Post by: the source on April 23, 2003, 12:17:19 AM
the source
Post by: Mario on April 23, 2003, 12:30:54 AM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on April 23, 2003, 12:36:58 AM
*goes to link, looks at pics*
*Head explodes*
Post by: Grey Ninja on April 23, 2003, 12:37:15 AM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on April 23, 2003, 12:46:41 AM
this game is going to win back EVERYBODY!
Post by: Mario on April 23, 2003, 01:07:21 AM
OMFG THIS GAME LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!1onetwothreetimesanotherone WHOA!!! I cant belieive my eyes! Geez this just came outta nowhere didnt it! Sweet mother of f*ck what an awesome looking game! Is that 2player co-op i see, wtf? Oh yeah and PIKMIN 2 looks cool as well *looks at mario kart pics again*
*has another heart attack*
Post by: SriramSiv on April 23, 2003, 01:18:06 AM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on April 23, 2003, 01:22:53 AM
I'm intruiged to see what Donkey Kong GC and/or Donkey Kong Racing turn out like.
Post by: SriramSiv on April 23, 2003, 02:12:50 AM
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on April 23, 2003, 02:15:26 AM
check out yoshi with baby mario in the second screenshot! ha! and i like Brower's go-kart!
i'm still trying to figure out what Miyamoto meant by saying that the screenshots would reveal what type of game it is? maybe he meant that?
go nintendo!
Post by: mrcivic on April 23, 2003, 03:19:46 AM
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Post by: Infernal Monkey on April 23, 2003, 03:21:10 AM
Could this whole two characters in one kart be the start of a wonderful two player co-op mode?
And Koopa Troopa is back! AND BABY BOWSER IS THERE!!!!!11o'clock rock
"I wanna ride the gween donkey!"
I just hope these strange, new (maybe even erotic) changes don't crush the classic Mario Kart gameplay.
Wow, these screens are more effective than pr0n! BET'CHA DIDN'T WANNA KNOW THAT!
Post by: The Omen on April 23, 2003, 03:46:30 AM
Post by: Beave on April 23, 2003, 04:19:54 AM
Post by: Hybrid Hunter on April 23, 2003, 04:30:16 AM
Multiplayer mayhem once again!
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 23, 2003, 04:33:57 AM
Post by: DRJ on April 23, 2003, 05:59:37 AM
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Post by: Squall on April 23, 2003, 06:11:06 AM
Post by: EggyToast on April 23, 2003, 07:37:26 AM
Also, you'll notice that one of the screens has a different-colored peach. That means that there's certainly different costumes but, perhaps more importantly, you can play as the same character as someone else. Finally!
Post by: SriramSiv on April 23, 2003, 08:35:27 AM
Also wouldnt it be hard to press c-stick at the same time as accelerating plus I like only being able to shoot in one direction cause it was more skillful, but Ill reserve my judgement till I play it.
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 23, 2003, 08:41:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Squall
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the graphics as of now. Look at the Pikmin 2 graphics, obviously they're going to be better (because the original look much better).
I highly doubt that because as far as I know Mario Kart is already finished, atleast I heard.
Post by: Tride15 on April 23, 2003, 08:59:08 AM
Seriously, those graphics just flat out suck. It doesn't look like a GameCube game. Dreamcast could easily push those graphics. Heck, Dreamcast could do 2 times those graphics.But as long as it's fun it doesn't matter.
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 23, 2003, 09:16:55 AM
Post by: Michael8983 on April 23, 2003, 09:32:38 AM
People need to stop judging graphics by how technically impressive they are and start judging them by how appropriate they are for the game. Nintendo is obviously just trying to retain the simplistic and cartoonish atmosphere of the original game. Ultra-detailed, realistic textures just wouldn't look right in Mario Kart.
Some parts of the screenshots make the game seem blurry or jagged but I'm sure that's just in the screenshots and not the actual game. That's been the case with several of Nintendo's past GCN titles. For whatever reason, Nintendo's games just don't photograph well.
Post by: WesDawg on April 23, 2003, 09:36:56 AM
I'm so excited. I haven't been this excited about a Nintendo game for... a month. Yippee!
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on April 23, 2003, 09:40:40 AM
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Post by: Nintendo Gamecube on April 23, 2003, 11:41:44 AM
Post by: godwheel on April 23, 2003, 11:44:12 AM
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Post by: AlienJF on April 23, 2003, 11:56:15 AM
I hope there are alot of characters and you can mix them up any way you like. Don't get your hopes up for too many items, though. Characters like Bowser and Baby Bowser will probably be clones like some of the guys in SSBM.
Post by: EggyToast on April 23, 2003, 11:57:03 AM
For instance, it totally wouldn't surprise me if the characters actually steer their cars with their little stubby arms, and if the characters react much more realistically to driving conditions, track conditions, and other players.
Sure, it's no "mario with realistic skin, proportioned body, and each individual strand of hair rendered individually," but who cares? It's a GAME, not a tech demo.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on April 23, 2003, 12:04:23 PM
D's graphics engine is a modified version of Mario Sunshine's graphics engine, kinda like how MK64 was derived from Mario64. Remember Peach's Castle at Royal Raceway? That was cool.
Post by: Don'tHate742 on April 23, 2003, 12:05:07 PM
Look at the screens, so many things are taking place, now imagine that with 8 player lan......you don't want it to lag cuase of graphics and such right? Also images never do the game justice (Mario Sunshine anyone?). And if someone says Halo has 16 player lan it has beautiful graphics and it doesn't lag.......well that is becuase they only had one model to play with, which means one thing to load 16 times and thanks to cache that happens in no time.
EDIT: After reading the rest of the thread I decided I am a retarded echo.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on April 23, 2003, 12:06:36 PM
DIE!
Post by: EggyToast on April 23, 2003, 12:06:46 PM
Post by: StRaNgE on April 23, 2003, 01:48:02 PM
Myself, the bubbly cartoon look was what I was hoping for. I would have hated to see splinter cell realism in Mario kart.
I hope Mario's world will always stay filled with bright colors and mushrooms galore.
Post by: kennyb27 on April 23, 2003, 02:01:46 PM
Post by: Samwise Gamgee on April 23, 2003, 03:14:59 PM
ign said there may be some secret characters, so hopefuly that sonic rumor is still true!
and the graphics are just fine, they will look amazing in motion! and all the character models are the exact same models as the mario party 4! i remember nintendo saying that those would be the standard character models they would use for all their nintendo spin off games!
but personaly, i realy think they should have used the smash bros models instead! they are perfect!
but anyways, this game will own! the themed karts are cool, yet the princess karts kinda look gay!
but ya? where is the link that says the game is done?
Post by: AJL221893 on April 23, 2003, 03:19:42 PM
I think it would be cool to have both options. You could either control both people with one controller, or have two people control the whole car each with a separate person.
I think another mode with just one player with one person might be cool too.
And one more question, ( I don't know why I'm asking, no one knows), but do you think you get three choices: Driving person, weapon person, and vehicle?
And one last thing, do you know if each character gets their own type of weapons, and they just get items by running into those colorful "?" blocks.
Done asking questions that no one knows the answers to yet....
Post by: "Sky" on April 23, 2003, 03:29:25 PM
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Originally posted by: Samwise Gamgee
yet the princess karts kinda look gay!
Umm... I'm not sure if you noticed... but the princess happens to be... FEMALE!
Post by: Gamefreak on April 23, 2003, 03:35:48 PM
Okay, first of all, here is what we know as of Wednesday, April 23, 2003. You can play up to 8 players using 2 GCN's, 2 TV's, and 2 copies of the game. It is unknown as to whether you can use more than 2 GCN's/TV's.
Here is the list of character's known so far:
Mario
Luigi
Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Bowser
Bowser, Jr.
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
Princess Peach
Koopa Troopa
Koopa Paratroopa
Wario
Waluigi
Yoshi
Birdo
Princess Daisy
=16 so far known. Obviously some are missing....like Toad...but we shall see.
Next, it is unknown as to wether or not you can choose your vehicle, but you will be able to pair up any two characters. Each character has his own driving attributes as well as 8 items/powerups exclusive to him/her. There are also 6 general items anyone can use. You can switch your driver and shooter at any point during a race. This will obviously offer a lot of tactics to play into the game, since you may have switched to take advantage of a weapon, but then again your driver changed and thus your kart attributes also changed. It appears you have more control over the weapons and also that your shooter character can "jump" from your kart to another. This is shown in a screen where it shows Daisy jumping from Luigi's kart (well actually the princess kart, Luigi is driving) onto the Kong Kart, with both Donkey Kong and Diddy already onboard.
As for the graphics...yes they aren't jaw-dropping, but I garauntee you the animation is incredible (in one screen, Donkey kong pulls a sharp turn and Diddy out back is almost thrown off as he barely hangs on...), and I wouldn't be surprised if it ran in 60 fps in 4 player split screen as well.
Now give us LAN F-Zero!!! 29 human opponents hahahahahah
EDIT: Oh, and I don't think Nintendo is lying when it says each character will have 8 EXCLUSIVE weapons. I doubt there are clones. And this game has been in development more than SSBM, which was slightly rushed in terms of clone characters...Let's see, 6 normal weapons, plus 16 known characters with 8 weapons each....that's a lot of weapons. Unless Nintendo is lying and each character has their own weapon SET but not entirely new weapons...we shall see at E3.
Post by: EggyToast on April 23, 2003, 03:45:15 PM
And where'd you get the list with Daisy?
Post by: Mario on April 23, 2003, 04:25:26 PM
Now all we need is a release date
Post by: Caterkiller on April 23, 2003, 04:26:06 PM
It looks very fun, I can't wait. I just want to know if all races will have two characters per vehicle. Or will there be single driver races with the same karts or origonal ones. Ether way I know im gonna love it to death.
Post by: Kulock on April 23, 2003, 05:32:47 PM
Either that, or she could be doing the Super Smash Bros. Melee "hip" attack that Peach had.
I know Peach is female, but... that's still a very ugly kart. And that means you're going to see it all the time. Makes it feel a little less like Mario Kart and a little more like Wacky Races. ;P All well.
Post by: "Sky" on April 23, 2003, 06:05:20 PM
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