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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt
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What switching from a heavyweight to a lightweight in 200cc feels like
What being in first place in 200cc as a heavyweight feels like
PreyingShark
Member
Made a vid of a relatively easy strat just now, just for you. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/146128120
But the main takeaways are to use that coin strategy, take that shortcut every time, and don't release your MT too late on the big turn before the SC. It's extremely common to hold onto your MT for way too long there and that will kill your time.
I'm pretty good at this game, so I've found a hilarious self-handicap play style for when friends are over and I don't wanna destroy them.
Activate motion steering and auto-accelerate
hold your two Joy-Con like you're playing ARMS
hold them about as far apart as you'd hold two sides of a steering wheel
right thumb for drift, left thumb for items
it's greatand it's hysterical to watch. I'm gonna see if I can have a friend 3D print me the parts for a grip as long as a steering wheel's diameter that faces the Joy-Con sideways like that.
I'm trying this, and is steering supposed to be completely impossible? Like, holding it like ARMS, and trying to turn it like a steering wheel doesn't really seem to map to turning. Am I doing it wrong?
How do people recover from attscks so quickly? I hit a guy with a blue shell then 3 red shells and he was at full speed immediately after hit. I don't think he even tumbled around. I was never able to even catch up to him meanwhile I get hit by a blue shell and half the racers can catch up to me and they are so far behind.
Whoa there is so much in this video I did not not aboht this level. I didn't know the little pink strips gave coins, and I also didn't know about that shortcut at the end. Thanks so much!
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edit: no, I was wrong. You just hold them normally as opposed to sideways. I don't know why I thought I was holding them sideways when I was playing like that, lmao.
TheMoon
Member
The real question is why are you using any button at all to accelerate?!
because when I tried auto-accelerate, I ran into a wall in a weird angle and couldn't back up anymore. :/
it's lag. they don't actually recover this quickly. they possibly never even got hit in their actual game because they were somewhere else.
Since at least Mario Kart 7. Where have you been?
with my thumb glued to the (A) button!
AgentOtaku
Member
Completely agreed
Picking up and just having a quick handheld session over worldwide MP is... well, just ridiculously flawless
so i autodownloaded the patch, and now i win every single time in 150cc grand prix..
did they make it easier? i was really struggling to win before it.
yep, this is killing the game for me
did they make it easier? i was really struggling to win before it.
yep, this is killing the game for me
TheMoon
Member
it's mario kart. rngesus likes you today.
I switched from Triforce Tires to the Roller and I'm really liking it. The top speed is slow, but the handling and mini turbos make up for it. I feel like I can recover much more quickly and make less mistakes.
ps SNES Rainbow Road is awful and should be patch out of the game OUT OF OF THE GAME
ps SNES Rainbow Road is awful and should be patch out of the game OUT OF OF THE GAME
Sapiens
Member
Love SNES RR - always vote for it when it shows up. So much fun.
Jaded Alyx
Member
200cc? Think you just have to get Gold in all 200cc cups.
TheMoon
Member
Gold + at least 1 star in 150cc + MIrror + 200cc = Gold Mario
PreyingShark
Member
Nah. I did 200cc first and still got gold Mario. Didn't have to do 150cc for the gold kart either, only had to 1 star all the Mirror cups.
TheMoon
Member
oh? well then...
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
When you play Regional, how does it determine who you are matched with? Is it completely random? I thought it was based on points, but I have 1000 and got put in a room of all 3000+
Burning Justice
the superior princess
There's a 150cc room going now, if anyone wants to join.
Probably still points, but since Regional removes a good chunk of potential players to go against it has fewer to choose from and just settles for what it can get to fill a room.
fierrotlepou
Member
Guys, can me and a friend play MP with our own switches in handheld mode?
Yes, there's a new Wireless Play function on the main menu. If you're on your own network you can switch that to LAN play by pressing L + R and click the left stick in on the main menu.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
That makes sense. It's not a consistent problem, but it seems to happen quite often.
TheMoon
Member
If you guys have any of the 8bitdo controllers in this thread, you can use one as a Mario Kart controller. Even the ones without analogs work.
AHappyPanda
Member
Probably $47 to $50 shipped.
chekhonte
Member
Yeah I was considering 45 I was just making sure that wasn't too high. Thanks a lot for the reply.
Bought this game physical but really wish I had bought it digital. Amazon discount was too good to pass up but I feel like I'll always want to play this game in short bursts. I wonder whether I should sell the physical copy and buy digital now or wait and see if there will ever be a sale on this game in the eshop 🤔
TheMoon
Member
Turn off motion controls and/or smart steering. You have it turned on. Even if you think you don't, go and turn it off.
Turn off motion controls and/or smart steering. You have it turned on. Even if you think you don't, go and turn it off.
How do I turn off smart steering?
TheMoon
Member
Any menu that has settings. Or just look at the screen when you hit pause.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
When does a blue shell lock on? I was just in a race where the person in front of me stopped because they saw a blue shell on the map, and let me take first. I quickly stopped once I realized, and people started passing me; I was in fifth place by the time the blue shell came, and it still hit me.
TheMoon
Member
It's tough to tell. Don't know if there's math out the for it. When I try to brake, it's more that I want the others passing me to be caught in the blast, not necessarily hoping it locks onto #2. But it might also be that it only changes targets once so you can't keep passing it down like a hot potato.
I guess I should just take the hit and sell my copy
How much did you pay for it? From what I gather on amazon used copies sell pretty close to full price.
Then just buy the digital code on amazon.jp for 46€ ($51? not sure) and voila. I doubt you'd lose money actually, lol (well unless you sell yours on amazon since they take a fee)
TheMoon
Member
it's random, starting at 3000pts
I went back and played the Wii U version after a year and a half. I forgot what combo I used in the original game ... then I realized they nerfed the Triforce Bike/Wheel/Kite combo in MK8 Deluxe.
Going back and playing the Wii U version reminded me how much I like the analog sticks and size of the buttons on the GamePad vs. the Joy-Cons. It may push me over into getting a Pro controller for my Switch one day.
Going back and playing the Wii U version reminded me how much I like the analog sticks and size of the buttons on the GamePad vs. the Joy-Cons. It may push me over into getting a Pro controller for my Switch one day.
