(08-10-2009, 01:21 AM)Teeks Wrote: Does F-Zero really need a second character? Yes, I understand it's had just as many games as Star Fox, and even more than franchises like Mother which has 4 reps but really guys, it's a racing game. There's not much there. Captain Falcon is the only real notable character from the franchise. I don't think it needs more than one rep. I'd much rather have more single rep franchise, than an extra F-Zero character.
I think that's being a little biased. As far as "notable" goes you could say the same thing for any franchise someone is not familiar with. F-Zero has a huge cast of characters and stories. There's so much there that is neglected. It even had its own TV series.
Being the huge ass Nintendo fan I am, I like to categorize franchises in what their importance is and if they deserve more characters. Here's how I see it, for each principle applied to each franchise they get one character:
-If its a classic (appeared on SNES or older)
-If it has a series of three or more
-If it is a lively franchise (releases many games all the time)
-If it has a huge fan base
F-Zero has two out of those four. Therefor I believe it is worthy of having two characters.
Mother has three out of those four therefor it can have three characters.