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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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PadWarrior
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http://www.shacknews.com/article/84556/play-primer-mario-kart-8
Mario Kart 8 doesnt make you grind your way through the easy 50cc races just to get your collection of shiny gold trophies. Instead, placing in a higher speed automatically also earns you the trophy for the same cup at the lower speed as well. Think of it as finishing a game on Hardcore and automatically getting the Normal mode achievement. The retroactive awards also apply to stars, which are given for just how definitively you rout the competition. To get three stars, you need to not only place gold in a cup, but also have come in first place in each of the individual races.
Each speed will always keep the highest trophy and stars earned--so if you gold in 50cc and silver in 100cc, you wont get knocked down a rank in the 50cc cup--but you can feel free to skip the lower speeds if you find them too easy. And thats a good thing, because
Mario Kart 8 doesnt make you grind your way through the easy 50cc races just to get your collection of shiny gold trophies. Instead, placing in a higher speed automatically also earns you the trophy for the same cup at the lower speed as well. Think of it as finishing a game on Hardcore and automatically getting the Normal mode achievement. The retroactive awards also apply to stars, which are given for just how definitively you rout the competition. To get three stars, you need to not only place gold in a cup, but also have come in first place in each of the individual races.
Each speed will always keep the highest trophy and stars earned--so if you gold in 50cc and silver in 100cc, you wont get knocked down a rank in the 50cc cup--but you can feel free to skip the lower speeds if you find them too easy. And thats a good thing, because
So ready for next Friday, haven't played a Mario Kart game since DS and it looks like this is going to be worth the wait.
Added my NNID to the spreadsheet and sent a few requests out. Kinda regret not adding my NNID to my business cards now seeing as this might be the game to give the Wii U a much needed shot in the arm.
Added my NNID to the spreadsheet and sent a few requests out. Kinda regret not adding my NNID to my business cards now seeing as this might be the game to give the Wii U a much needed shot in the arm.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
That's pretty cool. In that case I'll probably just start off on 100cc to get used to the game.
Kissenkopf
Banned
100
Shiiieeett
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
There's so many people on the list; I don't know what to do.
you can redeem free game with a disc version as well, just have to register the game on club nintendo by July 31
So now that we've got an idea of what the interest is in this game, can we talk about GafKart leagues? Everyone will be doing tourneys from time to time, but full on leagues, especially with summer starting, would be great.
I was thinking, depending on the size of the field, maybe we can have 'conferences' that are based around the time zones. Each conference can have dedicated times for racing they agree on, and set up heats with in their respective groups. As for the races themselves, each week can be a single series of a certain number of races, the tracks decided on before hand. I'd suggest a game of battle to decide the initial seating for each 'heat', and maybe another somewhere in the actual set of races.
After a number of weeks, have the conference champions go against each other in a final tourney series over the next couple of weeks, but like NASCAR, mix in losers with the champs so they have a chance to screw them over one last time.
What would you all want in a GafKart league?
I was thinking, depending on the size of the field, maybe we can have 'conferences' that are based around the time zones. Each conference can have dedicated times for racing they agree on, and set up heats with in their respective groups. As for the races themselves, each week can be a single series of a certain number of races, the tracks decided on before hand. I'd suggest a game of battle to decide the initial seating for each 'heat', and maybe another somewhere in the actual set of races.
After a number of weeks, have the conference champions go against each other in a final tourney series over the next couple of weeks, but like NASCAR, mix in losers with the champs so they have a chance to screw them over one last time.
What would you all want in a GafKart league?
This was a really good and quick read. Thanks for the link.
Omg we get to race again. I'm crying.
OMG YES. I don't like purchasing digital titles from Nintendo.
Roster is mostly boring. But it's a racing game so whatever.
It's friday night and we can't play MK8 yet
Thought that was Vinny for a second.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Oh damn, didn't know the OT was up. Subbed, hyped for Friday. My Wii-U will once again be in regular playing rotation.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Love the title OP, clever! 
Btw, don't feel like going through the spreadsheet atm (on mobile), mine is
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/users/dash.kappei
(EU, mostly play during the evening/night)
Btw, don't feel like going through the spreadsheet atm (on mobile), mine is
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/users/dash.kappei
(EU, mostly play during the evening/night)
Jaded Alyx
Member
It doesn't really matter when we'll all be playing in the same Tournament (Community).
So hyped
PadWarrior
Member
Welcome!
Definitely do that. I got mine last weekend just for MK8 and beyond. It really is one of the best controllers ever
shouamabane
Member
I use the pro controller for every game except Pikmin, barring games that force Gamepad use.
OricWindstar
Member
Thanks so much for uploading so many videos. These are really great!
Ultimadrago
Member
Much appreciated, beanman!
I LOVE everything about this track but the music.
It just doesn't do it for me. It doesn't sound like a Bowser's Castle song.
I was expecting someting more..well.. sad, lonely and dark like previous games. It worked for 3D World because it wasn't a Castle and the building was full of lights and circus stuff going on but at least to me, this doesn't fit a Bowser's Castle track.
I guess I love Wii Bowser's Castle too much :/
OricWindstar
Member
Oh man, I love the music in this track; it might even be my favorite part of the entire course. It's so epic, yet still has that playful Mario aspect to it. To each their own, I guess.
Speaking of music: Cloudtop Cruise? Perfection. Obviously I haven't played the game yet, but that may be my favorite new course.
Quote the OP.
LinkToTheFuture
Member
My excitement for the game is really getting too high x.x Did anyone see if the 150cc is faster or slower than mk7?
So there's no limit (or a very high limit) to how many can join a tournament? multiple races can take place at the same time in a tournament?
That's awesome if so
... I thought the limit would be 12 and it's just one group each round.Wolfgang Jr
Banned
Because you should get off your damn phone and
read GAF on your PC
Lol he meant it's in the OP, but the only way to see it is if you quote the post and scroll down. It's hidden in the email tags.
Really, I'm not sure, if you're just kidding, but anyway, when you quote the OP (and not post it....), there's an "email" tag at the place where it says "QUOTE TO SEE THE LINKS". Copy the link from there.
Teriaaaaa!
Neo Member
I added myself to the Google Doc, I look forward to playing Mario Kart with all of you
Digital Foundry article on Mario Kart 8: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-vs-mario-kart-8
SomethingInTheSea
Member
Don't like the sound of that micro stutter, wonder how bad it is in play?
POWERSPHERE
Member
im finding it hard to fathom theres no gamepad vs TV multiplayer. Am i wrong? Please say im wrong.
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
100% correct! Not enuffffff processing powah
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
Pre-order cancelled.
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
lol
Unless you're a super technical savvy guy with fantastic eagle eyes and doing a technical analysis, you won't notice it. At all.
SomethingInTheSea
Member
I really hope so, looking forward to this game so hard!
The way the game still outputs 60 images per second in 4 player mode but sends new frames alternatively for the top and bottom parts of the screen is a surprising technique.
Mithos
Gold Member
Seems like this micro stutter "only" happen when you're playing against CPU controlled opponents.
Digital Foundry vs MK8 said: