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[Kjellson]

Finally got to play Bone Dry Dunes, as it's apparently called. Ended up 3rd, not bad.

Also, there are far worse stages. Yoshi Valley for example.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

I'm in work, reading some heavy case law and all I can think about is mario kart and being the cause of tears and self doubt.

 

[Brannon]

Woot!

 

[Saint Gregory]

lol, who was that guy that crashed into my star three times in a row?

If it weren't for the fact that I'm at work and that you're not Smilax then I'd be positive that it was me.

 

[octopiggy]

I do not believe that! mine01!

 

[chaosblade]

Finally got to play Bone Dry Dunes, as it's apparently called. Ended up 3rd, not bad.

Also, there are far worse stages. Yoshi Valley for example.

Wuuut, Yoshi Valley is a good track.

I'm in the minority that doesn't like RR64.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Finally got to play Bone Dry Dunes, as it's apparently called. Ended up 3rd, not bad.

Also, there are far worse stages. Yoshi Valley for example.

Wash your mouth out.

 

[Mine01]

Mine01, this is for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOo-S2fIJPA

That most my raíces with lemmy in a nutshell lol

 

[Dinjooh]

Wuuut, Yoshi Valley is a good track.

I'm in the minority that doesn't like RR64.

Is there any consensus regarding the fastest way around the valley? I usually just go left and over the wooden bridge but don't know if there's any faster way.

 

[Semajer]

How to emulate an authentic Mirror Mode experience:

Roll a dice every 5 minutes, for 20 minutes.

Did you roll 4 6s?

No? No 1st place for you, try again.

 

[Nezumi]

It's so unfair that red shells follow you even while you are gliding...

 

[Kalaidos]

god damn FILS-A-MECH

 

[Mine01]

I do not believe that! mine01!

Back at shy guy falls?

 

[Ludist210]

Is there any consensus regarding the fastest way around the valley? I usually just go left and over the wooden bridge but don't know if there's any faster way.

That's the fastest route that I've figured out too. I rarely lose on that track when I go left.

 

[chaosblade]

Is there any consensus regarding the fastest way around the valley? I usually just go left and over the wooden bridge but don't know if there's any faster way.

I'm actually not sure. Checking out Time Trial ghosts would be a good way to find out though.

 

[m0t0k1]

Lol just saw this.

Can´t really remember dark souls being really hard though. Yes i died a lot but that was not because it was hard it was because i needed to learn the pattern kind of like those castlevania ds games.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Is there any consensus regarding the fastest way around the valley? I usually just go left and over the wooden bridge but don't know if there's any faster way.

The old fastest route was left, then right then go around.

You had porcupines that made it harder in 64 but they've been removed.

 

[Forkball]

Mine01, this is for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOo-S2fIJPA

NINTH PLACE BABY

Got wrecked by GAF. I need to figure out what is the most character and cart for me. Roy was bouncing all over the place and I made so many dumb mistakes.

 

[SoraanTribal]

Wuuut, Yoshi Valley is a good track.

I'm in the minority that doesn't like RR64.

Yoshi's Valley is awesome.

I like the design of RR64, but it's just over way too quickly. Should have been at least two laps. Or even have an option to make it more than one.

 

[blame space]

I hate that volcano level.

 

[Davey Cakes]

Yoshi Valley isn't "dangerous" enough. It needs less guardrails.

 

[m0t0k1]

btw i just noticed that boosts work better with how lighter your character is. Are the hidden stats discovered yet?

 

[akaoni]

Ok question when you guys log onto he tournament for the first time of the day how long do you have to wait to find a game?

It should be pretty much instant. It seemed a little barren a couple of hours ago but you will either find a game or join an empty/lesser full one. If you're by yourself or not happy with the size you can spam leave and rejoin until you get one.

 

[Mine01]

Ok question when you guys log onto he tournament for the first time of the day how long do you have to wait to find a game?

If you alredy played against any of us, try to join a room trough the friends/rivals menú.

 

[bart64]

Toad's Turnpike is the worst in my opinion because there's no reason for 90% of the track space to exist, too easy to just stick to the inside walls. Red shells made useless by traffic.

That was my feeling at first but I finally had a great time on it last night by taking the sky route and bouncing off all the trucks. The extra space does force you to cross four lanes of traffic to get to the inside of the turn, and it's nice that there is enough room to go between vehicles, but yeah, in comparison to the other courses it feels really empty sometimes.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Ok question when you guys log onto he tournament for the first time of the day how long do you have to wait to find a game?

Found that I was either in a room with others or was watching the previous race coming to an end. So not long at all.

 

[Vylash]

Ok question when you guys log onto he tournament for the first time of the day how long do you have to wait to find a game?

Pretty much instant for me

 

[Brannon]

Screw your golden mushroom, you don't pass!

 

[Soul Beat]

Sorry about that last green shell at the end of the Electrodrome. lol

 

[Seik]

I'll be joining the GAF tourney very soon, expect to see my name popping off.

 

[Kalaidos]

Good games, GAF. Gonna take a break : )

 

[-PXG-]

btw i just noticed that boosts work better with how lighter your character is. Are the hidden stats discovered yet?

This might be why I was destroying people with toad Friday night.

 

[octopiggy]

Back at shy guy falls?

Yeah! 1st whole race, get coins as last pickup and a red shell in the back! I was like a foot away from the line!

 

[chaosblade]

Darn red shell didn't pop up until it was about to hit me. Should have won that one.

 

[tosu]

3 mushrooms when in 3rd on the last box is just amazing

 

[Mine01]

We'll this sucks. I pick my guy it say searching for players then I just stand on top of earth for forever. It says waiting for everyone to suggest a course..... And I wait.... And wait

Try restarting the console, worked for me a couple pf times

 

[Camjo-Z]

3rd to 12th from one pirahna plant bite? i'm getting robbed here

edit: GAMEPAD DONT DIE ON ME AT THE START OF THE RACE

 

[blame space]

conspiracy I saw what you did.

 

[bigwinnerx]

Bought a Wii U Deluxe this morning. Update took forever, looking forward to jumping in tonight.

 

[m0t0k1]

This might be why I was destroying people with toad Friday night.

Yeah it is a trade off less speed for more boost. But i will look for the hidden stats after dinner then if nobody has got anything.

 

[shysaursoft]

Everyone picks on Bowser. ;..;

 

[Meohsix]

My red shell went past the person in front of me =(

 

[tosu]

Bought a Wii U Deluxe this morning. Update took forever, looking forward to jumping in tonight.

Great choice. This game is amazing.

 

[Soul Beat]

Damn you connection errors!

 

[octopiggy]

Comms error. I think I should call it a day there. ggs everyone.

Was just about to mention that we hadn't had one in ages.

 

[Mine01]

Massive error lol

 

[akaoni]

Spoiler

Just testing out the world record ghosts and there seems to be some kind of hopping to carry a boost further at a few points, so sure I remember someone in the GAF tournament hopping for what seemed to be no reason at times but maybe they're just doing it for giggles, either way there's something there that people know about.

 

[shysaursoft]

Huh, three races just fine, then - connection error.

 

[ffdgh]

Just testing out the world record ghosts and there seems to be some kind of hopping to carry a boost further at a few points, so sure I remember someone in the GAF tournament hopping for what seemed to be no reason at times but maybe they're just doing it for giggles, either way there's something there that people know about.

Shhhh.

 

[1up]

The gitGUD MLG guide

***DO NOT READ THE SPOILERS IF YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUN***

Spoiler

Pick a top tier-
+Bowser
+Mii *if they're set to tallest and roundest
+Morton
+Wario

Pick a strong setup-
+Circuit Special for kart / Yoshi for bike
+Button wheels
+Cloud glider

Note; There are various pieces of equipment that look different and have the same stats and should corner the same, so use whatever you prefer.

Tips-
- Racing lines
Consider the majority of the track to be lava and corner as tightly as possible while acquiring at least a blue boost if you can. Try to gather 10 coins when the coins are in the racing line. Additional coins provide tiny extra boosts I think.

- Item efficiency
There's no reason to use them at anytime before the next item boxes unless you're in a tight spot and absolutely need to or think it's a good risk to take. Try to defend yourself as often as possible with items from people behind or save it.

Possible questions-
Q: I'm not doing any better?
A: Go into time trial and practice beating the ghosts. You should be able to beat them all by several seconds comfortably as you get better.

Q: Why is this good?
A: It's a good balance between speed and acceleration and so is reliable to produce a good place finish quite often. Acceleration with these 2 builds hit the sweet spot of 3 and 4 respectively ensuring you get full benefits.

Q: But my slicks are faster!?
A: Slicks are so fast to the point where you can widen the gap too easily and trigger the blue shell easier to the point where you might eat 2 in one race. Get hit at a bad spot and the acceleration will cost you the race. This might not be a problem if the entire room is very good though.

Q: I played as good as I could and didn't win once in 10 races while some bad setup won!
A: Mario Kart™

Q: But I've found a setup that works better than yours?
A: These are just my personal findings. Have fun!

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I hope this is helpful.

Are the .25 points wasted? I'm trying to find a sweet spot with Ludwig. 4 speed at least and 3 accel. Can't seem to find it.