Nintendo's New Groove: An Alternate Nintendo Timeline

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Alright everyone, let’s have ourselves a little break again, by doing something off-topic again!

1. On September 11, 1998, Osama bin Laden (leader of Al Qaeda) gets assassinated and is killed off for real.
2. An OVA based off of Madou Monogatari ARS was made in 1994, which won’t be dubbed until 1997.
3. Nintendo purchases the Seattle Mariners.
4. A Kirby cartoon was released and aired from 1995 to 1998. It was called “Kirby’s Super Tuff Pink Puff Adventures”. (And also, “Kirby: Right Back at Ya!” still exists in this AU.) Reference: https://www.deviantart.com/megatoon1234/gallery/67109137/kirby-s-super-tuff-pink-puff-adventures
5. Y'all notice this here? Yeah, that’ll be a thing ITTL. It’ll be after the Sonic anime gets off the air from the Fox Kids program thanks to Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.

Now, stay tuned for 1996 for some very interesting stuff! And also what happens to Nintendo and Atari...

 

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1996 is the year of the Nintendo Ultra-64, but before the big boy, here’s some stuff for you to see.

The Super-CD is finally coming to a close, with their last releases being Mega Man X3 (which came out in 1995 in Japan), Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (which is the same as it was IOTL, except there are some story differences, such as the one part wherein the chancellor is overprotective of Peach and Mario has to fight him to let her join the team and the Yaridovich battle has Jonathan Jones appear after the last strike is dealt and flings the former away. (Partially inspired by a scene from TTYD)), Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble, KoroTimes 2, Super Puyo Puyo Tsu Remix (which is only released in Japan), and Super-CD ports of Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Legacy: Super Mario Bros. 4, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Chrono Trigger.

The SANAVS’s notable releases for this year are Kirby Super Star, Fire Emblem: The Holy War (was known as Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War in Japan), Yoshi’s Puzzle League (a localized version of Panel De Pon with a Yoshi’s Island theme; it’s known as Tetris Attack IOTL), and Crystal Castles Shine-Swap (a puzzle game spin-off of the Crystal Castles series).

The Game Boy Color (and also the Game Boy)’s notable releases for this year are Donkey Kong Land 2, Mole Mania, Yoshi’s Puzzle League (a localized version of Panel De Pon with a Yoshi’s Island theme; it’s known as Tetris Attack IOTL), BowserQuest RPG 2: The Tale of the Two Towers (where the story of this game is partially inspired by The Two Towers), and Crystal Castles Shine-Swap (a puzzle game spin-off of the Crystal Castles series).

Right now, let’s talk about three games to show to you.:

• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble - It’s the same as it was IOTL, except it has the Kroctopus boss and the Pacifica world from OTL’s Game Boy Advance remake. Yes.
• Kirby Super Star - It’s the same as it was IOTL, except there is one extra mode, which is known as Dedede-tour (A game mode where you can play as King Dedede in remixed versions of levels from Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, The Great Cave Offensive, The Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes (a la KKSU’s Meta Knightmare Ultra). However, there are some differences in this game mode, the King Dedede boss from Spring Breeze is changed into a Dedede imposter which turns out to be just a hologram, and the final boss of this mode is a super-powered version of Nightmare (from Kirby’s Adventure) who is the true final boss of the game instead of Marx. Plus, he’s known as “Nightmare Soul”.).
• BowserQuest: The Fighting Edition - It’s a BowserQuest fighting game released in the arcades. In this game, you choose from eight fighters, which are Bowser, Nise A. Zure, Volcanard Vast, Pyronica Doragon, Infernmenace, Midbus, Coldfront the Icy Ninja, and Krazy Katana. In the single-player tournament, the player faces off against the other seven main fighters, before proceeding to the final opponents, which are four non-selectable CPU-controlled boss opponents, and the following are Gothar of the Dump People, Dr. Dokan, Scarlaton (a Saruman-like sage villain from BowserQuest RPG: Rise of the Power Gauntlet), and a final opponent making his debut in the BowserQuest series known as “Nega-Bowser”, who is an extra-terrestrial doppelganger of Bowser with a green hue around him. Though a year later, it’ll get released for the Nintendo Ultra-64.

Now, let’s get the elephant out of the room. The Nintendo-Atari union has expired after about thirteen years (as they say that the number 13 is considered the unlucky number, as bad things may come to anyone out there). Since the contract has expired, Nintendo and Atari decided to split up afterwards. Thus, Nintendo releases the Nintendo Ultra-64 on their own. They are doing it themselves!

As for Atari, they still release their games on certain gaming consoles (like the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, and even the Nintendo Ultra-64), but that would change when Microsoft was on its way.

Oh! Speaking of PlayStation, Crash Bandicoot got released on the PlayStation this year.

Now, be prepared for what I got for the Nintendo Ultra-64!

 

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The Nintendo Ultra-64
Released in: June 23, 1996 (in Japan); September 26, 1996 (in North America); March 1, 1997 (in Europe and Australia)​

After a bunch of delays, the Nintendo Ultra-64 finally lands on store shelves, and it uses minidiscs (just like OTL’s Nintendo Gamecube minidiscs)! It’s a big thing for Nintendo! They released this system on their own. Now, let’s get to the launch titles!

1. Body Harvest (DMA Designs’ new IP for Nintendo)
2. Crystal Castles 3D (One of Atari’s first games outside of their work with Nintendo; This game is a 3D version of Atari’s Crystal Castles)
3. Kirby’s Dream Rollers (A high-paced, 3D sequel to Kirby’s Dream Course)
4. Pilotwings 64
5. Plok Comes Back! (A sequel to Plok)
6. Saikyō Habu Shōgi (which is a launch title exclusive to Japan)
7. Super Mario Castle World (was known as Super Mario 64 IOTL)
8. Yars’ Revenge 64 (One of Atari’s first games outside of their work with Nintendo; This game is based on the Game Boy Color version of Yars’ Revenge)

There are two variants of the Nintendo Ultra-64 at launch, the one on the image is the monochrome version. The other variant is colored like OTL’s Nintendo Gamecube colors.

While we’re at it, let’s talk about the following launch titles for the Nintendo Ultra-64, which are Super Mario Castle World, Plok Comes Back!, and Kirby’s Dream Rollers.

 

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Super Mario Castle World (known as Super Mario 64 IOTL)​

This is a brand new 3D Mario game, likes of which the world has never seen!

Now, here’s how the story goes!:

"Please come to the castle. I’ve baked a cake for you."

At the invitation of Princess Peach, Mario (along with Luigi) enters the Mushroom Castle.

Upon entering the castle, Mario and Luigi discover that no one is there. According to Toad, some maniacial Toad has stolen the Power Stars guarding the castle and locked Princess Peach into the walls and paintings due to jealousy & power hunger. That mysterious Toad goes by the name of Fungüse!

Now it’s up to the Mario Bros. to rescue Princess Peach and their friends from the castle’s paintings and walls!

Same as IOTL, the hub world is Princess Peach’s castle. So here’s a list of courses to go through.
Section 1

• Bob-Omb Battlefield - Same as OTL
• Whomp’s Fortress - Same as OTL
• Jolly Roger Bay - Same as OTL
• Goomba Woods - A forest course filled with Goombas, Goombrats, Galoombas, and Goombuds. The boss of this course is the Goomba King.
• Cool, Cool Mountain - Same as OTL
• Motos’ Magma Temple - A course that resembles Marble Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 1), and it includes the unused Motos enemies from OTL.
• Bowser in the Dark World (Twelve stars are needed to go to stage) - Same as OTL, except Bowser’s tricked by Fungüse into fighting Mario (or Luigi, or both).

Section 2

• Big Boo's Haunt - Same as OTL, but with some friendly Boos you need to rescue.
• Hazy Maze Cave - Same as OTL
• Cue Ball Chaos - A course that’s set in a pool table of all locations.
• Lethal Lava Land - Same as OTL, except the unused Blaarg enemies from OTL are included, but some of them are friendly and you get to ride on them. Also, another difference is that there are more areas inside the volcano.
• Shifting Sand Land- Same as OTL, but the pyramid has a bit more to explore.
• Dire Dire Docks – Same as OTL.
• Fiery Reptile in the Fire Sea (was known as Bowser in the Fire Sea IOTL) (Thirty stars are needed to go to stage) - Same as OTL, except the boss of this stage is Salamandragon (Half-salamander, half-dragon). Also, another difference is that before you go there, you have to fight Wario (or Waluigi if you’re Luigi) in a caged arena.

Section 3

• Snowman’s Land - Same as OTL
• Wet-Dry World - Same as OTL
• Tall, Tall Mountain - Same as OTL
• Tiny-Huge Island - Same as OTL but with more old-school Mario enemies like Fuzzies and Buzzy Beetles.
• Tick Tock Clock - Same as OTL
• Rainbow Ride - Same as OTL
• Final Battle in the Sky (was known as Bowser in the Sky IOTL) (Seventy stars are needed to go to stage) - Same as OTL, except the boss of this stage is Powered Fungüse (which is Fungüse transformed into a Bowser-like creature).

And the rest of the courses stay the same as OTL. Also, onto the next game.

Plok Comes Back!​

This is a sequel to Plok on the SANAVS, and it’s a 2.5D platformer adventure as you can see.

The story goes like this.: “Five years after the first game, Plok has been relaxing in his house, until a U.F.O. came in and abducted him. Plok has to go through four trials (each based off of the four elements) set by the aliens and beat their master!”

Also, you can play as Plok or his cousin Brok in this game. Brok jumps higher and punches quicker. Anything else you need to know?

Kirby’s Dream Rollers​

This is one high-paced, 3D sequel to Kirby’s Dream Course. There have been four playable characters to choose from, and they are Kirby (pink), Keeby (yellow), Kalby (blue), and Kolby (blue). There are also twelve courses, and after every four courses, there was a boss. Boss 1 is Mecha Dedede (from Kirby’s Dream Course), boss 2 is a giant octopus mecha, and boss 3 (the final boss) is Rollamo the Giant. Regardless, it’s been an interesting one to go through.

BONUS: Mario Kart Rendered (known as Mario Kart 64 IOTL)​

While not a launch title, it was released in 1996 (in Japan) and 1997 (in the rest of the world).

As you can see, Mario Kart Rendered is very interesting to tackle on because let’s get to the character roster!

The racers you start off with are Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser. The unlockable racers included are Princess Daisy, Kamek/Magikoopa, Waluigi, Koopa Troopa, Diddy Kong, Birdo, Baby Mario, and King K. Rool.

As for the courses, the list of courses appearing in this game are…
Mushroom Cup

1. Luigi Raceway
2. Moo Moo Farm
3. Koopa Troopa Beach
4. Kalimari Desert
5. Ivy Forest (A racetrack based off of the Ivy Forest stages from Super Mario Legacy: Super Mario Bros. 4)

Flower Cup

1. Toad’s Turnpike
2. Sarasaland Drive (A racetrack based off of Sarasaland from Super Mario Land)
3. Frappe Snowland (Although it resembles the Freezeezy Peak stages from Super Mario Legacy: Super Mario Bros. 4)
4. Choco Mountain
5. Mario Raceway

Star Cup

1. Wario Stadium
2. Sherbet Land
3. Royal Raceway
4. Gangplank Galleon (A racetrack based off of Gangplank Galleon from Donkey Kong Country)
5. Bowser’s Castle

Special Cup

1. D.K.’s Jungle Parkway
2. Yoshi Valley (the biggest change from an OTL course, this one's not a maze, it is winding and curvy and filled with rocks though)
3. Banshee Boardwalk
4. Sky Gateway (A sky-themed racetrack set in the clouds which serves as a gateway to Rainbow Road)
5. Rainbow Road

And the battle courses are…

1. Block Fort
2. Waluigi Skyscraper (simply known as Skyscraper IOTL)
3. Big Donut
4. Double Deck
5. Nintendo Ultra-64 (A battle course set in a Nintendo Ultra-64)
6. Wild West Wrangle (A battle course set in the wild west)

As for the items, they’re the same as they were as IOTL, except there are new items that went unused IOTL, and they are the Cape Feather (which returns from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart CD), the Yoshi Egg (which also returns from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart CD), the Fire Flower, the Ice Flower, a set of six marble-like objects known as “Rolling Marbles” that act like either Green Shells or Red Shells, and a weight which you can throw at the opposing racer.

Well, that’s all there is to it. Let’s see how Sega’s doing!

 

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As you can see, Sega releases Sonic X-treme for the Sega Saturn. Here are some details.

First off, the storyline!:

After Robotnik's defeat at the Floating Island, things returned to normal for Sonic and his friends. Robotnik however, had not been idle, and returned with an even grander scheme to conquer the world.

Robotnik has rebuilt his Death Egg fortress, larger than Sonic's entire world! So powerful is its gravity that it can rip planets from their orbits. Already several planets orbited the huge fortress, and Robotnik would not rest until Sonic's world was in his clutches as well!

Already the world is being drawn to the Death Egg. Sonic has to act quickly to stop Robotnik. Tails has managed to create a working teleport pod that can send Sonic to the Death Egg. There was no time to contact Knuckles, so Tails will stay behind and operate the teleport pod and Sonic will travel to the heart of the Death Egg and destroy it.

But as Sonic was teleporting, one of the small planets surrounding the Death Egg changed course and intercepted Sonic! Sonic found himself on a strange world, surrounded by Badnik robots! Already the inhabitants of this world had been captured and changed into his evil minions. Robotnik had prepared a cunning trap, and Sonic had walked right into it.

Everything had gone as Robotnik had planned. He knew that Sonic would try to get to his new Death Egg, and had changed the creatures called Mips into Badniks. Then by controlling the planet's orbit, he had led Sonic right into his trap!

"HA! HA! Now I've got you, you spiky blue freak! You won't stop me this time!"

Sonic must free the captive Mips, make his way to the new Death Egg, and destroy it quickly. If he fails, the world will belong to Robotnik forever!

As for the playable characters, they were Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles “Tails” Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Feel the Rabbit, Tiara Boobowski, Sally Acorn, and Bunnie Rabbot (The latter two are from the Sonic the Hedgehog anime (known as Project Sonic the Hedgehog (also known as Sonic and the Stories of Mobius outside of Japan)). Each one of them has their own ability.

As for the levels, here’s what they are.

1. Jade Gully (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Jade_Gully) (Act 1 Boss: Fang the Sniper; Act 2 Boss: Metal Sonic Mk. I; Act 3 Boss: Orbotnik)
2. Crystal Frost (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Crystal_Frost) (Act 1 Boss: Bean the Dynamite; Act 2 Boss: Metal Sonic Mk. II; Act 3 Boss: Frozebotnik)
3. Fat Tuesday (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Mars_levels#Fat_Tuesday) (Act 1 Boss: Tails Doll; Act 2 Boss: Metal Sonic Mk. III; Act 3 Boss: Beignetnik)
4. Red Sands (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Red_Sands) (Act 1 Boss: Bark the Polar Bear; Act 2 Boss: Metal Sonic Mk. IV; Act 3 Boss: Guardian Sphinx)
5. Dream Wave (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Mars_levels#Dream_Wave) (Act 1 Boss: Air Hockey Match; Act 2 Boss: Boxing Match; Act 3 Boss: Trouble Cleff Trap)
6. Cryptic Grotto (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Mars_levels#Cryptic_Grotto) (Act 1 Boss: Metal Knuckles; Act 2 Boss: Metal Sonic Mk. V; Act 3 Boss: Octocknik)
7. Metal Blade (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Other_Sonic_X-treme_levels#Metal_Blade) (Act 1 Boss: Emerald Cat; Act 2 Boss: Flame Falcon; Act 3 Boss: Mega Metal Sonic)
8. Galaxy Fortress/Death Egg (Reference: http://info.sonicretro.org/Galaxy_Fortress) (Act 1 Boss: Mecha Mite; Act 2 Boss: Darkpool Gorilla; Act 3 Boss: Dr. Robotnik; Final Boss: The Almighty Creator of the Worlds (SPOILER ALERT: He’s using Dr. Robotnik as his own minion, and after defeating Robotnik, the egg-shaped doctor betrays TACotW and it’s now time for the final battle between Sonic and the Almighty Creator of the Worlds) (He's also based off of the demon-like entity in the background from this Sonic 1 concept art))

Ever since it got released, Sonic X-treme has received some...average reviews. Critics find it pathetic, fans really enjoyed it, and the game has sold very well!

Also, in 1997, Sonic The Fighters managed to get a console port on the Sega Saturn (With an added feature of having Honey The Cat as a secret character).

And speaking of 1997, let’s get to what we have in store!

 

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More games have been released for the Nintendo Ultra-64, and they include the following.:

• BowserQuest: The 64 Tasks gets released this year. This is all about Bowser and his crew going through the 64 tasks set by a mysterious foe. The 64 tasks can be done in sixteen different worlds (Examples include: Dragon’s Caverns (a cavern owned by a very large dragon), Shadow Oasis Dungeon (which has returned from BowserQuest 3: Beyond Light and Dark), Dynatown (a city set in a tokusatsu world), and Mt. Outcast (a mountain that’s owned by Mr. Everest)), each one of the worlds having four tasks each.
• Capcom brings two Mega Man games, including the impressive Mega Man Legends, to the Nintendo Ultra-64.
• Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 gets a release on the Nintendo Ultra-64, where the plots come from the OVA that the original game was based on, adds new enemies like a manticore, a cat woman, and a jiangshi, brings back lesser-known enemies like Komori Gal, Kurogga, and Fake Carbuncle, contains FMV cutscenes, additional bosses, and an expanded soundtrack (as well as ones for each type of boss (whether it be a mini-boss, a regular boss, or something unique for certain bosses (examples include Fudoshi, Schezo Wegey, the Dark Prince (or Satan if you’re Japanese), and Minotauros). Also, it gets released outside of Japan.
• Mario Artist, a “sequel” to Mario Paint, is released for the Nintendo Ultra-64.
• Mario Kart Rendered gets released outside of Japan.
• Namco brings their PS1 releases (Klonoa and Namco Museum) to the Nintendo Ultra-64.
• Other third-party games such as Doom 64, Final Fantasy VII, Bomberman 64, Snowboard Kids, and Mischief Makers (correct me if I’m wrong) are brought into the Nintendo Ultra-64.
• Rare brings Diddy Kong Racing and GoldenEye 007 to the Nintendo Ultra-64.
• Star Fox 64 gets released, and it adds Miyu and Faye (from Star Fox 2) to the game as part of the Star Fox team, two new members of the Star Wolf team who are never seen IOTL known as Ravena Romanaria (a raven girl who is an evil counterpart of Miyu) and Mephitina (a skunk girl who is an evil counterpart of Faye), and there are a few courses never seen IOTL, and one of them’s a world of poisoned forests. Other than that, Star Fox 64 is the same as it was IOTL.
• Yoshi’s Story gets released this year. However, the difference from OTL is that Kamek and Baby Bowser are replaced with Magikamek (Kamek’s brother) and Widdle Tywano (Tyrano’s son).

It’s a big year for the Big N itself, they got some big things released so far!

Gotta Catch ‘Em All, Pokemon!
This ain’t the only thing that Nintendo has released though.

While released in 1996 in Japan, this new IP has been released around the world in the year 1997! Two of Nintendo’s biggest hits ever, Pokemon Red and Green, launched on the Game Boy Color across the world in early 1997, and became MONSTER hits! Nintendo and Game Freak make a deal to partner up, making the latter a new first-party developer for Nintendo. Pokemon becomes a worldwide phenomenon, not just a video game, but with trading cards, an animated television series (made in Japan), and plenty of merchandise with Pikachu’s face on it, it’s certain that Nintendo has struck gold with this newest IP.

Since Pokemon Red and Green are released outside of Japan, they are based on a slightly enhanced version of the Japanese Pokemon Blue Version that was released in 1997 (in Japan). Compared to the OTL North American Pokemon games, these can be described as slightly enhanced from OTL's Pokemon Red and Blue, but not quite on the level of Pokemon Crystal, with one major exception: the soundtrack, which has been totally overhauled for the enhanced speakers in OTL's Game Boy Color. While the games can be played on an original Game Boy unit, Game Boy Color players get a version of the game that is slightly bumped up in graphics and with sound quality approaching that of a Super Nintendo game. Many of the glitches found in OTL's Pokemon games do not appear in these, though the Missingno glitch is the most notable that remains. The glitch allowing players to obtain Mew via RNG manipulation has been removed, indeed, most of the RNG manipulation glitches have been taken out of the game.

Butterflies have left the original 150 Pokemon largely untouched, the major butterflies concerning alternate Pokemon do not occur until the sequel to the game. However, thirteen of the original 150 have either been majorly altered or switched out entirely, those are:

• Nidoran ♂︎ and Nidoran ♀︎ → Names changed to Nidobun and Nidobell respectively
• Gastly/Haunter/Gengar → become pure Ghost-types, with Gengar becoming a Ghost/Dark-type Pokemon ITTL (As of Gen. II at least)
• Voltorb → replaced with Ticko-Tocki, an Electric/Fire Pokemon resembling a bomb
• Electrode → replaced with Ka-Bomba, an Electric/Fire Pokemon resembling an atomic bomb
• Lapras → name changed to Locinesa

There are other subtle differences from OTL, but everything in these two games are mostly the same.

The Pokemon anime (which was released in 1997 in Japan, but was released in 1998 outside of Japan) is also, at least for the first 70 episodes or so, nearly identical to the version that appeared IOTL. There are subtle changes which include:

• Better character development.
• The whole show is less childish.
• All of the badges would be won fair and square.
• Gary, A.J., and Ritchie would all be Ash's main rivals, and appear as much as OTL’s Paul and Barry do, so that they're developed much more.
• Ash's Primeape appears more often and stays on his team instead of being given away after four episodes.
• After protecting the Pidgey from the Spearow, Pidgeot will still be on Ash's team.
• A.J. does not have a Sandshrew like in OTL, but he does have a Machop and he still beats Ash for his 99th victory and Team Rocket for his 100th.
• Sabrina isn't a deranged psychic who traps people in a dollhouse, she's just a very strong trainer. Ash still has to get Haunter to beat her.
• In the Pokemon Tower, a Cubone mourning over its dead mother (like in the games) joins Ash's team. It starts out like Ash's Larvitar, not trusting Ash or anyone, but eventually grows to love the gang. It later evolves while protecting multiple young Cubone.
• Ash's Charmeleon stays a Charmeleon for a few more episodes, the Aerodactyl episode appears later in the run.
• Ash's Bulbasaur evolves into an Ivysaur in the Venusaur episode, initially it still doesn't want to but in order to save the Venusaur from being captured by Team Rocket it evolves.
• Ash would one catch one Tauros in the Safari Zone instead of 30. He would also catch a Rhyhorn, an Exeggcutor, and a Dratini during this time.
• Ash would catch an Eevee with a personality similar to Red's Eevee from the Pokémon Adventures manga. (Oh! And Ash’s Eevee would evolve into an Espeon later on in the Johto seasons (which will happen later))
• The guns are edited out of "The Legend of Dratini," so that the episode isn't banned, thus removing the plot hole involving the capture of Ash's Tauros.
• The seizure-causing strobe lights in Computer Soldier Porygon are removed altogether, thus adding Porygon and its evolutionary family to the series (Porygon was wrongfully blamed.)
• An actual Team Rocket arc with the admins and Giovanni. The TRio would remain, however.
• A female character named Jodi (think of her as the early version of Leaf from FireRed and LeafGreen) should have been added to the team.
• And the rest can be shown, but I couldn’t think of any ideas, so I think I’m starting to run out of ideas. (Except I have one little idea where the TRio (Jessie, James, and Meowth) go through a redemption arc in the last few episodes.)

Also, the Pokemon anime ends in 1998 with Ash Ketchum successfully beating the champion after beating the Elite Four. The Mewtwo movie is a canon postscript of this first season, capping off the series (Ash doesn't catch Mewtwo, but Mewtwo tells Ash he'll have a chance to catch him someday if Mewtwo deems him worthy). Also, other continuations of the aforementioned anime are made later (and every one of them is based on a corresponding Pokemon generation).

Also, the dubbing for the Pokemon anime will be done by Funimation. But as for 4Kids Entertainment? It’ll be the Sonic the Hedgehog anime known as Project Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic and the Stories of Mobius when outside of Japan) when it’s in its sixth season.

But wait! There’s more!

The Super Game Boy

The Super Game Boy
Released in: October 21, 1997 (in Japan); November 18, 1997 (outside of Japan)​

Behold, the Game Boy and Game Boy Color’s long awaited successor, the Super Game Boy, has launched this year! This is what the Game Boy Advance is known as ITTL, BTW. Also, let me introduce you to some launch titles for this handheld.:

1. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (A remaster of the SMAS remake of Super Mario Bros.)
2. Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (it originally got released on the SNES IOTL)
3. Harvest Moon
4. Colorblends Shuffled (Just like the previous Colorblends games, except now there’s a Shuffle mechanic, which shuffles the shapes around)
5. Shantae: Risky Revolution (A 16-Bit remake of Shantae on the Game Boy Color)
6. Tetris & Dr. Mario
7. Pocket Bomberman
8. Pilotwings Portable (A port of Pilotwings)
9. Game & Watch Gallery
10. Pac-Land 2: Another Adventure (A sequel to Pac-Land that plays like a Sonic game)

The Super Game Boy has six variants at launch: Crimson, Indigo, Emerald, Topaz, Black, and Orange. Which one of the six variants did you like the most?

Anyway, that was a packed year for Nintendo. Stay tuned for 1998 right now! So, don’t touch that dial!

 

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1998 is an ENORMOUS year for the Nintendo Ultra-64. First, the sequel to one of the console’s biggest games, Super Mario Castle World, is finally released: Super Mario Star Palace. It features 6 more worlds than the previous game, new power-ups, and new playable characters to choose from! Capcom and Konami hop on the Ultra-64 train, bringing games such as Resident Evil and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night over from the PS1, and along with the big hitter, Earthbound 64 (based off of the cancelled Earthbound 64 from OTL), Banjo-Kazooie, F-Zero X, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, KoroTimes 64, Kirby’s Star Riders (based off of the cancelled Kirby’s Air Ride on the Nintendo 64 from OTL), Pokemon Stadium, Metroid 64 (which is based off of this), and Fire Emblem Tactics (a spin-off of the Fire Emblem series where it’s like Fire Emblem meets Final Fantasy Tactics) make a splash onto the console, bringing its library to brand new heights! However, not all is well, though...Rare’s second game of the year, “Twelve Tails: Conker 64”, does not do so hot with the public. Despite its clear ambition and passion, many write it off as “another kiddy platformer from Rare” and most prefer Banjo over Conker, however, with a new game in the works that will…”remedy” the problem.

Wario and Pikachu bring the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color’s times to a close with Wario Land II and Pokemon Yellow, while the Super Game Boy continues to amaze the masses.

Now, let’s get to Super Mario Star Palace, the sequel to Super Mario Castle World. It’s got elements from OTL’s Super Mario Star Road (a Super Mario 64 ROM hack) and Super Mario 64 DS. First off, the storyline (Ideas by Andrew Boyd, BTW).:

The plot of the game is told by Yoshi, who informs Mario and the others that Ztartamorg (A mysterious Star Spirit) has found the secret to get to the Star Road, the kingdom of the Star Spirits known for the mysterious Star Palace. Using the power of the Power Stars, he is able to transport his troops all over the Mushroom Kingdom to wreak havoc. Not only that, the cheeky, but easy to get along with Prince Cream (Princess Peach’s brother, who's clearly much younger) gets sealed in a stained glass window of the Star Palace while King Toadstool (her father) ends up in a paralyzed state! In order to reach the Star Road, Mario must collect enough Power Stars to break the seal.

The playable characters to choose from are Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Wario, and Waluigi. Each one of them has their own abilities.

Also, here are the courses.

• Bob-omb Island - Same as OTL
• Sky Land Resort - Same as OTL, but with a second, slightly smaller tower that can be accessed via cannon.
• Piranha Plant Pond - Same as OTL
• Chuckya Harbor - Same as OTL
• Gloomy Garden - Same as OTL, except King Boo is the boss of this course.
• Surely Slippery Swamp (was known as Bowser’s Slippery Swamp IOTL; this course requires 20 stars to enter) - Same as OTL
• Colorful Coral Caverns - Same as OTL
• Monty Mole's Hole- A huge complex of caves dominated by Monty Mole enemies. King Mole (king of the Monty Moles) is the boss of this course.
• Koopa Canyon - Same as OTL
• Ancient Antiquity Land - A land based on Ancient Greece and Rome, with many temples and statues. The Trojan Koopa is the boss of this course.
• Retro Remix Castle (this course requires 40 stars to enter) - Same as OTL, except the Bowser Imposter from Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 3 is the boss of this course.
• Large Leaf Forest - Same as OTL
• Delfino Island - Based off of Delfino Island from Super Mario Sunshine. You even get to use the F.L.U.D.D. in this game. Petey Piranha is the boss of this course.
• Mad Musical Mess - Same as OTL
• Melting Snow Peaks - Same as OTL, except Chief Chilly is the boss of this course.
• Yoshi Falls - A crater-like valley, circling a lake with three waterfalls connected to the body of water, crossing the track. A large Yoshi Egg is found in the center of the lake.
• Colossal Candy Clutter - Same as OTL
• Sporty Stadium - A course with a sports motif.
• Cloudrail Station - Same as OTL
• Dino Dino Jungle - This course is located in a leafy prehistoric jungle with canyons, a lake, and many dinosaurs inhabiting the course. Obstacles in the course are Noshi, a large sauropod in the middle of a section of the track, and geysers that are around this course. Tyrano is the boss of this course.
• Fatal Flame Falls - Same as OTL
• Stardust Driveway (this course requires 60 stars to enter) - A course inspired by Stardust Speedway (Sonic CD), where you get to drive a go-kart in this. The boss of this course is a race between you and a copy of whoever you’re playing as.
• Jewelry Land - Based off of the location with the same name from Yoshi’s Safari.
• Bob-omb Battle Factory - Same as OTL, except it contains more mechanical enemies.
• Strange Weird Land - A mysterious world dominated by psychedelic colors and strange phenomena, with lots of physics tricks.
• Airship Fortress - This course takes place both on a floating fortress in disrepair and on an airship. Boom Boom and Pom Pom are the bosses of this course.
• Starlight Runway - Same as OTL
• Regal Rainbow Rumble (was known as Bowser’s Rainbow Rumble IOTL; this course requires 80 stars to enter) - Same as OTL, except Ztartamorg is the boss of this course.

As for the new power-ups, while we have the Wing Cap, Vanish Cap, and Metal Cap, there is also a Shield Cap, Rock Cap, and Chargin’ Chuck Cap. There’s also a Power Flower which unleashes the playable character’s special ability. For example, Mario can become Balloon Mario if he uses the Power Flower.

Oh! By the way, let’s do things off-topic yet again!

• An anime based off of the Metroid series was released to coincide with Metroid 64.
• Puyo Puyo Sun gets released outside of Japan in the year 1998, though only on certain consoles that are released outside of Japan right now. Also, the voice cast is quite varied, with a variety of voice actors such as Ali Johnston (Arle Nadja), Ian James Corlett (Schezo Wegey), and Katie Griffin (Draco Centauros)
• The Puyo Puyo DiscStation shorts get aired and dubbed outside of Japan, which serve as a pilot for a possible Puyo Puyo animated series.
• A Puyo Puyo animated series aired, and it lasted between 1999 and 2000. Here’s this for more details.
• Phil Hartman never died, but Andy Dick did, as he died from a drug overdose. Yikes!
• J Rose Productions (the production company for 'you know what') was founded in 1993.
• A show known as “The Wacky World of Taxi Celery” was aired in 1994.
• Tokyo Mew Mew was released in 1997 instead of 2000, and the anime adaptation was released in 1999 instead of 2002.
• Doctor Who got an animated adaptation on CBS in 1997.
• Ned's Newt airs on Cartoon Network.
• The Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (or in this case, A Rapsittie Street Kids Christmas) gets released on December 21, 1996 and becomes a smash hit. (Unlike the OTL version of Rapsittie Street Kids, it is traditionally-animated, distributed by CBS Television Distribution and airs on broadcast syndication.)
• The Rapsittie Street Kids gets a TV show on Nickelodeon and MTV in the year 1998, if A Rapsittie Street Kids Christmas becomes successful.
• The Dilbert cartoon from 2000 is better treated by HBO and lasts until 2006.
• Family Guy stays cancelled so it won't suffer bad quality. What killed the show was David Zuckerman leaving. However, it was continued in specials such as the Road to Series, including "Road to the Multiverse" and "Blue Harvest" (the first Star Wars parody).
• The original Foodfight! wasn't lost and was released successfully.

Yeah, that’s probably a lot, but what’s this? 1999 is coming? It’s the dawn of a new millennium! Which means one thing, something’s gone wrong in the happy-go-lucky world of Nintendo!

 

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It’s the dawn of the new millennium, and the Nintendo Ultra-64 gets some releases such as Mario Party (where it’s a combination of OTL’s Mario Party 1 and 2), Donkey Kong 64, Custom Robo, Jet Force Gemini, Pokemon Snap, Mario Baseball Blitz (a Super Mario baseball game), Custom Robo, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, Puyo Puyo~n, Wario Land 64 (a Wario Land game on the Nintendo Ultra-64 (with few elements from Wario World, despite Wario World will still exist like IOTL)), Final Fantasy Millenium (a side-series game taking place in the same world as the first three Final Fantasy games), Dragon Quest 64 (a side-series game taking place in an all-new different world from the Dragon Quest series), and a new Mario RPG game known as “Paper Mario”. It’s the same as it was IOTL, except with a few butterflies from previous Mario games. Also, since this Paper Mario universe is separate from the Super Mario universe, it even has the parallels of Bowser becoming the main bad guy in the first game!

Pokemon’s newest titles, Gold & Silver, launch for the Super Game Boy, being initially shown as Spaceworld, many of the designs from that build were kept intact, although some new designs are introduced since then. There’s also an additional legendary Pokemon never before seen IOTL, and it is known as “Omnipochamp”. Regardless, it is just as much a hit as the first games.

Speaking of the Super Game Boy, some of the releases for this system are Mario Golf, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, and Super Mario Bros. 2 Deluxe (A remaster of the SMAS remake of Super Mario Bros. 2: The Legend of the Warp Zone). And also a GBA port of Super Mario: Lost in Subcon.

Nintendo All-Stars Present: Super Smash Bros.
So, are you ready for the most ambitious crossover of all time?​

That’s right! Nintendo and HAL Labs bring Super Smash Bros. to the Nintendo Ultra-64! Super Smash Bros. is a brand new platform-styled fighting game with 10 Nintendo all-stars, along with 6 more fighters to boot!

Of course, Smash’s roster is definitely an important part to mention, so here is the roster for the first game in the series.

The starters are Mario (Super Mario), Donkey Kong, Bowser (BowserQuest), Link (The Legend of Zelda), Samus (Metroid), Captain Falcon (F-Zero), Yoshi (Yoshi’s Island), Kirby, Fox McCloud (Star Fox), and Pikachu (Pokemon). The unlockable fighters are Luigi (Super Mario), Ness (Earthbound), King Dedede (Kirby), Marth (Fire Emblem), Eevee (Pokemon), and Mewtwo (Pokemon).​

Jigglypuff (from the Pokemon series) never showed up as a fighter ITTL, probably because it has minor appearances in the Pokemon anime ITTL. Eevee was Jigglypuff’s stand-in for this timeline’s roster. There are ten stages (each represented by the starter fighters’ franchises) and one unlockable stage (which is based off of the first Super Mario Bros. game). Also, the 1P Mode is the same as it was IOTL, going from facing against Link to going against Master Hand, but with the two additional rounds along the way. Regardless, it has been a smash hit! Hopefully it’ll lead to more Super Smash Bros. games along the way!

 

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E3 2000 is a pretty big time for Nintendo, with the reveal of their next console, the Nintendo Vortex (which is what the Nintendo Gamecube is known as ITTL). Being co-developed by Panasonic, the system will have full DVD capabilities, rather than the Ultra-64’s mini-disc formats, and will have a DVD player controllable by a regular controller. Online functions are also confirmed, albeit only being compatible with certain games, rather than the console itself, and said functions will not be available at launch.

So far, the games released for the Nintendo Ultra-64 are Banjo-Tooie, Excitebike 64, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Mario Tennis, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Pokemon Puzzle League (based off of Panel De Pon 64 (which was released in Japan)), SimCity 64, Sin & Punishment, Rayman 2: The Great Escape (which I know it was released in 1999, but I forgot to add it to the 1999 section), Koro Strike!, BowserQuest: Year of the Dragon (where it’s about Bowser and the others going against twelve powerful Koopa champions), Mario Party 2, Mega Man Legends 2, Super Mario: Lost in Subcon Again (which is a sequel to Super Mario: Lost in Subcon), Colorblends Millenium (a new installment of the Colorblends series), and other games to boot.

Also, the games released for the Super Game Boy are Card Hero: Trade & Battle, Kirby Tilt n’ Tumble, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, Pokemon Bronze (known as Pokemon Crystal IOTL), Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Wario Land 3, Castlevania: Simon’s Return (which goes back to the platforming roots), Super Mario Land Nova (which is probably based off of Super Mario Land 2.5 (a Super Mario World ROM hack from OTL)), and other games to boot.

Now here are a few games to point out.

• Mario Party 2 - The familiar party game returns. It features nine boards and plenty of mini-games, and, like OTL's Mario Party 3, introduces a Story Mode to the series (though with a different plotline from OTL's Mario Party 2: it introduces Koopetitor, an overly competitive Koopa who serves as the mode's antagonist, actively cheating to make things different for the player). It's favorably received like the previous Mario Party game, and its status as a fun multiplayer title makes it a solid seller.
• Super Mario: Lost in Subcon Again - A sequel to Super Mario: Lost in Subcon is made for the Nintendo 64, where it incorporates 3D elements to the Doki-Doki Panic gameplay, and a story where we found out that Wart is not a figment of Mario's dreams, but rather a real person.
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Everything’s the same from OTL, but there are some differences from OTL. The racers you start off with are Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser. The unlockable racers included are Princess Daisy, Waluigi, Koopa Troopa, and Wart. Some of the courses are renamed (Riverside Park is renamed to Waterfall Park, Bowser Castle 1 is renamed to Thwomp Fortress, Bowser Castle 2 is renamed to Lava Dungeon, Snow Land is renamed to Chilly Snowland, Bowser Castle 3 is renamed to Chaos Castle, Lakeside Park is renamed to Volcanic Island, and Bowser Castle 4 is renamed to Metallic Stronghold), the items from Mario Kart Rendered are carried over to this game ITTL, and a few changes are shown.

Also, on Sega’s side, a sequel to Sonic The Fighter is released on the Arcades and Dreamcast (Imagine it to be like a upgraded, better and slightly bigger version of Sonic The Fighter, with the returning characters keeping their classic looks or at least have modernized (at the time) versions of their classic looks, with the new characters who debuted in this game will have looks replicated to the classic looks.)

Here’s what the sequel to Sonic the Fighters is like.: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10zWYuiocj0aE1VGqQ4aivUf--ck9ZTj2epsefYvZVd4/edit?usp=sharing

And speaking of Sega, wait until 2001 for a big game changer for Nintendo and Sega!

 

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In a shocking turn of events, after Sega’s Dreamcast is officially discontinued and abandoned by Sega, NINTENDO of all companies comes in and tries to remedy the situation, by setting up a deal for them to work as partners, with Nintendo gaining exclusivity and publishing rights, with Sega now acting as a second-party developer.

Speaking of which, the Nintendo Vortex launches with a plethora of exciting launch titles, including Luigi’s first Nintendo-developed solo game (aside from “Luigi’s Adventure: Mario is Missing!” on the SANAVS), Dark Cloud, the first title developed by Nintendo’s latest second-party partner Level-5, and three games from Sega.

The Nintendo Ultra-64 is still kicking, with Rare bringing two new games (which are Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Dinosaur Planet (which is technically a Star Fox spin-off), alongside a new Nintendo IP, Welcome to Animal Crossing (which is what Animal Forest is known as outside of Japan). Along with that, other games released for the Nintendo Ultra-64 are Mario Party 3, Pokemon Stadium 2, and Custom Robo Ver. 2.

Also, for the Super Game Boy, notable releases for this system were Metroid: Zero Mission, Golden Sun, The Legendary Starfy, Super Wars (known as Advance Wars IOTL), Super Mario Bros. 3 Deluxe (which is a remaster of Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 3), a sequel to Mole Mania, and Wario Land 4.

Also, let’s get to the Nintendo Vortex!

The Nintendo Vortex

The Nintendo Vortex
Released in: September 14, 2001 (in Japan); November 18, 2001 (in North America)​

Behold! As I bring you the Nintendo Vortex! It was known as the Nintendo Gamecube IOTL, BTW. It has full DVD capabilities, rather than the Ultra-64’s mini-disc formats, and has a DVD player controllable by a regular controller. Also, let’s get to the launch titles for this system!

1. Luigi’s Mansion
2. Pikmin
3. Wave Race: Blue Storm
4. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
5. Super Monkey Ball
6. Crazy Taxi
7. Dark Cloud
8. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
9. Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil
10. Grand Theft Auto III
11. All-Star Baseball 2002
12. Madden 2002
13. Batman Vengeance
14. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
15. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2

There’s way more launch titles than that, but that’s all I can insert.

The Nintendo Vortex was released in four colors: Indigo, Black, Orange, and Silver. Silver is the original color seen in advertisements, the trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee (which wouldn’t come out until 2003), and other places.

Let’s see how the next year for the Nintendo Vortex is gonna fare, shall we?

 

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With Sega’s development team on Nintendo’s side, the Nintendo Vortex’s list of exclusives explodes, with sequels to Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5, Ristar, and Panzer Dragoon hitting the system, along with a collection of classic Sonic games from the Genesis era. Rare releases their first Vortex title, Donkey Kong: Jungle Rush, originally titled as “Donkey Kong Racing”, and Nintendo’s newest first-party developer, Retro Studios, brings in a new IP, Raven Blade, and a refresh of the Metroid series, Metroid Prime.

Speaking of Rare, Microsoft is looking to purchase the company in full, making them develop exclusively for their Xbox platform. Nintendo, not wanting to lose their biggest partner, jumps in and buys them out before Microsoft has a chance, officially making Rare first-party.

Also, what has been released for the Nintendo Vortex are Mario Party 4, Phantasy Star Online, The House of the Dead III, Super Mario Sunshine (which has some differences from OTL, such as more courses, an additional final boss where you fight against a gigantic Shadow Mario, and other additional changes), BowserQuest: The 128 Tasks (A sequel to BowserQuest: The 64 Tasks, where the story of the game is about Bowser and his crew going through the 128 tasks set by the Sinister Sorceress. The 128 tasks can be done in sixteen different worlds, each one of the worlds having eight tasks each), and Dinosaur Planet 2: Star Fox Adventures (a sequel to Dinosaur Planet where it focuses on the Star Fox characters (P.S.: It’s like OTL’s Star Fox Adventures). Whereas the Super Game Boy’s releases are The Legendary Starfy 2, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, Metroid Fusion, Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (a remake of Kirby’s Adventure on the ANAVS), Sonic Neo (known as Sonic Advance IOTL), Tomato Adventure, and a port of Yoshi’s Island: A Super Mario Story.

Hey! Can we go do things off-topic for the fourth time? No? Then let’s do it anyway!

• Puyo Pop (which is on the Game Boy Advance IOTL) gets a multiplatform release where it was released by Universal Interactive Studios (and by Sega for the Nintendo Vortex and the Super Game Boy). (Reference: https://ficreation.miraheze.org/wiki/Puyo_Pop_(video_game))
• The Ripping Friends (which is a show that aired in 2001) airs on Adult Swim earlier.
• There is a Tom Sawyer movie adaptation that came out in 2003 where Owen Wilson voices Tom Sawyer and Tom Kenny voices Huckleberry Finn.
• Fox Kids doesn't close down, which then becomes a 24/7 channel.
• Invader Zim never got cancelled.
• Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie never got put on hiatus, as it got released on time!
• Spongebob Squarepants ends after the release of the movie (which was released in 2004), though it comes back in 2015 after the release of the sequel with Stephen Hillenburg returning. But many longer episodes like Atlantis Squarepantis are better written and serve as specials until Stephen Hillenberg returns in 2012.
• My Dad the Rock Star and Skyland aired on Cartoon Network instead of Nickelodeon.
• Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island was made into a CGI TV movie instead, with a completely different premise.
• Universal Pictures localizes the Magic Roundabout movie, which has the original script left intact, albeit with a few words changed to fit with the American audiences.
• The Cat in the Hat (2003) is released as an animated film rather than a live-action one.
• Autism Speaks was never founded.
• Andrew Wakefield's study was never published and he was arrested for life. Thus, ''Vaxxed'' doesn't exist, and consequently ''Vaxxed 2'' doesn't either.

Man, that’s a lot. Now, let’s get to 2003, and we’re going...online!

 

[MegaToon1234]

Before we get to how Nintendo is doing in 2003, may I ask you about how Sony and Microsoft are doing?

The Sony Side​

After the fallout with Nintendo, Sony has worked on the PlayStation, just so they can compete with Nintendo. So this is what it looks like.

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Now, the Sony PlayStation was released on December 3, 1994 (in Japan), and as for everywhere else? September 1995. It was the first of the PlayStation lineup of video game consoles. As a fifth generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Nintendo Ultra-64 and the Sega Saturn. There have been many well-known games at that time period, they include Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII, Parappa the Rapper, Gran Turismo 2, Tekken 3, One, Vagrant Story, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Resident Evil, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Spyro the Dragon, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy Tactics, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, Crash Team Racing, Chrono Cross, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Suikoden II, Driver, R4: Ridge Racer Type 4, Final Fantasy VIII, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, The Legend of Dragoon, Xenogears, Silent Hill, Parasite Eve, Chrono Trigger, Wipeout 2097, Tomb Raider II, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, Syphon Filter, I.Q.: Intelligent Qube, Twisted Metal 2, Einhander, Mega Man Legends, Bushido Blade, Resident Evil 2, Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot, Legend of Legaia, Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Jumping Flash, Puyo Puyo Sun, Puyo Puyo~n, Puyo Puyo BOX, Colony Wars, Final Fantasy VI, Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus, and other games for the PS1.

When the PlayStation 2 was released, things got really interesting! There’s a new Super Smash Bros.-esque fighting game released in 2001 known as “PlayStation All-Stars Clash”! It features the following fighters.:

1. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy)
2. Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
3. Croc (Croc)
4. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
5. Mega Man X (Mega Man)
6. Parappa the Rapper (Parappa the Rapper)
7. Protagonist (Revelations: Persona)
8. Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)
9. Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
10. Spike (Ape Escape)
11. Spyro the Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
12. Tatsuya Suou (Persona 2)
13. Tomba (Tomba)
14. Toro Inoue (Doko Demo Issyo)

While it has been compared to the Super Smash Bros. game, this game was its own thing, what with its unique gameplay and such.

Now, you may be wondering about what happened to the KoroTimes series. It’s now part of the Sony team. After KoroTimes Multiverse got released on the Super Game Boy in 2001, the creators of KoroTimes now work for Sony. They got the exclusivity rights to that company. Yeah, that is all.

And the rest is up to you.

The Microsoft Side​

Microsoft worked on their latest creation at the time in 2001, and it is the Xbox.

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The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles manufactured by Microsoft. It was released as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15, 2001, in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002.

The Xbox launched in North America on November 15, 2001. Popular launch games included Halo: Combat Evolved, Project Gotham Racing, and Dead or Alive 3. All three of these games would go on to sell over a million copies in the US. Now originally, Microsoft was gonna buy Rare, but Nintendo bought Rare, so Microsoft will have to look for an alternative. Possible company candidates include BioWare, Epic Games, Silicon Knights, Codemasters, Allocade, Id Software, Take-Two Interactive, and Crytek. But who do they get?

 

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In case you’re wondering about if SEGA was unable to compete with MS in the tech race...studio interest too, well, the Dreamcast doesn’t use DVDs, so, yeah...That’s what happened...I think…

Oh! Now, where were we? Nintendo going online! Sorry to keep you waiting. The comments are all about what happened at the Sony and Microsoft page. Which explains a lot.

Nintendo dips their toe in the world of the internet with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for the Nintendo Vortex, released last year with Sega’s port of Phantasy Star Online, but really kicking into gear with an updated Nintendo Vortex model with a built-in modem and the latest Mario Kart title, Mario Kart Live, focusing on racing against players from all around the world, and Nintendo hosts special tournaments in-game every now and then after launch.

Overall, besides that, most of this year just consists of exciting new Nintendo Vortex and Super Game Boy releases, including sequels to Nintendo 64 titles like Conker and Kirby, and the first Nintendo-published original console Sonic game, Sonic Heroes. Third-party titles like Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City bring the lineup to even newer heights, and the battle with the PS2 becomes more and more intense!

Also, stay tuned for the games of 2003 and more!

 

[MegaToon1234]

Hey everyone! Let’s talk about some games released in 2003!

BowserQuest: Royal Rampage (Nintendo Vortex)​

This is one of the biggest games of the BowserQuest series! Bowser has returned! And this time, he’s on his biggest adventure yet! He’s ready for a royal rampage.

Here’s the story.: Bowser and the crew (along with Bowser Jr.) are off to the Regal Kingdom, where they meet Bowsette (a mysterious and adventurous dragon girl from the Dragon Empire). There have been rumors that someone has hijacked the Regal Kingdom, so it’s up to Bowser and the others to solve the mystery (also find the rest of the royal crew)!

Here we have the royal crew!:

• Bowsette: An adventurous dragon girl from the Dragon Empire. (Reference: Bowsette.png (Original image and character description by EricDeafMan/Animedeaf (one of my online friends outside of this website))
• Queen Boolina: The happy-go-lucky queen of the Boos who’s sometimes shy. (Reference: Five_Super_Crown_Belles_from_the_Anthroverse.png (Queen Boolina is the first female on this image))
• Chomp-Pam: This gluttonous yet mighty Chain Chomp lass who’s a little...boy-crazy. (Reference: Five_Super_Crown_Belles_from_the_Anthroverse.png (Chomp-Pam is the second female on this image))
• Poketta: The prickly yet outgoing lass of the deserts who likes to dance. (Reference: Five_Super_Crown_Belles_from_the_Anthroverse.png (Poketta is the third female on this image))
• Swoopetta: A clever vampire woman who’s quite attractive. (Reference: crown_elements___swoopette_by_treespeakart_dco6e1y-fullview.jpg (Original image by treespeakart))
• Sir Bill Bulletron: The stubborn prince of the Bullet Bills is one man you can’t mess with! (Reference: ddnra5a-6eb07d4c-494b-4504-bd45-21f0c206cbae.png (Original image by Cortoony))
• King Bombsley: The calm king of the Bob-Ombs. Don’t get on his bad side, you’ll regret it! (Reference: Consider him to be a human version of King Bob-Omb.)
• Lakityrant: This is one mad crowned man who leads all of the Lakitus! (Reference: Consider him to be a human version of Giga Lakitu.)
• Commander Bonedried: This guy is a necromancer. Yeah. (Reference: Consider him to be a tall and lanky human with Dry Bones Skull for a helmet.)

The playable characters to choose from are Bowser, Nise A. Zure, Volcanard Vast, Pyronica Doragon, Bowser Jr. (who can transform into a tamed Shadow Mario from Super Mario Sunshine), and Bowsette. The Koopalings weren’t summonable characters in this game, but the royal crew was the Koopalings’ stand-in for this game. But before they can be summonable, they have to be fought first! Also, here are the stages.

1. Stage 1: Royal Green Plains (An tutorial level set in the plains) (Stage Boss: Nega-Bowser (who first appeared in BowserQuest: The Fighting Edition))
2. Stage 2: Bullet Bill Keep (A fortified tower ruled by Sir Bill Bulletron and guarded by soldiers, wizards and flying rodents.) (Mini-Boss: The Banzai Bomber (A crazy bomber who shoots out Banzai Bills)) (Stage Boss: Sir Bill Bulletron (the first of the royal crew to be recruited))
3. Stage 3: The Graveyard of the Dead (An old village overrun by the undead and the lair of Queen Boolina. It’s where Bowser turns into Dry Bowser.) (Mini-Boss: Boolossus (who first appeared in Luigi’s Mansion)) (Stage Boss: Queen Boolina)
4. Stage 4: Lost City of Steel (An ancient metropolis buried inside a volcano, the base of operation of Commander Bonedried and one of the main stages of this game.) (Mini-Boss: The Great Blaarg (who first appeared in Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 3)) (Stage Boss: Commander Bonedried)
5. Stage 5: Iron Cave (The caverns of the crafty Swoopetta.) (Mini-Boss: Major Burrows (who first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy IOTL)) (Stage Boss: Swoopetta)
6. Stage 6: Explosivatown (The weapons hideout of King Bombsley and his minions.) (Mini-Boss: Infernmenace and Midbus) (Stage Boss: King Bombsley)
7. Stage 7: Thirsty Gulch (The dry desert mesa above a canyon. It’s where Poketta lives.) (Mini-Boss: Mummipokey (who first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. IOTL)) (Stage Boss: Poketta)
8. Stage 8: Flying Machine (A large luxury airship captained and owned by Lakityrant.) (Mini-Boss: Lakithunder (who first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2: The Legend of the Warp Zone ITTL)) (Stage Boss: Lakityrant)
9. Stage 9: Chomping Jungle (A jungle filled with Chain Chomps, chimpanzees, and other jungle-living beings, and it’s where Chomp-Pam lives.) (Mini-Boss: Bramble Man (a living bramble being made from brambles)) (Stage Boss: Chomp-Pam (the last of the royal crew to be recruited))
10. Stage 10: Hijacked Castle: Entrance (The first part of the Hijacked Castle.) (Stage Boss: Nega-Bowser rematch)
11. Stage 11: Hijacked Castle: Ascent (The second part of the Hijacked Castle.) (Stage Boss: Mini-Boss rematch)
12. Stage 12: Hijacked Castle: Royal Stadium (The third part of the Hijacked Castle.) (Stage Boss: Battle Royale Against the Holographic Royal Crew Creations)
13. Stage 13: Hijacked Castle: ??? (The fourth and final part of the Hijacked Castle.) (Stage Boss: The Three Lieutenants of Anarchy (Prince Havoc, Princess Onyx, and Napoleon Knight) on the Mecha-Bowser Mk. II (Also, it’s the final boss))

Overall, this game has been a cult classic by many. It’s enjoyable, it is known for its many fourth-wall breaks, a mix between action and comedy, and more. That is all.

Kirby: Star Chasers (Nintendo Vortex)​

As you can see, Kirby: Star Chasers is a sequel to Kirby Air Ride on the Nintendo Ultra-64. (Also, Kirby: Star Chasers is what Kirby Air Ride on GCN is known as ITTL)

Funnily enough, it’s the same game as Kirby Air Rider on the Gamecube from OTL, just with a few butterflies, BTW.

Mach Rider Tiga (Nintendo Vortex)​

Mach Rider Tiga is a sequel to Mach Rider on the ANAVS. Simply put, it’s like the classic Mach Rider, but with a tokusatsu twist! Mach Rider is now a Kamen Rider-esque character ready for action! Every stage is like an episode of a tokusatsu show, and every boss of a stage is like a “Monster-of-the-Week” monster fought in an episode, and other tokusatsu stuff are included. As you can see, there are two Mach Riders, one male and one female. The male Mach Rider is a lot more powerful, but the female Mach Rider is a lot more quicker. There is also a villain group, led by the nefarious Roadmeister. He’s got troopers on his side like the rough-and-ready rogue warrior known as Chromald, the sassy wasp girl known as Vespa Stingard, the alien scientist known as Quasar, and many foot soldiers that riding on vehicles known as Quadrunners (as in the original Mach Rider).

There’s even a voice cast for this game. The original Japanese version has well-known tokusatsu actors, while the English version has well-known anime voice actors. It’s really impressive!

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Super Game Boy)​

Just the same as OTL’s Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, but with some butterflies, BTW. One of them’s that this game’s Boomerang Bros. are renamed to “Beanerang Bros.”, just like in the 3DS remake. Other than that, it’s AlphaDream’s new title that takes inspiration from their first game, Tomato Adventure.

Mario Kart Live (Nintendo Vortex)​

Mario Kart Live (known as Mario Kart: Double Dash!! IOTL) is the sequel to Mario Kart Rendered and the fifth game in the Mario Kart series. The game features two driving modes, Single-Kart mode where it plays like the previous Mario Kart titles, and Double-Dash mode where it has similar gameplay to OTL's Double Dash, with one player able to control two characters riding the same kart, one of them driving while the other holds the player's secondary weapon. It’s also the first Mario Kart game that has online features!

Now, here we have the character roster.:

1. Mario and Luigi
2. Princess Peach and Princess Daisy
3. Yoshi and Birdo
4. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi
5. Koopa Troopa and Koopa Paratroopa
6. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong
7. Bowser and Bowser Jr.
8. Wario and Waluigi
9. Toad and Toadette (Unlockable)
10. Nise A. Zure and Pyronica Doragon (Unlockable)
11. Wart and Mouser (Unlockable)
12. Prince Havoc and Tatanga (Unlockable)
13. King K. Rool and Captain Syrup (Unlockable)
14. Pinata and Noki (Unlockable)
15. Tyrano and Widdle Tywano (Unlockable)
16. Petey Piranha and King Boo (Unlockable)

The game features all the familiar Mario Kart tropes, including a large cast of Mario characters (like the one you see above), a large variety of items, and a variety of Mario-themed levels to drive in. The game features 24 tracks in all, unlike OTL's 16 tracks. The tracks are as follows:
Mushroom Cup:

1. Luigi Circuit
2. Delfino Beach (a beach-themed course similar to OTL’s Peach Beach)
3. Baby Park
4. Dry Dry Desert

Flower Cup:

1. Mario Circuit
2. Rumbling Streets (a course similar to OTL’s Mushroom Bridge, except it’s themed after Rumbling Streets from BowserQuest 2: Way of the Koopa Warrior)
3. Daisy Cruiser
4. Crystal Dome (a course based off of Crystal Dome from Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 3)

Egg Cup:

1. Yoshi Circuit
2. Subcon Drift (a course based off of Subcon from Super Mario: Lost in Subcon)
3. Noki Bay (a course based on the Super Mario Sunshine level of the same name)
4. Peach’s Castle (a track where you enter Peach's Castle and enter certain Super Mario Castle World stages. The music here is a remix of the music that plays inside Peach’s castle from Super Mario Castle World)

Star Cup:

1. Frosty Forest (different from OTL’s Sherbet Land, a lot more trees and it looks more like Alaskan wilderness)
2. Red Hot Fire Zone (A fire-themed course based off of the Red Hot Fire Zone from BowserQuest 2: Way of the Koopa Warrior)
3. Toad City (A course somewhat like OTL's Mushroom City with lots of cars and buildings)
4. Waluigi Stadium

Leaf Cup:

1. DK Mountain
2. Gangplank Galleon (a pirate-themed course based on Gangplank Galleon from Donkey Kong Country)
3. King Boo’s Mansion (a ghost mansion-themed course)
4. Dark Land Castle (a fiery castle-themed course similar to OTL’s Bowser’s Castle)

Special Cup:

1. Wario Colosseum
2. Dino Dino Jungle
3. Sky Gateway (a sky-themed racetrack set in the clouds which serves as a gateway to Rainbow Road)
4. Rainbow Road

Battle Courses:
All the battle stages are the same as OTL. But with the addition of Wario’s Castle (The interior of Wario’s Castle (in its Wario Land 2 incarnation)) and The North Bowl (An ice-themed battle course set in one of the ice levels from the BowserQuest series).

Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire (Super Game Boy)​

The third generation of the Pokemon series has been released on the Super Game Boy. While it’s mostly the same as OTL, there are some differences that have been seen, like Shelios and Gastrodon (from OTL’s Pokemon Gen. 4) being included.

Rhythm Heaven (Super Game Boy)​

This is one of the new Nintendo IPs released in 2003. It’s mostly the same as OTL, obviously.

Sonic Heroes (Nintendo Vortex)​

This game is mostly the same as OTL, except now there are six teams with three characters each!

• Team Sonic: Sonic (Speed), Tails (Flight), and Knuckles (Power)
• Team Rose: Amy (Speed), Cream (Flight), and Rouge (Power)
• Team Adventure: Chaos (Speed), E-102 (Flight), and Big (Power)
• Team Chaotix: Espio (Speed), Charmy (Flight), and Vector (Power)
• Team Hooligan: Fang (Speed), Bean (Flight), and Bark (Power)
• Team Hidden: Feel (Speed), Ray (Flight), and Mighty (Power)

No sight of Shadow the Hedgehog however, well, at least not yet.

The Legend of Zelda: Temple of Elements (Nintendo Vortex)​

This is originally going to be The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but due to the overwhelmingly negative reception it got in E3 2001, it got retooled into something completely different, with an artstyle resembling the Spaceworld 2000 demo which features a Legend of Zelda game. (However, the artstyle for The Wind Waker does stay in a few portable LoZ games (starting with Four Swords).)

Now, as you can see, it’s really similar to Ocarina of Time, and the story is like the story of The Legend of Zelda: Temple of Time from the Player Two Start AU, except instead of a Temple of Time, there’s a Temple of Elements. So yeah, that’s what it’s like.

WarioWare Inc. Mega Microgame$ (Super Game Boy)​

This is one of the new Nintendo IPs released in 2003. It’s mostly the same as OTL, except with some butterflies.

Other Notable Games​

Nintendo Vortex Games

• 1080° Avalanche
• Animal Crossing e+ (It’s like an enhanced version of OTL’s Animal Crossing on the GCN)
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
• Conker’s Other Bad Fur Day
• Donkey Konga
• Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
• Final Fantasy VII (Nintendo Vortex port) (Also, there is another storyline where after Aierth lives if the Phoenix Down is used on her after her death in-story, and also another storyline where Sephiroth gets assasinated, thus leading to Professor Hojo becoming the main villain of this game.)
• F-Zero GX
• Grabbed by the Ghoulies
• Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
• OutRun 2
• Phantasy Star Online: C.A.R.D. Revolution
• Pokemon Colosseum
• Super Monkey Ball 2
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

Super Game Boy Games

• Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge
• Custom Robo GX
• F-Zero: GP Legend
• Golden Sun: The Lost Age (it was released in 2002 in Japan, BTW)
• Sonic Neo 2 (known as Sonic Advance 2 IOTL)
• Super Mario Bros. 4 Deluxe (which is a remaster of Super Mario Legacy: Super Mario Bros. 4)
• Super Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (known as Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising IOTL)

Third Party Games​

There are many third-party games that have been released on the Nintendo consoles of the year, such as Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Earthworm Jim Adventure, Crystal Castles: Into the Vortex!, any Crash Bandicoot game released at the time of 2003, any Spyro the Dragon game released at the time of 2003, and also Delgo (which is a movie released in 2008 IOTL), which is a game released on PS2, Xbox, Super Game Boy, and Nintendo Vortex.

After Some Extra Polish, Super Smash Bros. Melee!!!​

It’s the biggest game of the year! Super Smash Bros. Melee! The sequel to the classic Super Smash Bros., having a whopping 35 characters and introducing a plethora of new mechanics and gameplay modes to make any Nintendo fan go nuts with excitement. The game quickly develops a hardcore competitive scene, with tournaments popping up all over the globe.

The original 16 from Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo Ultra-64) make a return, but here are some newcomers!

The starters are Princess Peach (Super Mario), Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong (Donkey Kong), Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda) (and Sheik, who wasn’t pictured here), Lucas (Earthbound) (Original source:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1262004609691856896

), Pyronica Doragon (BowserQuest), and Sonic the Hedgehog. The unlockable fighters are Falco Lombardi (Star Fox), Sukapon (Joy Mech Fight), Roy (Fire Emblem), Nise A. Zure (BowserQuest), Wario (Wario Land), Mach Rider, Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda), Marill (Pokemon), Banjo & Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie), Miles “Tails” Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog), and Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch). The third-party fighters (which are unlockable) are Black Mage (Final Fantasy) and Bentley Bear (Crystal Castles).​

Super Smash Bros. Melee also introduces Echo Costumes! Some characters' alternate colors may give them new outfits, hair color, or even skin color, but a few characters have new characters in these slots instead! The following echo costumes are Dr. Mario (Mario), Princess Daisy (Princess Peach), Sigurd (Marth), Leif (Roy), Ninten (Ness), Dark Link (Link), Blood Falcon (Captain Falcon), Nega-Bowser (Bowser), and one of the Joy Mech Fight fighters (Sukapon). Echo Costumes do not change the character's gameplay, but give them a completely new look. Most of them even have their own alternate costume!

There have been many stages (including Emerald Coast from Sonic Adventure), many items (like the Smash Balls (which contains a Final Smash for every character) and Assist Capsules (which work like OTL’s Assist Trophies)), trophies (lots of them), and new modes. Yeah, that was a lot for this game. People say it’s the best one, and that is all.

Also, when 2004 comes, there’ll be a new touch of life!

 

[MegaToon1234]

You know, let me fix something about The Legend of Zelda: Temple of Elements (Nintendo Vortex).

Due to what just happened, I decided that I'll just change it up a lot!

I'll change it into something that keeps the sailing theme but more in line with OOT-MM! That should work!

But as for the story? Well, I haven't thought of one, so I bet it'll be up to you to decide.

 

[MegaToon1234]

Before we get to 2004, let's look at some quotes.

Will there be another Mario game for the Vortex eventually?

It was unfortunate OTL's GameCube only had Sunshine - despite that being a good game.

Oh, you'll see what I got for you.

Has a Tv Tropes page of Nintendo's New Groove been created yet?

Not yet, but let's wait and see what happens.

I even came up with some ideas for how races in my TL's OoT/MM would fit in for various parts of the former British Empire.

Thanks for that!

 

[MegaToon1234]

Before we move on to 2004, I may want to let you know that The Legend of Zelda: Temple of Elements (Nintendo Vortex) will be replaced with The Legend of Zelda: Duel of the Empires!
Don’t know what it is? Then I suggest that you will know what it looks like (ideas by Andrew Boyd).: Link 1 and Link 2 (See what I did here?)

Anyway, 2004 is a highly anticipated year for Nintendo fans, with two big launches for them, the Nintendo DS, a new handheld with two screens, one with a touch screen, and a special crossover between two of the biggest gaming icons ever...but more on that later. The DS launches with a slew of exciting games, including new 2D entries for Mario and Sonic, an unique animation program called Flipnote Studio, and a new 4-player Zelda adventure. The Super Game Boy makes its last hurrah with its six last Nintendo-published games, including a special oddball in Jumpman vs. Donkey Kong, a new classic-styled DK game using the original character designs, seemingly based on a cancelled Donkey Kong project for the original Game Boy (and Game Boy Color).

The Nintendo Vortex is still going strong, especially with Banjo-Threeie finally coming out, much to the Rare fans’ delight, along with Sega bringing the goods with a remastered version of Sonic Adventure, and a new Puyo Puyo title (known as “Puyo Puyo Fever”). And also a new Ice Climber game, a port of Earthbound/Mother 2, and a port of Puzzle League/Panel De Pon.

BTW, stay tuned for more details about the Nintendo DS, notable game releases ITTL, and a special crossover between two of the biggest gaming icons ever!

 

[MegaToon1234]

The Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS
Released in: November 21, 2004 (in North America); December 2, 2004 (in Japan); February 24, 2005 (in Australia); March 11, 2005 (in Europe)​

Here we have the Nintendo DS, and as the title says, it is double-screened! One of them’s a touch screen, BTW. There’s even a stylus to use for touching. Now, what are the launch titles like?

• Asphalt Urban GT
• BowserQuest Double Screened!
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX
• Flipnote Studio
• Madden NFL 2005
• Metroid Prime Hunters
• Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
• Pokemon Dash
• Sonic Rush
• Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Origins (known as New Super Mario Bros. IOTL)
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
• The Urbz: Sims in the City
• WarioWare: Touched!

There have been many variants, such as electric blue, titanium, lava red, snow white, and emerald green.

Right now, let’s talk about some of the games for this.:
Super Mario Origins
NOTE: This takes Super Mario 64 DS’s spot ITTL (but keep in mind that I’ll add in the Super Mario 64 DS analogue later). Also NO, this is not the origin story for Mario. The “Origins” in this title shows the classic 2D roots of this game.
This is just like OTL’s New Super Mario Bros., with some of the beta elements introduced. So let’s get to the storyline.:
All was peaceful in the Mushroom Kingdom, but Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman is out to wreak some havoc across the Mushroom Kingdom! Now, it’s up to Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach to stop Tatanga at all costs!

Anyway, here are the worlds for this game, and the recurring tower boss is Digit-Tail (a robotic being with a tail created by Professor E. Gadd, but was under control by Tatanga).

1. World 1 (Grasslands) (was known as Mushroom Plains ITTL) (Castle Boss: Heat-Beast)
2. World 2 (Desert) (was known as Pipe Desert ITTL) (Castle Boss: Mummipokey)
3. World 3 (Beach) (was known as Tropical Shores ITTL) (Castle Boss: Cheepskipper)
4. World 4 (Temple/Forest) (was known as Treetop Temple ITTL) (Castle Boss: Goomboss)
5. World 5 (Snow) (was known as Vanilla Lake ITTL) (Castle Boss: Petey Piranha)
6. World 6 (Mountains/Factory) (was known as Mechanical Mountain ITTL) (Castle Boss: Monty Tank)
7. World 7 (Sky) (was known as Sky Gateway ITTL) (Castle Boss: Lakithunder)
8. World 8 (Volcanic/Badlands) (was known as Volcanic Darkness ITTL) (Castle Boss: Hijacked Bowser & Bowser Jr.) (Final Boss: Tatanga)

It’s been noted that it’s quite different from OTL’s New Super Mario Bros., but overall, it’s a pretty good Mario game.
Sonic Rush
That’s right! Sonic’s first Nintendo DS game is now a launch title ITTL. It’s also the introduction of Blaze the Cat, BTW.

Other than that, it’s the same as it was IOTL, nuff said.
BowserQuest Double Screened!
It is similar to OTL’s Super Mario 64 DS, but with a BowserQuest skin. The four playable characters are Bowser, Nise A. Zure, Volcanard Vast, and Pyronica Doragon. Everything else? Well, it’s got all the familiar locations from the BowserQuest series, as well as the enemies, bosses, items, whatever it has!

Also, from the Nintendo Gamecube, other notable releases for this system such as Wario World (which has been given more time to become more polish, and becoming more of its Japanese Version ITOL with bug fixes, and second phase of Black Jewel), Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Pikmin 2, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Mario Party 5, Mario Power Tennis, and WarioWare, Inc. Mega Party Game$! have been released. Aside from Jumpman vs. Donkey Kong, the five released for the Super Game Boy are WarioWare: Twisted!, Diddy Kong Pilot, The Legendary Starfy 3, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen.

BTW, wait for the special crossover between two of the biggest gaming icons ever, starring Mario and Sonic!

 

[MegaToon1234]

That’s right, everyone, Mario and Sonic are crossing over!

Released in 2004, Mario & Sonic: Worlds Clash has been known to be one of the most unexpected crossovers ever to mankind! Even since their two anime shows have crossed over, and they are even canon to their gaming franchises! Now, let’s get to the story!

All it’s about is Mario and Sonic switching worlds and getting used to each other's physics. The playable characters are Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy. Now, let’s get to the zones.
Mario’s Story

1. Neo South Island Zone (This level is recreation of a Sonic level with a layout consisting of parts of Emerald Hill Zone, Green Hill Zone, and Palmtree Panic Zone.) (Boss: The Boss from Green Hill Zone)
2. Secret Plant Zone (This level greatly resembles Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with elements from Secret Base Zone from Sonic Neo.) (Boss: The Boss from Secret Plant Zone)
3. Cosmic Casino Zone (This level attempts to recreate the style of Casino Night Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with the graphics, level obstacles and a similar starry background. The player must traverse through slots, bumpers and pinball levers.) (Boss: The Boss from Casino Night Zone)
4. Winter Wrangle Zone (This level is kinda like Ice Cap Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but there’s water to swim through.) (Boss: The Act 2 Boss from Ice Cap Zone)
5. Angel Island Zone (This level is named after Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Angel Island Zone but designed after Sonic the Hedgehog 3' Sky Sanctuary Zone, as it's an ancient ruins-themed level with plant life partially covering the stone structure. It is also similar as it has clouds which the player will bounce off of when hit and causes their character to rotate in the same manner as in Sky Sanctuary.) (Boss: The Act 2 Boss from Marble Garden Zone)
6. Sky Chase Zone (The level theme and graphics are obviously based off of those from Sonic 2's Sky Chase Zone as the level takes place on the wings of the Tornado.) (Boss: The Giant Worm Boss from Sonic Chaos)
7. Aerobase Zone (The level theme and graphics are obviously based off of those from Sonic 2's Wing Fortress Zone, as the level takes place on a skybound warship.) (Boss: Mecha Sonic)
8. Cosmic Egg Zone (This level is a space station with colorful lights in the background, and is the Aerobase's ultimate destination.) (Boss: The Boss from Gigantic Angel Zone)
9. Final Face-off Zone (This is where Mario and the others fight against the final boss in their story.) (Boss: The Boss from Last Utopia Zone)

Sonic’s Story

1. Mushroomy Plains (This level is a recreation of a Mario level with a layout consisting of parts of Grass Land (SMB2TLotWZ), Yoshi’s Island (SMWSMB3), and Flower Path (SMLSMB4).) (Boss: Petey Piranha)
2. Shine-Shine Caverns (A world of caves and mysterious passages, somewhat similar to Vanilla Dome.) (Boss: King Mole (King of the Monty Moles))
3. Yoshi Desert (A desert world where Yoshis roam.) (Boss: King Shphinx (Alternate name for King Totomesu))
4. Chilly Snowland (A snow world with an underwater level or two.) (Boss: Chief Chilly)
5. Heroic Heights (A sky-themed world with a mountain level or two.) (Boss: Lakithunder)
6. Flooded Woods (A forest world filled with some underwater levels.) (Boss: T-Ent-T)
7. Volcanic Fortress (A fire-themed world set in Bowser’s Castle.) (Boss: Bowser Imposter)
8. Lunar Colony (A world set in outer space.) (Boss: Robo-Tatanga)
9. Face-Off at the Moon (This is where Sonic and the others fight against the final boss in their story.) (Boss: Tatanga)

Final Story
After beating Mario and Sonic’s stories, you get the final story. Mario becomes Powered Cape Mario and Sonic becomes Super Sonic. The final boss of this game as a whole is Crossimax (the mysterious being responsible for crossing over both worlds)!

Overall, it’s been one of the biggest moments for Nintendo’s 2004 run! It’s quite a blast!

 

[MegaToon1234]

After the launch of the DS, it’s all just more and more releases from Nintendo and their partners. The very last Super Game Boy game, Pokemon Emerald, releases early in the year, being an upgraded version of 2003’s Ruby and Sapphire. Third-parties bring new games to the Nintendo Vortex alongside Nintendo, including Namco’s newest Pac-Man platformer, Pac-Man World 3, a title featuring many classic Namco characters such as Dig Dug and Mappy, WayForward’s newest installment to the Shantae series known as “Shantae: Half-Genie Hero”, and even some well-received licensed games, such as The Simpsons: Shelbyville’s Most Wanted, a sequel to 2003’s Hit & Run. HAL releases the first fully 3D Kirby game, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, for the Vortex.

Also, after the release of Pokemon Emerald, a few final Super Game Boy releases have been released this year, and later 2006, including Earthbound: The Adventure Continues (which is known as Mother 4 (a.k.a. Mother 3 IOTL) in Japan), which was also released on the Nintendo DS. The aforementioned “Earthbound: The Adventure Continues” was released outside of Japan, albeit with some regional differences (for example, the references to death are changed (from Hinata’s death being changed to Hinata leaving the family behind forever)).

Anyway, as for the releases on the consoles so far, what’s released for the Nintendo Vortex right now are…

• Battalion Wars
• Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure
• Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
• Dragon Quest VIII (which is a port, BTW)
• Fire Emblem: Path to Radiance
• Geist
• Kameo: Elements of Power
• Kirby: Triple Deluxe (which is based on the cancelled Kirby GCN game from OTL)
• Mario Superstar Baseball
• Pokemon X-D: Gale of Darkness
• Puyo Puyo Fever 2
• Rogue Galaxy
• Sonic Battle
• Star Fox: Assault (except with a few butterflies)
• Super Mario Regions (based off of this Super Mario game idea by Andrew Boyd)
• Super Mario Strikers
• Viva Pinata

And here’s what was released for the Nintendo DS.:

• Animal Crossing: Wild World
• Brain Age
• Brain Age 2
• Drill Dozer
• Kirby Canvas Curse
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (except with a few butterflies)
• Mario Kart DS (except with a few butterflies)
• Meteos
• Nintendogs
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
• Sonic Rush: Adventure
• Super Princess Peach
• Tomato Adventure 2
• Trace Memory
• Yoshi Touch ‘n Go

Over at Sega, a bit of a conflict between them and Nintendo arises. A new project is being worked on, focusing on the popular Shadow the Hedgehog character (who hasn’t been seen since Sonic Adventure 2). Nintendo and Sega debate on the game’s identity with the Sonic brand, with them both eventually agreeing that the game was too “edgy” for a Sonic game, and the project is then cancelled. Instead, Sega looks for inspiration for a new 3D Sonic game, and with various Nintendo developers coming in to help with it, they look at a certain handheld title for inspiration...that’s right...you’ll know what it is…

Spoiler

BTW, remember that Mario 64 PC port thing? Well guess what, it's made into Super Mario Castle World’s PC port as Super Mario 3D or something like that ITTL in probably either 1996, 1997, 1998 or 1999.