there are things that the direct presented that i'm not sure i'm okay with
>they removed the wings on jet's hat and replaced them with engines, while the initial single engine disappeared entirely
>bomb's hat is reverted to its pre-rtdl sleeping cap design
>jet star, formula star and scooter haven't been seen, nor have the freeze, needle, tornado, and wing abilities
>a solid amount of characters have qualities similar to machines in the first game (e.g. starman and jet star) suggesting they've been removed
>no tracks or maps from the old game are present, making them feel left behind this game being a sequel
i REALLY don't want content from the original game to be skipped over, but i also dont want this game to differ too much from that of the kumazaki games- rtdl was basically a soft reboot that established the new foundations for the series, and the inconsistencies between this game and more recent titles - including side games like team clash and fighters 2 - might end up confusing players that start with this game