High Score Challenge # 1 - EMULATOR

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EMULATOR CHALLENGE
The Game : Super Mario Kart (as suggested by several posters)
The Challenge: Fastest Time Trail on the "Ghost Valley 1" track (as suggested by D-Generate)
Additional Requirements: 150 cc class, any carachter

Post your best times here along with the carachter you used.
Overall winner by next thursday gets exclusive bragging rights and the title "Boards Super Mario Kart Champion".

If this weeks challenge goes well we might start a new one same time next week.

evad_lhorg

just to get the ball rolling.

Koopa - overall time 1:19:28
lap time 14:97


very poor times i know but ill try again

KdjaCL

American version or pal


Can be done 3 seconds faster on NTSC version

Also as its an Emu req a screenshot of the score.



kdjac

c - 13

KdjaC wrote:

American version or pal


Can be done 3 seconds faster on NTSC version

Also as its an Emu req a screenshot of the score.



kdjac

Well you can add a screenshot if you like as proof - not really required since everyone on boards is a lovely truthful individual

tuxy

bowser
1`11``28
im sure someone will beat that time easy

tuxy

i have just realised, i am using the default cc for time trail mode
how do you select 150cc for time trial?

honru

tuxy wrote:

i have just realised, i am using the default cc for time trail mode
how do you select 150cc for time trial?

You have to unlock it. If I remember correctly that means getting gold in all 50cc and 100cc cup races.

Do you have to use an emulator?

tuxy

yup its unlocked but when you go to time trial, it does not give an option to pick which cc you want
it just uses 100cc

tuxy

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Do you have to use an emulator?

if you dont use an emulator you will probably be using the pal version of the game right?
so people using an emulated version of the ntsc version will have a big advantage

Balfa

Mario in 1'10"68. Consistent, but not fast. I'll keep at it.

tuxy

nice , but what cc did you use?
c - 13 can you please tell me how to get 150 cc in time trial mode

zAbbo

Time trial is capped at 100cc

Balfa

Yeah, there's no choice of CC in time trial. It's all the same. I thought it was all 150cc, but i'm not gonna argue with bazH.

Here's Mario going fast, but inconsistent. If only I hadn't of messed up the last lap, this would've been a lethal Mario time

Balfa

And after Mario eased me back into the game (having played Super Circuit and Double Dash a lot, I kept turning in waaay too early for every corner ), I let Bowser take over and break that elusive one minute, eight barrier.

Bowser in 1'07"89:

tuxy

bazH wrote:

Time trial is capped at 100cc

that will make this challenege difficult

very nice Balfa


heres a vid of someone doing a good lap
http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/planetnintendo/mariokart/ghost-valley-1.mpeg

c - 13

My times are terrible - im going to need a hell of a lot more practice

evad_lhorg

someone remind me when you accelerate to get the boost start.

Balfa

evad_lhorg wrote:

someone remind me when you accelerate to get the boost start.

On PAL version, exactly half way between first and second BEEPs (not lights - they're somewhat out of synch).

On NTSC version, right after the first beep. I usually close my eyes so the totally out of synch lights don't confusticate me, then hit the accelerator as a reaction to the first beep. Works every time.

Don't forget to open your eyes again before the first corner!

evad_lhorg

bump last day.........

Retr0gamer

I've realised somethingI've known for ages. I'm crap at this game. And it's my mothers fault for depriving me of a SNES when I was younger. Can't even achieve a time above 1'25"

tuxy

im fairly happy with my time
its the best i can do
i dont have a chance of beating Balfa

c - 13

And the winner of the First Boards High Score Challenge is

Balfa
Game : Super Mario Kart
Character : Bowser
Time : 1'07"89

Congratulations - you have earned youself the title of the Boards Super Mario Kart Champion, and the respect of those of us you hammered

If interest keeps up we might have to do this again in a few weeks and see if you can hold on to your title

DonkeyStyle \o/

Zoiks!
Nice time Balfa.
The best I could drag out of Bowzer was 1:10.
Question though... were you hopping the gap/shortcut on every lap? That's the only way I could get a laptime under 14 seconds... but I gave up trying to make the jump for all 5 laps without falling off... gaaah that timing is infuriating! :eek:
Respek'

I nominate Rainbow Road for the next MK challenge! (mmm power-slidey goodness)

tuxy

1 did 1:11 with out hopping the gap

evad_lhorg

can you hop the gap without a feather? maybe that's where i was goin wrong.

Retr0gamer

Always thought you needed a feather. Could get some laps at around 1'15". The others would always be terrible.

DonkeyStyle \o/

tuxy wrote:

1 did 1:11 with out hopping the gap

My 1:10 was without hopping the gap... the times I used the gap, I'd fall off on other laps and arse up my time.

evad_lhorg wrote:

can you hop the gap without a feather? maybe that's where i was goin wrong.

Yeah you can hop it without a feather (or a shroom for that matter), but it's very tricky timing-wise and you need a fast charicter like bowzer... I find hopping over the yellow ramp just before the gap helps you keep your speed aswell.

Balfa

My time was without hopping the gap. I still have it saved, so If anyone knows a utility that lets you video capture your desktop, I could upload a vid of it to show.

I can't consistently hop the gap at all
SMK has a thing where if you slide loads around a corner, you get a momentary miniboost, you can hear a slight increase in revs. In MKSC for GBA it's much easier to get this boost and it's a much more pronounced boost.
That boost is almost necessary to reliably jump the gap.

check out http://www.timeofdeath.net/Chris-GV1-10020.avi for an unbelievable time

DonkeyStyle \o/

Balfa wrote:

check out http://www.timeofdeath.net/Chris-GV1-10020.avi for an unbelievable time

Grrr... this is the same AVI I downloaded the other day... for some odd reason it crashes my PC.

D-Generate

Sniffle I couldn't even do my own track because I loaned the AV cable to someone and didn't get it back in time. Nooooo!

But you all must agree, its the best time trial track

DonkeyStyle \o/

Mih... I prefer Ghost Valley 3 or Rainbow Road tbh.

Khannie

D-Generate wrote:

But you all must agree, its the best time trial track

No doubt about it.

Viewed that vid. Absolutely SAVAGE stuff. I used to be pretty good, but not that good. That's just amazing.

WP Balfa.

The Bollox

are there any more game challenges being done? I for one would like to put Balfa's time to the test!

c - 13

Hah, I was after forgetting all about these threads !! Any one else other than Marts interested ? I've been practicing my Mario Kart

The Bollox

I have been playing a LOT! I got a copy off eBay 2 weeks ago and have been playing it to it's death (which will hopefully never come)

Retr0gamer

Wouldn't mind some more challenges but no mario kart for me because I'm awful at it.

c - 13

Throw out any suggestions you have Retr0. We might as well use this thread for the suggestions - no need to open a new one.

knuth

Virtual console MK soon!

Retr0gamer

lordlame wrote:

Virtual console MK soon!

Who cares. The mortal kombat games were awful and the console conversions were even worse.

Jazzy

my brother got something ridiculous at this course when we were kids. 1:03 or something. he also got under a minute on mario circuit 1. ill ask him what it was.

werent we so much better at games as kids? i couldnt do half the crap now i could do as a kid. i did a complete run in zelda: LTTP on the snes in 6 hours when i was 10. that was getting all hearts, all items, everything (even the max amount of arrows and bombs) without dieing once or saving the game. it was more cos my bro said "ah you wont do it" so i was like "well, i dont think u know how little to do there is "
if i tried that now, even with practice i still wouldnt be able to. if i was yer man from quantum leap i would go back to me as a kid and just go "right, there is this game coming out in 1996 called quake. play it as much as you are playing these other games and play it online. 8 hours a day too." that way i could have been pro

Jazzy

evad_lhorg wrote:

can you hop the gap without a feather? maybe that's where i was goin wrong.

yeah you can. its difficult but essential for good times. i could never really do it

knuth

Retr0gamer wrote:

Who cares. The mortal kombat games were awful and the console conversions were even worse.

MK as in Mario Kart.