The Mario Kart Club of cunning gentlemen

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

I've just been out and got drunk and then put the ten iOS of vouchers Nintendo have given me (ear it zardox) into Mario kart 7 for my 3ds for my commute.

When I wake up tomorrow this may be a mistake. Two karts at once may be a terrible idea. Buy Mario kart 8 is soooo so good.

And I need that on my commute.

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

Also if have circuit slick and I the special kart. And I'm now ay mere his times. Fuck me trousers is good.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Dr Lave wrote:

Also if have circuit slick and I the special kart. And I'm now ay mere his times. Fuck me trousers is good.

I TOTALLY AGREE.

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

My face hurts I'm so hung over.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

1100 coins and still no slicks or cyber slicks, and oh my christ the AI cheats so bad in the 150cc class.

Maybe we could have a gentleman's agreement for the next challenge to use a kart loadout that's available to everyone? What I want to be doing at the moment is trying to beat Trousers' lap time on Thowmp Ruins, but there is literally ZERO POINT in me attempting to do that until I have either the slicks or the cyber slicks unlocked, and instead it just keeps unlocking a load of other shit that doesn't help me at all.

I think I'll try some multiplayer instead, (I believe I can still collect coins in that), it was bad enough just having the triple gold star award wrenched away from me during the last quarter lap of the last race in a grand prix, but to add insult to fucking injury I lost all my coins as well so not only was the entire grand prix fucked in the space of 15 seconds, I didn't even get any fucking coins for that race.

FIRST WORLD FUCKING PROBLEMS.

romanista · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2014 18:52

wonders if i have already slicks... i have purple "glad" which means smooth in english, are those the same?

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Quite possibly. They are dead thick and look like F1 Tyres.

Also I think it would possibly be the funniest thing ever if all the BeeXers except Hearthly had got slicks.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2014 19:23

I have slicks and I haven't even got the game yet.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2014 19:48

I have slicks and I don't even have a WiiU.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Up all your arses, I got the Cyber Slicks at 1200 coins. (Multiplayer turned out to be really good fun and earns coins at a decent rate of knots too.)

Of course now I have no excuse not to beat Trousers' time.

I CAN'T BEAT TROUSERS' FUCKING TIME.

I've uploaded a ghost of 2:02.287 (something like that anyway), it certainly wasn't a sub-two minute run

I can get to the end of Lap 1 a little bit ahead, but am behind by the end of Lap 2 and more so by the end of Lap 3.

Stupid Trousers.

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2014 20:33

I've only had time to play for about 20-30 minutes on this track, and I'm somewhere around 2 minutes 11 seconds.

I don't think I have found the best path yet, and can't work out how to trigger the middle water path (somtimes I can take it, sometimes I can't.

I haven't even unlocked all the tracks yet, and not touched anything above 50cc! I wish I had more time for this!

Malc

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Hearthly wrote:

Stupid Trousers.

Shaved half a second off my time for that insult.

I managed to get at least 1 star on all the 150cc today and came 1st in a load of (I say a load - about 60% of the ones I competed in) races on line last night.

I *like* this game a lot. 17 hours + now.

romanista · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2014 22:06

Hearthly wrote:

Up all your arses, I got the Cyber Slicks at 1200 coins. (Multiplayer turned out to be really good fun and earns coins at a decent rate of knots too.)

Of course now I have no excuse not to beat Trousers' time.

I thought about this yesterday... he will get those slicks within two days (that's why your old proposal wasn't that relevant, you've got everything at about 1500 coins probably) and then he has to do something

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

The horrible cheating AI misses its mark for once!

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

I'm off to the cinema tomorrow night so may not make the multiplayer session until much later.

So I shaved another half second off my time trial time instead...

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Trousers wrote:

I'm off to the cinema tomorrow night so may not make the multiplayer session until much later.

So I shaved another half second off my time trial time instead...

Dear Trousers,

Do fuck off.

Love,

Hearthly.

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:34

I will do a round up rtestults tonight, tomorrow i will be in budapest, so far from my wiiU... ( end time was wednesday 12 AM, so if you post another one please post it here)

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:03

Got this last night.

I'd forgotten quite how amazingly cheaty the AI can appear to be.

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:26

I wonder if there has been any good research on the decisions the AI makes.... when does it decide to speed up the nr. 2 kart? how is the division of tems etc..

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:42

romanista wrote:

how is the division of tems etc..

Easy:

if (player.name=="Dave (Mr)") player.item = Item.Coin; else player.item = Item.RedShell;

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Mr Dave wrote:

romanista wrote:

how is the division of tems etc..

Easy:

if (player.name=="Dave (Mr)") player.item = Item.Coin; else player.item = Item.RedShell;

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/700050-m ... 8/69354984

Leads onto:

http://www.crashwiki.com/mario-kart-8-s ... -gameplay/

Including:

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Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Crash Team Racing > Mario Cart.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Woah! Let's not say things we can't take back!

Jem · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 16:29

Haven't played Mario Kart since the DS version but following this thread is reeeeeeeally making me want to buy a Wii U just so I can play 8.

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 20:26

Hope i got everybody on the list..

WR BB-Sam 1.52.563

Trousersc 1.58.840 (The RIP RIK Mayall Time)
Chopley/Heartlry 2.02.827 (not good enough)
Bluecup 2.03.016 (so close)
Lave 2.05.237 (getting better)
ahchay 2.07.683
Spooky 2.07.960
D29Teas 2.08.430
Dogbreath 2.08.475
Rick 2.10.414
Tom 2.13.063 (not to shabby)
DizzyLabyrinth 2.17.95
Matt (BN) 2.18.182

I know i said until tomorrow 12 am cet, but i'll be traveling to Budapest tomorrow so limited access.. so if you post (with screenshot) before that time we'll copy you in..

Next week: Royal Raceway, until Wednesday June 18, 12AM

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 21:21

ah you are rominasta77 on the wiiu no wonder you didn't accept my request when I sent it to romanista...

I will resend it later when the kids are in bed.

Malc

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 21:23

yes, alas i wasn't that fast getting a nintendoID, you're welcome.. did you make a time i missed?

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 21:27

yeah, but it's near the bottom of that list.

Don't worry about me for this one. I'll join in the next one.

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Jun 11, 2014 0:04

2:05.847

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Malc

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

romanista wrote:

Next week: Royal Raceway, until Wednesday June 18, 12AM

I've uploaded a 2:11.090 ghost for this one.

It's not a great time but it is at least a clean run, definitely beatable (and then some), but it's a mark on the board at least

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Great choice Romanista in that it's very different to Thwomp Ruins for getting the right line vs grabbing coins.

With this track you can have all the coins pretty much by halfway through the first lap so it's all about the best line and working out the best drifts etc round the corners. I'm finding the slightest fuck up on the first corner is enough to put me well behind my best time.

Worryingly I see my own ghost and think "How the fuck did he manage that?" when it's me. It's like Me1 vs Me2 Snooker.

I've posted a time but I think it's probably very beatable as I'm not overly comfortable with my line yet.

Bluecup · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 925

The Mario Kart TV web app thingy is showing time trials info now.

https://mariokart.tv/

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Trousers wrote:

Great choice Romanista in that it's very different to Thwomp Ruins for getting the right line vs grabbing coins.

With this track you can have all the coins pretty much by halfway through the first lap so it's all about the best line and working out the best drifts etc round the corners. I'm finding the slightest fuck up on the first corner is enough to put me well behind my best time.

Worryingly I see my own ghost and think "How the fuck did he manage that?" when it's me. It's like Me1 vs Me2 Snooker.

I've posted a time but I think it's probably very beatable as I'm not overly comfortable with my line yet.

OH BRILLIANT TROUSERS IS INVOLVED IN THE COMPETITION AGAIN.

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:11

mktv screenshot
not everybody is on it, weird

Screenshot 2014-06-14 13.05.38 by Rick Lindeman (Romanista), on Flickr

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:12

Trousers wrote:

Great choice Romanista in that it's very different to Thwomp Ruins for getting the right line vs grabbing coins.

thanks,
always think there are really race tracks like this one and more adventure tracks.. so after the last one it was time for this one..

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Gold kart get. 23:25 hours played.

Awesome, awesome game.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 16:30

What are the requirements?

If it's three starring everything, it can sod off.

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 16:57

Mr Dave wrote:

What are the requirements?

If it's three starring everything, it can sod off.

I think it's

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

1 star on everything and beating the nintendo ghosts on all tracks

Malc

romanista · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 17:14

Did went back to mk wii just before mk8's release to star the 50 and 100 c to unlock some final stuff. But starring all mirror tracks....

Trousers. How many stamps do you have by now?

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Even getting just 1 star in the 150cc Grand Prix can be, ahem, 'rather challenging'.

Sometimes I think you'd be better off just flipping a coin.

Fortunately the game is joyous enough to play in its own right, and collecting the coins continues to unlock stuff anyway, that it manages to get away with being INSANELY ANNOYING AND UNFAIR sometimes.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

To get the Gold Kart it's just 1 starring every GP including Mirror mode. I also got new credits and a new opening announcement for that.

I've got 48 stamps so far and about 2100 coins so still some stuff to wring out of if.

We doing a multiplayer session of this next week one night?

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 20:47

that world cup makes it hard to play a mp session, but i ight be game friday..

results

mktv shows only the si friends around me it seems? how does it look for you trousers

Mktv by Rick Lindeman (Romanista), on Flickr

so screenshots

Mk8 week 2 by Rick Lindeman (Romanista), on Flickr

Mk8 week 2 by Rick Lindeman (Romanista), on Flickr

The new challenge is the Cloudride .. (in dutch wildewolkenweg, wildcloudroad, first special cup)

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

romanista wrote:

that world cup makes it hard to play a mp session, but i ight be game friday..

results

mktv shows only the si friends around me it seems? how does it look for you trousers

Yes MKTV works - I can see all the times for friends. Actually decent bit of on-line implementation from Nintendo there.

Also - I WIN. :metul:

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 20:54

The new challenge is the Cloudride .. (in dutch wildewolkenweg, wildcloudroad, first special cup)

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

4 player split screen all with the Wii Wheel was a laugh but I didn't get blue shelled anywhere near as much as I probably should have.

We ended up taking it down to 50cc for those that hadn't played the new one much and there was lots of swearing and laughs but it certainly seemed that skill and track knowledge were not evened out that much by the powerups.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:20

Thays the problem I had with double dash - in order to unlock the gold cart (which totally wasn't worth the effort) I ended up being so good at it that the results of multiplayer were essentially a foregone conclusion for anything but the baby course. Aside from that I'd.typically lap the field.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

All I ever played on Double Dash after a while was 8 lap Baby Park with Frantic power ups on.

I miss Baby Park

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:57

yup, they should have include a really frantic now.. they luckily didn't include mega large n64 style tracks, but non as frantic as the baby's

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2014 22:00

Sunshine Airport: 2:21.749

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2014 22:27

WINNER!

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