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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt
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Exentryk
Member
Do you even brake, bro?
It just makes the karts faster. Make sure you're using your brakes, especially during drifts, or you'll lose control fairly easily.
Golden_Pigeon
Banned
The game is stellar but it lack a proper tutorial. Yes i know you have an help section but a tutorial would be great.
SinCityAssassin
Member
In all honesty, that's what 50cc is sort of for. The training ground.
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Doesn't seem like it. That's asking quite a lot for a Nintendo online game.
So there definitely isn't a way to change buttons? I wanna play 200cc but the brake button placement makes it extremely uncomfortable for me
Have you tried using auto-accelerate? I find it makes using the brakes much easier to do since you don't have to keep A held down. Either that or use Y to accelerate instead.
I wasn't aware Y was mapped to accelerate, that might actually help a bunch!
could you do this in the wii u version? I just accidentally stumbled into this only now on switch too, 00s of hours on wii u.
GiantBreadbug
Member
Yep! But using the boost more quickly depletes the time the item lasts.
Btw in the Internet Zone now so I'll be coming after y'all after I have dinner
PotionBleue
Member
You can even just keep pressing the item button to make the plant chomp faster instead of hitting it repeatedly.
Scalpel Knight
Member
Amazon has my delivery estimate at May 3 now. Meh. I should have gone digital.
wapplew
Member
A few connection error here and there, usually not within race. They either hide latency very well or super good net code. No ghost, teleport what so ever even playing with US player.
Ready to pay up.
mickagau33
Member
I tried online mode...well I tried to try : I am disconnected few seconds after login in. I can only use my phone for wifi. My connection speed is 2,5 Mbps reception and 1,5 Mbps sending. Do you guys think it is not enough? Right now I am disappointed because it seems I won't be able to play Spkatoon online :-((
wapplew
Member
Edit: double post
In the item box for the Boomerang, Fire Flower and the Piranha Plant you will see a white circle that continually counts down. The more you use the items the quicker it counts down.
Was also in the Wii U version.
Chronospherics
Member
Tips for 200cc
- Brake to make your turns much tighter, sometimes you want to hold this for almost the entire drift
- Use the more manoeuvrable vehicles and lighter characters, max out the handling, or close to it. It helps a lot in tighten your drifts and turns
- Prepare for the next turn, think about where you want to be to start the next drift and get ready for that as you move through the turn before
- Use trick types to position yourself in the air (left/right/neutral) these can help you prepare for the next turn
- You don't always have to do a trick or charge to the highest level of boost, sometimes preparing for the next turn is more important, sometimes these tricks, or an extra charge of boost, will make you fall off, or head into the next turn at the wrong angle
Lé Blade Runner
Member
Wait.. What?! Never noticed this before! The things you learn..
Second that. I wouldn't be able to explain in words what it does but it feels just right
Do boosts stack? Or is using drift boost / boost pad / mushrooms on top of eachother a waste?
It's neat that you feel rumble from different parts of the joycons, but I can't really say it signals anything more than "something happened".
And yeah, it'd also be nice if there was some light rumble for the road surface to feel traction.
It's neat that you feel rumble from different parts of the joycons, but I can't really say it signals anything more than "something happened".
And yeah, it'd also be nice if there was some light rumble for the road surface to feel traction.
Chronospherics
Member
Is there a way to get a boost start if you're using auto acceleration? I don't like having to hold A, it makes my thumb ache during longer sessions.
wapplew
Member
Just do power start like you normally do and let go of A after.
Surprisingly the best new feature of this for me is the auto-acceleration. I've been playing Ridge Racer 3D the past few days and kept thinking "man it's annoying to always have to have a button held at all times in these racing games even though you barely ever let go of it", and what do you know, they've finally fixed it here. Sometimes I turn it back on for that authentic feel but I've been quite content to just let it do its thing, especially nice in 200cc where you can focus entirely on the brakes with your right thumb.
Skittzo0413
Member
So annoying that Amazon screwed up my delivery. All day yesterday (even after midnight!) it was saying it would arrive by 8pm on April 28th, but now without any notice or message it's been pushed to April 30th.
I wish I could be playing with you all right now... Definitely a teensy bit tempted to buy digital and cancel my Amazon order, though I did buy it with a gift card...
I wish I could be playing with you all right now... Definitely a teensy bit tempted to buy digital and cancel my Amazon order, though I did buy it with a gift card...
Do you get something for beating the ghosts in TT?
balladofwindfishes
Member
This is only really an issue on the Deluxe version. On the Wii U, the hardest courses and engine sizes were locked, so the game eased you into the game via unlocks. You were strongly encouraged to start at 50CC, on the farthest left courses.
I think a new player to the series should start with the bottom left courses, which are the "easy" retro courses. They tend to be much simpler in design, because they're generally from consoles that weren't really that powerful. The Shell Cup is probably the easiest cup in the game.
The cups are generally in order from left to right in how challenging they are. And the engine classes go 50<100<150<Mirror<200 is how challenging they are.
If it's the same as the Wii U version,
Gold Wheels
You also used to get stamps, but those aren't around anymore
Stamps were the only reason I'd play characters like Baby Rosalina lol
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Can't you unlock car parts by winning races online?
The gold wheels.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Learned THAT the hard way.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Any coins you collect are added to your total and you get car parts for that (as you would collecting coins anywhere in the game), but I don't think there are any online specific unlocks
That's the best way to play MK though
Phatosaurus
Member
Having put many hours into MK8 on the WiiU, gotta say it looks superb on the Switch and still as fun as ever. Looks great on my TV and even better on the Switch's screen.
Probably won't ever play it online but the split screen will see a lot of play as usual.
Probably won't ever play it online but the split screen will see a lot of play as usual.
Welp my single player play time just doubled.
Chronospherics
Member
Ah okay, I guess I messed it up on the time I tried. I wasn't sure and didn't want to keep trying if it wasn't possible. Thanks!
First Mario Kart game since Mario Kart Wii, and let me tell you this game looks and plays phenomenal. My only compliant is the lack of a option menu, made playing in spit screen annoying since you can't change the orientation and i'm really not a fan of the vertical screen, would much prefer to play with a horizontal screen split.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Can you unlock kart parts by playing online?
Yes. The only things you can;t unlock online are Gold Mario, the gold kart, and the gold wheels.