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Official Mario Kart DS topic!
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bobbyconover
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I want in! Searching! (just added you, Bork)
Smiles and Cries
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:lol :lol :lol :lol getting owned
Smiles and Cries
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bobby what was that toad was driving? its fast!
bobbyconover
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Smiles and Cries said:
I think it's called "shooting star" or something like that? It's one of the ones you unlock when you beat the retro cup on 100cc, I think!
Smiles and Cries
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kiryogi said:
baby park had me laughing that why I lost we kept bombing away
Smiles and Cries
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japtor said:
added
Ok, there's a sneaky new strategy going on...
I was starting to wonder why there were -good- racers who didn't appear to be doing a turbo start... and a few who appeared to hang at the starting line for a few seconds before the race. At first I thought they had mistakenly burned out when trying to do a turbo start, or that their connection was lagging... then I learned the awful truth.
If you appear to be a decent racer, some folks out there will intentionally stay dead at the starting point to let you get in first, then go grab an item (or two) from the first set of item boxes on any track with items near the starting point. Note: I didn't say "lag behind and get a better item" -- I said flat out wait to start the race.
Now, this is a pretty sneaky strategy -- is it unethical? Of course not... it is, however, a bit unexpected if you are used to good players trying to take the lead and keep it.
It's rather funny, actually... I've seen folks intentionally drop behind in a race for a better item before, but never saw them simply wait at the starting point.
I was starting to wonder why there were -good- racers who didn't appear to be doing a turbo start... and a few who appeared to hang at the starting line for a few seconds before the race. At first I thought they had mistakenly burned out when trying to do a turbo start, or that their connection was lagging... then I learned the awful truth.
If you appear to be a decent racer, some folks out there will intentionally stay dead at the starting point to let you get in first, then go grab an item (or two) from the first set of item boxes on any track with items near the starting point. Note: I didn't say "lag behind and get a better item" -- I said flat out wait to start the race.
Now, this is a pretty sneaky strategy -- is it unethical? Of course not... it is, however, a bit unexpected if you are used to good players trying to take the lead and keep it.
It's rather funny, actually... I've seen folks intentionally drop behind in a race for a better item before, but never saw them simply wait at the starting point.
You still have to catch up though. A lightning, Bullet Bill, Super Shroom or Star can only do so much. I've had better results trying to stay at the front as much as possible. Might be because I seem to be pretty good at thwarting red shell attempts.
As soon as I see a Blue shell coming, I try and slow down so I take someone with me
It's not clearly obvious that the only reason why they only have 20 tracks is because of time. If They couldn't add Waluigi Pinball because of the balls, then they wouldn't have been able to add DK Snow Level because of the Snowballs, but that is in there.
Ah well. better luck next time!
As soon as I see a Blue shell coming, I try and slow down so I take someone with me
It's not clearly obvious that the only reason why they only have 20 tracks is because of time. If They couldn't add Waluigi Pinball because of the balls, then they wouldn't have been able to add DK Snow Level because of the Snowballs, but that is in there.
Ah well. better luck next time!
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bobbyconover
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DavidDayton said:
It's just a reaction to Nintendo's somewhat idiotic system of distributing the items. It's really not fun to completely dominate a race, knowing full well that you'll never get anything other than green shells and banana peels to protect yourself with, and knowing that you'll almost certainly get hit by multiple blue and red shells as punishment for being in first place. I think the most I've been hit by is 4 blues and 2 reds in a single race. It's at its worst when one player is in the lead, one is not far behind, and one is very far behind. What usually ends up happening is the last-place player hammers the first-place player with a blue shell at the last second and the safe second-place player coasts into the lead for a win.
Of course, none of this would be a problem if we were able to customize our games in the slightest. I'd give anything to be able to race with no items, or at the very least no blue shells.
Bartman3010
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Got you on, Rlan
jerrymaguire
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can anyone help?
i have a netgear 834g router, the wireless on it works fine with both my laptop and my psp.
i'm having problems configuring the connection setup. when i press the test connection button, the little reception icon on the top right of the screen is red, suggesting it's not even in range of the router even though i'm sitting next to it.
is this the source of my problem or do i have my other settings wrong? thanks.
i have a netgear 834g router, the wireless on it works fine with both my laptop and my psp.
i'm having problems configuring the connection setup. when i press the test connection button, the little reception icon on the top right of the screen is red, suggesting it's not even in range of the router even though i'm sitting next to it.
is this the source of my problem or do i have my other settings wrong? thanks.
Finally!
047304 430802 - Callous
I'd be grateful if some people would add me and tell me about it so I can add them back
jerrymcguire, I had that too just 30 minutes ago when setting it up. I had to open and change all kinds of things in my router setup. I finally got it working with the manua settings in MK. Basically, just go through all your router options and open shit up. If you get it working doing that, you can then start closing and passwording things one by one until you find out what the problem was. Also, you may have to turn down the speed. It can only be set to 1-2mbps. Mine was defaulted at 5-22 or something, and that's no good according to nintendowifi.com.
047304 430802 - Callous
I'd be grateful if some people would add me and tell me about it so I can add them back
jerrymcguire, I had that too just 30 minutes ago when setting it up. I had to open and change all kinds of things in my router setup. I finally got it working with the manua settings in MK. Basically, just go through all your router options and open shit up. If you get it working doing that, you can then start closing and passwording things one by one until you find out what the problem was. Also, you may have to turn down the speed. It can only be set to 1-2mbps. Mine was defaulted at 5-22 or something, and that's no good according to nintendowifi.com.
I'd vote for the no blue shells. Red shells I can almost consistently defend against. You can kind of avoid blue shells, as I've noticed that they don't lock in till a little bit before they hit you. So if you see the blue shell come up on the map and get launched, you can drop back and not get targeted. I haven't really confirmed this (and if anyone could, please do), but it seems to be true.bobbyconover said:
Regardless, my major complaint is that they don't even adhere to the Mario Kart elastic racing style. If I'm back in fourth, and a decent amount back, if I launch a blue shell and it just takes out the guy in first, that doesn't really help me close the gap. This applies even more in an 8-man race. Lightning, bullet bill, star, golden mushroom ... they all allow the player in the back of the pack to work their way up by either slowing everyone else down or by speeding them up.
bastard666
Member
PLEASE HELP.
I dont have WinXp, I have win2000. NWFC usb doesn't work with Win2000, right?
If I buy this:
U.S. ROBOTICS USR805422
Adapter USB 2.0 wireless standard
IEEE 802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
does it work with Mario Kart DS and with my Operating System using Windows ICS (Internet connection sharing)? Do I need any additional software/drivers?
I'm not interested in buying routers, because my PC is turned on 24h.
Thank you. :lol
I dont have WinXp, I have win2000. NWFC usb doesn't work with Win2000, right?
If I buy this:
U.S. ROBOTICS USR805422
Adapter USB 2.0 wireless standard
IEEE 802.11g up to 54 Mbps
802.11b up to 11 Mbps
does it work with Mario Kart DS and with my Operating System using Windows ICS (Internet connection sharing)? Do I need any additional software/drivers?
I'm not interested in buying routers, because my PC is turned on 24h.
Thank you. :lol
Chibbi Brady
Member
Not sure about 2000, but I do know that other dongles besides Nintendo's will work. I have a Cable & Wireless dongle, cheap thing from Argos, and it works perfectly. Just searched for an access point and it appeared with a little red lock, entered the WEP and away I went. Simple as that. I am running Xp though.
PhoenixDark
Banned
olimario said:
OLI FTW!
Not releasing the dongle to retail is just retarded. Hopefully, Craig is right that Nintendo will release it when Metroid Hunters comes out.
Chibbi Brady
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Bloody hell Akia, I've never seen a game so dominated by blue shells, ridiculous. Enjoyed DK Pass until Mr. Snowman sent me flying. :lol
Back in about 30 minutes.
Oli, I'm in the same boat. I've only ever had more than a 2p game twice. I'm around a lot and play at weird time because of the time difference. I'll add you now.
Back in about 30 minutes.
Oli, I'm in the same boat. I've only ever had more than a 2p game twice. I'm around a lot and play at weird time because of the time difference. I'll add you now.
Chibbi Brady
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I know, I had this happen with you yesterday, not to this extent though. Shame because I enjoy racing you, you kind of make me up my game.
I hate that people who suck ruin my chances of winning with those bullets. I was knock off of Rainbow Road twice with those things.
Also, I just raced a dude with "beta" in his name. 197 wins and 6 losses. On Yoshi Falls he kept swerving back and forth on the track and kept getting a lead because of it. Is there some cheap trick I don't know about?
Also, I just raced a dude with "beta" in his name. 197 wins and 6 losses. On Yoshi Falls he kept swerving back and forth on the track and kept getting a lead because of it. Is there some cheap trick I don't know about?
jerrymaguire
Member
updated firmware on my router, it worked! pls add me.
kinopio
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in england
kinopio
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9824 8000
in england
Chibbi Brady
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Wasn't me, it was my little sister. Little, well she's 22, pretty handy as well. She's completely addicted to Mario Kart. Can't seem to get my DS back.....
has anyone sucessfully linked their DS wifi ID to their profile? I followed the directions exactly as stated in the email and the website, waited 3 days and finally got an email saying:
Now if i try this again, will to mess up my friend code? I really dont want to start all over with my friends list.....
Now if i try this again, will to mess up my friend code? I really dont want to start all over with my friends list.....