Mario Kart 8 Thread

[Hazerd]

I'm ready for you guys. Bring it on.

Add my ID: Hazerd-VI

Ill race ya, or race with you online.

Working on beating all the staff trial ghosts right now for the gold wheels.

Love using Rosalina and a bike, also Lemmy and Larry.

[sevin0seven]

posted this on Wii U thread but what the hey..

The Mario Kart 8 effect on Wii U:

After releasing on Friday, Mario Kart 8 is off to one hell of a start. Nintendo has announced that the game sold 1.2 million copies worldwide in its first weekend.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said in the statement, "The early response to Mario Kart 8 demonstrates that the best days for Wii U are still ahead. This year's E3 is just days away, and it will be all about the future games for Nintendo platforms. This milestone is a great place to start!"

[Ziggy]

Well, I got sick of reading all of yous talking about it. I just picked up MK8. I'll be posting my thoughts soon enough.


edit: Just played the first race. I can already tell it's gonna be great fun. I did, however, find something that I don't like. I picked up a single green shell. I pressed and held L to hold it on the back of my cart (use it as a shield) but then I couldn't pick up a second item!

[sevin0seven]

Well, I got sick of reading all of yous talking about it. I just picked up MK8. I'll be posting my thoughts soon enough.


edit: Just played the first race. I can already tell it's gonna be great fun. I did, however, find something that I don't like. I picked up a single green shell. I pressed and held L to hold it on the back of my cart (use it as a shield) but then I couldn't pick up a second item!

that's great! so that's 1.2.....1M sold.

you'll get over it real soon (picking up a second item while holding unto another one)...now what is your nintendo id so we can race!

[MrPopo]

Well, I got sick of reading all of yous talking about it. I just picked up MK8. I'll be posting my thoughts soon enough.


edit: Just played the first race. I can already tell it's gonna be great fun. I did, however, find something that I don't like. I picked up a single green shell. I pressed and held L to hold it on the back of my cart (use it as a shield) but then I couldn't pick up a second item!

In my day you couldn't hold items behind you at all. But that was ok, because the CPU racers didn't throw items in a blockable fashion anyway; they'd lob them over your head or just randomly activate a star and spin you out.

[dsheinem]

Well, I got sick of reading all of yous talking about it. I just picked up MK8. I'll be posting my thoughts soon enough.


edit: Just played the first race. I can already tell it's gonna be great fun. I did, however, find something that I don't like. I picked up a single green shell. I pressed and held L to hold it on the back of my cart (use it as a shield) but then I couldn't pick up a second item!

In my day you couldn't hold items behind you at all. But that was ok, because the CPU racers didn't throw items in a blockable fashion anyway; they'd lob them over your head or just randomly activate a star and spin you out.

You could hold stuff behind you and pick up another in the GBA MK, so it has been around a long time.

[MrPopo]

Well, I got sick of reading all of yous talking about it. I just picked up MK8. I'll be posting my thoughts soon enough.


edit: Just played the first race. I can already tell it's gonna be great fun. I did, however, find something that I don't like. I picked up a single green shell. I pressed and held L to hold it on the back of my cart (use it as a shield) but then I couldn't pick up a second item!

In my day you couldn't hold items behind you at all. But that was ok, because the CPU racers didn't throw items in a blockable fashion anyway; they'd lob them over your head or just randomly activate a star and spin you out.

You could hold stuff behind you and pick up another in the GBA MK, so it has been around a long time.

Mario Kart went downhill when they got rid of the feather.

[CavZee]

What feather?

(My Mario Kart history isn't very deep.)

[isiolia]

What feather?

(My Mario Kart history isn't very deep.)

It was just in the first one. It was a super hop basically, and could let you cut corners or dodge shells if you timed it right.

I think jumping gaps/barriers would be more difficult to manage once things weren't just Mode 7.

[Ziggy]

Ah... the feather... and shortcuts that you could only use once every 50 plays.