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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt

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Branduil

Member
The blue shell bullshit in Grand Prix is fucking endless. Two races in a row I get fucked by a blue shell right at the end. I thought this garbage was supposed to be better in 8?
 
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daxy

Member
"Wow, I'm having a good time and I'm doing pretty well. Let's try 150cc."

"MOTHERFUCKING CHEATING AI. F U C K."

Ah, good 'ol Mario Kart. Never change.

Branduil said:
The blue shell bullshit in Grand Prix is fucking endless. Two races in a row I get fucked by a blue shell right at the end. I thought this garbage was supposed to be better in 8?
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Pray to the RNG gods that you get the horn.
 
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DarkKyo

Member
BFIB said:
My salt is high. From Amazon, as my order will not be delivered today.
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When does it say it will be delivered for you? Mine says Sunday but both an Amazon rep and a member here vouched that somehow that means it will come today for me, so maybe there's hope?
 
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Jazzem

Member
Branduil said:
The blue shell bullshit in Grand Prix is fucking endless. Two races in a row I get fucked by a blue shell right at the end. I thought this garbage was supposed to be better in 8?
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I feel like it's more common in Deluxe than vanilla, I've had one in all my races so far which isn't always the case on Wii U. Likely down to the double items I suspect
 
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Lady Siara

Member
Lady Siara said:
Yeah, I got in touch with Amazon (US) and they told me that I ordered with two day shipping despite picking one day shipping (even stated so in my email) so mine isn't coming until next week.

Very disappointed, wonder if they're having stock issues.
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Just letting everyone know that they are indeed having stock issues and that's why my order was delayed.
 
Portugeezer

Portugeezer

Member
This game is a blast. Online is insane, such fun, just accept the madness, no salt needed.

Keep getting connection errors after 1 or 2 races.
 
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Jakartalado

Member
I'm having such a blast.

Nintendo need to put one game per month like this. First Zelda, now Mario. Next should be Bayonetta 2, then arms and Splatoon.

Man... My last Mario Kart was 64. Didn't remember being so fun and rewarding. Played with a friend and it was awesome.

Sadly, pressing B is annoying as fuck for long periods. Guess I'll stick with the auto accelerate.
 
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Interface23

Member
Lmao Amazon don't lie to me, rep was like "we promise it'll be there by 8pm tonight even if it hasn't shipped yet" this best not happen with the Echoes CE I have ordered for a member here...
 
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Mandelbo

Member
Oh my god this is so good on Switch - the rumble's fantastic! Played a Grand Prix and a couple of online races, it's every bit as fun as I remember it being.

Looking forward to the GAF races :p
 
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Tubie

Member
Mass Appeal said:
Played a couple vs cpu last night before bed. Wow game is amazing and as someone who hasn't played a MK since N64, game is really fun. I can see myself losing many, many hours to this.
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Oh man I'm in the same boat as you, first one since N64.

It's gonna be nostalgia overload today.
 
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TheOnlyMook

Member
This game is seriously amazing. It looks so good on handheld and looks even better on my TV. Had a blast with my two sons before I left for work this morning. My 3-year-old sure appreciates the auto-gas and steering assist
 
Xdrive05

Xdrive05

Member
GiantBreadbug said:
Amazing



Every stat has an in-race effect. Your guess that heavies have more push is correct. Traction determines how much speed you retain going off track, acceleration and speed are self explanatory. The kart creation system is very robust in my eyes and is actually my favorite part of the game.

Lighter characters tend to have tighter handling and higher acceleration, whereas heavies have greater max speed and more weight for knocking people around. Plus the kart parts changing color with your character essentialy makes creating a layout "Fashion Kart" for me.
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That is awesome info! Thank you. Wow, that's great for a kart game. Can't wait to figure out my sweet spot.
 
molnizzle

molnizzle

Member
Jakartalado said:
I'm having such a blast.

Nintendo need to put one game per month like this. First Zelda, now Mario. Next should be Bayonetta 2, then arms and Splatoon.

Man... My last Mario Kart was 64. Didn't remember being so fun and rewarding. Played with a friend and it was awesome.

Sadly, pressing B is annoying as fuck for long periods. Guess I'll stick with the auto accelerate.
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Y also works for accelerate. Much more comfortable imo.
 
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F34R

Member
Salaadin said:
My order didn't ship from Amazon either. Still slated for today but I don't know how that's possible.
Only thing I can imagine is that Amazon is going to deliver it themselves today. There's no way it gets on a UPS truck now.
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Hopefully they step up to the plate with this like they did with the same issue with GoW 4 Ultimate Edition pre-orders.

They sent out a mass pre-order email giving those who aren't getting their game on time a digital code for it. Crossing fingers.

This is a portion on the Gears email:
In an effort to help make up for the inconvenience of not receiving your game when it was promised to you, you can download a free digital copy of "Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition" now, using the code below:
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Let's hope they do right with this as well.
 
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Redwing199

Neo Member
Just wanted some clarification on a quick question. According to the picture in the OP you can't play two-player online with a pro controller -and- the joy cons in a grip? It has to be two pro controllers or two single joy cons? If so I have to run out for another pro controller for the wife and I.
 
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FinalAres

Member
Branduil said:
The blue shell bullshit in Grand Prix is fucking endless. Two races in a row I get fucked by a blue shell right at the end. I thought this garbage was supposed to be better in 8?
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I would assume double item makes that worse, because people can have one in reserve.
 
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Interface23

Member
F34R said:
Hopefully they step up to the plate with this like they did with the same issue with GoW 4 Ultimate Edition pre-orders.

They sent out a mass pre-order email giving those who aren't getting their game on time a digital code for it. Crossing fingers.

This is a portion on the Gears email:


Let's hope they do right with this as well.
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Yea I don't think they are gonna. They basically told me to suck it up and wait because I'm getting a Prime Discount
 
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Waluigilicious

Member
This is why I love Nintendo. I'm not a 'gamer', I just like to have fun :p

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Jazzem

Member
Man I'm still really bummed at the lack of elimination balloon battle, the points system just doesn't have the same tension...

Had fun on Renegade Roundup though, it's rather chaotic!
 
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ElectricBlanketFire

Member
Welp, I wasn't planning on getting this right away as I have it for Wii U and didn't really care about battle mode, but my brother just gifted me funds for a copy. :)

Now I'm debating whether or not to get digital.
 
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venomenon

Member
Only played the first cup and a few time trials this morning. This looks and feels so good. It also felt like I'm right back in the game, although I haven't played an MK in over 3 years. You can probably go from MKWii or even MK64 to this and feel at home immediately.

Can't wait to get back to it after work. I hope my shitty wifi signal is sufficient for online racing...
 
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Incitemaybe

Member
Jazzem said:
Man I'm still really bummed at the lack of elimination balloon battle, the points system just doesn't have the same tension...

Had fun on Renegade Roundup though, it's rather chaotic!
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I've really liked the very little I've played of Renegade Roundup as well. First time I played "The Law"and did terribly and the second time I got to "avoid the law" and I had a fucking blast. So far I prefer avoiding the law haha
 
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GiantBreadbug

Member
Redwing199 said:
Just wanted some clarification on a quick question. According to the picture in the OP you can't play two-player online with a pro controller -and- the joy cons in a grip? It has to be two pro controllers or two single joy cons? If so I have to run out for another pro controller for the wife and I.
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Please don't take my word for it, but I'm pretty sure you can do the setup you've described. One player using two joycons and the other with a pro. I haven't tried it myself but I'm pretty sure it's doable.
 
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Chucker

Member
I didn't really look too hard in between the few races I tried at midnight last night, but are the options hidden somewhere?

Would love to set up smart steering for my 6 year old so she doesn't get frustrated and give up halfway through a race.
 
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Jaded Alyx

Member
Chucker said:
I didn't really look too hard in between the few races I tried at midnight last night, but are the options hidden somewhere?

Would love to set up smart steering for my 6 year old so she doesn't get frustrated and give up halfway through a race.
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When choosing your Kart, press +/-. Smart Steering is L, Auto Accelerate is R
 
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Kinsei

Banned
Chucker said:
I didn't really look too hard in between the few races I tried at midnight last night, but are the options hidden somewhere?

Would love to set up smart steering for my 6 year old so she doesn't get frustrated and give up halfway through a race.
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Smart steering is on by default. You can turn it off and on by hitting L on the kart select and pause screens.
 
DustinCanFly

DustinCanFly

Neo Member
Jake2by4 said:
Amazon said they would waive 30% off my late order if I re order but I said screw it.
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Just got off chat with Amazon and I got offered a free month of Prime. I've had many release day delivery games show up late over the last year. I'm done with them for games on principal. I'm sending it back and only buying games from BestBuy with GCU for now on. Always get games on time from them, and even early sometimes.
 
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FonkyByNature

Member
Buying this bad boy tonight !

Even though i played the Wii U version a lot, the Switch portability, better resolution and modes like battle mode is worth buying again !
 
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