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Mario Kart 7 |OT| Rosalina is Fat, BBW Lovers Unite!
- Thread starter Chet Rippo
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SecretMoblin
Member
Mario Kart Wii? That's terrible. I'm very sorry to hear that
I know, it hurts.
Killer Yakuza B
Member
Maaaan, now I'm way too excited about this game without any chance to play it anytime soon...
Your avatar...! That's it, I'm changing mine too!
Whatever makes the man better known!
Your avatar...! That's it, I'm changing mine too!
Chet Rippo
Member
I never get why they seem to ignore Wario's games when it comes to Mario spin-offs. They go and get things from Donkey Kong games like Diddy Kong, Kritter, and Funky Kong, but when it comes to Wario, they just stick him with Waluigi. They should really get more Wario game representations in Mario spin-offs.
I also don't understand why they ignore Waluigi when it comes to Wario games...
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
I'm certain I'm getting this for Christmas, and I can't wait.
But that's just the problem... I have to wait until Christmas. :-(
But that's just the problem... I have to wait until Christmas. :-(
Nocturnowl
Member
I smell a sensationalist tabloid article brewing!
The Waluigi fan club is welcome to all!
Torn between using my Mii, and my first love Waluigi!
Me tooooo. Along with the awesome looking Zelda 3DS, though! My dog ate my Mario Kart DS a few years ago, I really feel like playing it right now.
storafötter
Member
Personally I dont like all the new tracks as much as I did with the DS tracks. The lack of Challenge mode makes this game less attractive for single player. However it is way better when it comes to multiplayer options, but the gliding mechanics are a fun mechanic. Also the new wheel customization is another good feature. So you can say the game plays better, but not so crazy about the all of the level design.
Good review, I agree with everything you said. I am glad I wasn't the only one unimpressed with some of the new tracks. Even from a visual perspective the first cup levels are very poor. While later more creative tracks are beautiful in 3d with nice colours and design. It is safe to say that this game is one of the better Mario Karts that introduces some good new mechanics.
Buy it now and return it.
Monkeylord
Member
If anyone's nearby, the GAME in Oxford St has it instore today to try out. There's some poor sod dressed in a huge Mario costume and everything.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Nocturnowl
Member
I think my current custom GP is...
Melody Motorway
Kalimari Desert
Wuhu Loop
Maple Treeway
2 new and 2 old, i'm not actually too sure what my favourite new tracks are yet.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Captain Syrup, 9-Volt and Ashley for Mario Kart 8.
My immediate favourite new tracks are:
Shy Guy Bazaar
Melody Motorway
Wario's Galleon
Koopopolis
Wuhu Mountain Loop
DK Jungle
Bowser's Castle
Rainbow Road
That shows how much quality there is in the game, I didn't have nearly as many epic picks from MK Wii. Stunning work making the new tracks fun and beautiful.
Nocturnowl
Member
I'm thinking that the best new tracks are...
Shy Guy Bazaar
Melody Motorway
Alpine Pass/Rock Rock mountain
both Wuhu tracks
Piranha Plant Pipeway
It's certainly a good lineup, only ones that I feel underwhelmed with are Cheep Cheep Cape and Rosalina's Ice World.
They really should have done a SMG themed stage, I know Rosalina's stage is based around Galaxy, but I think they missed a golden chance there.
New rainbow road seems SMG inspired.
Definitely more so than Rosalina's stage. I seriously love the new RR. Too much awesome to handle in such a short time span. X_X
Nocturnowl
Member
Having that SMG planet in the background was such a tease, i'd like a mind bending gravity defying track.
I was always under the assumption that points and coins factored into it but I'm pretty sure I got 40 points and 40 coins in one 150cc cup and ended up with just 2 stars so I guess that time may also be a factor. I'm suddenly remembering an odd rumour about the wii game which detailed that off road moments and being hit by items were detrimental to the star rank, hopefully that isn't the case.
Mind bending is exactly what I'm after, racing upside down in 3D haha!
I think the stars are earned from coming 1st in every racing, time spent in 1st/other and items used/hit.
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
snaking won't be prevalent I don't think. it's too hard to do and luigi raceway is FAT. it's the widest course I think and the guy is taking most of the width to perform blue spark snake.
it's been pretty nerfed at least. I'll give it a shot later to figure out if it's a thing or not.
I didn't have time to do anther cup on the train today so I took a blast on some time trial, was pleasantly surprised to find some rather easy to beat nintendo ghosts already there.
EDIT: one thing I find odd about online is that you can use your upgraded kart there. I was getting owned by gaffers in my default cart. Then I played some offline, got some new carts and played world wide, I destroyed all the people with 1000 points who were presumably new.
it's been pretty nerfed at least. I'll give it a shot later to figure out if it's a thing or not.
I didn't have time to do anther cup on the train today so I took a blast on some time trial, was pleasantly surprised to find some rather easy to beat nintendo ghosts already there.
EDIT: one thing I find odd about online is that you can use your upgraded kart there. I was getting owned by gaffers in my default cart. Then I played some offline, got some new carts and played world wide, I destroyed all the people with 1000 points who were presumably new.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
I've only done the first cup on 50cc so far. I'm not impressed with the first two tracks but the last two Shy Guy Bazzar and Cheep Cheep Cape are pretty awesome with some nice shortcuts.
Here's hoping that the rest of the new ones are more like the last two!
The glider seems somewhat underutilised so far, but screenshots of other tracks shows a lot more promise (and I'm sure that later gliders will let you fly further/faster so that'll no doubt shake things up quite a bit)
The handling is also quite unusual. It's like a mixture of Mario Kart DS and Double Dash (it feels similar to DS, but it has that sort of weighty feel and high analog sensitivity/accuracy that Double Dash had, quite nice!) It is a bit slow, but then again this is 50cc.
The gyro controls are quite nice, more sensitive than MK Wii (you only have to rotate the system very slightly and I find that it doesn't break the 3D effect), but I think I prefer MK Wii's motion controls overall.
The trick system overall seems to be heavily toned down in these new tracks (speaking of which, tricks are now done by jumping just before a ramp) and don't seem to give you as much of a boost as in MK Wii (which was basically Tony Hawk racing in that respect!)
Hope there's more craziness later on!
Here's hoping that the rest of the new ones are more like the last two!
The glider seems somewhat underutilised so far, but screenshots of other tracks shows a lot more promise (and I'm sure that later gliders will let you fly further/faster so that'll no doubt shake things up quite a bit)
The handling is also quite unusual. It's like a mixture of Mario Kart DS and Double Dash (it feels similar to DS, but it has that sort of weighty feel and high analog sensitivity/accuracy that Double Dash had, quite nice!) It is a bit slow, but then again this is 50cc.
The gyro controls are quite nice, more sensitive than MK Wii (you only have to rotate the system very slightly and I find that it doesn't break the 3D effect), but I think I prefer MK Wii's motion controls overall.
The trick system overall seems to be heavily toned down in these new tracks (speaking of which, tricks are now done by jumping just before a ramp) and don't seem to give you as much of a boost as in MK Wii (which was basically Tony Hawk racing in that respect!)
Hope there's more craziness later on!
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
The question is what do you get for three staring everything? I got
the Mii
Got it in the post today which was a nice surprise since I only ordered it on Wednesday and chose free delivery.
Only beaten the first cup since that's all I could fit in during my morning commute, but I was surprised to see I got a three star ranking. Checked the manual and noted that rankings are only score one star to three so I guess they've eased up on how the ranks are calculated.
I already played the demo at Eurogamer so I knew the 3D effect was subtle, but now I know it is easy to keep on even if the bus is a bit shaky. Will probably turn of the gyro controls off on the way home since it's impossible to use those on a bus.
Only beaten the first cup since that's all I could fit in during my morning commute, but I was surprised to see I got a three star ranking. Checked the manual and noted that rankings are only score one star to three so I guess they've eased up on how the ranks are calculated.
I already played the demo at Eurogamer so I knew the 3D effect was subtle, but now I know it is easy to keep on even if the bus is a bit shaky. Will probably turn of the gyro controls off on the way home since it's impossible to use those on a bus.
Nocturnowl
Member
The staff ghost on Koopa City/Koopapolis/Neo Bowser City/
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
You don't wanna hear me yell and scream. This game brings out the worst in me...
What's more satisfying than a perfectly aimed green shell? The screams of your victim.
/sadist
You know I love you Boney, just not your avatar.
Nocturnowl
Member
I haven't found any so far, i'd assume it's wheel related if there are but so far it's just standard drifting across the board.
storafötter
Member
One thing I haven't quite understood is how you create that temporary boost, and I dont mean the drift boost but the one where you would continue with like a "wind" effect behind you.
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
Here we go!
Were GAF communities set up yet?
Bottom of the OP...
Thanks. For some reason, the OP isn't showing up on iPhone.
Shouldn't the codes be hidden by email tags?
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
Someone else was suggesting this. How do email tags work?
storafötter
Member
Pardon me but since English isn't my first language what is the vehicles slipstream? I am more confused to be honest.
You use put [ email] [ /email] tags around what you want to hide, and then you have to quote the person to see the hidden text. It basically protects it from lurkers, or whatever.
Looks like you can't snake quite as tightly as the DS version, but this will help front runners quite a bit. This is why you have communities though; don't want snaking, don't play with people that snake.