JDSN said:They only started doing that recently, according to 1UP.
I played with strangers in Mario Kart DS and Tony Hawk DS, the first WFC games.
JDSN said:They only started doing that recently, according to 1UP.
Davidion said:Sweet. Excite Truck controls all the fucking way.
But hey why aren't we all saying how ugly it looks? I mean, it's totally not trolling and it's a legitimate concern and I was totally going to buy it if it had a few more polygons and I'm totally like not a stupid fanboy. I like, swear.
lyre said:How will you be able to tell the difference between the Hitlers?
Morts said:Haven't all of them allowed playing with strangers?
Cosmonaut X said:A few more details to add to yours (some duplicated):
CONTROLS:
● Wii Remote
● Wii Remote + Nunchuk
● Classic controller
● GameCube controller
● Controller chosen is automatically detected
● Records saved with a icon indicating which control method was used
GAME MODES
● Grand Prix mode has 50, 100 and 150cc divisions
● 50cc is kart only; 100cc is bike only; 150cc is a mix of both
COURSES
● 16 classic courses including Peach Beach, Waluigi Stadium, Yoshi Falls, Delfino Square, Mario Raceway, Sherbet Land, Shy Guy Beach and Ghost Valley 2
● 16 new courses including Luigi Circuit, Moo Moo Meadows, Mushroom Gorge, Toad's Factory, Mario Circuit, Coconut Mall, DK Summit, and Wario's Gold Mine
● Classic courses updated to fit new engine but retain their classic look, i.e. Mode 7 style for the SNES tracks
CHARACTERS, VEHICLES & RACING
● Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Toad, Koopa, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, and Bowser
● Suspect there may be more characters, including Mii racers
● Each character has six vehicles available from the start: three karts and three motorbikes. The vehicles are split into three categories: normal, character-specific and heavy
● 12 racers per race
● Bikes are slower than karts, but this is balanced by being easier to boost using wheelies
● Kart boosting through powerslides. Hold a slide for as long as possible, then release to boost.
● Drafting included
● Tricks included - flick the controller at the peak of a jump to perform a trick and gain a speed boost on landing.
● Classic powerups return - green & red shells, mushrooms, banana peel, Bullet Bill powerup etc.
● New powerups include a cloud that must be passed from player to player before it shoots lightning and shrinks you, and a POW block that appears over your racer and must quickly be destroyed by jumping into it. Also included is the mega-mushroom which makes your racer grow to a huge size.
ONLINE & STATS
● 12 player online
● Two players can play online on the same machine
● Mario Kart Channel to download records, ghosts, tournaments and weekly challenges, among others
● Comprehensive stat-tracking - race and battle count, distance travelled, number of tricks, WFC wins/losses, tournaments played, how many times you've hit/been hit etc.
If it's anything like MKDS's online system I will be very unhappy.methodman said:For the friend code system, can you add people from GAF and also from a list of your friends, or is it like mario kart ds where you have to search for a game "with friends" which was hella whack
Crushed said:If it's anything like MKDS's online system I will be very unhappy.
"Hey, a friend has gotten online!"
"Who?"
"A friend!"
"Can I see who it is? And which friends are online? And interact with them in any way?"
"lol no"
"...oh, fine. I'll just play a random game online with people in NA in my skill level."
"Searching for players..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (one square lights up)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (second square lights up) (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"Okay, c'mon, fourth player let's go. C'mon."
(all squares turn off)
"Jesus Christ WTF."
FIVE MINUTES LATER
"FINALLY. Oka- wait what I said people in my skill level from NA, there's two guys from Japan and their win-loss is like 327-0 this is not what I wanted oh god and they all picked luigi and yoshi fuck this shit"
"Logging off from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee...)
Crushed said:If it's anything like MKDS's online system I will be very unhappy.
"Hey, a friend has gotten online!"
"Who?"
"A friend!"
"Can I see who it is? And which friends are online? And interact with them in any way?"
"lol no"
"...oh, fine. I'll just play a random game online with people in NA in my skill level."
"Searching for players..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (one square lights up)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (second square lights up) (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"Okay, c'mon, fourth player let's go. C'mon."
(all squares turn off)
"Jesus Christ WTF."
FIVE MINUTES LATER
"FINALLY. Oka- wait what I said people in my skill level from NA, there's two guys from Japan and their win-loss is like 327-0 this is not what I wanted oh god and they all picked luigi and yoshi fuck this shit"
"Logging off from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee...)
You've been way too kind.Crushed said:If it's anything like MKDS's online system I will be very unhappy.
"Hey, a friend has gotten online!"
"Who?"
"A friend!"
"Can I see who it is? And which friends are online? And interact with them in any way?"
"lol no"
"...oh, fine. I'll just play a random game online with people in NA in my skill level."
"Searching for players..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (one square lights up)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (second square lights up) (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"Okay, c'mon, fourth player let's go. C'mon."
(all squares turn off)
"Jesus Christ WTF."
FIVE MINUTES LATER
"FINALLY. Oka- wait what I said people in my skill level from NA, there's two guys from Japan and their win-loss is like 327-0 this is not what I wanted oh god and they all picked luigi and yoshi fuck this shit"
"Logging off from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee...)
!Death of snaking confirmed
!!Death of snaking confirmed
!!!Death of snaking confirmed
!!!!Death of snaking confirmed
sprocket said:I would rather a head set ship with the game instead of the useless steering wheel though.
marvelharvey said:Snaking gone = purchase confirmed... I'm coming for you Bradley D!
I never played MK online, but that pretty accurately describes my experience with Metroid Prime Hunters. I swear, I played against one guy who would fire a missile directly at where my head was going to be before I actually spawned, and it would kill me the instant I spawned.Crushed said:"I'll just play a random game online with people in NA in my skill level."
"Searching for players..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (one square lights up)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee) (second square lights up) (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"..."
(doo-doo-dee-dee-dee)
"Okay, c'mon, fourth player let's go. C'mon."
(all squares turn off)
"Jesus Christ WTF."
FIVE MINUTES LATER
"FINALLY. Oka- wait what I said people in my skill level from NA, there's two guys from Japan and their win-loss is like 327-0 this is not what I wanted oh god and they all picked luigi and yoshi fuck this shit"
"Logging off from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection..." (doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee, doo-doo-dee-dee-dee...)
Ranger X said:Why people are saying that snaking is gone? It's only that its easy to generate a powerslide boost.
You guys will still have to powerslide all the time and in the straights.
BrodiemanTTR said:I'm just glad Nintendo is finally releasing an online game that allows you to play with strangers instead of forcing you to use friend codes.
Ramenman said:PLEASE TELL ME YOURE JOKING. PLEASE.
Even in Mario Kart DS you COULD play with strangers. Seriously. Since the very first online Nintendo game YOU COULD.
Apart from Animal Crossing and maybe some other exceptions, WFC games always had a random matchmaking function.
NOW TELL ME YOU WERE JOKING PLEASE.
.BrodiemanTTR said:I guess I didn't lay my sarcasm on thick enough.
Nah, Hunters is MUCH better in its online stuff. It doesn't do that annoying beeping effect, and it'll start a game much more quickly even if it doesn't have 4 players.KevinCow said:I never played MK online, but that pretty accurately describes my experience with Metroid Prime Hunters. I swear, I played against one guy who would fire a missile directly at where my head was going to be before I actually spawned, and it would kill me the instant I spawned.
Davidion said:Sweet. Excite Truck controls all the fucking way.
zigg said:How is shaking the controller "Excite Truck controls"?
(Not to mention mashing the d-pad for the other schemes...)
gdt5016 said:Get ready to taste my banana GAF.
Seems to be the general feeling of the game.Struct09 said:Excitement for the game slowly rising...
zigg said:How is shaking the controller "Excite Truck controls"?
(Not to mention mashing the d-pad for the other schemes...)
Colonel Nelson said:2 player online! Sweet!
This has been forgotten by every game but Halo for too long.
gdt5016 said:Get ready to taste my banana GAF.
:lol :lolCrushed said:
methodman said:Is there a thing like team racing? I can stay in back and shoot my blue missile, my teammate in first falls back to 2nd and it hits the dude in 1st? that'd be fun