BigBadShamoo
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Dude... The Kooplings?!!? That is so bad ass. That is definitely the best shit.
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Looks like you have to race to the top of the waterfall too, damn this is so epic.
PreyingShark
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Still not seeing what the anti-gravity gimmick adds to the game. What would be cool is if you could, say, throw bombs from a lower section of the track to a higher one in order to block up a race leader, or maybe use a feather item to jump there yourself. Or if you got blown up on part of the track overlooking an earlier part, you could get knocked down. There's potential, but none of these videos show anything more interesting than 'Hey, you can drive on WALLS now! How kray-zee is that?!'
Damn, the tracks in this game look amazing. I think this is shaping up to be the best MK game.
I'm totally maining Lemmy.
Stormwatch
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I was actually hoping they were gonna turn it into the Smash Bros of Mario Karts. Link, Samus, Cranky, etc. Imagine if they had and NES remix type game for the modern era?
Out of Working Order
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Didn't the Wii one release in May? I remember picking that up with the wheel.
Considering how ugly that looked, I have to say I am surprised that this seems to be pushing the Wii U harder than any other game so far. I expected 'passable', not 'cutting edge'.
Considering how ugly that looked, I have to say I am surprised that this seems to be pushing the Wii U harder than any other game so far. I expected 'passable', not 'cutting edge'.
POWERSPHERE
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Didn't see any blue shells.
One can hope.
One can hope.
Highly agree. Love whenever they show up in any game.
Apophis2036
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This.
Makes me salivate as to what a new Zelda, Metroid and Mario Galaxy could look like !
Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Super Circuit
An Ultra Hand reference?
DK Jungle from MK7
Grumble Volcano from MKWii
Tick Tock Clock from MKDS. Seems like a pretty big upgrade.
Signs saying "STAR CUP" and "MKTV"
The rest of the tracks are new, but Water Park was on one of the signs in Sunshine Airport and I'm assuming that's the name of the water park track.
Dolphin Shoals, obviously.
Some observations about that disco music track:
Koopa troopas and shyguys. ? block decor.
It has castle walls.
Koopaling signage all over.
And a shot of the disco ball near the start.
What could Bowser's Castle possibly have to do with disco?
Oh yeah.
Shy Guy Falls features Shy Guys with pickaxes working around the waterfalls.
Water Park has Nokis from Mario Sunshine. Wario ferris wheel hard to miss.
Looks like the loading dock for the Sub Coaster
This appears to be the only footage of Dolphin Shoals in the trailer. Toads chillin underwater.
TheSpaceBetween
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Riding down the waterfall looked awesome. I haven't really enjoyed Mario Kart much since Double Dash, but this looks pretty great.
The NSMB redesigns didn't bother me that much, honestly. The color-coding makes them more unique, plus Iggy and Lemmy don't share the same hairstyle anymore.
I'm just glad they are getting this exposure, after about a decade of only Junior running the show. And I don't care what Miyamoto says is the "current story", they'll always be Bowser's kids to me!
PotionBleue
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Graphics Horse
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Yeah you go up one half and come down the other. On the climb there are boost pads falling down the waterfall!
Battle Born
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That was another fantastic trailer for the game. All of the levels looked fun. It's also nice to see the Koopalings in there.
SmackAttack
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Looks incredible. I can't remember seeing Dry Bones in any trailers yet. Have I missed him?
Hours Left
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It's cool to see the Koopalings, but I hope there are other new characters too. (Plus all the previous characters back.)
PotionBleue
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Funky Kong would not be missed after the Mario Kart Wii abuse.
Lactose_Intolerant
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bowser is compensating for something with his penis mobile
HUELEN10
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These 2 are amazing.
Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Super Circuit
An Ultra Hand reference?
Well, I hope so, because I don't want an other Mario Kart game, where bikes are dominating, because they can wheelie.
Like the hat?
Banned
Maining Lemmy
Smashman45
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Screenies:
PotionBleue
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They don't. They also don't do it in anti-gravity mode, even while not drifting, in the E3 demo (and we haven't seen any wheelie in anti-gravity mode in a trailer).
1UP Racing, I'm loving it!
titusandronicus
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Screens are gorgeous, best looking Wii U game so far.
So colorful...so good. Dolphin shoals(?) looks great.
Lord_Byron28
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Id like to see most of the cast from the Wii title return since we already got stuck with all the babies. Although I wouldnt mind Dry Bowser sitting out and Cranky and Dixie joining the roster.
Wow, looks amazing, love the colours.
Waluigilicious
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Who else thinks the single player could be you versus the koopalings?
This is confirmed to be 60Fps, right? The game just looks so phenomenal, I almost forgot...
Ugh... the wait is gonna kill me. I'm very interested to hear more details about the customization and a potential 5 player local muliplayer. So far I'm not sure if the car parts are interchangable like in MK7.
Ugh... the wait is gonna kill me. I'm very interested to hear more details about the customization and a potential 5 player local muliplayer. So far I'm not sure if the car parts are interchangable like in MK7.
HypnoDarkrai
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Yeah at 1:39 Mario is driving with 2 mushrooms around him.Anyone else noticed Mario on the right side with mushrooms circling him like the 3 shells do? That's new right? I wonder if another racer touches one they can steal a boost.
