User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging III: Blog Harder/@comment-3395649-20130624221339/@comment-3395649-20130625150756

SASUKE is actually more serious in tone than Wipeout. Unlike Wipeout, which focuses on comedic fails and who fails least wins, SASUKE barely even HAS a win. It's the competitors versus the course, not against each other.

Many of SASUKE's competitors have built up friendships with the other competitors, and they are VERY genuine, Heck, some of them even have youtube accounts showcasing their training for the show.

I do find Wipeout entertaining, but it just doesn't have the same amount of passion as SASUKE.

And also, Wipeout is NOT  the American equilvilant of SASUKE, KUNOICHI, VIKING, or Kinniku Banzuke.

It's more like Takeshi's Castle, though it, like SASUKE didn't always have a win (Only nine people ever managed to beat the events).

American Ninja Warrior is the true American equivilant of SASUKE, and there may be one for KUNOICHI too (A female-only version of SASUKE).

VIKING though........ Nothing can stand up to VIKING's difficulty (No one EVER beat the course, it's essentially SASUKE on steroids and pirates)