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FINALLY beat Mirror Mode 3 Starring the whole thing. Gotta do 200cc now and WOAH. It's a trip. It's good stuff though. I can finally play Koopa again. I'm going to wrap these up and get the DLC. I'm happy this has gotten into Mario Kart again.
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Waltzing Along posted:Yeah, more tracks is good tracks. I was just answering if they are the same quality and they obviously aren't. The ninja one is pretty wild. And they hosed up coconut mall. What's wrong with coconut mall? The cars not moving? Seems totally fine by me 
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Ninja Hideaway is the best of the new DLC tracks in this wave, it felt like a wild journey of exploration the first time I played it where it got progressively crazier over each lap. Like my first lap was like “okay let’s feel this out… where am I going? Was that a shortcut?” The second lap was like “let’s experiment a little and see where some of these paths go” The third lap was like “okay I’ve got this, let’s see what this course can do” It was a lot of fun.
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The Nintengoons discord has MK8 nights a couple times a month. We've got one tomorrow to commemorate the new DLC! https://discord.gg/Z6rqJUJXBj
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All the courses are good. The art style isn't 1 to 1 with the original tracks and it's pretty obvious that they're just ports of the mobile courses, but I don't think the difference is enough to seriously clash with the rest of the game.
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susan b buffering posted:The Nintengoons discord has MK8 nights a couple times a month. We've got one tomorrow to commemorate the new DLC!
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Xenomrph posted:I just joined your Discord! Nice! Should say it isn't mine, I'm just one of the members.
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So I guess the new courses just aren't online yet? I think it's time to pick a new character, like half the people online are Waliugi and I'm tired of being one of them chaleski fucked around with this message at 10:24 on Mar 20, 2022 |
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Mar 20, 2022 10:20
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:What's wrong with coconut mall? The cars not moving? Seems totally fine by me The cars not moving removes all tension from that later stretch and it's a baffling omission
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chaleski posted:So I guess the new courses just aren't online yet? They're not. It'll be a week.
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Xenomrph posted:Ninja Hideaway is the best of the new DLC tracks in this wave, it felt like a wild journey of exploration the first time I played it where it got progressively crazier over each lap. I really like it because it's stolen straight out of a segment from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
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Dpulex posted:The cars not moving removes all tension from that later stretch and it's a baffling omission Not the tension! 
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Mar 20, 2022 23:25
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It's a valid argument, but snark notwithstanding, maybe they made the cars stand still was because of 200cc? I never played the Wii, but I imagine that it was probably challenging (even tense) at 150 and maybe in playtesting they found that it was too difficult in 200.
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Mar 20, 2022 23:32
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Pungry posted:I really like it because it's stolen straight out of a segment from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Oh that’s awesome, do you have a YouTube clip of it for comparison? I’m curious to see it.
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Xenomrph posted:Oh that’s awesome, do you have a YouTube clip of it for comparison? I’m curious to see it. Upon rewatch, it's not as close to the segment as I'd remembered, but the theme is definitely shared super strongly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzBCGUp2pM4
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I know Toad Circuit is not an interesting course but I love it's inclusion because sometimes it's fun to just drift and get purple mini turbos.
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MassRafTer posted:I know Toad Circuit is not an interesting course but I love it's inclusion because sometimes it's fun to just drift and get purple mini turbos. 
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I saw a theory that with the Wario imagery around the track (nose + garlic) Ninja Hideaway was originally intended to be a Kat and Ana themed stage but got nixed by Nintendo because they just don't do crossovers like that for some weird reason. Kind of a bummer, could have made that track even cooler.
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MassRafTer posted:I know Toad Circuit is not an interesting course but I love it's inclusion because sometimes it's fun to just drift and get purple mini turbos. I definitely don't instantly vote for Baby Park ever single time it shows up in rotation, why would you even ask that
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Mar 21, 2022 19:38
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Captain Hygiene posted:I definitely don't instantly vote for Baby Park ever single time it shows up in rotation, why would you even ask that Baby Park is an interesting course even if there aren't enough laps in MK8.
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Mar 21, 2022 20:07
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Manoueverable posted:I saw a theory that with the Wario imagery around the track (nose + garlic) Ninja Hideaway was originally intended to be a Kat and Ana themed stage but got nixed by Nintendo because they just don't do crossovers like that for some weird reason. Kind of a bummer, could have made that track even cooler. Its always been strange that none of the Wario Ware characters show up in any of the Mario spin-offs. Mona drives a moped! She'd be perfect for Mario Kart.
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Mar 21, 2022 20:08
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MassRafTer posted:Baby Park is an interesting course even if there aren't enough laps in MK8. Double Dash is the only main game I've barely touched so I don't actually remember anything about the original. I love the simple chaos in the MK8 version and wish it was longer though.
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All of the new courses are good and strong and also my friends
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The cloud one in the second cup is nothing special but the rest of the tracks are great. I only play handheld and am not overly enamored of the antigrav gimmick so the new tracks are just fine to me. Ninja hideaway is insane though.
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Captain Hygiene posted:Double Dash is the only main game I've barely touched so I don't actually remember anything about the original. I love the simple chaos in the MK8 version and wish it was longer though.
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Rainbow Road 64 is already ruined in MK8 anyway so it happening to other courses doesn't bother me.
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Captain Hygiene posted:Double Dash is the only main game I've barely touched so I don't actually remember anything about the original. I love the simple chaos in the MK8 version and wish it was longer though. I went through a weird period in my life where I thought I didn't like Mario Kart anymore, or something? It was right around when I went to college, so Gamecube era. I never picked up Double Dash and I completely ignored the GBA Mario Kart. I think it might have been that I'd moved away from home and thus couldn't play Mario Kart with my little brother anymore.  Cuz I picked Mario Kart back up again when I started dating a guy (now my husband) who invited me to his house to play Double Dash. And holy poo poo Double Dash was fun as poo poo! We would tag team against his little brother and the neighborhood kids. I'd ride caboose and chuck items at everyone and laugh.Then Mario Kart DS came out and I could play with my little brother again.  Anyway that's my Mario Kart story.
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Silver Falcon posted:I went through a weird period in my life where I thought I didn't like Mario Kart anymore, or something? It was right around when I went to college, so Gamecube era. I never picked up Double Dash and I completely ignored the GBA Mario Kart.  I think I mostly skipped Double Dash due to it coming out when I didn't have the console (so I only happened to play it maybe one time thanks to a friend having it), then when I got the console I was on my own and it seemed like it'd be more fun with other players. I missed out. I forgot about GBA Mario Kart, I also never played that one thanks to the system being one of the very few Nintendos I never eventually got my hands on.
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I've said it a bunch, but godDAMN does this track need to be included in the DLC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mySXZHGzB0 I think it was brought back once but if it was in 7, I never played it. Anyway, y'all who didn't play DD, check that out. It's loving bonkers. Edit: in rewatching that, I think that DD is my favourite controlling MK game. It just looked and felt so loving solid, you know? I love the way the blue wheels looked, how they're angled outward a bit on most karts, and I REALLY love how you can do that mini boost when you get put back on the track, if you hit accelerate the very moment your wheels hit the ground. MK8D is great and all, but goddamn did Nintendo nail an amazing racing feel with DD. Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Mar 21, 2022 |
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I've said it a bunch, but godDAMN does this track need to be included in the DLC. I sure feel like I've played it but the wiki says it was only in that game, maybe there's another similar looking one I'm thinking of. Either way, I'm surprised it wasn't in the original retro tracks for 8, it seems like it'd fit really well.
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If you want wild Double Dash tracks, DK Mountain is bonkers and I really hope it gets a remake. https://youtu.be/zdlIU9etxYc
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One of my favorite things about Double Dash is that there's just enough jank, intentional or otherwise, to deliver some truly weird and memorable experiences. For instance, basically all of the level geometry has collision, even if it's not a part of the course that the player is ever meant to interact with normally. This means that on Wario Colosseum, which has a lot of extra bits all over the place, it's not entirely uncommon for blue shells to just get stuck somewhere and never reach their target. That rollercoaster that passes overhead on Baby Park? You guessed it, it has collision too, and the bowser shell and chain chomp are tall enough that they'll run into it.
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Twelve by Pies posted:Rainbow Road 64 is already ruined in MK8 anyway so it happening to other courses doesn't bother me. It's so much better in MK8 than on N64 that it's almost a shame they cut it down to 1 lap since it's not boring anymore.
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Xenomrph posted:If you want wild Double Dash tracks, DK Mountain is bonkers and I really hope it gets a remake. Greatest track of all time, imo.
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Xenomrph posted:If you want wild Double Dash tracks, DK Mountain is bonkers and I really hope it gets a remake. yep. dk always gets good courses... nintendo have their priorities straight
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Greatest track of all time, imo. 
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DK Mountain IS really great, but I still prefer Wario's craziness. Also, Double Dash allowed you to play through all of its tracks in random order in the All Cup Tour. Whole thing takes close to an hour, I think. Other games DO do this, you play VS with random course selection on there, and set the maximum number of tracks to race on, but the All Cup Tour went one step further; your first track was always Luigi Circuit, and the final track was always Rainbow Road. That was my favourite way to play Double Dash. Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Mar 22, 2022 |
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:DK Mountain IS really great, but I still prefer Wario's craziness. All Cup was a lot of fun with a friend. They've gotta add this as a prank when they finish releasing the DLC tracks. DK Mountain is one of my favorite tracks. The little shortcut right before the final bridge is one of my favorites, very satisfying to get cleanly.
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It's so crazy to me that, eventually, literally half of the 96 (!!!) tracks available to us will be part of this DLC.
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Finally got home and played on all the new tracks. Like them a lot! And the ones from Tour are definitely improved graphically, which is nice. Not a major amount, but more than enough for me! It’s odd that Ninja Hideaway is listed as an original track when it’s also from Tour. Also drat my muscle memory for this game has completely gone to poo poo after years of Tour. The drifts on the setup that always served me well before somehow manage to feel both more and less sensitive at the same time. Gonna need to get some practice in before I join some goon games.
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