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[dwix]

Great OT! Pumped for this. I haven't owned a Mario Kart game since N64.

 

[J@hranimo]

There's a spreadsheet for that linked in the OP.

Ah that's what happens when I immediately get on GAF when I wake up z_z. Thanks, will add to it now.

 

[phanphare]

ironic because the title is trying to be clever. Visually, it looks goofy as shit (backward AND upside down? ) and the fact that you have to explain it shows the joke falls flat.

I think it's just you bro

the OT title is the textbook definition of "perfection"

 

[MADGAME]

I added my NNID to the spreadsheet, I play nights/weekends. Always fun to race with the Gaming Age Family so add me if you like.

7 days, woo-hooo!!!

 

[BowieZ]

Love the OT title. Disappointed in no Diddy Kong for another generation.

Wait for the Kong DLC pack.

 

[Chopper]

Thread title fails on mobile Gaf.

Also, seriously, where can I get my hands on one of these:

Official versions don't even appear on eBay.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Thursday night I will perform my new game ritual of cleaning the house from top to bottom.

Thread title fails on mobile Gaf.

Works for me on my Galaxy S3.

 

[minty_jpg]

Awesome OT!!!

 

[Bronetta]

Less then a week to go. The hype is too real.

Fantastic OT by the way.

 

[Captain Europe]

I think it's just you bro

the OT title is the textbook definition of "perfection"

Yeah, it's pretty obvious what the title is doing.


also, HYPE!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I don't have room in my NNID even if I have other profiles on my WiiU I don't use them much besides I want to keep my race records under one ID

so why can't Nintendo allow more than 100?

I hope I have enough GAFFERs over the launch of the WiiU to race with

 

[IntelliHeath]

Wait for the Kong DLC pack.

Yep, that's what I'm calling out for Kong DLC and Villain DLC.

Kong - Cranky, Funky, Diddy and Dixie
Villain - Dry Bowser, Dry Bone, Birdo and Bowser Jr

 

[mrhej]

Hey so... that DLC section on the original post - has there been any hints there will be or is it just wishful thinking?

Well NFC is coming out soon...

 

[Pegasus Actual]

I don't know about the rest you... but I think blue shells are pretty cool.

 

[PadWarrior]

I'm going out of town this weekend so if anyone adds me, I'll add you back when I return.

 

[anotherVegan]

One week left.

 

[Chopper]

Works for me on my Galaxy S3.

I have no i (!)

In Chrome.

 

[Lernaean]

Thanks for the OT, subscribed.

NNID is Lernaean (duh) if anyone wants to add me.

One week left >.<

 

[Tom_Cody]

If there's DLC in Mario Golf but not in Mario Kart, I will accept a 2 week GAF ban.

Mario Golf is my case in point. Nintendo publicized the DLC for that title prior to its release. On the Mario Kart from we have nothing.

That said, Sakurai specifically said that there would be no DLC for Smash but now we know there is going to be NFC integration.

 

[clav]

The blue shell and the elastic band are necessary evils as much as I curse them. Playing a bunch of Sonic Racing Transformed lately one apparent flaw that became more and more obvious was that there were no items capable of reeling the leader in, the bees being the only option were not a guaranteed hit, and if you're with the rest of the pack you will fall back thanks to items. Basically if you exploit this by relying on speed, getting a little in front of the pack is enough to call the race over in the right hands, being out in the lead is 'low risk & high reward' compared to other positions, it's a rookie balancing mistake. Don't think it's worth an entire thread to state the obvious, so there you go!

No no no no no.

Watch this bit with this guy playing with computers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt8VbtJCl6w#t=2m5s

Within 30 seconds. He goes from leading first to within the pack.

First a lightning bolt. Then red shell, then blue shell. Nothing he can do to regain first.

Too bad the lightning bolt knocks out the horn item to block out the blue shell.

 

[Davey Cakes]

Hey so... that DLC section on the original post - has there been any hints there will be or is it just wishful thinking?

Wishful thinking.

But hey it might as well be there in case we get lucky and Nintendo announces something. That way the thread will have a section ready to go for future updates.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Yep, that's what I'm calling out for Kong DLC and Villain DLC.

Kong - Cranky, Funky, Diddy and Dixie
Villain - Dry Bowser, Dry Bone, Birdo and Bowser Jr

Wait for the Kong DLC pack.

That would be amazing.

They could have a DKR themed circuit of 4 courses plus the additional associated racers.

Still, I personally doubt they are going to do this.

 

[J@hranimo]

In regards to DLC, if there is any maybe we'll hear something about it at E3? Maybe?

Talk about wishful thinking..

 

[SweetDonuts]

Sweet OT, love the title. I just added my NNID to the spreadsheet. One more week to go!

 

[phanphare]

No no no no no.

Watch this bit with this guy playing with computers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt8VbtJCl6w#t=2m5s

Within 30 seconds. He goes from leading first to within the pack.

First a lightning bolt. Then red shell, then blue shell. Nothing he can do to regain first.

Too bad the lightning bolt knocks out the horn item to block out the blue shell.

he still finished in second place though...

 

[clav]

he still finished in second place though...

Did you forget how many times he was attacked?

 

[Megatron]

Oh wow, I didn't know about these! Might have to get the Luigi one for my Luigi Wiimote!

 

[javac]

I have no idea how to center the text in that spreadsheet thing. I feel so stupid and everyone can see where I'm clicking so I just left it :$

In any case my ID is QaizAli, please add me! I'm not this dopey usually

EDIT: Someone did it for me I think, thanks! For a so called 'Computer Scientist', I'm pretty stupid at times

 

[phanphare]

Did you forget how many times he was attacked?

yeah that was an unfortunate bit of bad luck, but he still finished in second place

 

[Alaskanbullworm]

Been donning the Super Mario Kart rainbow road track as my avatar border for a few months now. So damn pumped for this game

Can't wait to use my Pro controller after going Wheel only for MKWii

 

[Nori Chan]

yeah that was an unfortunate bit of bad luck, but he still finished in second place

If you're not first, you're last son

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I have no i (!)

In Chrome.

Now that you mention it, I don't either.

Hmmmm...

 

[Jucksalbe]

I have no idea how to center the text in that spreadsheet thing. I feel so stupid and everyone can see where I'm clicking so I just left it :$

I already corrected that.
Anyway, centering is the eighth button from the right, click on the arrow and select centered.

 

[Davey Cakes]

In regards to DLC, if there is any maybe we'll hear something about it at E3? Maybe?

Talk about wishful thinking..

"Obvious" means nothing in regards to Nintendo.

That said, MK8 DLC seems like a no-brainer.

I don't think people would be as hopeful if Nintendo hadn't already done massive DLC packs with games like New Super Luigi U and Mario Golf, never mind other examples like Pikmin 3 and Fire Emblem. Speaking for both Wii U and 3DS.

The fact that Nintendo hasn't said anything yet means we can still consider the possibility.

 

[phanphare]

If you're not first, you're last son

lol

that'd be a hilarious co-op Mii combo to go online with. Ricky Bobby and Cal

 

[Snkfanatic]

Oh wow, I didn't know about these! Might have to get the Luigi one for my Luigi Wiimote!

I wouldn't mind the Mario one but I am concerned about using it. The few times I tried that style on Mario Kart it was terrible to control.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Did you forget how many times he was attacked?

The red shell / blue shell combo was a bit unfortunate, but it's not like that all the time. Plus he missed an item ? that could have helped him.

 

[Insaniac]

The red shell / blue shell combo was a bit unfortunate, but it's not like that all the time. Plus he missed an item ? that could have helped him.

Yeah he missed a crucial item box that could've contained a mushroom or such since he was in 4th(?) when when he could've picked it up with a high chance for a useful item.

 

[shouamabane]

So, do eshop releases get put up at midnight?

Yes. Midnight Eastern Time

 

[Kandinsky]

Great OT title.

 

[Tom_Cody]

No no no no no.

Watch this bit with this guy playing with computers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt8VbtJCl6w#t=2m5s

Within 30 seconds. He goes from leading first to within the pack.

First a lightning bolt. Then red shell, then blue shell. Nothing he can do to regain first.

Too bad the lightning bolt knocks out the horn item to block out the blue shell.

But he missed an item block that could have given him a chance to recover...

Beyond that I will say that he was also just not playing especially well over the course of the track. Very limited drifting skills. One of the things you realize when going for &#9734;&#9734;&#9734; grades in the recent Mario Kart games is that, while you aren't given specific records to break, you need play at a certain level to guarantee 40 points on a circuit (meaning first on each of the four races). If you don't finish a track in a given amount of time, you can fully expect a wave of anihilation to roll through similar to the one in the video. If not on every track, at least one of them, which still prevents you from getting the &#9734; rankings. Simply not falling off the track is not enough to get these high rankings. You are actually required to play at a fairly high level.

 

[Spux666]

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, ONE WEEK!

 

[javac]

I already corrected that.
Anyway, centering is the eighth button from the right, click on the arrow and select centered.

Thanks, I felt like a right idiot. I typed my name in and it didn't centre. I was thinking "damn it!" as I saw everyone else typing away live. Mortified. So simple and I flopped. I spend so much time programming but I can't even use a simple spreadsheet *shakes head*

Anyways amazing thread, can't wait to race you all!

 

[Teletraan1]

New Wii U owner here. I didn't purchase a Wii U just for this game but it definitely put me over the edge. Great OT. Can't wait for this to come out.

Does anyone know if I can play 2 player with a gamepad and a Pro controller? It was kind of a bummer to learn I could not do this in NSMBU.

 

[javac]

New Wii U owner here. I didn't purchase a Wii U just for this game but it definitely put me over the edge. Great OT. Can't wait for this to come out.

Does anyone know if I can play 2 player with a gamepad and a Pro controller? It was kind of a bummer to learn I could not do this in NSMBU.

Yeah you can use any combination of the supported controllers.

 

[jrDev]

Came in to say thread title is genius! I want that Bundle but I'm broke :/

 

[Davey Cakes]

Does anyone know if I can play 2 player with a gamepad and a Pro controller? It was kind of a bummer to learn I could not do this in NSMBU.

You definitely can. However, the Gamepad player CANNOT use the screen to play on.

As previously said, any combo of controllers will work.

Also, this game supports seven different control methods which is pretty sweet.

 

[Cool_M]

I'm ready for that midnight release sleepless nights are incoming.

 

[ds8k]

What's the likelihood of me walking into a store next Friday and picking up the WiiU bundle with this game? I've called a few Target's and they all said they're not doing pre-orders for it.

 

[EastOfEden]

Wishful thinking.

But hey it might as well be there in case we get lucky and Nintendo announces something. That way the thread will have a section ready to go for future updates.

Ah dang okay, fair enough. Really want more characters haha.

Well NFC is coming out soon...

Oh please, no!