prag16
Banned
Meh, there's something to be said for minimalism. MKWii was a little busy for my liking on a couple of the screens.
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Mario Kart 8: a look at menus, customisation options and more
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Meh, there's something to be said for minimalism. MKWii was a little busy for my liking on a couple of the screens.
It doesn't actually look too far removed from MKWii in terms of menu layout either. I kind of miss the garage from MK7, but it's not a huge change or anything.
Trevelyan9999
Banned
Most likely is final seeing that the game is out in one month.
TheCanisDirus
Member
This... WTF!? Who actually uses them?! And where the hell is Dry Bones!?
Smashman45
Member
Though I may just be a sucker for blue, I like the menu. The scrolling emblems in the background that change based on the mode you chose is a neat touch.
Otherwise, it looks like an MK menu. Simple, gets the job done.
EDIT: Oh yeah, better quality video of the MK8 niconico conference stream. Musically, the menus seem to do the increasing instrumentation thing again like Wii & 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VoXyp267RA
Otherwise, it looks like an MK menu. Simple, gets the job done.
EDIT: Oh yeah, better quality video of the MK8 niconico conference stream. Musically, the menus seem to do the increasing instrumentation thing again like Wii & 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VoXyp267RA
Dry Bones has been unlockable both times he's been playable.
Caesar III
Member
So do we know who are the question marks?, looks like it might be 2 more baby characters and a koppa kid?
Seems odd that they wouldn't include Diddy Kong seeing as his in the new Mario Golf game on the 3DS?
The plant is a playable character afair. That would be the last question mark in the line. Dry bones needs to be another one.
List of likely suspects
Yup but they were disorganized in 7.
I could easily see the roster going 8 X 5 for 40 characters in all and having all the koopalings and bowser jr on the same row.
Orrr....add two more rows at the bottom to have 42 characters in all.
rob305
Member
Huh? Those 4 cups will probably just have to be unlocked
thechristoph
Sir!
I don't understand why Metal Mario is a character and not a power-up. OMG SLOTZ!!!!
Aquamarine
Member
So do we know who are the question marks?, looks like it might be 2 more baby characters and a koppa kid?
Seems odd that they wouldn't include Diddy Kong seeing as his in the new Mario Golf game on the 3DS?
Looks like it.
It feels like the overall selection is underwhelming. Is six character slots for baby characters and eight slots for Koopa Kids really necessary?
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
from my phone the UI looks realy nice.
Supermanisdead
Member
I want a season pass.
PotionBleue
Member
Unlike Mario Golf, this is already a $60 game.
He's commenting on how there's still space on the cup selection for more than the standard 8.
36 characters is already stretching it, let alone 42.
Not really. All together 9 characters are missing from Mario kart Wii and 7. 12 If Petey, paratroopa and ROB are included tho the latter 2 aren't likely.
Not saying this confirms anything of course. Just thinking out loud.
friskykillface
Banned
where's wiggler :'(
Agreed. The roster could've been so much better.Looks like it.
It feels like the overall selection is underwhelming. Is six character slots for baby characters and six slots for Koopa Kids really necessary?
PotionBleue
Member
There are question marks in the list, guess what it means
So far it looks like there will be more parts than MK7.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Ya dis. You wanna design your menu to fit on a 4:3 TV, sure, I can get that, but they only designed the TOP of the menu that way, the course images at the bottom make clear that this is a 16x9 menu design. Which means there's an awful lot of pointless empty space that's beggin to be filled on either side of those cups.
He could still be the last question mark next to the Koopalings.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
That's what I said in other thread. I can imagine the meltdown when people found out that last character is metal baby mario.
I'm definitely hyped for Mario Kart 8. 32 more days to go.
jaydogg691
Member
I hope DK is an unlockable character.
Talking about Tsuchiya.
Dry Baby Metal Mario
Roster's pretty cool, I still think it's sweet that you can just be Roy or Larry Koopa all on their own but the downside of the Koopa Kids' addition is that it becomes easy to view them all as a single character and just glaze over it and be annoyed at the lack of additions. Hopefully there's still some unlocks that will shift the select screen around but I'm not getting my hopes up. Gonna be real bummed if Funky got the boot though :\
Roster's pretty cool, I still think it's sweet that you can just be Roy or Larry Koopa all on their own but the downside of the Koopa Kids' addition is that it becomes easy to view them all as a single character and just glaze over it and be annoyed at the lack of additions. Hopefully there's still some unlocks that will shift the select screen around but I'm not getting my hopes up. Gonna be real bummed if Funky got the boot though :\
Alcotholic
Banned
They should allow for a "Kart roulette". That could potentially make for some interesting races.
edit: I suppose those question marks represent a random choice.
edit: I suppose those question marks represent a random choice.
PadWarrior
Member
Time to say good bye to work and a social life once this game comes out lol. Please understand (that's what I'll be telling my wife lol).
I know its your opinion, but I disagree.
The visuals/animations, the orchestrated music, the anti gravity gameplay mechanics, and its track design, plus mktv, make it feel more like an evolution, instead of a remaster of mk7. This is all something "a bit more fresh", than mk7.
Theres much more we dont know about. Battle mode, and all the online features still need to be revealed.
Oh, and i wouldnt expect baby metal mario
He wouldnt make sense, since you couldnt be baby metal mario, in mario 64, which is where he originated.Also, i was reading gxplains youtube comments, and they mentioned there will be another mk8 preview soon. So that could possibly imply new info coming, soon. Which i think we all expect anyways.
Something for the mom/dad/child casual crowd. They're not going away. I might use baby mario, now that there is a yoshi motor bike.
Charleston
Neo Member
Looks nice, haven't played a MK game since MK64
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I'm sorry that you felt that way but casual players don't; like my daughter picked Baby Peach/Daisy.
uncleniccius
Member
Diddy Kong is in. He was in screens from the official site/official magazine site.. this should be added to the OP, there was a thread a while back.
I do expect a lot of unlock-able characters though.. quite a few key missing characters.
I do expect a lot of unlock-able characters though.. quite a few key missing characters.
Nope. That was an error. He hasn't been confirmed.......yet.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Wasn't that an error and they meant DK?
Booty Patrol
Banned
It doesn't look like there's much more content than MK7. I don't mind much, but it's odd they are charging $60.