I have been known not to be eagle eyed when it comes to framerate, but I can tell the difference between 60 and 30 easily, 3/4 player drops to 30 yes, but I never noticed any drop, afaik they're stable 30 fps.
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Mario Kart 8 Info Thread
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I have been known not to be eagle eyed when it comes to framerate, but I can tell the difference between 60 and 30 easily, 3/4 player drops to 30 yes, but I never noticed any drop, afaik they're stable 30 fps.
I thought it would be a good idea to record a simple clip of the Mushroom cup showing a lap of each track with good ol' Mario.
Requests are being taken care of
Shout out to ohohdave for recording and editing.
Its been said plenty of times, but the music and visual blend is a work of art. The music makes the game feel on another level.
Thanks for the uploads.
I thought it would be a good idea to record a simple clip of the Mushroom cup showing a lap of each track with good ol' Mario.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4h1h_wQpV4
Requests are being taken care of
Shout out to ohohdave for recording and editing.
Thanks. Me likey.
Can't wait to play this game.
btw, I'm not sure if it has been requested already but I'd like to see the Shell Cup as well
You're welcome! It's a shame that Youtube compresses the video so much and doesn't display 60 fps.
Thanks. Me likey.
Can't wait to play this game.
btw, I'm not sure if it has been requested already but I'd like to see the Shell Cup as well
I'll try to record most, if not all, tracks for those interested.
I usually watch them on my gamepad, so the videos look good on a smaller screen.
Im going to pick up some nice headphones for this game(as well as DK, ect.), after listening to the soundtrack on a friends pair. Little earbud phones dont do it justice.
Boy Wander
Member
There is also a Q&A with Kosuke Yabuki, the project lead (he was the guy doing the 'Which is fastest, bike or kart" thing in the direct). To be honest, it's pretty much 'nothing to report' in terms of insight, but there are a few interesting snippets:
On this final point, one of the things EDGE criticised was that they were able to simply park up on the side of the track and CPU players would sail by without attacking them.
On this final point, one of the things EDGE criticised was that they were able to simply park up on the side of the track and CPU players would sail by without attacking them.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I don't think using existing courses for Battle Mode is a bad thing but they should have modified them more or let the players modify them.
I'm really skeptical of this. All the characters in MKWii from Double Dash look virtually identical, and the tracks they carried over from there have are identical outside of added ramps. Plus the two characters that got cut (Petey and Paratroopa) still have CSS assets floating around in the final build.
I mean, I don't think there's nothing wrong with them doing that, but it sure feels like he's lying. At the very least MK8 forced them to build everything from the ground up.
If it only happens when the CPU can easily pass you, because you're sitting there, than i dont see it being a problem.
They seem very technical in their details, which is nice.
edit: itd be an issue in battle mode
The tracks are fun, but you need bots if you're playing local otherwise it's too empty. It should have the tracks AND arenas.
Tabasco
Member
"It would be dumb if it didn't" to the first question, and "not sure" to the second.
I think so, but I haven't tried it yet.
Boy Wander
Member
According to EDGE, "All of the online modes support 2 player split screen". So it supports split screen, but only for 2 local players. i.e. you can't have 4 local players competing in an online GP or battle mode. Purely local play is up to 4 player split screen for all modes.
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Even tho I already knew about it, I don't know how to feel.
It's definitely not as broken as MKW but still.. this will give them the edge over the rest of the vehicles.
plank
Member
In the MK8 direct one of the producers explained that it will all depend on the tracks this time around, or something of that nature.
plank
Member
Oh? You've been in studio with them and up close?
megabytecr
Member
Yep, I guess as an option at least on 30fps would be cool. I would not trade 60fps for that but it is cool to have options.
That was talking about speed, drifting is entirely different. You can drift in a ton of places on MKWii courses, even areas that weren't intended to be drifted.
I don't doubt their testing in balancing the strengths/weaknesses of Karts vs Bikes but you can't help but worry to some small extent that the community will find some way to make bikes edge out karts again.
I know enough about game development to make me skeptical of that statement. It's certainly possible... but it really seems weird.
Is that an actual, legitimate issue beyond the semantics of the franchise being called "Mario Kart"? I mean... if bikes are better.. bikes are better, right? If Karts were better, would people take issue with it? I don't know, it's always struck me as odd. Is it like charge characters being better/worse overall than other characters in a Street Fighter game?
I thought it would be a good idea to record a simple clip of the Mushroom cup showing a lap of each track with good ol' Mario.
Mushroom Cup - 150cc
Requests are being taken care of
Shout out to ohohdave for recording and editing.
Great video. Check your PM
RomanceDawn
Member
No way they make everything form scratch each time. Just like Sakurai talking about them building the characters from ground up within Smash. Just a blatant lie.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Not that I can remember. Even though I can see that some of the anti-grav track maps would be a little crazy I'd still prefer the option to have it on, as you say to know where other players/cpu are and what their packing is very important to what I do with items, especially now you can't hold an item and have one in reserve.
Boy Wander
Member
You saying that you know this to be a lie is, in fact, a lie.
Looks like a good compromise.
denshuu
Member
...That dude dodged a blue shell with a mushroom. The trick is back. Awesome.
The loading for the first race of a Grand Prix lasted 15 seconds.
Another one lasted 11-12 seconds.
Watching those videos just reinforce the idea of not touching the gamepad unless it's extremely necessary.
Those sticks look disgusting.
denshuu
Member
It's a demo. That happens with pretty much every game.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
man what have they been through to look like that
It's an in-store demo unit, probably best not to dwell on that.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Oh what store is this?
Can't tell from the videos, but the unit in the background looks a lot like the ones I see at Walmart and Gamestop.
The Lamonster
Member
That gamepad is disgusting