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Mario Kart 8 Announced For Wii U
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Red Arremer
Member
Actually excited for this, I love Mario Kart. 
Hoping Dry Bones and Shy Guy come back, but I can live with just those 12 characters.
I want it if only for a remix of its amazing theme.
Hoping Dry Bones and Shy Guy come back, but I can live with just those 12 characters.I want it if only for a remix of its amazing theme.
Dry Motherfucking Bowser!!!!!!!!!
I don't care about the rest if he's in.
Source? can't find anything in ther Twitter/Facebook pages
About the graphics I think that it looks really good, I just don't see a so great difference between this and other E3 Wii U games that are receiving mixed reactions in terms of graphics.
Probably the realistic textures for the environments are "tricking" people, or the gap from the Wii version is bigger than the one we are seeing for Mario or DK. But that's more because the Kart Wii title was somehow washed out in terms of resolution and polygonal models, compared to the great work done on Galaxy and DKCR.
About the game itself, I reckon that it could be the definitive version, because:
- there are karts (obviously), motorcycles (from the Wii version), "plane and boat" transformation (from the 3DS episode), + the new "magentic" shape
- there are new track dynamics with this magnetic novelty
- it is very well done in terms of graphical aspect
- it will enanche the local multiplayer up to 5 people
- it will enanche the split screen mode "without" splitscreen (one on the gamepad, one on the tv screen)
- it should have a strong online (judging from the past experience on DS, Wii and 3DS), with the addition of communities, Miiverse and video sharing
And still, due to my recent purchase of Sega all star for the Wii U, I'm happy that they postpone it to Spring, giving us Mario3D this holiday season (considering that I was almost sure that one of the two would have been early 14)
Probably the realistic textures for the environments are "tricking" people, or the gap from the Wii version is bigger than the one we are seeing for Mario or DK. But that's more because the Kart Wii title was somehow washed out in terms of resolution and polygonal models, compared to the great work done on Galaxy and DKCR.
About the game itself, I reckon that it could be the definitive version, because:
- there are karts (obviously), motorcycles (from the Wii version), "plane and boat" transformation (from the 3DS episode), + the new "magentic" shape
- there are new track dynamics with this magnetic novelty
- it is very well done in terms of graphical aspect
- it will enanche the local multiplayer up to 5 people
- it will enanche the split screen mode "without" splitscreen (one on the gamepad, one on the tv screen)
- it should have a strong online (judging from the past experience on DS, Wii and 3DS), with the addition of communities, Miiverse and video sharing
And still, due to my recent purchase of Sega all star for the Wii U, I'm happy that they postpone it to Spring, giving us Mario3D this holiday season
(considering that I was almost sure that one of the two would have been early 14)Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Yep. Some of the games from nintendoland like mario chase would work for MK.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
GameXplain posted an analysis of the E3 footage. I'm loving all the details hidden in the game
http://youtu.be/00_zO_p3z20
http://youtu.be/00_zO_p3z20
That was pretty good.
Fuck. I need a Wii U. That got me really hyped.
That was really cool.
Now that I think about it, I'm glad wheelies are gone.
It'll keep the balance so anyone can pick the kart or bike of their choice.
I always loved to use Mario Kart Wii's Wild Wing kart but I had to choose the Mach Bike all the time to be competitive and to don't lag behind.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Probably posted and discussed, but here it is anyway.
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/06/17/e3-2013-mario-kart-8-interview/
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/06/17/e3-2013-mario-kart-8-interview/
Blue Shell said:
Third Party Characters said:
Concepts said:
Astral/H3X
Member
I'll take some reworking of the blue shell. That'd be great. Maybe improve AI instead of rubber banding them since a lot of people hate that or something.
Freezie KO
Banned
Thanks for posting. Very interesting that much of the dev team are actually racing fans and car aficionados.
And whether or not they end up making the right decisions, it's cool to see the thought process behind balancing the blue shell and naming the series with a numeral.
I'm glad they're keeping third party (and first party) characters away from Mario Kart and I totally understand their reasons. Is like... people asking for Olimar in Mario 3D World...the hell? The whole idea sounds like a hot mess anyway.
Now, IMO a way to keep things a little bit more fair when using a Blue Shell is making it zig zag throughout the course. In Mario Kart Wii it flies, so no one gets hit unless you're near or in first place. In Mario Kart 7 it is easily avoidable if you're not in the middle of the track. With a zig-zagging blue shell on the floor, there are more chances for those behind the first place racer to get hit too and that would allow to the first place racer to keep their position.
Maybe it's not the best solution since Blue Shell's purpose is to go after the first place but I can't think of anything else to make it more fair besides decreasing its appearance rate.
Notice it goes after Yoshi, but it almost hits Koopa too.
Now, IMO a way to keep things a little bit more fair when using a Blue Shell is making it zig zag throughout the course. In Mario Kart Wii it flies, so no one gets hit unless you're near or in first place. In Mario Kart 7 it is easily avoidable if you're not in the middle of the track. With a zig-zagging blue shell on the floor, there are more chances for those behind the first place racer to get hit too and that would allow to the first place racer to keep their position.
Maybe it's not the best solution since Blue Shell's purpose is to go after the first place but I can't think of anything else to make it more fair besides decreasing its appearance rate.
Notice it goes after Yoshi, but it almost hits Koopa too.
Freezie KO
Banned
Something like this:
If First Place is X seconds ahead of Second Place, then the Blue Shell's Chance of Appearance is X*1.33%.
Then mix in something like this:
Decrease Blue Shell's Chance of Appearance by .3% for each Player that has entered the Final Lap.
Decrease Blue Shell's Chance of Appearance by an additional .3% for each Player that has entered the Second Half of the Final Lap.
Obviously, that's not that perfectly balanced, but they can toy around with that general idea.
Talladega Knight
Member
i wish they'd add an item switch menu like in the smash bros series. even if it's just offline only.
what I'd do with blueshells
- those farthest behind still get them more often, but not as often as it is now.
-get rid of blueshell aoe
-blueshell still targets first place but acts like a redshell
-it can run into other targets on the way to 1st place and be destroyed
-there is a warning (or "check" like F-Zero) to let you know it's coming
maybe
-There is a small chance to hop and avoid the blueshell or drift sparks can destroy them on speed boost activation.
- those farthest behind still get them more often, but not as often as it is now.
-get rid of blueshell aoe
-blueshell still targets first place but acts like a redshell
-it can run into other targets on the way to 1st place and be destroyed
-there is a warning (or "check" like F-Zero) to let you know it's coming
maybe
-There is a small chance to hop and avoid the blueshell or drift sparks can destroy them on speed boost activation.
friskykillface
Banned
that N64 stage Toad's Turnpike has to make it in this game
loved that stage when i was a kid and everyone struggles in it, unless they take out a lot of the cars and buses that plaque the stage
loved that stage when i was a kid and everyone struggles in it, unless they take out a lot of the cars and buses that plaque the stage
Freezie KO
Banned
It would never hit the target if it did the bolded.
Also, why get rid of the AoE? If I'm in first place, one of the only defenses I have is to try to make sure that second place gets hit also.
Yeah, it would literally hit everyone in front you.
Actually, I think they sould make the AoE broader... after all, if it's coming after you, it better causes as much damage to others as possible.
eyeball_kid
Member
I haven't kept up with Mario Kart in a while...is this the first time this hovering mode and upside down stuff has been in the game? Feels like Nintendo rubbing it in our face that we'll never get another F-Zero game.
Dion Blaster
Member
Yeah, no course in any Mario Kart game gets me quite in the zone like Toad's Turnpike. Constantly drifting between and around cars, knowing when to slow down or when to use a certain power up, I think it's the most fun level in any kart racer I've played. Actually takes a consistent effort just to stay in good position.
lwilliams3
Member
Wow, that was a great analysis. I also like that bikes are more similar to the karts than they were in MK Wii.
Freezie KO
Banned
EmCeeGramr
Member
For a minute I was wondering what the Mario Kart team would do next because it felt like they released 7 recently and 8 would be out relatively soon. Then I realized that given their standard 2-3 year dev cycle their next game would be out in 2016 or 2017 and the 3DS would almost certainly have a successor in need of MK9.
this is what my ideal next-gen blue shell would like
i want a blue shell that starts at the back where it's fired, races up to right behind the next immediate player, and the split second before it hits them, it darts out of the way. so it kinda freaks everyone on the way up out. it also has a chance of hitting more than just player #1, it could have a chance of picking any of the players on the way up as well, although the players at the top would have the highest chances of getting hit and it'd decrease as their position goes lower. or it could hit all of them. it'd be more Mario Kart-y and just be completely random. you fire off a blue shell and who knows what the hell it'll do, it could screw one guy, it could screw everyone. it pisses off the guy in position #1 less often, it provides more benefit and entertainment to the player in last place. it'd just be funny looking, too.
i want a blue shell that starts at the back where it's fired, races up to right behind the next immediate player, and the split second before it hits them, it darts out of the way. so it kinda freaks everyone on the way up out. it also has a chance of hitting more than just player #1, it could have a chance of picking any of the players on the way up as well, although the players at the top would have the highest chances of getting hit and it'd decrease as their position goes lower. or it could hit all of them. it'd be more Mario Kart-y and just be completely random. you fire off a blue shell and who knows what the hell it'll do, it could screw one guy, it could screw everyone. it pisses off the guy in position #1 less often, it provides more benefit and entertainment to the player in last place. it'd just be funny looking, too.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
Edit: Woops misread that last part, ignore this post.
Madnesslink5
Member
I like this idea a lot! The blue shell should have a %chance of going right through the players (not in 1st) instead of dodging around it. Something like if there were 10 people infront of the person who uses the blue shell, it would have a 20% chance of hitting 10th place, 25% of hitting 9th place, ... , 65% chance of hitting 2nd place, and then the 100% hit on first place.
Played this for a good while last week - it's absolutely brilliant, and looks great. I'm a massive MK fan, mind, but I adored this.
So smooth, gameplay is top notch and the tracks I played were really sharp - the magnetic anti-grav stuff isn't overused and could be really interesting.
So, yeah, it's lovely.
So smooth, gameplay is top notch and the tracks I played were really sharp - the magnetic anti-grav stuff isn't overused and could be really interesting.
So, yeah, it's lovely.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
As somebody deeply affected by motion sickness, I kind of worry that all this upside down stuff will make me dizzy.
Watching the video already did this a bit.
Watching the video already did this a bit.
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Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
I have yet to play Mario Kart 7 and I consider information on the retro tracks to be spoilers, but can anyone tell me if Wario Colosseum is in that game? It is my favorite track from Double Dash and I hope they saved it for 8.
No, Wario Colosseum has yet to make a return. For your information:
MK7 Retro Courses:
SNES:
N64:
GBA:
GCN:
DS:
Wii:
MK7 Retro Courses:
SNES:
Mario Circuit 2 , Rainbow Road
Luigi Raceway, Koopa Beach, Kalimari Desert
Bowser Castle 1
Daisy Cruiser, Dino Dino Jungle
Luigi's Mansion, Waluigi Pinball, DK Pass, Airship Fortress
Mushroom Gorge, Coconut Mall, Maple Treeway, Koopa Cape
I'M FINISHED!
Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
Thanks.
That track would be glorious in High Definition. I hope it makes it into the game.
That track would be glorious in High Definition. I hope it makes it into the game.
Depends on what tracks they will choose but I see them using more gliders than anything else.
I think it's easier to remove/relocate areas than transforming them to accommodate Mario Kart 8's mechanic
For example (if they decide to use Grumble Volcano) I can see them removing these moving platforms to turn it into a glider area
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Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
That black blob of spoilers was very tempting but I prevailed.
Any tweaks to the classic tracks should only be done if the design lends itself to the concept. They shouldn't be hammer bro'ing round pegs into square holes, it would be an obvious mess, and take away what made the original track fun.
Any tweaks to the classic tracks should only be done if the design lends itself to the concept. They shouldn't be hammer bro'ing round pegs into square holes, it would be an obvious mess, and take away what made the original track fun.
KojiKnight
Member
I personally thought MK64 had the best blue shell... just tweak the odds. It flies forward from whoever shot it, has a loud sound announcing it's presence, it takes out anyone not paying enough attention, and it's no worse to the player in first to be hit by a red shell (albeit, an unblockable one)
If you can't catch up after something like that, you're either so far behind it's irrelevant, or the person in first is just so good that you didn't stand a chance either.
The only thing that really needs to be tweaked is the odds of getting it. Rubber banding may be frustrating to the person in first... but Mario Kart isn't a perfectly skill based racer, you have to accept on some level that there will ALWAYS be luck or something else going against you.
If you can't catch up after something like that, you're either so far behind it's irrelevant, or the person in first is just so good that you didn't stand a chance either.
The only thing that really needs to be tweaked is the odds of getting it. Rubber banding may be frustrating to the person in first... but Mario Kart isn't a perfectly skill based racer, you have to accept on some level that there will ALWAYS be luck or something else going against you.