Oh yeah I saw that video.
And to be honest... I agree with him here. The game itself has some good ideas, with the graphics, music, characters and story being excellent all-round.
It's just the broken touch screen controls and obnoxious...
Okay that's a pretty neat easter egg! Don't see too many blatant Wario Land references in indie games, at least outside of Wario Land successors like Pizza Tower and Antonblast.
Or for that matter, the political affiliation of various other characters in the series?
I'm personally gonna say Libertarian, since he seems like someone who cares about nothing other than money and the ability to do whatever the hell he wants...
Well based on the mention of coding and gameplay it seems to be, and even if it's just a mockup, it looks epic so far:
Damn, you've got Captain Syrup, Mona, Queen Meralda, Terrormisu, the Black Jewel, enemies from the Wario Land games in...
Hadn't seen anyone archive this mod in video format and since I had it setup one of my earlier Brawl modding builds, I figured I'd record and showcase it. Additional info can be found in the description.
Figured people here might appreciate it...
Given all the other references, it feels like it wouldn't be surprising if it was a deliberate tribute. Feels like they're referencing spinoffs in more subtle ways.
From what I can tell it doesn't seem to be the Mario Kart World version of Wario's Shipyard, since the player isn't anywhere near that track in the footage (they seem to be near Choco Mountain instead).
Which kinda makes me wonder why it plays...