While training for the WRGP, Team Catastrophe played the dark card given to them by Primo while riding on the highway in order to sabotage Crow, resulting in a shoulder injury serious enough that he must sit out some of the tournament
Only in "The Duelist Genesis" and "Crossroads of Chaos" you can get a rare and something higher than a rare
The alignments make it so that no monster is undefeatable, Traps can give a fighting chance against some adversaries, being able to play multiple cards in one turn can make a real difference, and the difficulty curve is improved by the CPU opponents being split more evenly across Stages (though the last ones are a pain in the ass)
PGR Premium Gold Rare I:P Masquerena X DARK Link 2 [ CyberseLinkEffect ] ATK 800 DEF - 2 non-Link Monsters During your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 Link Monster using materials you control, including this card
This hasn't slowed down the success of the franchise at all, with Yu-Gi-Oh