Chet Rippo
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That's because he isn't in this game.
R.I.P. Waluigi
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Mario Kart 7 |OT| Rosalina is Fat, BBW Lovers Unite!
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R.I.P. Waluigi
Dr.Palutena
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AceBandage
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I just find it funny that he has a course, but is not actually in the game.
I'm betting he's either a very secret character or DLC planned for later.
I'm betting he's either a very secret character or DLC planned for later.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I've just learned about the online features of MK7 and all I have to say is "holy shit".
:lol what did the poor soul do to you?
Throwaway123456789
Member
woodsey1982
Member
My copy shipped yesterday, signed for 1st class - so hoping it will be here today. Shame the postie doesn't come round here till about 3pm!
TheDrowningMan
Member
Mario Kart + Ice White 3DS due on Friday for me!
Now, if only the software update had been released on time in order for me to transfer everything from my existing unit so that I could sell my existing 3DS immediately after receipt...
Now, if only the software update had been released on time in order for me to transfer everything from my existing unit so that I could sell my existing 3DS immediately after receipt...
Nocturnowl
Member
I've got my copy, anyone up for some impressions? I've already suffered my first "welcome to Mario Kart!" moment*
General thoughts:
- The CPU racers seem a fair bit craftier than before, they seem to notice the odd shortcut opportunity, put up a much better fight than the tepid ones of MKDS and more noticeably I had Bowser actually hunting me down with his superstar. I was playing on 100cc to start with, they got more potent on 150cc.
- Coins are nice as collecting one gives you a minor speed boost.
- The glider can be great fun in the more open air areas, I kept thinking I had to tilt to control the angle thanks to Skyward Sword's skydiving and bird flying...yes I know that they're completely different games on different consoles!
- Starting kart selection is kind of crap but you can put any character in any type of kart
- DK sounds like he's squeezing out a turd when he activates a superstar, maybe one day they'll get his voice right again.
- Tanooki tail is a mixed bag, it wears off over time as opposed to usage meaning you may miss out on other item opportunities and it is very situational to use, I want to love it as a means of melee attacking my opponents but so far no dice.
- Fire Flower is fear inducing, it doesn't stun you much at all, more like a banana peel effect but the rate of fire makes it something to watch out for.
Mushroom Cup:
Flower Cup
And also I quickly ventured into the shell cup on 150cc in an attempt to unlock a certain character but got thwarted in the final race losing by one point, grumble.
Shell Cup
*= When you get screwed over in the final race of a GP and lose the cup due to it.
General thoughts:
- The CPU racers seem a fair bit craftier than before, they seem to notice the odd shortcut opportunity, put up a much better fight than the tepid ones of MKDS and more noticeably I had Bowser actually hunting me down with his superstar. I was playing on 100cc to start with, they got more potent on 150cc.
- Coins are nice as collecting one gives you a minor speed boost.
- The glider can be great fun in the more open air areas, I kept thinking I had to tilt to control the angle thanks to Skyward Sword's skydiving and bird flying...yes I know that they're completely different games on different consoles!
- Starting kart selection is kind of crap but you can put any character in any type of kart
- DK sounds like he's squeezing out a turd when he activates a superstar, maybe one day they'll get his voice right again.
- Tanooki tail is a mixed bag, it wears off over time as opposed to usage meaning you may miss out on other item opportunities and it is very situational to use, I want to love it as a means of melee attacking my opponents but so far no dice.
- Fire Flower is fear inducing, it doesn't stun you much at all, more like a banana peel effect but the rate of fire makes it something to watch out for.
Mushroom Cup:
Toad circuit: Basic stuff as expected, it's cut from the same cloth as figure 8 circuit and numerous other starting tracks, but the confetti is nice.
Daisy Hills: Nice looking track visually, many areas to cut corners if you have boosts available. Goats fill the role of the track obstructing cows from the previous games moo moo meadows.
Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cape: Very basic this one, perhaps too basic for my liking. A mostly wide track with a big underwater section. Maybe it will grow on me but this track feels like a bit of a dud right now.
Shyguy Bazaar: Much better than I expected it to be, the opening area goes through the bazaar itself which is wide but littered with stands and a few alt routes. A gliding section has you edging between Shyguy's on magic carpets which is by default awesome because they are Shyguy's on magic carpets (sorry Pidgit, your time is up)
Daisy Hills: Nice looking track visually, many areas to cut corners if you have boosts available. Goats fill the role of the track obstructing cows from the previous games moo moo meadows.
Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cape: Very basic this one, perhaps too basic for my liking. A mostly wide track with a big underwater section. Maybe it will grow on me but this track feels like a bit of a dud right now.
Shyguy Bazaar: Much better than I expected it to be, the opening area goes through the bazaar itself which is wide but littered with stands and a few alt routes. A gliding section has you edging between Shyguy's on magic carpets which is by default awesome because they are Shyguy's on magic carpets (sorry Pidgit, your time is up)
Flower Cup
Wuhu loop: I like this one a lot, single lap track divided into three sections. There are plenty of shortcuts I spotted in this one, also a bit of traffic to watch out for which is always fun.
Mario Circuit: As you may imagine it's pretty standard fare, as per standard Mario Circuit it's pretty fun but nothing exceptional. I will say that it kicks the crap out of the Wii Mario circuit which I always thought was very uninspired and boring.
Melody Motorway/Music Park: So good, driving across piano keys and creating a melody is gleeful, the whole look of the level is great and I particularly like the section with ginat musical notes that bounce around and shake the track slightly as timing a hop when they impact gives you a small boost, you get into a little rhythm for that section.
Alpine pass/Rock Rock Mountain: Also pretty good, plenty of glider opportunities here and it really stands out due to that. The final section has a steep incline with boost pads and falling boulders, very solid stuff on show here.
Mario Circuit: As you may imagine it's pretty standard fare, as per standard Mario Circuit it's pretty fun but nothing exceptional. I will say that it kicks the crap out of the Wii Mario circuit which I always thought was very uninspired and boring.
Melody Motorway/Music Park: So good, driving across piano keys and creating a melody is gleeful, the whole look of the level is great and I particularly like the section with ginat musical notes that bounce around and shake the track slightly as timing a hop when they impact gives you a small boost, you get into a little rhythm for that section.
Alpine pass/Rock Rock Mountain: Also pretty good, plenty of glider opportunities here and it really stands out due to that. The final section has a steep incline with boost pads and falling boulders, very solid stuff on show here.
And also I quickly ventured into the shell cup on 150cc in an attempt to unlock a certain character but got thwarted in the final race losing by one point, grumble.
Shell Cup
Luigi Raceway: Yep, it's a starter track all right, the balloon is still here and it retains the cartoon artstyle for the Luigi face on it which tickles me somewhat.
Bowser Castle 1: Only 2 item spots, lots of thwomps and not much else to say. Why they chose this track to rep Super Circuit baffles me, weren't 2 and 3 in the last 2 games anyway? what a waste but at least you get a nice sense of speed from the multiple jump section. After BC3 in the wii version this feels like a massive step back. Now how about Sunset Wilds, Ribbon Road or Cheese Land next time?
Mushroom Gorge: Urgh, my most hated online track from the wii game returns though with less all powerful items and less racers you have more chance of making it through the last area without being thwarted. Feels very much the same and the glider section is placed to close to the end of the shroom bouncing cave for my liking.
Luigi's Mansion: I'll probably always consider this the biggest missed opportunity in MK track history, it's a bit better now with what little areas of the mansion you drive in looking much nicer but it's still very much "Luigi's tree filled swamp" as opposed to Luigi's Mansion.
Not a fan of these choices to tell the truth, it's one of my least favourite retro cups
Bowser Castle 1: Only 2 item spots, lots of thwomps and not much else to say. Why they chose this track to rep Super Circuit baffles me, weren't 2 and 3 in the last 2 games anyway? what a waste but at least you get a nice sense of speed from the multiple jump section. After BC3 in the wii version this feels like a massive step back. Now how about Sunset Wilds, Ribbon Road or Cheese Land next time?
Mushroom Gorge: Urgh, my most hated online track from the wii game returns though with less all powerful items and less racers you have more chance of making it through the last area without being thwarted. Feels very much the same and the glider section is placed to close to the end of the shroom bouncing cave for my liking.
Luigi's Mansion: I'll probably always consider this the biggest missed opportunity in MK track history, it's a bit better now with what little areas of the mansion you drive in looking much nicer but it's still very much "Luigi's tree filled swamp" as opposed to Luigi's Mansion.
Not a fan of these choices to tell the truth, it's one of my least favourite retro cups
*= When you get screwed over in the final race of a GP and lose the cup due to it.
Throwaway123456789
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Why does he have a link to Amazon in there? Just struck me as somewhat shady.
Here is the URL: http://www.amazon.com/mn/search?_en...rev-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957. Does it show a tag that could get him some money?
Box of Bunnies
Banned
He secretly hates the game and is saying nice things about it in the off chance that you will buy via his referal link and net him a few cents.
GeekyDad
Member
Bah, are none of you scoundrels waiting for Christmas? Humbug, I say!
WTF? I've never got a game from them before Thursday.
Nocturnowl
Member
I've had some games from them arrive on Tuesday before, Ace Attorney Investigations, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 made that early arrival.
Typically games from them arrive on a Wednesday or Thursday for me.
Seems to be happening more with me lately. Got SM3DL on the Wednesday, and AC: Revelations on the Saturday (came out on a Tuesday).
GasProblem
Member
Just got the game 
Although it says 'Completely in Dutch!' on the box, my 3DS is set to English and the game is completely in English as well, so you don't have to worry about having it to play in your local language
Although it says 'Completely in Dutch!' on the box, my 3DS is set to English and the game is completely in English as well, so you don't have to worry about having it to play in your local language
Red Dolphin
Member
Anyone got impressions on the N64-style Blue Shell? The only blue shell I ever liked!
Can you hold it behind you like in the 64 version?
Can you hold it behind you like in the 64 version?
Thank goodness!Just got the game
Although it says 'Completely in Dutch!' on the box, my 3DS is set to English and the game is completely in English as well, so you don't have to worry about having it to play in your local language
Where did you get your copy from?
Just got the game
Although it says 'Completely in Dutch!' on the box, my 3DS is set to English and the game is completely in English as well, so you don't have to worry about having it to play in your local language
The Dutch are probably one of the few who get upset if they have to play a game in their own language.
I would be.
GasProblem
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GameMania.
GasProblem
Member
I like how when you play online you get to play with people from all over the world, and not just the region you're from. Just played with 3 Japanese guys, a guy from Spain, one from France and someone from the UK.
And can anyone tell me what the timing is for the boost at the start? Pressing A just as the lights go green doesn't seem to work.
And can anyone tell me what the timing is for the boost at the start? Pressing A just as the lights go green doesn't seem to work.
How long does it take to get online, any lag issues?
If its anything like MKWii, you gotta press A when 2 starts to fade.
Also worldwide online for Mario Kart was also in the Wii game.
Although i get more american players than anything else in there. With 12 players, i might get 7 americans, 1 japanese, 3 europeans and me being the only canadian.Ah, okay. It would have been nice especially with communities. Guess they were worried about penises again or just chose against bringing them over like a lot of other Mario Kart elements.
GasProblem
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Haven't experienced any lag. Took me like 15 seconds in total to get playing. It's been really smooth so far.
Gee that's fast.
Wise, you need a 3DS regardless.
plagiarize
Banned
i think personally one of the reasons why i (and by projection, other people) don't mind that this Mario Kart isn't really trying to do much stuff that's new, is that it seems like the first Mario Kart to get online RIGHT. sure, that's not a new feature but i don't think you can understate the value of online Mario Kart finally done right.
and i say that as someone who has been playing Mario Kart online since Double Dash. i jumped through a lot of hoops to play Double Dash online because i wanted to play the game online so badly. i jumped through a lot of hoops to play Mario Kart DS online (literally HOURS spent entering friend codes, man that was such a fucking pain) and unfortunately snaking turned it into a game i didn't like that much. when Mario Kart Wii came out, i just couldn't be arsed to go through all that again.
this time, it's going to be so much easier to get online. it's Mario Kart online. finally done *right* by the sounds of it. it's the second built from the ground up 3D game from Nintendo and it sounds like the 3D is as good as it is in 3D Land.
i'm not expecting my copy until midweek. any bumps that do happen should hopefully be smoothed out by then.
and i say that as someone who has been playing Mario Kart online since Double Dash. i jumped through a lot of hoops to play Double Dash online because i wanted to play the game online so badly. i jumped through a lot of hoops to play Mario Kart DS online (literally HOURS spent entering friend codes, man that was such a fucking pain) and unfortunately snaking turned it into a game i didn't like that much. when Mario Kart Wii came out, i just couldn't be arsed to go through all that again.
this time, it's going to be so much easier to get online. it's Mario Kart online. finally done *right* by the sounds of it. it's the second built from the ground up 3D game from Nintendo and it sounds like the 3D is as good as it is in 3D Land.
i'm not expecting my copy until midweek. any bumps that do happen should hopefully be smoothed out by then.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Guess they allowed selling before the 2nd due to Sinterklaas here, sol i just got my copy too
You're wasting time posting, go play and unlock Waluigi.
Lock this thread down people, Edge say it is awesome!
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
There was the code for a GAF community lobby in here but I can't find it anymore and it wasn't added to the OP. Can someone give me the code, I wanna do some online now!
DR2K
Banned
That character is so obnoxious and offense that it has to not be living when I'm around.
No. Street Pass is trading information with someone as you pass by. You'll swap Miis, allowing you to play the little build-in titles like Puzzle Swap and Find Mii. Any additional titles you have StreetPass activated for will be shared as well, so long as they have the title. ie; Super Mario 3D Land shares Record Times and power-ups. Street Fighters allows you to fight your figure collections. Pokemon Rumble Blast gives you the chance to win money. Mario Kart 7 will allow you to trade Ghost data to race against.
StickSoldier
Member
Awesome review! Can't wait to get this game.
CrazedProfessional
Member
I wonder if you unlock Waluigi in Mirror Mode. Actually do you unlock anything in Mirror Mode? Seems kinda dumb if you don't. Have we figured out the super secret yet that was kept under wraps by that one website?