Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (+ Transformed) Is Better Than Mario Kart Franchise

Opponent must either be toying with me to analyze my intelligence, or just extremely stupid and naive. You were supposed to convince me and the audience on how Mario Kart is actually the superior kart racing franchise to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing + Transformed. Yet you fail to accomplish even the most basic of tasks. I am not trying to offend opponent, but even the rebuttals made by illiterate gamers on a gaming forum site have done a better job at convincing me how Mario Kart is better than what I assume of it. Please learn to make a rebuttal instead of just pointing fingers at one's opponents; you may make rebuttals and point out mistakes if you prefer in the next round. Your rebuttal is that I have stated that although Mario Kart is inferior to Sonic racing, the only exceptions are Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Kart DS, and Mario Kart 8. I have stated that to not offend hardcore Mario Kart fans watching this debate, as well as to clarify that those games aren't as bad as I accuse of being. It is mainly the other Mario Kart games that are to blame for ruining the Mario Kart franchise. In this debate, we are discussing about franchises, not about individual games if they are irrelevant. In your case, it is; in mine where I used examples from both games in the franchise, it is acceptable as I have not specified which game it comes from and only the franchise and it even strengthens my argument. In your situation, you are using it as a scape-goat for your lousiness in refuting. Opponent; however, has failed to even refute one of my main arguments. Opponent should have at least tried to convince me and audience how Mario Kart is more fun, as that is a strong argument that is used by many when participating in debates very similar to this. Go ahead - I authorize the use of that argument against me, but I highly doubt it will be used in high effectiveness. Please do try to refute all of my arguments in the next round, or I will forfeit for opponent's terrible debating skills. Since opponent has failed to refute my arguments, then I will make new arguments to hypothetically refute opponent's hypothetical arguments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphics may not determine how effective or fun a game is, but for a racing game, it is. Racing, shooting, and sport games are required to have good looking graphics, as it affects the gameplay. Games with bad graphics will make the environment harder to see; therefore, it will be more difficult to react to the on-screen opponents and hazards, which will increase the chances of unfair losses and unfair challenge. Bad graphics also affect the frame-rate, as the speed and smoothness of a game can affect how easy a game is. The higher the frame-rate, the faster a game is, and the more easier it is to control and react in the game. Because almost all Mario Kart games have terrible graphics when compared to Sonic racing and games of its own time, it fails to meet this requirement, especially since it is a racing game. Do not even attempt to convince or tell me that the music and controls are not that bad, as I have stated that they are good, but still inferior to that of Sonic. Similar to how the Nintendo Wii U may be superior to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, but that doesn't matter since the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One is completely more superior to Nintendo's so-called "next-gen" console. The only exception to this is that it is much more difficult to stop and reverse, due to the fact that Sonic racing is much faster than Mario Kart, making it more challenging and fun. The collision detection may be horrible, resulting in glitched deaths and occurrences, but those are extremely minor and can be overcome by getting used to the more precise and tighter controls. Opponent may argue my gameplay arguments, but I can argue even better. Opponent may claim that the newer Mario Kart games offer coins that can be spent on purchasing new unlockables. However, they can only be unlocked randomly and have no choice on what can or cannot be unlocked. Also, the coins cannot be spent on unlockables besides vehicle upgrades and on getting random goodies, something which both Sonic racing games offer. Opponent may also say that there is customization of vehicle appearances and components, but I have forgot to mention that Sonic racing can do the same through vehicle mods. Though the transformation is a gimmick like the anti-gravity, hand-gliders, and boat propellers, but it is implemented well and changes the experience to make it unique from other racing games. Those Nintendo gimmicks were not implemented correctly and seem too much of a gimmick to actually enhance the gaming experience compared to Sonic racing. Again, the newer Mario Kart games may have fixed many problems I stated that are prominent with the franchise, but they are still inferior to that of Sonic racing. Mario Kart may have OP items to counter the unfair items, as well as item customizations, but why bother with it when the developers could have just made the original items less broken and more skill based to make the game more fair. The newer Mario Kart games may have better track designs, but they were partly inspired by Sonic racing and the older Mario Kart games still have terrible tracks, whether or not it is old. Last but certainly not least, Nintendo has announced the new upcoming Amiibo which will be compatible with Mario Kart 8 (and maybe even Mario Kart 7) in the future. This will make the AI much more intelligent and will make the AI in Sonic racing look stupid. Correct, but they should have just made the AI better in the first place rather than having to waste money, time, and materials in making those products.