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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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Bubble Walrus
Member
Everyday feels like Christmas Eve, waiting for this game! My NNID is Epcotman
I feel terrible for laughing so hard at this
@Tron#1, if you still have problems with it, just PM me your NNID and your Country/Time Zone and I'll add you to the list.
Just added myself to the spreadsheet.
Probably not going to get it next week (I need to try and finish some other games before getting another one), but I'll definitely get it soon.
I just know that getting it next week would just stop me from playing anything else for a long time.
Probably not going to get it next week (I need to try and finish some other games before getting another one), but I'll definitely get it soon.
I just know that getting it next week would just stop me from playing anything else for a long time.
People say that they're pretty much the same speed.
Does it run at 29fps during local multiplayer?
EDIT: And how many players have to be playing locally for the framerate to be divided by two?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Added to spreadsheet
Kor of Memory
Member
I apologize if this has been answered already, but it's rather important for my household.
Does anyone know if you can unlock stuff in the game while playing 2player mode? Mario Kart Wii didn't allow this, and thus, a fun game for me and my wife, turned into her just watching me race the same tracks over and over again. Plus, the 2player team GP mode was just terrible.
The wife is excited about this game, but I know if we get it, and it turns out we can't really play it together, she's going to be pretty miffed about it.
Does anyone know if you can unlock stuff in the game while playing 2player mode? Mario Kart Wii didn't allow this, and thus, a fun game for me and my wife, turned into her just watching me race the same tracks over and over again. Plus, the 2player team GP mode was just terrible.
The wife is excited about this game, but I know if we get it, and it turns out we can't really play it together, she's going to be pretty miffed about it.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Well it's 60/59fps for 1-2 players and 30/29?fps for 3-4 players. Online 2 player splitscreen is 60/59? as well.
Yes you can.
Now Grand Prix can be played in multiplayer so you and your wife can unlock everything together.
Oh, awesome.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
My body has never been more ready. The next few days are going to be brutal.
Franchuzas87
Member
Great OT. It's as pretty as the game.
Any image or video available where I can see all the options present in the VS mode?
Any image or video available where I can see all the options present in the VS mode?
FreedomFighter
Member
Such an awesome title. Bravo. GAF OT subtitles never cease to amaze me.
Mario Kart has been a family tradition in my house since 64. My wife, our 15yo son and myself will be putting some serious time into this next weekend, in between visits to Worlds of Fun (I love The Prowler rollercoaster).
Everything.
ps. It's in the first post
thanks. not sure how imissed that..
Posted? In France Micromania have another pre-order gift:
It's a book about Mario Kart history. You may think meh at first like me, but in fact, it is wrote by Florent Gorges, best known for books like the Story of Nintendo or his Gumpei Yoko biography.
So this is pretty cool. Because if you buy the premium edition, you got the game, and the blue shell trophy, and a bullet-Bill or red shell keyholder, and a download code for another Wii U game, and the book. Dat promotion.
Also, posters in Micromania stores indicates the book and the keyholders has been edited to 25k units. It may be a good indication of Nintendo France expectations.
Funny enough, F. Gorges said on his fb page it will be his most printed book to date!
It's a book about Mario Kart history. You may think meh at first like me, but in fact, it is wrote by Florent Gorges, best known for books like the Story of Nintendo or his Gumpei Yoko biography.
So this is pretty cool. Because if you buy the premium edition, you got the game, and the blue shell trophy, and a bullet-Bill or red shell keyholder, and a download code for another Wii U game, and the book. Dat promotion.
Also, posters in Micromania stores indicates the book and the keyholders has been edited to 25k units. It may be a good indication of Nintendo France expectations.
Funny enough, F. Gorges said on his fb page it will be his most printed book to date!
PotionBleue
Member
Posted? In France Micromania have another pre-order gift:
It's a book about Mario Kart history. You may think meh at first like me, but in fact, it is wrote by Florent Gorges, best known for books like the Story of Nintendo or his Gumpei Yoko biography.
Do you have more information about the book? Is there a preview, how many pages, what more precisely it contains?
Mithos
Gold Member
Yes and No. Lets ignore the 1fps framedrop when racing against CPU controlled opponents to make this easier.
When playing 1 or 2 players you indeed get 60fps.
When playing 3 or 4 players, well this is when it apparently get strange.
Player 1 and 2 part of screen is indeed 30fps, and the player 3 and 4 part is indeed 30fps, but the entire screen of 1, 2 ,3, 4 player is 60fps :O
Digital Foundry vs MK8 said:
Nope nothing I can find atm :/ My bet is a double page for each of the Mario Kart games, at the very least.
Micromania said it is worth 14.99, so it will be probably available for sell separately.
Lavpa Jasai
Member
What are the amount of local people with you that you can bring online? Is it still just you and 1 guest? Or can 4 people in the same room play online?
In a menu I saw in a Youtube video there was local, 1 player online, and 2 player online.
Jaded Alyx
Member
I just remembered that you can add people you recently played online with as friends, so once GAF is playing together in a Tournament (Community) it should be easy to just add people.
Just one other person again.
Lavpa Jasai
Member
LAAAAMMMEEEEE
Not really...
Likely want to prevent 1 person racing getting wins while 3 others troll everyone else.
PotionBleue
Member
Probably to prevent teaming-up that could be annoying for solo players in the lobby
Wouldn't 3-4 players rendering at 30fps put you at an automatic disadvantage versus all the other racers? Maybe they can't figure out how to cross the streams without hurting the intended experience.
PotionBleue
Member
A lower framerate only means worse fluidity, it doesn't slow down the actual speed of game. Your example is actually what happens in MKWii : 1-player online is 60fps, while 2-player online is 30fps, and both these setups can play against each other.
Not75Drops
Member
So is someone messing with the spreadsheet? I'm don't think "fjklzljfhlö" is on gaf. I also remember Currygan having the same timezone column (word for word) as me and has mysteriously disappeared.
Starwolf_UK
Member
UK GAF. My local toys r' us store just got the demo kiosk update disc which of course has Mario kart 8 on it.
Those things take an age to update. First screen is your black screen block verification thing (not sure if NAND or disc) then a more Wii system menu NAND installation bit and then photos have to taken during the process and of the system afterwards (to verify everything is working...no damaged screens or funny errors etc).
Btw, those kiosk units seem to be 32gb white systems. Confusion much?
Anyway there were 8 or 10 tracks to play 1 or 2 player, possibly shortened to 2 laps (the one course I played the airport was 2 laps) probably the same thing Gamestop has in America.
It should be noted the GAME store nearby had not done theirs yet. Either the disc literally just arrived in the post or GAME have a different procedure. In any case I'd expect them to be up and running in the places with Wii U dmeo kiosks in the next few days.
Those things take an age to update. First screen is your black screen block verification thing (not sure if NAND or disc) then a more Wii system menu NAND installation bit and then photos have to taken during the process and of the system afterwards (to verify everything is working...no damaged screens or funny errors etc).
Btw, those kiosk units seem to be 32gb white systems. Confusion much?
Anyway there were 8 or 10 tracks to play 1 or 2 player, possibly shortened to 2 laps (the one course I played the airport was 2 laps) probably the same thing Gamestop has in America.
It should be noted the GAME store nearby had not done theirs yet. Either the disc literally just arrived in the post or GAME have a different procedure. In any case I'd expect them to be up and running in the places with Wii U dmeo kiosks in the next few days.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Done. kthxbi
You do realize Online is still going to be 60fps right?
This is why sarcasm on the internet is never a good idea.
Any mexicans around here? I don't know where to preorder my game, I don't know if I want the poster or the pull kart, which would you chose guys? I'm considering the poster because Gameplanet didn't fail with my Pokemon preorder and even had the game two days before official release