Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: Khushrenada on June 11, 2013, 10:24:31 AM
Title: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Khushrenada on June 11, 2013, 10:24:31 AM
Guess they are sticking with the numbering system of the Kart games.
I actually really like the look of this game. So far it seems to be one of the more graphically advanced Mario featured games. It's like a blend of Kart and F-Zero with anti-gravity now intruduced and the tracks look more like F-Zero tracks. This could be good.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: stevey on June 11, 2013, 10:45:30 AM
Bikes are also back! Hopefully Rosaline is too
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Ian Sane on June 11, 2013, 01:17:00 PM
It's hard to think of ways to add new ideas to racing games so I'll give Nintendo credit in coming up with the anti-gravity thing. They could (and I would have expected it) just make gloried track packs, one for each system, and probably get away with it.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Mop it up on June 11, 2013, 03:26:01 PM
Everything in the trailer looked good, but there's still a lot more I want to see before I get excited.
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Post by: shingi_70 on June 11, 2013, 03:32:52 PM
Mario Luigi Peach Daisy Yoshi Wario Waluigi Toad Toadette Donkey Kong Bowser Koopa Troopa
The only one who matters.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Caterkiller on June 12, 2013, 12:47:05 AM
The graphics I impress me most about this game. Honestly when I think back to F -Zero, driving upside down and through cork screws don't mean anything when the camera moves with you. It all appears "normal" if you know what I mean. I certainly don't expect this to affect gameplay much at all.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: EasyCure on June 12, 2013, 08:56:39 PM
The graphics I impress me most about this game. Honestly when I think back to F -Zero, driving upside down and through cork screws don't mean anything when the camera moves with you. It all appears "normal" if you know what I mean. I certainly don't expect this to affect gameplay much at all.
speak for yourself. having the sky below me on those cylindrical tracks through me off, literally. I couldn't concentrate on going straight and if I turned too hard my machine would jump off the track and every now and again i would fly off the track entirely.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: KeyBilly on June 13, 2013, 01:18:36 PM
This was one of the most visually impressive games, and is making me think of buying Mario Kart again after skipping 7. The beautiful rendition of the Mushroom Kingdom and castle make me eager for the next full Mario title. I am glad to see them putting effort into the presentation, in addition to the cool new anti-gravity gimmick.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: shingi_70 on June 13, 2013, 01:33:05 PM
I found the trailer to be pretty lame but I have to say this is probably one of the bes looking games at E3.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Adrock on June 13, 2013, 02:08:38 PM
I don't remember the last time I was legitimately excited about a new Mario Kart. I buy each one and it's Mario Kart so it's not like anything is a surprise. I just expect it to be announced and I have my fun with it. As long as Daisy is in it, everything else is a formality.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Soren on June 13, 2013, 02:24:44 PM
The game looks awesome.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: EasyCure on June 13, 2013, 05:12:28 PM
I find it funny that while the visuals really impressed me, the trailer was still a little dull. I don't own and I've hardly play mk7 but I know enough about it to know the gliders are nothing new, not sure about the submerged areas though..
I grew tired of mkwii pretty fast and it might be because mk64 and ds were some of my fave games that Wii just didn't add enough new to the formula to stay fun..
So I'm finding myself in a predicament:
I definitely plan on buying a 3ds soon (more like eventually) so do i skip 8 and buy only 7? Or wait until 8 is out, be as informed as possible, play a demo or 2 and then figure out if I'll buy that over 7...
You can't go wrong with portable Mario Kart, but if 8 has crazy new tracks and tons of new characters.. Blah I hate decision making
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Adrock on June 13, 2013, 05:22:10 PM
Mario Kart 7 is my favorite one. If you can stand to wait until Mario Kart 8, you might just want to do that since it's supposed to be the "definitive" Mario Kart.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Mop it up on June 13, 2013, 06:47:06 PM
For me, Mario Kart VII is a huge step down from the Wii game, it's missing a lot of the stuff I liked.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Adrock on June 13, 2013, 06:53:13 PM
I missed the bikes, but I liked the new tracks more.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Mop it up on June 13, 2013, 07:03:31 PM
I actually don't care about the bikes. I missed the 12-player races, some of the items, the rear-view button, the larger character roster, sending ghosts to friends, automatic drift, and more I've forgotten about. Plus I can't play it in local multiplayer, though I can't really fault the game for that since it does have it.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Adrock on June 13, 2013, 07:07:52 PM
I didn't use most of that. And the roster begins and ends with Daisy. I only use other characters until I unlock her. Daisy and tracks. That's essentially what I pay attention to.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: Caterkiller on June 13, 2013, 07:08:29 PM
The graphics I impress me most about this game. Honestly when I think back to F -Zero, driving upside down and through cork screws don't mean anything when the camera moves with you. It all appears "normal" if you know what I mean. I certainly don't expect this to affect gameplay much at all.
speak for yourself. having the sky below me on those cylindrical tracks through me off, literally. I couldn't concentrate on going straight and if I turned too hard my machine would jump off the track and every now and again i would fly off the track entirely.
Oh please... *goes to play GX*
Holy crap I forgot what it was like!!! Maybe this will really spice things up!
Oh but you know what? I don't know how you guys feel about this but snaking is back. Get on miiverse and complain right away if it bugs you. Best thing about MK7 was that there was no snaking. I don't know if I can deal with NK DS levels of it. ThatGuy and/or ShyGuy used to drive me nuts with drybones and that dry bomber.
Title: Re: Mario Kart 8 Announced
Post by: EasyCure on June 13, 2013, 08:55:04 PM
i remember back when everyone complained about the snaking and I had to go google it.. lol
Title: Re: FREEwheeling SUPER Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Mop it up on June 14, 2013, 05:53:33 PM
Here are some more details I've compiled from the videos and demo impressions:
-Supports 12 racers both offline and online. -Custom karts returning from Mario Kart VII seems likely, as it appeared some of the same karts had different wheels. -Coins have been spotted and likely increase speed again, but not confirmed. -Glider and underwater propeller are in. -Items seen so far are bananas, red and green shells, mushrooms, golden mushroom, and fire flower. -Miiverse can be used to set up tournaments, and play with people in the community. -A 30-second "highlight reel" is recorded after each race. -"Mario Kart TV" can be used to watch and share replays. -"All controllers" supported.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Khushrenada on October 29, 2013, 05:22:45 PM
Not sure if other forum members frequent the Pietriots site but you should. It's good stuff. Just wish it updated more.
The latest article was some impressions from Mario Kart 8. Most interesting factoid for me was how colliding with other racers in anti-gravity mode gave a speed burst to your kart.
All in all, it's sounding really good.
Read about it here: http://pietriots.com/2013/10/21/mario-kart-8-one-race-detailed-impressions/
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on October 29, 2013, 06:10:52 PM
Never really watched any videos until now, but damn this game looks pretty great.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 29, 2013, 08:01:00 PM
Yeah, I hope the gravity thing changes some, because when I watched the demos it looked like it didn't add anything to the game at all. Instead it just made the tracks more interesting, but didn't actually change mechanics. When I heard about the anti-gravity thing I wanted the tracks to be more diverse. I would like to see anti-gravity gimmick to be used along with driving normal so that someone could be on the road and others on the side of a building or mountain, trying to pass them.
Also, I hope for F-Zero type speeds and level design...but we will see if we get that or not.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Adrock on October 29, 2013, 10:34:30 PM
Also, I hope for F-Zero type speeds and level design...but we will see if we get that or not.
Ehh, I don't. That's a slap to the tits to everyone waiting for an actual new F-Zero game. If Nintendo gets that close, they should just make F-Zero and stop toying with people's emotions.
Ultimately, I don't get the anti-gravity thing. It looks cool, but like you said, I don't know of it adds anything to the game. We'll see, I guess.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 30, 2013, 12:28:09 AM
I watched the demo video again, and I could see 2-3 track designs that really played with the idea of gravity to any real design effect.
I think Mario Karts driving mechanics and weapon game play are quite different from F-Zero so facing Mario Kart push for more creative and crazy track designs with F-Zero speeds don't bother me.
F-Zero is more about having that finely tuned vehicle perform perfectly on insane racing tracks. Where Mario Kart is just arcade Drift and attack game play.
The only thing I really wish Nintendo would do with Mario Kart is balance their weapons better. That really is the only problem with the series at this point.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on November 02, 2013, 08:49:47 PM
The handheld MKs never seem to draw me in as much as the console counterparts. I have not touched MK7 and don't miss it. MK DS was the only one I ever played and I never felt there was a snaking problem. I power slide like crazy but don't consider myself a 'snaker' and I always seemed to do well online.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: BlkPaladin on February 21, 2014, 09:45:40 AM
Here is something that can be taken as rumor. The post on New seed for the game in the feature says you can make your own tracks.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Mop it up on February 21, 2014, 08:02:34 PM
It's a mistake. Nintendo would never include a track editor because then they couldn't sell DLC tracks.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on February 22, 2014, 10:16:29 AM
They had one in F-Zero GX. Wouldn't surprise me if they did one here as well.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Adrock on February 22, 2014, 12:58:30 PM
That was also before DLC. I'd be surprised if Nintendo included a track editor in Mario Kart 8 just because the series never had one before. They can still include a track editor and DLC. Nintendo could offer other racers, different karts/pieces, and retro packs.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on February 22, 2014, 01:22:26 PM
I would be willing to pay extra for a track editor.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Phil on February 22, 2014, 02:51:23 PM
They had one in F-Zero GX. Wouldn't surprise me if they did one here as well.
No, it was in F-Zero X Expansion Kit, a 64DD game.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on February 22, 2014, 03:06:34 PM
Oh, my bad. I though they did one as well for GX too.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Adrock on February 22, 2014, 05:39:33 PM
I thought you meant X. Apparently, F-Zero Climax had a built-in track editor (no expansion) as well.
As for Mario Kart, I would probably pay for a track editor... then never use it due to laziness. I always wanted one for the series, but I have less time these days for putzing around. If Super Smash Bros. has a souped up stage editor, I'd probably spend time of that, sleep be damned.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on February 22, 2014, 06:30:11 PM
It is just like every other game that has a custom editor: I like to consume quality user generated content by nerds that have more time on their hands than I do. The only game I poured a lot of time into the editor was Starcraft.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Mop it up on February 22, 2014, 07:31:20 PM
The track editor for F-Zero X kind of was like DLC before DLC existed.
If one exists for MK8 then it's going to be DLC also. I just can't imagine including that in the base game when the potential for DLC is so huge, unless maybe it's an extremely simple one.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on February 22, 2014, 08:06:49 PM
There is plenty of room for DLC just with official track packs from previous games. In fact, they could sell the tracks with all of the 'parts' of the courses getting unlocked in the track editor to use as you wished.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on February 22, 2014, 10:36:24 PM
Obviously that was a mistake, and it's not in the listing anymore.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Mop it up on June 04, 2014, 06:30:55 PM
My game came in today! Who here has been playing this? Let me know if I don't have you added already and then I will.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 04, 2014, 06:36:04 PM
Mine came in the mail today too. Have yet to open the packaging yet though...
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Stratos on June 05, 2014, 08:48:15 PM
Mine arrived at my parents house. I ship important packages there because their gated community is a safer drop off point versus my sketchy apartment complex. Problem is I need to get down to their place. May be able to get in Friday evening but then I work all weekend. Hopefully I can hop on next week after my finals.
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Phil on June 05, 2014, 08:53:33 PM
It is just like every other game that has a custom editor: I like to consume quality user generated content by nerds that have more time on their hands than I do. The only game I poured a lot of time into the editor was Starcraft.
Hey dude! That's more PASSION! Not more time! Meanie!
(Kidding, though I do love level design.)
I'm finding the harder cc races much easier without another player, even though my brother and I weren't acting as opponents to one another. Though Dolphin Shoals was still hard!
Title: Re: Freewheeling Mario Kart 8 Thread.
Post by: Caterkiller on June 06, 2014, 05:04:20 PM
Hello! Anyone up for Mario Kart?! Tournament room is in my sig!
