*** Official Mario Kart Wii Thread*** (1 Viewer)

[Jiggyonthehut]

Check out this cover of oldschool Mario Kart's

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[jpeace121]

:seh0rn:

 

[RIM]

I don't like how you have to buy a special controller.

I wish it was like the original Nintendo and you could maybe just turn the controller sideways and use the directional pad.

Umm you dont have to buy a special controller.

I thought you needed that wheel looking controller?

it comes with one wheel holder/controller. Amazon has additional "official" ones in stock for those who need more (for those party multiplayer events you host ; much better to make everyone use the wheel!)linky to amazon $9.99

 

[BroadwayG]

Bought this last week, but haven't had time to take it out of the box even.

 

[Jiggyonthehut]

Bought this last week, but haven't had time to take it out of the box even.

Not cool. Think about the hungry nerds...

 

[Third]

i think the game forces you to come back to circuits too. For example, i did the same thing you mentioned, won all 4, 10-12 second gaps, etc. still got a C. Then, after i won the mirror cup, i cam back and played that 50cc circuit, same results = 2 stars

I haven't had to go back to recover star rankings from circuits, but I will say that it was **remarkably** easier to get a star if you use Automatic instead of Manual "transmission". Not sure why. I would kill races on Manual and only get an "A", but switched to Automatic and only got 57 points and ended with 2 stars?

Thanks for the tip. That is strange, but I'll give it a try.

 

[Payne]

any new weapons?

Weapons??I've only played this a few times with my wife and daughter....there are weapons??

 

[eoMMan]

any new weapons?

Weapons??I've only played this a few times with my wife and daughter....there are weapons??

I think in the older versions you could throw stuff (shells) and make other karts smaller.....stuff like that.

 

[Jiggyonthehut]

any new weapons?

Weapons??I've only played this a few times with my wife and daughter....there are weapons??

I think in the older versions you could throw stuff (shells) and make other karts smaller.....stuff like that.

Dont forget about the glocks and AK's

 

[Follows Closely]

Bought this last week, but haven't had time to take it out of the box even.

uncool

 

[shadyridr]

any new weapons?

Weapons??I've only played this a few times with my wife and daughter....there are weapons??

He means the shells, stars, bananas, etc.

 

[eoMMan]

any new weapons?

Weapons??I've only played this a few times with my wife and daughter....there are weapons??

He means the shells, stars, bananas, etc.

So.....do they have all those in this version or is it strictly just racing?

 

[coolbeans59]

any new weapons?

New specifically to this version, there's a thunder cloud that hovers over you and eventually shrinks you (unless you bump it off onto some other unsuspecting tool). There's also a 'POW block' that spins everyone out and dumps all their weapons AND a 'Big Mushroom' that makes you big, so you can flatten your opponents.

 

[coolbeans59]

any new weapons?

Weapons??I've only played this a few times with my wife and daughter....there are weapons??

He means the shells, stars, bananas, etc.

So.....do they have all those in this version or is it strictly just racing?

they have all the 'weapons' from the past.

 

[coolbeans59]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:

Luigi Circuit

upload your best ghost

 

[Third]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

 

[coolbeans59]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

 

[eoMMan]

I will pick this up within the next few days.

Expect a big tourney Friday night.

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

 

[RIM]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

ditto: i know that if we are all friends, it shows everyones time in the "Friends rankings" area of WFC but i have no idea what everyone's Kart name is...do you want us to just post a time here? or do we just try to work on that track and get it loaded on that rankings page? (providing everyone has entered all of us as "friends")I haven't played or looked at the rankings in a week or so, so i'm not sure what people have been posting

 

[shadyridr]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

ditto: i know that if we are all friends, it shows everyones time in the "Friends rankings" area of WFC but i have no idea what everyone's Kart name is...do you want us to just post a time here? or do we just try to work on that track and get it loaded on that rankings page? (providing everyone has entered all of us as "friends")I haven't played or looked at the rankings in a week or so, so i'm not sure what people have been posting

All I know is all the time trials I did you are kicking everyone's ### on.

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

ditto: i know that if we are all friends, it shows everyones time in the "Friends rankings" area of WFC but i have no idea what everyone's Kart name is...do you want us to just post a time here? or do we just try to work on that track and get it loaded on that rankings page? (providing everyone has entered all of us as "friends")I haven't played or looked at the rankings in a week or so, so i'm not sure what people have been posting

All I know is all the time trials I did you are kicking everyone's ### on.

Hmmm, challenge? :raisesoneeyebrow:

 

[falconeyed]

any new weapons?

New specifically to this version, there's a thunder cloud that hovers over you and eventually shrinks you (unless you bump it off onto some other unsuspecting tool). There's also a 'POW block' that spins everyone out and dumps all their weapons AND a 'Big Mushroom' that makes you big, so you can flatten your opponents.

I take it everyone knows the POW Block Counter, right?

 

[RIM]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

ditto: i know that if we are all friends, it shows everyones time in the "Friends rankings" area of WFC but i have no idea what everyone's Kart name is...do you want us to just post a time here? or do we just try to work on that track and get it loaded on that rankings page? (providing everyone has entered all of us as "friends")I haven't played or looked at the rankings in a week or so, so i'm not sure what people have been posting

All I know is all the time trials I did you are kicking everyone's ### on.

yep, i posted a time on the tracks and was waiting for you puds to beat me . I had a fun first weekend trying to get all the fast ghosts out. i just kept redoing the tracks until i unlocked them all.I've been trying to beat all the grand prix stuff since then...but i haven't had much time to play.

 

[RIM]

any new weapons?

New specifically to this version, there's a thunder cloud that hovers over you and eventually shrinks you (unless you bump it off onto some other unsuspecting tool). There's also a 'POW block' that spins everyone out and dumps all their weapons AND a 'Big Mushroom' that makes you big, so you can flatten your opponents.

I take it everyone knows the POW Block Counter, right?

???i know if i'm airborne at the right moment it doesn't get me...

 

[shadyridr]

any new weapons?

New specifically to this version, there's a thunder cloud that hovers over you and eventually shrinks you (unless you bump it off onto some other unsuspecting tool). There's also a 'POW block' that spins everyone out and dumps all their weapons AND a 'Big Mushroom' that makes you big, so you can flatten your opponents.

I take it everyone knows the POW Block Counter, right?

 

[falconeyed]

any new weapons?

New specifically to this version, there's a thunder cloud that hovers over you and eventually shrinks you (unless you bump it off onto some other unsuspecting tool). There's also a 'POW block' that spins everyone out and dumps all their weapons AND a 'Big Mushroom' that makes you big, so you can flatten your opponents.

I take it everyone knows the POW Block Counter, right?

???i know if i'm airborne at the right moment it doesn't get me...

Shake the wheel as if you're doing a jump trick right before the POW takes effect. You will lose your powerup, but you will not stop moving. Your guy will be surrounded in a couple of blue circles, and you'll spin, but you'll come out of the spin at full speed. I won a couple of races last night based entirely on this.

 

[RIM]

I wanted to clean up the Mario Kart stuff and focus us into one thread .... as I haven't been this addicted to a game in years!!! I've lost more sleep over the last week and a half than I have since my 2 year old was a new born.

I want to get some FBG battles going!

Also, this'll be a good place to brag about Time Trials and such.

Friend codes (from the Wii thread):

coolbeans59: 0645-6536-8813 = STEVE

Challenge Everything: 4210-4382-6896

BuddyKnuckles: 1246-9179-7289 = bddyknckls

RIM: 0946-2786-3112 = mic

Mrs. RIM: 2191-8356-2615 = soscho

hobbes4: 2964-9109-2762 = hobbes4

shadyridr: 1075-1336-8401 = slimcenzo

The Third: 4253-4168-1601 = the third

Senor Schmutzig/Poppy: 1547-5744-2206 = poppy

winwithike: 3909-7918-5478

Tony Jabroni/Rocko: 2363-6456-4626

falconeyed: 0602-6676-3469



Time Trial Challenge for the week:

Luigi Circuit

upload your best ghost

 

[RIM]

any new weapons?

New specifically to this version, there's a thunder cloud that hovers over you and eventually shrinks you (unless you bump it off onto some other unsuspecting tool). There's also a 'POW block' that spins everyone out and dumps all their weapons AND a 'Big Mushroom' that makes you big, so you can flatten your opponents.

I take it everyone knows the POW Block Counter, right?

???i know if i'm airborne at the right moment it doesn't get me...

Shake the wheel as if you're doing a jump trick right before the POW takes effect. You will lose your powerup, but you will not stop moving. Your guy will be surrounded in a couple of blue circles, and you'll spin, but you'll come out of the spin at full speed. I won a couple of races last night based entirely on this.

ty

 

[Sekula]

I'm adding friend requests now. My marioKart number is 4554-0539-1070. -Sekula (friend of RIM)

I WANNA PLAY TOO!

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

ditto: i know that if we are all friends, it shows everyones time in the "Friends rankings" area of WFC but i have no idea what everyone's Kart name is...do you want us to just post a time here? or do we just try to work on that track and get it loaded on that rankings page? (providing everyone has entered all of us as "friends")I haven't played or looked at the rankings in a week or so, so i'm not sure what people have been posting

All I know is all the time trials I did you are kicking everyone's ### on.

Hmmm, challenge? :raisesoneeyebrow:

ok, tough guy try out delfino square. i put up a decent time there.

 

[falconeyed]

Time Trial Challenge for the week:Luigi Circuitupload your best ghost

This is a good idea...it doesn't require everyone to be online at the same time to compete.I'm in.

I want to get a little bit of both ... some online time AND some challenges we can do on our own.

How do you upload a ghost/time?

ditto: i know that if we are all friends, it shows everyones time in the "Friends rankings" area of WFC but i have no idea what everyone's Kart name is...do you want us to just post a time here? or do we just try to work on that track and get it loaded on that rankings page? (providing everyone has entered all of us as "friends")I haven't played or looked at the rankings in a week or so, so i'm not sure what people have been posting

All I know is all the time trials I did you are kicking everyone's ### on.

Hmmm, challenge? :raisesoneeyebrow:

ok, tough guy try out delfino square. i put up a decent time there.

I own Delfino Squre. Own it. It's mine.

 

[RIM]

Hmmm, challenge? :raisesoneeyebrow:

ok, tough guy try out delfino square. i put up a decent time there.

I own Delfino Squre. Own it. It's mine.

i'll take a shot at it tonight. i like that track for races...have you figured out how to jump over the canal yet? i haven't, but it looks possible.

 

[Challenge Everything]

Registered all the way to sekula.

My kart is named Mr. Shoo

I only have BuddyKnuckles as a friend. Load my number people!!!!

 

[RIM]

we loaded you CE and you never showed up as a friend...hmmmm..might have to recheck your number to make sure i had it correctly entered (you were one of the first we entered from that other thread). i have noticed sometimes it takes a couple days to get friends loaded sometimes.

 

[Challenge Everything]

we loaded you CE and you never showed up as a friend...hmmmm..miogth have to recheck your number to make sure i had it correctly entered. i have noticed sometimes it takes a couple days to get friends loaded sometimes.

Yeah, just loaded the numbers in the OP. Reading this thread gave me an urge. I should be filling out applications right now.

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

Hmmm, challenge? :raisesoneeyebrow:

ok, tough guy try out delfino square. i put up a decent time there.

I own Delfino Squre. Own it. It's mine.

i'll take a shot at it tonight. i like that track for races...have you figured out how to jump over the canal yet? i haven't, but it looks possible.

do you mean that part about halfway through after you come out of the town? Its the part where there is a dock to the left of the road. I messed around there the other day, but couldnt get the jump just right. kept splashing in the water after landing on the dock

 

[RIM]

yes, thats the place. if you notice at the edge of the cement/grass, the ledge has a lip on it that you can jump i think. i got all wet trying too. maybe it's just a tease. but why else would that area open up like that?

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

yeah, thats what i was thinking too. Maybe its just for the battle mode, seems like a nice hideout spot. If you did make that jump though, you would miss the shortcut alley. So not sure if the net would be worth it. Unless you could make the jump back to the road and head right into the shortcut?

 

[RIM]

that was my thinking originally. jump over and right into that alleyway. but i never even came close to clearing the dock, much less all the water. mayeb you're correct about battle mode. i haven't even tried that yet on those tracks.

 

[Challenge Everything]

I'll be on later but not sure if my friend codes will be updated or not.

 

[Tony Jabroni]

Can someone explain to me time trials?? Do you do this on the WFC part pr just on your own?

 

[OldSchoolLikeThat]

OK - I'm in.

3265-5458-6499 - *chad*

I've registered everyone on the list up through Sekula. Anyone else finished 150cc and started on the mirror courses yet?

 

[OldSchoolLikeThat]

Can someone explain to me time trials?? Do you do this on the WFC part pr just on your own? :(

Go to the normal single player mode, then Time Trials. You can run the race as many times as you want. Then, go to WFC, then Rankings, then Time Trial Rankings. Under the Friends group, you'll see the times off all of your registered friends.

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

Can someone explain to me time trials?? Do you do this on the WFC part pr just on your own?

Go to the normal single player mode, then Time Trials. You can run the race as many times as you want. Then, go to WFC, then Rankings, then Time Trial Rankings. Under the Friends group, you'll see the times off all of your registered friends.

Add to that...click on the image of the Mii and you can download their ghost to race against

 

[falconeyed]

Luigi Circuit - 1:25.520. 1:25.203.

 

[Challenge Everything]

That last race sucked mic. I will get you .

 

[Edgefan]

4167-5108-9198

listed as KFlo

 

[RIM]

That last race sucked mic. I will get you .

hehehe...i think you got me quite a few times.

 

[RIM]

ok, tough guy try out delfino square. i put up a decent time there.

I own Delfino Squre. Own it. It's mine.

damn dude, it took me quite a while to beat that time. nice run. i think i'm maxed out though until i decide to go to manual drift...posted my ghost for you to work on. a hair under 2:21