TheGreatMightyPoo
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The most popular ones are often disappointing.
Like the Zombi U one(yes, I am bitter because I liked mine better).
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Mario Kart 8 Info Thread
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The most popular ones are often disappointing.
Like the Zombi U one(yes, I am bitter because I liked mine better).
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Late but... This is damn perfect!
tali'zorah84
Member
Is the eShop listing up for the game yet? Because I bought SMK and I get $10 off if I buy digitally and I'm looking to verify filesize.
(Just over a month to go T___T)
(Just over a month to go T___T)
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
This OT title thing got me hyped, and I preordered the game.
The bonus for preordering at GAME Spain...
Noa freaking plz....
This OT title thing got me hyped, and I preordered the game.
The bonus for preordering at GAME Spain...
ShopTo in the UK are offering that T-Shirt, also.
SoraanTribal
Member
I loveee that track. It honestly seems like the easiest course you could tranform into "anti-grav", too.
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Oh shit, I want that blue shell t-shirt!
This OT title thing got me hyped, and I preordered the game.
The bonus for preordering at GAME Spain...
This one looks much better
This would make sense, if perhaps the fire flower item could be used to shoot golden fireballs that spurred coins, presuming there were some REALLY expensive items in the Mario Motors catalogue for which you would have to basically spend years collecting coins if you hadn't unlocked him. (Golden wheels for 200,000 coins, Golden glider for 500,000 coins, Golden kart for 1,000,000 coins, Golden bike for 2,000,000 coins??? teehee)
Lord_Byron28
Member
Its when they are italicizing the text that it doesn't show up.
This is the only post where I can see the "I". Weirdly the "e" in poetry is missing.
Hmm, strange, I can see all the letters.
Man, that's one of the three top tier levels in Double Dash. I can only imagine how batshit that course would get with the "8" filter.
I dunno, part of me feels like adding antigravity to it would actually make it less interesting.
God, I love this track. My favorite part is myself forgetting which direction the 90-degree turn is after going off the huge ramp in the middle. I constantly forget because I've played it in Mirror so much. My co-op partner always has to scream "LEFT" or "RIGHT" at the last second to remind me. Mario Kart is the best, guys.
EDIT: It's the turn at 1:18 in that video.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I know this has been gone over before but how many retro courses and original courses have we seen nothing from in the game???
I know there's Yoshi Valley and Sherbet Island for Retros and Rainbow Road for originals...
Ok, let me rephrase that:
Besides the ones I mentioned and all the ones we have seen anything from, how many courses are a mystery???
I know there's Yoshi Valley and Sherbet Island for Retros and Rainbow Road for originals...
Ok, let me rephrase that:
Besides the ones I mentioned and all the ones we have seen anything from, how many courses are a mystery???
Not75Drops
Member
2 I think if you exclude RR and Bowser's Castle. One new and one retro.
PotionBleue
Member
Here's a little summary, in no particular order:
Mario Kart Stadium
Water Park
Sweet Sweet Canyon
Thwomp Ruins
Mario Circuit
Toad Harbour
Twisted Mansion
Shy Guy Falls
Dolphin Shoals
Sunshine Airport
Electrodrome
Bone Dry Dunes
Cloudtop Cruise
(unknown new track)
(unknown new track, but likely a new Bowser's Castle)
(Confirmed but unseen yet new Rainbow Road)
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
GBA Mario Circuit
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
N64 Toad's Turnpike
GCN Dry Dry Desert
SNES Donut Plains 3
N64 Royal Raceway
3DS DK Jungle
(unknown retro track)
(N64 Yoshi Valley?)
(GCN Sherbet Land?)
3DS Music Park
DS Tick-Tock Clock
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Wii Grumble Volcano
N64 Rainbow Road
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Any guess to why we haven't seen the ones we haven't seen???
Obviously, Rainbow Road will be the climax of crazy so that makes sense to not reveal yet but what about the others???
Random or are they saving them on purpose???
Obviously, Rainbow Road will be the climax of crazy so that makes sense to not reveal yet but what about the others???
Random or are they saving them on purpose???
The best theory of the moment is that the retro track is either Wario Colosseum, GBA Ribbon Road or SNES Bowser Castle (1-3?), and the new track is an ice/DK track tying into Tropical Freeze (possibly to be revealed alongside Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, and/or Funky).
An alternative theory is that there are 40 tracks total, so add to that another 4 new and another 4 retro!
Graphics Horse
Member
The Tropical Freeze track is pretty likely, there's always an ice track and DK track, or a snow DK track, i'd put it up with Bowser's Castle levels of likeliness.
It probably depends on operating system
the one the upside down text site gave me was this.
http://www.utf8icons.com/character/7433/latin-small-letter-turned-i
Only the M o and 8 work on my phone, lol
It probably depends on operating system
the one the upside down text site gave me was this.
http://www.utf8icons.com/character/7433/latin-small-letter-turned-i
Only the M o and 8 work on my phone, lol
There's always a Wario track as well.
At this point both are 50/50
Supposedly though Water Park is Wario's and Waluigi's shared track, like Sweet Sweet Canyon is Peach's and Daisy's, and Electrodrome is the Koopalings'.
Uh... why have we even seen the ones we've seen?
Why do we almost know all of the Mario Kart tracks right now anyway.
Davey Cakes
Member
I come into this thread but I try to ignore certain reveals and videos.
Happy to say I actually don't know most or all of the tracks shown, at least not by heart or down to the details.
I'm trying to be somewhat informed while also maintaining a sort of mini blackout. I'm too excited for this game to experience too much of it via pre-release media.
Happy to say I actually don't know most or all of the tracks shown, at least not by heart or down to the details.
I'm trying to be somewhat informed while also maintaining a sort of mini blackout. I'm too excited for this game to experience too much of it via pre-release media.
Because not much is left to help hype up the Wii U right now... I fully believe had it been a success, much less of Kart would be revealed before release (well apart from through spoilerish reviews of course).
Graphics Horse
Member
Secret 5th cup confirmed. 'Water Park' is kind of a lame Wario track though.
The real injustice is what's blatantly Toad's stadium being called Mario Kart stadium
What about Toad Harbor though?
anon_mastermind
Member
I think the DK course could be called Donkey Kong Island, since that was the name of the ice world in DKCTF.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Maybe there are more (wishy thoughts)
ErrorMacro
Member
Probably DLC though. It wouldn't surprise me.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Gamexplain posted a nearly 20-minute video compilation video of the first 16 tracks, showing a lap for each of them
http://youtu.be/BGhLRezM_C8
http://youtu.be/BGhLRezM_C8
Not75Drops
Member
Wasn't there a public event for MK7 were you could play the entire 32 tracks? I think it was the same place where they showed off the life-size bee kart so this isn't the first time they've done this.
Looks great.
Graphics Horse
Member
They gotta live somewhere!
So I've got a question for you guys:
The only Mario Kart game I ever played intensively and enjoyed was Double Dash, about ten years ago. I'm not really familiar with the more complex mechanics of the game or anything, but I remember having a really great time with it, and watching the Game Grumps play it reminded me of how much fun it was, and got me excited for this game.
The problem is, I've heard tons of complaints about the series (Wii in particular, but I don't know if that game was better or worse about it) when it comes to the luck factor, and that's something that worries me with this one. One of the most exciting appeals of 8 for me is the online play, and I look forward to improving my skills race after race, getting better and better at the game. If items and other factors are going to diminish the importance of skill in order to even the playing field for players who suck, then that's just not very fun for me, and doesn't give me any motivation to play with anyone other than friends and family.
Was 7 better about player skill actually mattering? Does 8 look like it'll be great in that regard?
I've tried looking up comparisons and analyses for the series up to this point to learn the inner mechanics, but I haven't really found anything.
The only Mario Kart game I ever played intensively and enjoyed was Double Dash, about ten years ago. I'm not really familiar with the more complex mechanics of the game or anything, but I remember having a really great time with it, and watching the Game Grumps play it reminded me of how much fun it was, and got me excited for this game.
The problem is, I've heard tons of complaints about the series (Wii in particular, but I don't know if that game was better or worse about it) when it comes to the luck factor, and that's something that worries me with this one. One of the most exciting appeals of 8 for me is the online play, and I look forward to improving my skills race after race, getting better and better at the game. If items and other factors are going to diminish the importance of skill in order to even the playing field for players who suck, then that's just not very fun for me, and doesn't give me any motivation to play with anyone other than friends and family.
Was 7 better about player skill actually mattering? Does 8 look like it'll be great in that regard?
I've tried looking up comparisons and analyses for the series up to this point to learn the inner mechanics, but I haven't really found anything.
PotionBleue
Member
All online Mario Kart games require skill, those who whine about bad luck are almost always guys who have never experienced top-level rooms. Talking about constant 9000+VR (MKWii) or very high VR (MK7) here.
Fun fact: the item distribution is actually much more fucked up in offline-only Mario Karts, for example MK64 and MKSC where you can get stars / lightning bolts at ridiculously good positions (2nd).
Damn still not reason to buy a wii U if you don't have one, but I do and it may get some use out of this
What is the reasoning for Wario Colosseum or GBA Ribbon Road?
There is always a retro Bowser Castle track...
Mario Kart DS = GBA Bowser Castle 2
Mario Kart Wii = GBA Bowser Castle 3 & N64 Bowser Castle
Mario Kart 7 = GBA Bowser Castle 1
Mario Kart 8 = ?
Unused Bowser Castle tracks:
SNES Bowser Castle 1, 2 & 3
GBA Bowser Castle 4
GCN Bowser Castle
DS Bowser Castle
Wii Bowser Castle
3DS Bowser Castle
I hope they pick DS Bowser Castle track.
ohblahitsme
Member
I think I might preorder this. Are there any preorder things that come with it in America? Where should I preorder it?
Sindou_Hikaru20
Member
Almost every MK64, SMK, and SC track is the worst possible track they could pick but look at what they've done with them in this game. DS Bowser's Castle is actually pretty good. It finishes kind of weak but the part with the fire bar and the spinning log are great.