The Mario Kart Club of cunning gentlemen

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:24

!?!...

Gah...

Scarysheep3000 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:03

I haven't played this for ages - first GTA IV started eating my gaming time, then WiiFit (and, more than I'd like to admit, Uno on XBLA). We should have a super-splendid BETEO GP sometime.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 21:31

romanista wrote:

if you are around the 1.40 mark using the shortcut in the beginning* you don't have problems with them..

* go right after 3 seconds or so, or follow the expert ghost

To be honest, I tried the shortcut a couple of times but couldn't improve my time at all. My fastest time so far (2:37) is without using it.

RBR2 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:42

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 03, 2008 21:20

mrak wrote:

New competition! You vs. four of those spinny-top things from Mario Galaxy!

My initial time was 2 minutes 30 seconds but the world champion did it in little over 13 seconds. Double-you tea eff, mate.

Yeah, I have absolutely no idea how that's done, especially since there's a couple of seconds delay before the new spiky things drop in. Best time so far is just over a minute.

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:07

The results of this week, with anextra mention of TCK's 2.39.345, he isn't in my friend's list..

this week DK snowboardcross! (until wednesday 11th)

On the challenge..got it down now to 54 seconds, and think that using the same tactics, without missing it's easily doable in 40, bt for 13 seconds? you have to know exactly where those spinny tops are.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:23

Bottom of the heap, again. I must try and devote more time to this next time round.

Nice one for keeping this up Romanista!

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:50

wel you could say 'made the top 10''
(think about 16 people participated)

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:55

You're too kind. :luv:

My 360 is gaming heroin at the moment, poor little Wii.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2008 21:24

Zardoz wrote:

My 360 is gaming heroin at the moment, poor little Wii.

That's funny, because it's gone completely the other way around for me just now, with Mario Kart and Pinball Hall of Fame taking up all my time. And I just ordered Castle Shikigami 3 as well, so I might not be going near my 360 for a while longer.

Oh yeah, and an extra added "Thankyou" to Romanista for keeping this going!

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:22

Bastard game! I was disconnected twice from online racing tonight - once when I was on my final lap, about a third of a lap ahead of everyone else, and once when I'd already won my race and was just waiting for the last few stragglers to trickle over the finish line. The result? 250 points (or thereabouts) deducted from my rating each time (yep, even for the race that I'd actually already won). When I started racing tonight I was within touching distance of an 8000+ ranking, now I'm back down to 7500 again.

I think it might be a while before I can go back to this bloody game. Grr.

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:31

i know that feeling..

but then i remembered that with MKDS we were all complaing there wasn't a punishment for disconnecting...

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 14:37

Rather big differences this week, but not surprising seeing the options the track offers, and probably the ramps most people can't resist, but the expert (which you unlock at around 2.25) shows you should..

Another victory for Canada, which might make up for the absence of a Canadian team in the Stanley Cup Final (icehockey or mario kart racing, which is more important). Malc74, 2.09 what's the secret?

next week Koopa Kape

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 15:16

9th place!!!

Pipped by Mimi!!!

Malc74 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 20:57

romanista wrote:

Malc74, 2.09 what's the secret?

Personally, I always find it enlightening to download the World Record ghost and watch the replay. It showed me a couple of things I was missing (the shortcut for one thing, and the ability to boost (or at least, try to) straight along the right hand part of the halfpipe near the end of the lap).
It certainly helped me improve another 5 or so seconds, but I'm still a good eleven seconds off the WR time.

RBR2 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:32

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:38

i truely hated that muchroom competition track

this week's result see another victory for malc74, but with only a few people trying, so come on..

shortcut is somewhere at the end of the river, it's not that hard to get somewhere around my time i think

next week grumble vulcano

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:54

I suck at this game... though I found it annoying when shown how to play it properly by my friend at the weekend, he basically doesn't do anything other than slide the entire time around everything (and down the straights). Boo!

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 13:11

malc, matt wants to know which person/bike combi you're using..

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 18:47

Hmm, i've put in a few times on GrumVee, but I think i'm going to need to switch to a different character/vehicle to improve or just learn when to boost.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 21:39

romanista wrote:

malc, matt wants to know which person/bike combi you're using..

Funky Kong, in the Flame Runner (which I believe is called the Bowser Bike in Europe - quite why they needed to change all the names around I don't know).

[EDIT] Rick, did you submit any times for the last tournament, because you're not showing up on my list? I actually really enjoyed it, to an almost unhealthy degree (best tournament so far IMO). I managed to just squeak under 1:56 but I'm damned if I can go any faster.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 23:04

Incidentally, I hope no-one's going to ruin the Grumble Volcano compo by using the glitch that means you can complete it in about 12 seconds. I've never quite understood why people would want to do stuff like that. Apparently there's also a glitch in the regular version of Mushroom Gorge as well, which means it can be completed in about 20-odd seconds.

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 14:23

You're talking about the muchroom one? i did some yesterday, but was a bit tired and got irritated by bumping into the muchrooms while jumping, so got off, did some on the previous challenge, getting it to 40 orso

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Just got this game. Last Friday.

Not sure what to make of it. It's fun and I've played it for hours, but it seems awfully imbalanced at times. I'm not sure if the bike/kart split really helps that, it that karts this time round seem sluggish and more difficult to get the powerslides working compared to the new bikes. Also, I was rather annoyed that any of the newly-unlocked karts, bikes and racers don't seem to be any 'better' than the first set. Oh well.

Still, as I've said, enjoyed it lots so far, but it's not a game without faults.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 04, 2008 21:40

Anonymous X wrote:

Just got this game. Last Friday.

Not sure what to make of it. It's fun and I've played it for hours, but it seems awfully imbalanced at times. I'm not sure if the bike/kart split really helps that, it that karts this time round seem sluggish and more difficult to get the powerslides working compared to the new bikes. Also, I was rather annoyed that any of the newly-unlocked karts, bikes and racers don't seem to be any 'better' than the first set. Oh well.

Still, as I've said, enjoyed it lots so far, but it's not a game without faults.

Oh, it's horribly unbalanced. In fact, the karts are so useless this time around that Nintendo might as well have junked them all and just called it Mario Bike Wii. Indeed, with the time trials you'll only actually need one of three specific bikes (in fact, the Flame Runner/Bowser Bike is the one to use for at least 80% of the courses).

Still, I can't stop playing it - beating everyone's time trial times has proved stupidly compulsive for me, and most of the tournaments have been excellent so far as well.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

It's brilliant.

It's only hampered by the fact I know sing this song when playing Rainbow Road...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX5_OWObA0

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 14:32

A difficult week.
Grumbling vulcano makes it very hard for you, I still haven't really did three perfect laps, but this 2.12 was as close as i came, without a little mistake in the 3rd lap, i would at least have beaten the expert ghost, and probably camne very close to Malc74's victorious time

Next week, in lin with the competition (Lost coins in the mall), Coconut Mall

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 17:16

WOOT!!!!

8th

(sorry).

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:32

Hmm, 2:37. Seems I need to find something like 5 seconds a lap to really give it a go.

I've been messing up the boost starts, tough, so that's I dunno, 4 seconds, isn't it, so that's 2:33 at present.

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:05

the shortcut in the hairdressers salon is something like 3secs as well..

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:13

romanista wrote:

the shortcut in the hairdressers salon is something like 3secs as well..

Is that the one:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

to the right over the first escalators?

If it is, I use the boost to

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

get over the slow-you-down stuff and then jump off the silver edge

Also, I think I used a Standard Bike L with donkey Kong.

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:28

yup, that one,

using funky kong/bowser bike, it's for me the only combi at the moment

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:52

I'd best get on it, then.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 14:58

romanista wrote:

using funky kong/bowser bike, it's for me the only combi at the moment

Funky Kong/Bowser Bike is the combo of choice for almost all of the tracks. I've used Funky Kong/Spear (or whatever it's called in Europe) for a couple of courses (like Luigi Circuit) and Toadette/Magikruiser for Shy Guy Beach but those are all the combos you'll really ever need in the Time Trials.

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:56

same old story i guess, my time is near the expert ghost, but don't seem to be able to beat it.. lots of times, but mainly old ones, are people still playing this

there is a new competition as well.. ghost house DS, normally a battle course (i think?) but now a small race, i'm on 55 secs now

next week... Moo! Moo! Meadows!

Malc74 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2008 21:55

romanista wrote:

same old story i guess, my time is near the expert ghost, but don't seem to be able to beat it.. lots of times, but mainly old ones, are people still playing this

there is a new competition as well.. ghost house DS, normally a battle course (i think?) but now a small race, i'm on 55 secs now

next week... Moo! Moo! Meadows!

I had a go at beating my time, but screwed up once on every single attempt. With a clear run I could probably have shaved another second or two off my time but it wasn't to be.

I haven't switched the Wii on in a few days, so I didn't know about the new tournament. Will have to give it a go.

As for Moo Moo Meadows, I was battling ghost times with one of the guys on World of Spectrum a while back, so I doubt I'll be able to beat the time I already have up there, but I'll give it a try.

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Malc74 wrote:

romanista wrote:

Funky Kong/Bowser Bike is the combo of choice for almost all of the tracks.

Ah, but what combo do you need to use in order to unlock Funky Kong?

romanista · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:51

to unlock him you have to unlock expert time trial ghosts on 4 or 8 (can't remember) (which mean the normal staff ghost - 7 seconds)

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

http://wiinintendo.net/2008/04/10/mario-kart-wii-how-to-unlock-everything/

oh an matt posted a competiton recap on the wotr forums: http://forum.stillwater-rock.com/commen ... 24#Item_19 (with videos of the official competitions)

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:21

romanista wrote:

to unlock him you have to unlock expert time trial ghosts on 4 or 8 (can't remember) (which mean the normal staff ghost - 7 seconds)

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

http://wiinintendo.net/2008/04/10/mario-kart-wii-how-to-unlock-everything/

oh an matt posted a competiton recap on the wotr forums: http://forum.stillwater-rock.com/commen ... 24#Item_19 (with videos of the official competitions)

Crikey. I might try and do that today then.

matt! · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:08

Hi chaps!

Thought I'd pop by to say that I retrospectively set a time on Grumble Volcano. A real pleasure to play that course, but a real pig to get three great laps. I think on a good day I could definitely come top of the gentleman's table, but i do not have too much time to practice!

Also, here's my competition recap...

matt

Mario Kart Wii – Competition Recap!
With videos showing gameplay tricks that make it easier. The depth of gameplay these competitions are exposing is phenomenal.
In all cases, it's necessary to choose kart/character combo wisely to exploit the characteristics of the competition.

July 2: DS Twlight House (race, wheel only)
"Take part in a VS Race in the eerie darkness of DS Twilight House.
It's a Wii Wheel only competition, so keep your hands on the wheel!"

tip: get speed power up and find the racing line.
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_weN1pzX8AI&fmt=18

July 1: Coconut Mall (coin runner)
"Some careless customer at Coconut Mall has been dropping their
hard-earned cash all over the place. Pick up all the coins as fast as
you can! Of course, the coins will be returned to their rightful owner."

tip: find the quickest route and drive well, don't crash
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZENR_3W0Yj0&fmt=18

June 2: Mushroom Gorge Mirror (time trial, kart only)
"Race a reverse Time Trial in Mushroom Gorge. If you look closely, you'll
see that the layout of the Trampoline Mushrooms is also a little different
than usual. This could be the key to a fast time!"

tip: take a shortcut over the new trampoline mushroom near the finish line, use mushrooms to cut across grass
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLD21Vhe14I&fmt=18

June 1: Galaxy Arena (special, boss battle)

tip: turn on the spot, memorise the locations the spinners come down
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx288KkqnLM&fmt=18

May 2: GBA Battle Course 3 (gate time trial, wheel only)

tip: find the quickest route to all gates and race well, speed is the key
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuf39nx6S3g&fmt=18

May 1: Mario Circuit (race, chomp chains on track)

tip: race well and get very lucky with powerups, use shell to defend
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSefi9ieveo&fmt=18

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 15:24

Attachment:

welcome%20mat.jpg

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Just (very) slightly improved my time on Moo Moo Meadows, and then had a crack at the latest tournament.

I'd just like say a big "Fuck You" to Nintendo for making the Wii Wheel compulsory for this one - I know they're really pushing all these pointless peripherals and everything, but it really is a load of old crap, and I know I'd be much better with the Wiimote/Nunchuk combo. As it is, playing with the wheel for about 20 minutes in order to post a (semi) respectable time almost gave me a stress-related embolism. It's now going right back into its box until the next tournament they make it compulsory for. Bastards.

matt! · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 18:22

Take a look at my Volcano time to see how good the wheel can be "in the right hands" (sorry).

:metul:

And thanks for the welcome (mat)!

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:33

ah welcome here too matt, wwill look at your grumble time then

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 14:01

lots of times, but probably because it is an early circuit, rather than many people competing in this week, expert ghost had 1.25, 1.30 to unlock, and many around that mark at least. Matt incidentally posted an 2,12 glumblevulcano time which put him just behind me.. next week wario gold mine!

matt! · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 23:54

Just put an hour in on the latest Challenge. Interesting!

"the banana one"

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2008 13:58

This week a strange circuit, as the expert ghost (2.04), just seems to beat me in cornering, but not doing anything fancy with short cuts et. al.. some nice times and a close field in the top 6

next week snes ghost valley 2 , afterwards i'll be on holiday et all, so i might get one out before, but are people still playing?

CRIHOW · **Joined:** 18th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 74

I've joined the world of Mario Kart and love it, even though I'm not too good

That's right NOT VERY GOOD

Need a better reason to add me?

romanista · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2014 19:00

Time to revive this topic..

MK-3

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

romanista wrote:

MK-3

???

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14493

Bamba wrote:

romanista wrote:

MK-3

???

Mortal Kombat 3 obviously !

I think he means Mario Kart 3 , although isnt it Mario Kart 8 at this stage ?

Original on the Snes - 1
N64 version -2
Cube double dash - 3
GBA - 4
DS - 5
Wii - 6
3DS - 7
Wii-u - 8

4 , 5 & 6 might not be in the correct order

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