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Mario Kart 8 DLC |OT| DLC done right
- Thread starter Roo
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There's about five people playing in DLC Frantic right now (not regular Frantic).
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
played through the new levels with my five year old! I really liked the f-zero level and the rainbow road (snes) remix. Zelda castle was cool, mainly because of the music/sounds and rupees. 
Gotcha! Watching ya'll race Grumble Volcano! Roy's coming atcha!!
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Yes.
The Excite Bike track is really underwhelming. :/
I think it was 649MB. Somewhere in that range.
I think it was 649MB. Somewhere in that range.
Happened to me, too. Those high jumps / boosts can get out of hand really quickly.
PapaEmeritus
Member
Word to the wise, you need to change the colors for when is released when. For the colorblind, those look the same color. I can't tell which is which.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks, Wii U. Had to download the MK8 update and install it, then download and install the DLC. Why couldn't you do that on your own
StriKeVillain
Banned
Yeah! They're pretty awesome too
Wonderful - I just saw that thread regarding the music too so I'll give some a listen.
Can't wait to hop back in later tonight.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Just wait for the Baby Pink Gold Link DLC.
I love the new stages. They're also way more difficult than the regular ones, I feel. Much tigther curve. Rainbow Road SNES is the only one I'm not a fan of as it's too big compared to its Mario Kart 7 counterpart, meaning it's not very exciting to race on. Bit of a bummer.
Otherwise? Please make a new F-Zero Nintendo, becase the Mute City track is fantastic!
Otherwise? Please make a new F-Zero Nintendo, becase the Mute City track is fantastic!
The Red Wizard
Member
Does anyone else have trouble entering tournament codes with the Pro Controller when the GamePad is off? It won't let me do anything!
The Real Napsta
Member
Super Smash Kart?
Had a lot of fun with this so far, great value for money.
Rankings, anyone?
God-tier:
Excitebike Arena, Mute City
Really good tier:
Ice Ice Outpost, Hyrule Circuit
Decent tier:
Dragon Driftway, Yoshi's Circuit
OK-But-I'd-Prefer-Other-Tracks tier:
Wario's Goldmine, SNES Rainbow Road
Rankings, anyone?
God-tier:
Excitebike Arena, Mute City
Really good tier:
Ice Ice Outpost, Hyrule Circuit
Decent tier:
Dragon Driftway, Yoshi's Circuit
OK-But-I'd-Prefer-Other-Tracks tier:
Wario's Goldmine, SNES Rainbow Road
I'm enjoying the DLC so far. For 6 it's just stellar value. Most of the new tracks offer very exciting and fast-paced races. The lowpoint for me is probably Ice Ice Post. It's just not very exciting or memorable and comparing it to Sherbet Land for example makes it look dull artistically. It's funny to see how Zelda, F-Zero and Excitebike tracks don't seem out of place at all. I guess it's just how Mario Kart has been everywhere already.
As a sidenote Frantic wasn't as bad as I expected. In some ways it's worse but it also fixes few of the problems I had with the game previously.
As a sidenote Frantic wasn't as bad as I expected. In some ways it's worse but it also fixes few of the problems I had with the game previously.
I Think this would work better than using Nintendo Kart.
Also makes me wish there was a stage like the Smash Mario Kart stage but the reverse so when driving around the stage there's a section with people fighting on the track.
thecouncil
Banned
Mario Kart Smash.
Yep.
PreyingShark
Member
Finished downloading it, did a couple TTs of Dragon Driftway. Joining you guys now.
Seeing that there's only 6 people in here I now really do think that we shouldn't have bothered with a Normal room.
Also, anybody who doesn't pick DLC tracks when they pop up today is an asshole.
Seeing that there's only 6 people in here I now really do think that we shouldn't have bothered with a Normal room.
Also, anybody who doesn't pick DLC tracks when they pop up today is an asshole.
Yeah, I don't understand why they did this.
The rest of the DLC courses are pretty technical, with a lot of switchbacks and jumps, so why'd they feel the need to make Rainbow Road easier?
God Tier:
Ice Ice Outpost
Mute City
Hyrule Circuit
Good Tier:
Dragon Driftway
SNES Rainbow Road
Wario's Goldmine
Yucky Tier:
Excite Bike Arena
Yoshi's Circuit
I think just keeping the Mario Kart brand regardless of which franchises are accounted for is the best move. it's an already established brand with mainstream recognition and renaming it Super Smash Kart could cause some unneeded confusion.
I like all the tracks but if I'd have to rank them:
1. Yoshi Circuit - They tightened up the original and made this an instant classic, imo. Flawless track design.
2. Excitebike Arena - Closest we'll get to Baby Park!
3. Mute City - They nailed the speed in this one.
4. Ice Ice Outpost - Really interesting track design.
5. SNES Rainbow Road - Fun, looks great.
6. Dragon Driftway - Pretty technical, very unique.
7. Hyrule Circuit - Some great fanservice, second half after Master Sword is a bit weak.
8. Wario's Goldmine - Fine choice, I love the design in the open section, could have used a new element in the cave section to make it more interesting.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Going in blind, with a new setup. Going to lose hard!
Kissenkopf
Banned
Just noticed when you get a crystal on the hyrule course it plays the treasure-open-melody from zelda in a very fast version. Cool little detail! :3
thecouncil
Banned
Did you get an answer to this yet?
Go to the OP. Find the tournament write up. Quote the post to reveal the codes. Type those codes into the tournament section of Mario Kart online.
balladofwindfishes
Member
are there new stamps for the new courses and characters?