In the whole E3 madness, I somehow did not get the memo that the Koopalings would be returning to the Super Mario Bros. series. They were always my favorite characters in SMB 3 and I have long lamented their absence from games which followed. So, getting an e-mail about a video of the boss fight with Larry Koopa got me a little more excited than I probably would have been if someone (anyone) had bothered to mention them to me weeks ago.
Then again, it's been a good while since their last game appearance and you can hardly blame me for writing the characters off. Interestingly, it's only now that I realized most of the Koopalings get their monikers from musicians. Naming a cutesy but nasty villainess in a game marketed to children after Wendy O. Williams seems a ballsy move for the typically conservative games company. I highly doubt we'd see something similar today.
Anyway, check out the video after the jump. Who's your favorite Koopa Kid?
[Via WiiBlog.net]
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5:40 PM on 06.22.2009
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If they throw them into Galaxy 2, zomg no wai. :D
Also I wasn't even sure if the guy commentating this video was speaking English at first, that's quite an accent he has
and speaking of Morton Jr., where's Morton Sr.? Wouldn't he be Bowser Jr. if Bowser is his dad?
@TheBigFeel
Yeah, how does Bowser Jr. work into this....i've wondered that too.
So damn excited to see the Koopa Kids back! They were a great addition to SMB 3 and SMW!
Word(Super Mario Wiki) has it, they were supposed to be in Super Princess Peach. =(
Here are the unused beta sprites...
Koopalings!
Roy is my favorite!
Can't wait for New Super Mario Bros. Wii! Couldn't Nintendo have thought of a better damn title?
Thanks for giving the Koopa Kids some exposure, Conrad. =)
This is going to be a sweet ass game.
Weird, right?
Ludwing Von is my favorite, along with Wendy.
[imghttp://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2714/321772-7_large.jpg[/img]
Roy is just badass.
Sigh :(
A big reason I don't like them is because they usually hog all the boss slots. I'd much rather see something new and more creative. Let the other Mushroom Kingdom species shine too, ya know?