Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)

murphyebass · 03-06-2014 6:34pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I'd disagree with you on the retro tracks, I love them, with the exception of the sandy ones. Are there other great MK tracks? Sure there are, but they can't include everyone's favourites, or they'd have to put in every course* from every game.

*except some of the rainbow road courses.

Maybe I should be a bit clearer. Its more that I rather the original versions. The best of the bunch for me is the princess speedway or something like that I think its called. I just like the originals better is all. I'm really only talking about the N64 tracks btw as its all ive really played previously.

cherryghost · 03-06-2014 7:04pm

The track design in MK 64 was piss poor imo. Most of the retro tracks in MK8 are great and gives a much needed boost to the tracks

OwaynOTT · 03-06-2014 7:49pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

My opinion on the 3DS / Wii tracks:

3DS:
DK Jungle - Good track
Music Park - One of my favourite tracks!
Piranha Plant Slide - Good track

Wii:
Moo Moo Meadows - Love this one, it's crammed full of character and the music is awesome.
Grumble Volcano - Fun track, like how it changes on each lap.

The only retro track I don't like is the one of the two from the revered Double Dash: Dry Dry Desert.

The SNES/N64/GBA/DS tracks are a power sliders dream.

I agree that Dry Dry Desert is one of the poorer ones from GC. I just think it's too early to have the 3dS ones in there and the 3ds isn't needed to make up the numbers.
I kinda like Moo Moo Meadows but I intensely dislike Grumble Volcano as I suck at it.

iamtony · 03-06-2014 8:17pm

Luigi death stare vids are great there's a few here.

http://wiiudaily.com/2014/06/luigis-death-stare/

Kirby · 04-06-2014 7:42am

The new snaking has arrived.

http://kotaku.com/mario-kart-has-a-new-controversial-technique-1585596362

This is Nintendo we are talking about though so don't expect a patch any time soon.

Irish Halo · 04-06-2014 7:52am

Kirby wrote: »

The new snaking has arrived.

I was just wondering would snaking appear again to make the online play boring (for me at least), this doesn't sound as bad it's lengthening a speed boost a bit not like snaking which just one constant speed boost will see how prevalent it becomes.

Kirby · 04-06-2014 10:37am

Irish Halo wrote: »

I was just wondering would snaking appear again to make the online play boring (for me at least), this doesn't sound as bad it's lengthening a speed boost a bit not like snaking which just one constant speed boost will see how prevalent it becomes.

You didn't watch the video did you? :P A bit? You can keep the boost permanently if you practice enough.

FutureGuy · 04-06-2014 1:56pm

Kirby wrote: »

The new snaking has arrived.

http://kotaku.com/mario-kart-has-a-new-controversial-technique-1585596362

This is Nintendo we are talking about though so don't expect a patch any time soon.

Hmmm...fair game imho. It doesn't appear to be anywhere near as bad as snaking was. It's a little extra speed over a small distance.

Anyone can learn to do it and you won't be able to maintain speed continuously in a race environment.

Kirby · 04-06-2014 2:47pm

FutureGuy wrote: »

Hmmm...fair game imho. It doesn't appear to be anywhere near as bad as snaking was.
Anyone can learn to do it and you won't be able to maintain speed continuously in a race environment.

That's a fairly weak justification tbh. I mean, you can use that argument for anything. "So I'm hacking the game to give myself 20 blue shells a race. Anyone can learn to do it...." Extreme example but you get the point.

My view on this sort of thing is fairly straight forward. If it goes against what the makers of the game intended and breaks the laws of the game....which this one does on both counts....then it should be removed. Drifting is supposed to give you one small boost.....not 10 boosts as long as you keep hopping. It's an exploit pure and simple.

FutureGuy wrote: »

It's a little extra speed over a small distance.

If that was the case im sure we could just live with it. But its not. Compare the best times before this was discovered between what they are now. It's as much as 40 seconds over the course of a race. That's not a small amount.

Generic Dreadhead · 04-06-2014 2:58pm

S**t like this annoys me, this game should have a decent, fun, low-level skill requirement so that young people, couples etc can play together. It's not like it's Gran Turismo. As far as i'm conceded holding, a good line, a good choice of driver/car and bring able to navigate the turn-boosts and make good directional track choices are the things that should separate players in 1st and 4th or 8th and 12th if that makes sense. I liked this game cause it was a fairly level playing field. This Unlevels the playing field and will result in online multiplayer where you either Fire-Hop, or you come 4th or worse simple as that

Cravez · 04-06-2014 11:13pm

wampyrus77 · 10-06-2014 8:22pm

amiibo for mario kart 8 now mario kart 8 has become skylander game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caS_eSIKIj0
Nintendo Digital Event - E3 2014
www.youtube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK23qhFlFxQ&list=PLN17ThonXwb0RAcOPyepK7wFybvA4BgWb

CiDeRmAn · 10-06-2014 8:24pm

wampyrus77 wrote: »

amiibo for mario kart 8 now mario kart 8 has become skylander game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caS_eSIKIj0
Nintendo Digital Event - E3 2014
www.youtube.com

It's going to be awesome!
Add in a push in McDs and it might just sell a ton come Xmas.

cherryghost · 12-06-2014 2:35am

I'm pissed now :P I've unlocked everything bar the circuit special which is the one goddamn kart I want.

johnny_ultimate · 30-07-2014 10:48am

Ladies and gentlemen, the definitive Mario Kart 8 review: http://www.avclub.com/article/all-30-mario-kart-8-characters-reviewed-207500

cherryghost · 30-07-2014 11:01am

Bloody hell. I kinda agree with him on most of the characters too! Rosalina is my fave

Star Lord · 30-07-2014 11:57am

Baby Rosalina is gonna slice you.

richymcdermott · 30-07-2014 12:22pm

that may be one of my favourite reviews ever

johnny_ultimate · 30-07-2014 12:37pm

On the character selection screen, the Koopalings are Nintendo’s way of saying, “…and so on.”

It's funny because it's true.

I do think Mario Kart 8 has persuaded me of the need for a Super Smash Kart or equivalent. There's such a variety of Nintendo characters that breaking away from the restrictions of the Mario vast would be the logical step. There are few surprise unlocks in 8, but imagine if it was Tingle, or Poo! Only problem, of course, would be the loss of a more cohesive art design.

CastorTroy · 30-07-2014 2:22pm

Can't really see Samus driving in a Kart Race

Star Lord · 30-07-2014 3:37pm

A miniature version of her gunship, like in NintendoLand could work, like the normal 'karts' only in hover mode all the time...

nix · 30-07-2014 3:44pm

Or just a really fast ball whizzing around

richymcdermott · 26-08-2014 11:42pm

http://kotaku.com/zelda-f-zero-coming-to-mario-kart-8-1627150730

Oh my gurrrrrd

cherryghost · 26-08-2014 11:43pm

Yeah, 8 new tracks too. I WANT BABY PARK

CiDeRmAn · 27-08-2014 7:01am

richymcdermott wrote: »

http://kotaku.com/zelda-f-zero-coming-to-mario-kart-8-1627150730

Oh my gurrrrrd

That's incredible, I can't wait.
And Amibo integration is to come as well.

johnny_ultimate · 27-08-2014 7:17am

That's some serious DLC right there.

Link is wonderful, but 16 new tracks is exactly what the game needs to keep it alive.

Great price too.

murphyebass · 27-08-2014 7:33am

Nice looking doc. Will move me to put the disc back in and I'm sure others the same. Fair play nintendo

cherryghost · 27-08-2014 9:03am

Disc back in? It hasn't even left boyo

Nody · 27-08-2014 9:23am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

That's some serious DLC right there.

Link is wonderful, but 16 new tracks is exactly what the game needs to keep it alive.

Great price too.

Which was my reaction as well reading it but apparently Kotaku disagrees.

We've now got more details from Nintendo. The packs (the first due in November, the second in May 2015, which is an absurdly long time away) will cost $8 each, or you can get them both for $12. Considering the amount of stuff you're getting (six new characters, eight new cars and 16 new courses increase the game's roster by 50%), that's a pretty good deal.

Pretty good deal? The fact each DLC don't cost $25 in the first place makes it a bloody brilliant deal on top of the fact you did not have to pay extra to buy characters as well or each tourney being $15 DLC each...

murphyebass · 27-08-2014 9:45am

cherryghost wrote: »

Disc back in? It hasn't even left boyo

Yeah tbh if the boards group thing was played more often I'd probably have kept at it but 9 times out of 10 I'd go to it and nobody was there. When there was someone there it was generally one or two of us which was fun but you'd really want a group of 6 or more ideally imo.

Its great playing against randomers across the globe but its better beating someone you kind of know online.

Anyway outside of that I had it from day 1, played the hell out of it and eventually decided it was time to give Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze a run. Bear in mind I'm still playing through Zelda Wind Waker as well.

My main problem to be fair is I'm trying to spread my very limited gaming time over different games/consoles.

The new DLC will draw me back though I have no doubt about that.

Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)

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