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  1. jeremy w jeremy w is offline

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    Apr 26th, 2008 (4/26/2008 6:51pm)

    Mario Kart was undoubtedly my favorite game growing up... started off with the vintage SNES version then carried into the N64 version.

    Has anyone played it yet? If so, whats it like? The whole wii wheel thing looks pretty sick. very excited about this...



  2. the_snail03 the_snail03 is offline

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    Apr 26th, 2008 (4/26/2008 6:54pm) in reply to jeremy w

    it good, mario kart hasnt been the same since snes imo
     
  3. jeremy w jeremy w is offline

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    Apr 26th, 2008 (4/26/2008 7:32pm) in reply to the_snail03

    Whats the gameplay like with the wheel? Better/worse than a standard controller?
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  4. kamikazzee63 kamikazzee63 is offline

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    Apr 27th, 2008 (4/27/2008 9:28pm) in reply to jeremy w

    I have the game sitting in front of me. I am waiting for a movie to end then I will be playing it. CANT WAIT! I will respond after we play..
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    Apr 27th, 2008 (4/27/2008 9:36pm) in reply to kamikazzee63

    normally i too would be very excited but there is something happening 36 hours from now.
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    Apr 27th, 2008 (4/27/2008 11:04pm) in reply to whitealroker

    so is it good? wtf
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 10:27am) in reply to GPop21

    still no reviews? mine has been in my car since yesterday as i havent been home yet.... plan on playing tonight hopefully wont be disappointed!
     
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 10:45am) in reply to jeremy w

    very fun but the wii wheel thing is a bit tricky to get used to. the chucks are the way to play so far. the levels are sick and sometimes frustrating how far you will be in the lead only to get raped over and over by things you cant control (like 2-4th always getting back to back to back super weapons to render you useless). all in all its a fun game and i cant wait to kick everyones ass who wants some.
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 11:08am) in reply to coryneely

    lol nice...glad finals arent for another 3 weeks bc bw hockey playoffs and kart not much work gonna get done this week
     
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 11:11am) in reply to coryneely

     
    Originally Posted by coryneely View Post


    the levels are sick and sometimes frustrating how far you will be in the lead only to get raped over and over by things you cant control (like 2-4th always getting back to back to back super weapons to render you useless).

    that's what the reviews say. they say it sucks that you can't disable the preferential treatment of giving super weapons (lightning bolts, blue shells, etc) to the people not in 1st place. they say it sucks that you can have the perfect race in which you make zero mistakes, and you can still end up well out of first b/c this.
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 11:17am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    That's the way every mario kart game has worked since SNES. They do give you the option of turning items off, or only playing with 'strategic items'. Strategic items basically just means shells, bananas and mushrooms.
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 2:06pm) in reply to Doc89

    Brag: have N64 and Mario Kart, played it with GF yesterday :D
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 3:04pm) in reply to AceRunner

    my boy got this and i played it last night. i thought it was fucking tight
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 3:24pm) in reply to jeremy w

    I've had it for a few weeks now. Its pretty awsome. There are 16 remake tracks, wich is pretty fun. When playing online I have never experienced any lag at all, and you can play two people online at the same time (only one get to track his results, and get the rating updated tho).

    The graphics are pretty good imo, considering how "weak" the Wii is.

    Wiimote + nunchuck is the best way to control it imo. You can also use the wheel, classic controller or a gamecube controller. I dont like the wheel tho, but all the other options work pretty well.
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 5:44pm) in reply to jeremy w

    The game is cool. Alot more carts on the track at once. 12 total on multi player. There are a few new weapons which are pretty cool. The power sliding around corners is a little different and more simple, u can also set ur power slide to automatic where the game basically does the slide for u. I like the game just alot of new stuff to get used to.
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 5:52pm) in reply to jeremy w

    lol @ mario kart.

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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 5:54pm) in reply to ill flu

    i like mario kart, but i gotta agree with ill flu

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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 7:26pm) in reply to jeremy w

    I've had all the Mario Kart games, the SNES was always my favorite, played that one the most.

    Bought the Wii version yesterday. Driving with the wheel is very easy and it's a lot of fun, and without it, it's just another Mario Kart game like the rest. The wheel makes it and I think it's worth it.
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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 7:41pm) in reply to OlDirtyDawson

    Yeah the wheel is a little tricky to get used to, but once you are used to it its a nice addition to the game. Its also really easy to connect to online games... which presents a really awesome alternative to be able to race against 11 other real people as opposed to a bunch of computers. There is also a way to do time trials and have them ranked worldwide, which is really fun if you like to get competitive about things like trying to run the fastest race.
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