Board 8 > Whiskey Nick and MSG Rank Super Mario Odyssey things! [Spoilers] #SmartWhiskey

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38. Ty-Foo

I wish these things were more mobile. I feel like lots of missed potential here, maybe in Mario Odyssey 2..... Very satisfying to blow 15 Spiney's at once.

https://tinyurl.com/y9s8lzns
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37. Cactus

It's a cactus and its fun. You move it.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9596987/27.jpg
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Ridiculously high ranking for Cactus
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It's not even the highest one-note capture on the list!
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Hey if you guys don't think a Cactus is funny, then what is?
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36. Spark Pylon

Cool idea, I didn't realize til like the end of the game you could jump out and get the coins etc.

https://assets.vg247.com/current//2017/06/super_mario_odyssey-_e3_2017-13.jpg
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35. RC Car

The initial use is awful, but then... SLOT CAR DERBY!!!!! Mario Party Classic.

https://thegamefanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017110214453300-8AEDFF741E2D23FBED39474178692DAF.jpg
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10. Madame Broode

Would probably be ranked in the middle as an ordinary tutorial boss, but she shows up in the final level completely unchanged, so she's just another bad recurring boss in a game that already has too many.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3nh9xsyaoSs/maxresdefault.jpg
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34. Picture Match Part: Goomba

I had lots of fun with these.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO4rQUqU8AAE2FQ.jpg
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33. Picture Match Part: Mario

I can't find my pic for this one, but it was also great.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ibs8NPk7Ido/hqdefault.jpg
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18. Shiveria Town

Because when I think Christmas song, I want fiddles and piccolos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe805YBjBpM
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They've got you all fiddled out
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17. Lake Lamode 2

This was one of the songs I didn't expect to include in my list, however many songs it ended up being, but after going back through every track, I kinda fell in love with. It's just so relaxing. Actually, it sounds a bit like something you'd hear in Animal Crossing, which is not a bad quality to have at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxY8Zhc-rgA
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16. Bonneton

If you had told me before I had first heard this that it was a Grant Kirkhope composition, I'd say "Yeah, that makes sense." This is the type of song I'd expect to hear walking through Grunty's Lair, but it fits the Cap Kingdom just as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPPEEize5rs
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Bonneton 15 places too low.
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32. Jizo

Oh the thing the Tanooki Suit turned into in SMB3. Hop hop hop.

https://thegamefanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017110215425200-8AEDFF741E2D23FBED39474178692DAF.jpg
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31. Poison Piranha Plant

Would be higher except you never really need to be them and getting to control them is done in a silly way.

http://static.gosunoob.com/img/1/2017/10/Super-Mario-Odyssey-How-to-Capture-Poison-Piranha-Plants.jpg
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30. Fire Piranha Plant

Same thing, except Fire is cooler than Poison.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_EIms0yx0tY/maxresdefault.jpg
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They had walking Piranha Plants in other games, wasted opportunity there.

9. Topper

Uh he has a lot of hats in his third fight and it's a kinda funny sight gag... The fight itself is just there.
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I love Toppers voice. I actually didnt mind rewatching the Dark Side cutscenes for the Broodal Boss Rush after dying because of how he spoke
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15. Tostarena Ruins

Probably should've mentioned last write-up that 16th is the cutoff for where the real good shit starts. Leave it to Nintendo to get their desert themes just right every single time. This one's this weird amalgamation of Mexican and Egyptian, and it's fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hujijEAwyBs
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14. Bowser Battle 2

I'm not a fan of the first 50 seconds of build-up in this song, but my god, the rest is fabulous. When the guitar section kicks in at 1:16, it really starts to pull the right strings. The brief organ section that starts at 1:28 is great too and then the climax from 1:34-1:42 gives me chills every single time it plays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhe-luFgZgg
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13. Tostarena: Jaxi

Most of the time when you hear this tune, you might hear about 10-15 seconds of it before you hop off (or die). The part beginning at 9 seconds is OK on its own, but the portion from 0:35-0:52 is sublime. Not a very long song, but I put it on a lot when doing Free Runs, and it's a much more fitting song for them than Race is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOB2Ea2knfU
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The list of music that you can switch between anytime was a great idea, don't know why more games haven't done that.

8. Harriet

Somewhat fun to fight even though she's the same every time and not as annoying as the other broodals, still not great though. It was pretty close between her and the next boss on the list.
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12. Bubblaine

I swear, the first bit of the song is ripped right out of Hotel Dusk. And that's one of the biggest compliments I can give a video game track. And then afterward comes the best elevator music you'll ever hear.

This begins the list of 12 songs I decided to put on my phone. When I first did so, I made an individual Mario Odyssey playlist to listen to at work the next few days. I then realized I need to not have this song on it anymore, because whenever it played, I would catch myself starting to doze off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG8SIzpIB6Q
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11. Bowser's Castle 2

I have seriously never heard anything quite like this. It's like a traditional Japanese..... jazz song? But it's great, and really plays up from Bowser's Castle 1 to make it feel like things are escalating even further, and the stakes are higher than ever before.

It isn't until the umpteenth time you hear it that you realize it's actually a remake of the Super Mario Bros. 3 Bowser Theme. Wait, you didn't notice?

Compare 0:16 of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R089cCty0EI

with 0:08 of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-xih93YIwk

I honestly would've never figured that out had someone not pointed it out to me. Good stuff.
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Wow, 10 songs better than Bowsers Castle 2? Interesting
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29. Broode's Chain Chomp

Lame boss fight, Chomps are cool though.

https://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/a/a5/SMO_Shot_-_Gold_Chomp_Rabbit_Boss.png/250px-SMO_Shot_-_Gold_Chomp_Rabbit_Boss.png

28. Chain Chomp

I really like the idea, but it was just not done in a way I can get behind.

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/en-samurai-gamers-images/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/25182716/Chain-Chomp-Mario-e1508927378572.jpg

27. Giant Chain Chomp

More of the same.

http://mariopartylegacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cap5.png
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26. Coin Coffer

I love his running animation with coins spewing out his head. Also coins man.

http://mariopartylegacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cap24.png
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Those enemies are great, but the moon where you have to use one of them to feed 500 coins to a flower is a serious contender for the worst moon in the game.
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Tough to top 100 jump ropes
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10. Mollusque-Lanceur Battle

One of the best boss themes to go with one of the best bosses (or so I would expect from Shonen). This is such a chaotic song, but I love every piece of it. The farting trombone (I think it's a trombone?) is my favorite. This seems more like a Mario & Luigi boss theme than a Super Mario one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVKAlS1jmI
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MrSmartGuy posted...

It isn't until the umpteenth time you hear it that you realize it's actually a remake of the Super Mario Bros. 3 Bowser Theme. Wait, you didn't notice?

And here I thought I knew all the sneaky remixes hidden in this game...hot damn.
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7. Torkdrift

Using Uproot in a boss was a fun idea, but it wasn't done nearly as well as it could have been and the fight we got was a little bland. Cool design, though.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pUhAAE83jJ4/maxresdefault.jpg
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25. Shiverian Racer

The racing mini game is pretty fun and I see potential for it to be fleshed out a bit.

http://mariopartylegacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cap34.png
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24. Lakitu

Oh man what a letdown. Lakitu is cool as hell and I was so ready to go on all sorts of wild sky adventures and rain spiny down on the world. Instead I can fish.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WRvbMu5dM8A/maxresdefault.jpg
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23. Letter

I had way more fun wobbling around as the Mario letters than I should have.

https://thegamefanatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017110214443300-8AEDFF741E2D23FBED39474178692DAF.jpg
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9. Madame Broode Battle

The battle itself may suck, but I'm kinda in love with this song. Really goes to show how much difference the mood can make in a song. The regular Broodal theme's still good, but this is on an entirely new level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSK2pYnvYd8
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8. New Donk City Festival

When they first debuted this song in the trailer and it had lyrics, I was unsure of how to feel. "This isn't the Mario soundtrack I'm ready for!"

Turns out that not only is it a great (and super cheesy) song, but the level it's used for is the best Moon in the entire game. Pauline can be my 1-up girl any time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-gxJRv3FQM
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Jump with me,
Grab coins with me
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oh yeah
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nick pls
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22. Frog

Jumping is fun. Jumping on the moon is more fun. Ribbit!

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8679377/vlcsnap_2017_06_13_13h03m04s936.jpg
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21. Glydon

His run animation is amazing. His actual purpose in the game is sorta dull. Glide in a straight line to a thing.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/TediousUltimateAlligatorsnappingturtle-mobile.jpg
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20. Knuckleotec's First

I really liked this boss fight, I assume it will do well in the boss ranking going on.

https://i.redd.it/pqx3cceruxzz.jpg
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Possibly!

6. Mecha Wiggler

This is a pretty fun fight and it's amazing visually, but the Sherm controls are probably at their worst here, hitting the boss is way more annoying than it should be. The rematch having a second Wiggler could have been used in interesting ways but it wasn't.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/mario/images/d/db/Mechawiggler_Artwork_SMO.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171028134616
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19. Bullet Bill

We are into what I would call great capture abilities now. Everything from this point on was an absolute joy to play as.

Going as fast as possible as Bill is so much fun. My girlfriend was watching me play in the Tostarena poison sewer area and thought I was a mad man. Good times.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8679405/vlcsnap_2017_06_13_13h07m36s683.jpg
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18. Lava Bubble

Man am I ever glad they went with the Super Mario World style of more mobile Lava Bubble. This could have been a really dull ability, but jumping all over the place and being able to dash is great.

http://www.jtyaku.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Capture-Lava-Mario.jpg
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17. Paragoomba

Koopa Paratroopa was my bro in Mario Kart Double Dash. Oh this is a goomba, yeah they are cool too. The flutter animation and waddle is fantastic. Also exploring the fog in the Cap Kingdom is very satisfying.

http://mariopartylegacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cap3.png
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16. Parabones

Man where is my red shelled Koopa Paratroopa though!? This is essentially the same as ParaGoomba but in a better part of the game. I gotta say I am sad that Koopa Troopas are good guys now for some reason. Like yeah the races were fun, but I wanna capture a Koopa Troopa and shell slide or something.

https://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/e/ea/SMO_Parabones_Capture.png/120px-SMO_Parabones_Capture.png
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