I don't really think of them as rivals. I see a good rivalry as two characters who are on somewhat equal footing and counter each other. Sometimes a bigger bad guy will come along and these two will have to team up to battle greater evil.
Mario/Sonic > Mario/Bowser Mega Man/Proto Man > Mega Man/Dr. Wily Mario/Wario > Mario/Bowser Sonic/Knuckles > Sonic/Dr. Robotnik
Theon_Greyjoy posted... I don't really think of them as rivals. I see a good rivalry as two characters who are on somewhat equal footing and counter each other. Sometimes a bigger bad guy will come along and these two will have to team up to battle greater evil.
Mario/Sonic > Mario/Bowser Mega Man/Proto Man > Mega Man/Dr. Wily Mario/Wario > Mario/Bowser Sonic/Knuckles > Sonic/Dr. Robotnik
etc.
I'll give you Mario/Sonic and Mega Man/Proto Man...and I guess even Sonic/Knuckles > Sonic/Eggman, although Sonic and Knuckles haven't been rivals for a long time and I'd be more likely to nominate him with Shadow or even Blaze. But no, Mario/Wario is not better than Mario/Bowser.
--
Nominate The Kid vs. The Guy (I Wanna Be The Guy) for the Greatest Gaming Rivalry Contest! [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE]
That's kind of all they've got, though... The latter was a pretty big slap in the face to Wario, but he got over it, and they haven't had a distinct rivalry since. At least Mario/Donkey Kong has a few games including a recent one
--
"God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto
I like Wario/Captain Syrup better. Warioland was the first game I owned and Warioland 2 was my first hyped sequel. You should nom them too. No rule against nomming a character more than once.
--
"God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto