Author Topic: Mario Kart DS - The Release Thread (Read 69400 times)

couchmonkey · « **Reply #100 on:** November 02, 2005, 04:29:11 AM »

I'm thinking DK Mountain didn't make the cut because it's pretty graphics-intensive. If I recall the whole course opens up below you as you go down the mountain, that requires quite a bit of power But I agree that it's one of the best tracks in the game. I also love Yoshi Circuit. Yoshi's Mountain (or whatever it was called in MK64) was good too, but had the capacity to be extremely frustrating. In a multiplayer game it was quite unfair, whoever owne4d the game was certain to win while others fell to their doom 30 times.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #101 on:** November 02, 2005, 09:00:08 AM »

I really think spoiled milk is not very good, personally I prefer regular milk, honestly I can't see why anyone would want spoiled milk at all, but I can't really speak for everyone. Nintendo could have also included free porn into Mario Kart DS, but I don't think that would appeal to everyone. Overall I think they made a bad choice not to include giant spiders in Mario Kart DS, but I really like that they put graphics in there, because a Mario Kart game that only has text-based racing would be pretty boring.

Mario · « **Reply #102 on:** November 07, 2005, 10:01:58 PM »

BUMP!

Everyone's talking abuot htis game except us!

I've got a question about the friends list in this game, I read on IGN that you could only play with 4 players, no 2 or 3 player matches. What about when you only have 1 friend online on your list, do both of you enter a 2 player game or does it throw in two other random people from anywhere in the world?

Artimus · « **Reply #103 on:** November 08, 2005, 07:07:04 AM »

I believe it grabs two random people.

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #104 on:** November 08, 2005, 09:53:57 AM »

Can you keep the same user name for every game? Nile Boogie wants to be Nile Boogie always.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #105 on:** November 08, 2005, 09:58:34 AM »

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to...

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #106 on:** November 08, 2005, 10:38:33 AM »

You can be any name on any game, even if someone else already has it.

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #107 on:** November 08, 2005, 11:45:29 AM »

So your stats are locked to a profile but that profile is not locked to a username. So if I'm on the leader board under "Nile Boogie" if I change my username to " T'RaeQuiLin" does the leader board change to reflect the new name or what?

IceCold · « **Reply #108 on:** November 08, 2005, 04:09:54 PM »

You have a unique PIN number but not a username. Not sure about leaderboard however.

Mario · « **Reply #109 on:** November 10, 2005, 02:14:59 PM »

1up reviewed it and called it "the best kart racer ever", it's funny because it seems like the reviewer was trying to be negative but he just couldn't, the game is THAT good!

Artimus · « **Reply #110 on:** November 10, 2005, 02:20:03 PM »

I've not heard a bad thing about the game itself yet. It seems to be a real knock-out home run effort.

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #111 on:** November 10, 2005, 05:12:36 PM »

"I've not heard a bad thing about the game itself yet. It seems to be a real knock-out home run effort."

7.9 IGN sorry. This is not true.

Zach · « **Reply #112 on:** November 10, 2005, 06:03:34 PM »

thats not too bad, not really too good either. I certainly would expect better from a mariokart game

Artimus · « **Reply #113 on:** November 10, 2005, 06:08:01 PM »

Um...IGN gave Double Dash a 7.9. They haven't reviewed DS yet as far as their website says...unless it's in Insider? I can't see them giving it a 7.9. Craig gave Super Circuit a 9.5 and his impressions of this have all been glowing. Got a link for that?

Ian Sane · « **Reply #114 on:** November 10, 2005, 06:37:54 PM »

"I've not heard a bad thing about the game itself yet."

Check out IGN's pros and cons article. Some of those cons are pretty stupid stuff that is just outright sh!tty game design. I'm a programmer and if I suggested something like random player assignment for multiplayer matches my boss would chew me out for suggesting something so horrible. Of course that doesn't affect how the game plays, it's just some annoying limitations regarding online play. This still sounds like an absolute must-buy. Let's just hope they address some of the online issues for Mario Kart Rev.

IceCold · « **Reply #115 on:** November 10, 2005, 07:04:02 PM »

I will not succumb to the conspiracy theory...

IGN used MKDS as a sacrificial lamb to prove that they wouldn't rate online games by GameSpy higher, and there isn't a conflict of interest

But this is from Craig's mailbag - Get Mario Kart DS because it's the best freakin' kart racer ever, with an incredible focus on single player and local multiplayer. Don't get it solely for its online component because you'll end up wanting way more than what's offered here.

And that's just how it should be; a game should not be penalized for its online mode when the gameplay is terrific. So I seriously doubt that it will be a 7.9...

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #116 on:** November 10, 2005, 07:55:19 PM »

Yeah, IGN didn't review Mario Kart DS yet. I have no doubt it'll get a glowing review. I wasn't being serious.

Artimus · « **Reply #117 on:** November 10, 2005, 08:18:49 PM »

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"I've not heard a bad thing about the game itself yet."

Check out IGN's pros and cons article. Some of those cons are pretty stupid stuff that is just outright sh!tty game design. I'm a programmer and if I suggested something like random player assignment for multiplayer matches my boss would chew me out for suggesting something so horrible. Of course that doesn't affect how the game plays, it's just some annoying limitations regarding online play. This still sounds like an absolute must-buy. Let's just hope they address some of the online issues for Mario Kart Rev.

It's a portable game. People are holding console and PC standards to a system with very basic hardware. It's the first online title ever for the company, first for the system, first major portable title online, etc. Some of the cons are a little lame, but they're not going to change the fact that you can play it online. Of COURSE they'll "fix" these things for MK Rev. It's a console!

If you're going to be all doomsday, at least be realistic.

Dasmos · « **Reply #118 on:** November 11, 2005, 03:17:56 PM »

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Originally posted by: PaLaDiN
"I've not heard a bad thing about the game itself yet. It seems to be a real knock-out home run effort."

7.9 IGN sorry. This is not true.

The REAL review. 9.5! That's pretty good seeing as it is coming from IGN.

mantidor · « **Reply #119 on:** November 11, 2005, 03:28:33 PM »

check the number of the article I always knew MK was satanic in its nature

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #120 on:** November 11, 2005, 04:57:50 PM »

GOTY?

I can't get the Link button to work but here's the ad for those who haven't yet seen it.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?r=1&type=wmv&id=8427

Mario · « **Reply #121 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:34:25 PM »

Is this finally available in the US? Anyone got it?

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #122 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:42:45 PM »

It releases tomorrow, but it usually doesn't arrive at stores until a few days after unless you live in Washington or whatever...I'll be calling all over the place anyway just in case =D

Arbok · « **Reply #123 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:44:01 PM »

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Originally posted by: Mario
Is this finally available in the US? Anyone got it?

Another 5 hours here, or 2 hours on the East Coast... assuming one could find a store that sells a copy at midnight on opening day.

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Originally posted by: KnowsNothing
It releases tomorrow, but it usually doesn't arrive at stores until a few days after unless you live in Washington or whatever...I'll be calling all over the place anyway just in case =D

*gasp* I thought that was a local problem, as rarely have games ever actually arrived on their ship date here (Advance Wars DS, for example, came 2 days after the set date)... three Target employees nearly lost their lives when SSB:M first came out on account of the delay.

Artimus · « **Reply #124 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:52:31 PM »

I ordered mine at Amazon so I won't have it until the end of the month.

But I have a ton of work the next two weeks so it's probably for the best.

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Author Topic: Mario Kart DS - The Release Thread (Read 69400 times)