not the way it was in Smash Bros. Take that, nerds. )
Dr. Stewart: Similar to Captain Falcon, but swifter
Pico: He's said to have a whole load of guns...
Samurai Goroh: Stronger punches and kicks, and occasionally his katana
Jody Summer: More on the acrobatic side, and sometimes a blaster of her own
Mighty Gazelle: Uses his robotic transformations and other weapons of that sort
Mr. EAD: Burly attacks and body slams, and sometimes a few Mario-based moves (Most moves he makes even have SMB1 sound effects, especially when jumping)
Octoman: Using his many arms/tentacles, mainly to grab/entangle his opponents
Bio Rex: Being a dinosaur, this should be straightforward (Could be kinda similar to Riptor from Killer Instinct)
Dr. Clash: Uses his many gadgets and gizmos to attack
Super Arrow: Similar to Captain Falcon and a bit stronger, sometimes using his bird to attack
Mrs. Arrow: Similar to Jody and a bit stronger
Michael Chain: Basically the game's boxer
The Skull: Using ghastly attacks and sometimes supersonic noise to put his opponents on ice
John Tanaka: Possibly a martial artist
Gomar & Shioh: Sticking together and fighting together all the time
Baba: Using capoeira techniques
Silver Neelsen: Although old and senile, he'll still try his best to put up a fight. Intended as the resident joke character
Zoda: Mostly uses crazy, sinister weapons of his own
Black Shadow: Basically this game's M. Bison

Secret characters include the pilots from AX, Deathborn, and fellow F-Zero enthusiast BurgerKiller's custom-made F-Zero characters: burgerkiller.deviantart.com/gallery/?24166129#_24166129

Lily Flyer: Her military training could prove effective here...
Spade: Using a bunch of magic tricks to attack, with cards and what-not
Don Genie: As a mafia lord, using a few guns and other such weapons
Dai Goroh: Watered down version of Goroh
Digi-Boy: Uses some of his gadgets and other junk to attack
Deathborn: The strongest of all the characters

Renji Oroboro: A ninja. Mmm, yeah...
Nate Hunter: An apparent corrupt cop, so...
Drake Soldero: Being a gang member, he'd use a few weapons like a crowbar and a handgun
Dr. Jiron: Fights similarly to Dr. Clash
Zanei: Fights like Deathborn (as a disciple of his), but a bit watered down in comparison

Eh, couldn't quite come up with all of them just yet (maybe later), but there's a few of them for now.

[kingkoopa]

What... No FALCON PUNCH. Seriously if the game doesn't have Falcon Punch in it... no one will buy it.

[boodestroyer]

Dec 22, 2010 10:29:58 GMT -5 kingkoopa said:

What... No FALCON PUNCH. Seriously if the game doesn't have Falcon Punch in it... no one will buy it.

You're one of those people who only knows about Falcon through Smash Bros., not knowing crap about F-Zero as a series.

[Artemendo]

I don't think telling people that they "don't know crap" about something after setting up a non-Mario topic on a Mario forum is appropriate. You chose to have a topic in a place where people do not come to discuss such things, so you must expect them to not know anything about your material.

Also, Falcon Punch is pretty much the only good thing to come out of that franchise in my opinion, as well. The games themselves are just another racer. Fast, yes, but just another racer.

[boodestroyer]

Dec 22, 2010 15:59:36 GMT -5 Artemendo said:

Also, Falcon Punch is pretty much the only good thing to come out of that franchise in my opinion, as well. The games themselves are just another racer. Fast, yes, but just another racer.

...Have you even played any of the F-Zero games? Man, wherever all these F-Zero (read: NOT Captain Falcon) fans are...








Looks like it wasn't a good idea to post non-Mario ideas here, after all. Too bad.

Dec 22, 2010 5:56:32 GMT -5 boodestroyer said:

Mr. EAD: Burly attacks and body slams, and sometimes a few Mario-based moves (Most moves he makes even have SMB1 sound effects, especially when jumping)

Well, I guess it is a tad bit Mario. If anyone knows who this character is. (Not counting his Brawl trophy alone, tyvm)

[Artemendo]

Mr. EAD is a character who is very out-of-place for the series, behaves in an irrational manner, and is not a respectful Mario cameo. He is to Mario as Tingle is to Link.

[kingkoopa]

You know... when I said no Falcon Punch I was just joking around. What I really should be asking is... why no Blood Falcon or James McCloud?

[boodestroyer]

Ahh, alright alright. I apologize if I got lost on your joke.

As for those two:

Dec 22, 2010 5:56:32 GMT -5 boodestroyer said:

Eh, couldn't quite come up with all of them just yet (maybe later), but there's a few of them for now.

But okay, Blood Falcon would clearly be a clone of Falcon, fighting similarly (literally a clone and in a gameplay sense; lots of other fighting games even use the whole clone thing, dating back to Street Fighter with Ryu and Ken)

James McCloud. Well, most of his moves could be based on Star Fox.

[Vent]

Dec 22, 2010 16:57:41 GMT -5 Artemendo said:

Mr. EAD is a character who is very out-of-place for the series, behaves in an irrational manner, and is not a respectful Mario cameo. He is to Mario as Tingle is to Link.

...Jeez, lighten up. You sound like a film critic who writes for the New York Times.

[Artemendo]

Sorry, but I'm just thinking taking a childhood icon of millions and making an obese, effeminate robot out of him is not respectful at all.
Making an obese, effeminate robot out of ANYTHING is hardly ever respectful.

[boodestroyer]

Now you're just proving his point even further.


Enough about that now...

Billy: Being an ape of some sort, this should be straightforward too.
Kate Alen: Fighting similarly to Jody and Mrs. Arrow, she could sometimes use a full-blast microphone attack of some kind almost like Kirby (being a singer)
Jack Levin: Fighting similarly to Dr. Stewart and using the singer shtick like Kate Alen
Antonio Guster: Fights like Goroh (as a former ally of his), using a katana and handgun at times
Leon: Could be some sort of wrestler
Draq: Body slams and burly attacks, similar to Mr. EAD
Roger Buster: Fights similarly to Leon

[yellowyoshi]

When I first discovered Captain Falcon through SSB, I always thought he came from a fighting game.

Anyways two questions, are the stages interactive like the Super Smash Bros series or are they mostly aesthetic like the Street Fighter series?

And have you made a tier list yet?

[Vent]

1. I'm pretty sure that since this is supposed to be a traditional Street Fighter-esque fighting game, the answer should be obvious.

2. Why does there have to be a tier list?

[boodestroyer]

1. Well, it's more like Tekken and Soul Calibur where the arena would be on a circular plane.

2. Yeah really, no point in that.

[thedude3445]

2. Never should there ever be a tier list before the game is even made; the goal of the programers is to make a tier-less game!

I like this concept; It could deal with the dark, seedy criminal side of F-Zero that is rarely put in the spotlight. Well there were only 3 games with stories, but you know.

W/ Blood Falcon: Actually having him could be like a funny "Take That" to most fighters having Ken-Ryu/Mario-Luigi clones. Plus Blood Falcon could be a Carnage-like serial killer and it could be reflected in his moveset differences from Cap. Like a neck-twisting attempt when he grapples.

W/Dr. Stewart: I always thought of him as Mr. Fantastic but powerless. His moves should be more like that... somehow. IDK.