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Mario Kart 7 has the best online matchmaking in a non-PC game ever?
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slidewinder
Banned
Wait, every "community" comes with its own distinct, set rules? So "NeoGAF - Bananas all the time" and "NeoGAF - No blue shells," etc? What is the point of that?
It's nintendo, baby steps....baby steps
Oni Link 666
Member
What is the point of making a room for CTF and a room for deathmatch in a FPS?
JimboJones
Member
I wonder if nintendo will more control over the rules for their communities.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
Similar thoughts here. This sounds great. Hopefully the items are fully customizable, and it isn't just a select few set modes (i.e. banana mode, bobomb mode).
Oni Link 666
Member
So what should be the super-elite-tournament rules for this game. I assume we can immediately tick the "No items allowed" at least
:lol can you imagine how boring that would be?
Battle-mode with no items!
Everyone is Mario, green shells only,
To Far Away Times
Member
I didn't know you can turn off certain items. Best Mario Kart confirmed.
mdtauk
Member
So what should be the super-elite-tournament rules for this game. I assume we can immediately tick the "No items allowed" at least
:lol can you imagine how boring that would be?
Battle-mode with no items!
Balloon stealing and stage knockouts via turbo boosts only!
Someone please tell me the groups only go up to 10 people, then I can go along my merry way
DAMN
It's not fully customizable.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
As far as I'm aware you can only select from pre-set item selection that is grouped, so you can't, for example, turn off a specific item. EG: You can't turn off the blue shell, but instead every shell based item.
Which is typical Nintendo stupid infecting an otherwise good idea.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
Figures. Too much customizability and MK would be getting into Smash Bros. territory.
nintendo's really weird
like, they'll be super behind in some areas for a long time, and then come up with something different that's brilliant and different from what other companies are doing and you go "wow that's really cool and smart I'm on board!"
and it takes you a minute before you realize they still will not actually give you what you asked for in the first place
it's like their brains work differently than ours
like, they'll be super behind in some areas for a long time, and then come up with something different that's brilliant and different from what other companies are doing and you go "wow that's really cool and smart I'm on board!"
and it takes you a minute before you realize they still will not actually give you what you asked for in the first place
it's like their brains work differently than ours
Wrestlemania
Banned
I think it's just because getting something like this in one piece of software and tailoring it to that software is an awful lot easier than integrating at a system level and having it work with all games.
SolarPowered
Member
It sounds like a neat idea. Let us hope they run with it.
They really should. Adding these online functions improves my chances of buying a 3DS and sticking with it.
Throwaway123456789
Member
What is this thread?
You still have to share a 14 digit room code to people so that they can join the "Community".
You cannot browse rooms and randomly join one (other than "recommended" rooms).
The leaderboards are reset once every month.
You can't customize the items other than choosing All items, Bananas only, Bob-Ombs only, Shells only, Mushrooms only or no items at all.
Good things though: You have a recently played list and you can quick join people from the game or friends from the system menu.
Also, people that you meet online in Mario Kart 7 will show up in Super Mario 3D Land with gifts (I got a fire flower, yay).
You still have to share a 14 digit room code to people so that they can join the "Community".
You cannot browse rooms and randomly join one (other than "recommended" rooms).
The leaderboards are reset once every month.
You can't customize the items other than choosing All items, Bananas only, Bob-Ombs only, Shells only, Mushrooms only or no items at all.
Good things though: You have a recently played list and you can quick join people from the game or friends from the system menu.
Also, people that you meet online in Mario Kart 7 will show up in Super Mario 3D Land with gifts (I got a fire flower, yay).
I think that is a good thing, I don't want competitors to all think alike, some uniqueness goes a long way... perhaps it's not what you personally wanted, but it's still a good thing.
Throwaway123456789
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Deleted member 1235
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My mariokart arrived today. shame I can't play it yet. but is there a GAF community yet?
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Deleted member 30609
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It's like when people say the new Zelda has 'great characterization'. In a vacuum of their respective series and or developer, they're a big step up, but in the larger context of the industry they're still woefully behind.
But, see, that's the kind of neat thing about Nintendo. Even though they introduce things that are "good for Nintendo", signs that they're starting to move forward are so encouraging that I usually don't care about any of the prior mentioned cynicism. I'm just so damn happy they're finally moving forward, you know?
Good, and another stupid check: I assume blue shell appears in shells only, right?
SolarPowered
Member
I just checked the thread where they said it could have been an OS feature.
Goddamn they are dense...
Cheesemeister
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Throwaway123456789
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The thought of a portable Mario Kart that I can play whenever, which is supposedly better than the DS version and has an even better online system that the Wii (which worked great) is awesome. It comes out in 3 days in Australia. I wasn't going to buy it straight away, but I think I will be now.
3DS is shaping up to be a worthy purchase. And with the 2012 titles coming up, it's going to be a great system all round.
Having a gaf MK community will be really fun.
3DS is shaping up to be a worthy purchase. And with the 2012 titles coming up, it's going to be a great system all round.
Having a gaf MK community will be really fun.
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Deleted member 1235
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while i mostly agree as I got mine bundled with 3dland, the battery is so bad that it makes me want to punch things.
every damn time that little red light.
Well... great system all round in terms of games
While I'm a bit more tolerant with the 3DS compared to some others, if a revision does greatly improve the hardware I'll probably be getting one.
Turn off 3D to save power. It doesn't add anything any way.
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Deleted member 1235
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Turn off 3D to save power. It doesn't add anything any way.
3D RULES.
you know what though, I thought I was crazy, but after playing that thing, my computer screen keeps trying to turn 3d on me. I thought I was just dreaming it. But then my girlfriend who is also hooked on mario started messaging me saying 'my computer keeps trying to go 3d'
what the hell is that about?! It's eye cancer isn't it? I knew it was.
For the first time since gaf exists, we are about to know who is the best Mario Kart racer on this board. Can't wait
Haha that happens to me too when I watch something 3d for a long time. Every screen turns "3d", text popping out of web browsers and shit.
scar tissue
Banned
Community CODE?
NO. Just no.
I want to be able to tell someone my community name (e.g. euro-gaf), not a cryptic 24-digit-code (e.g. FU9C-8K124-Y2OU-N1NT-3ND0-2M8P)
Nintendo continues sucking at online. ugh.
NO. Just no.
I want to be able to tell someone my community name (e.g. euro-gaf), not a cryptic 24-digit-code (e.g. FU9C-8K124-Y2OU-N1NT-3ND0-2M8P)
Nintendo continues sucking at online. ugh.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
It's a big improvement. I used to play Mario Kart DS with a forum community and it was such a pain in the ass having to add everyone individually and make sure they added you. And then there was a limit to deal with as well.
haha, this happened to me the first week or so after getting my 3DS... but now, not at all.
Turn off 3D to save power. It doesn't add anything any way.
Or at least turn off the wireless if you're not using it at the moment. Seriously, this adds another hour or two to the battery. It's also amazing how much longer the battery lasts while in sleep mode with wi-fi turned off compared to having wi-fi on.
Edit: And yeah I also get that weird effect on 2D monitors after watching 3D content for a while. It's normal
I get the same thing if I watch TV after playing long periods on the 3DS.
Really makes me wish someone would make a TV using the same tech.
Throwaway123456789
Member
A big improvement indeed, but it's a far cry away from "the best online matchmaking in a non-PC game ever".
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Heh, agreed. duckroll got a bit carried away with that title.
Do you know how to play on GAF's TF2 server? You need to type a "code" called "IP address"
Want to play on GAF MW3/GoW3/UC3 server? Add *everyone* to you friends list because those games don't have such feature.
The top 100 most active communities are listed in game. Not much different than the server browser in TF2 or Counter Strike.
scar tissue
Banned
It's an improvement but in no way up to par with or even better than PSN, let alone XBL.
The very idea is laughable, as long as we need a cryptic code.
I assume you didn't the post above yours.