Mario Kart Wii!

[Guitar Woman]

I got this about 30 minutes ago, guys!


THE GOOD:
Motion controls are great
Online doesn't suffer from Brawl's horrible problems, and races are huge
Lets you send friend invites over the Wii Message Board
Got rid of snaking
Mario Kart Channel

THE BAD:
Where the FUCK is Daisy
Sorta simplistic (although I haven't tried higher difficulties yet)
We only have one Wii wheel


I kept telling myself I wasn't excited for this, but I secretly was and am glad I got it!

My FC is 0430-8688-8425. Add meeeeeeee

[Phoenix Gamma]

Yea, I just picked it up too along with an extra wheel. I've already played the leak some time back, but I didn't have a wheel to try out, which I'll use tonight when I play.

Also, Baby Daisy is playable what the fuck

[Guitar Woman]

Baby Peach is cute to the point of inducing vomiting.

[Fathom Zero]

I'd just like to say the wheel is the most useless hunk of plastic ever invented, but Mario Kart will always be one of my favourite games.

[Guitar Woman]

I like the Wii wheel. It makes controlling yourself a lot easier, actually.

If you want useless, check out the tennis racket and baseball bat attachments Nerf made.

[Fathom Zero]

I like their PS2 controllers, though. Also, those cheesy sword and shield attachments suck as well.

I'm gonna have fun with this game.

[WhiteRat]

I really want to play this game but I don't know anyone that owns a Wii. Once again, another reason why I need to get a Wii.

[Dr. Boogie]

Have you tried it with a Gamecube controller at all?

[Emu]

I read the GC controller isn't that great either because it uses the D-pad.

[Schimid]

Good:

- Online is flawless.
- Unlockables are few and far between.
- Courses are genuinely cool.

Bad:

- Kinda easy. I'm actually really, really bad at Mario Kart and I just got Gold on the final cup, and I've only played the game for about an hour. Most cups I beat on my first try.
- Unlockables are few and far between.
- Motion controls never, ever respond. I do a trick about 1/20th of the time I actually try to.

I've also heard tons of shit about this game's cheap AI...at first I thought well, hey, it's Mario Kart, it's always going to have unfair AI. But after playing it...this is actually the most fair MK game I've ever played. There have been a few spots where I've been bumped all around or shot off an edge, but nothing where I'm seconds away from the finish to get hit by four items at once like in MK64.

EDIT - By the way, Bowser's level carries the torch in that it's my least favorite stage in this game, too

[Guitar Woman]

I have no idea how to do any tricks and just use the half pipes to boost my speed, because I'm awesome like that.

Also, are you talking about N64 Bowser's Castle? Becuase I fucking love that level :<

[Schimid]

Every MK game has a Bowser's Castle level...it's always my least favorite in the game, at least until I race on it 30 times to get the hang of it. In contrast, my favorites are always the ones with traffic (Toad's N64 level, Moonlight Highway, etc.) because I'm pretty good at navigating around it.

I don't like Rainbow Road in this one either...I can't hear the theme anywhere and they actually made it pretty hard to navigate.

[Phoenix Gamma]

The wheel is fucking fantastic. Turning just feels "right" to the point where I started it up and said "ok, I totally already know how to play." Plus it feels more precise than the other options.

Sadly, the game doesn't offer much else that's "new" aside from an almost great WiFi function.

Also, fuck the bikes. Hard to handle and they bounce like motherfuckers. I hate getting bumped a mile away on that lava stage where everything crumbles. I always fall. I'll stick with the Karts, thanks. I don't care for the new drifting system, because I think a lot of skill is removed from the game now. I know people hate snakers (I was one myself) but I still wish there was more skill involved in this game. It feels kinda stripped down, and had the wheel not be a huge focus, the game would be a huge downgrade.

However, I enjoy looking senile in front of the TV with my silly white wheel.

[MetalMilitia]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Gamma

The wheel is fucking fantastic. Turning just feels "right" to the point where I started it up and said "ok, I totally already know how to play."

Yeah it's weird. I find that a lot with Nintendo games though.
It's like a feeling that I've already played the game before... on every other console they've made in the last 18 years.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Originally Posted by MetalMilitia

Yeah it's weird. I find that a lot with Nintendo games though.
It's like a feeling that I've already played the game before... on every other console they've made in the last 18 years.

Point taken, but I'm talking about the feeling of turning. It wasn't like, say, Sonic and the Secret Rings, where using the remote to steer felt awkward.

Also, 22 years.

[Zomboid]

THINK HE MEANS HOW LONG HE'S BEEN PLAYING NINTENDO, RETARD

[MarioRPG]

I'll be getting this in prolly a day or two (more like two). If there's one issue I've had with Double Dash, it's that it was just too easy for 90% of the game, getting that gold car was sorta hard. What's the best control scheme?

[Guitar Woman]

Wii Wheel, hands down.

Also, I like the bikes.

[Chojin]

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The wheel works WAY better than I thought it could; I didn't think the Wii remote's accelerometers were that precise.

Even though we have one of those Intec 3rd party wheels for the 2nd wheel, we're gonna go pick up a 2nd official wheel today. I really like the way it's weighted and feels somewhat sturdy and the way the trigger is a separate button that sticks out.

Also, don't mind Zomboid. The very mention of Nintendo fills him with a blind rage that only subsides after a night of binge drinking at his fraternity.

[Fathom Zero]

Me too!

[Chojin]

schimid you forgot to leave your friend code

[Mockery]

I'm gonna be picking this one up soon as well. Looking forward to playing you guys online... and losing.

[Guitar Woman]

is it just me or is it impossible to turn worth a shit

I'm also bored of this game already :<

I think that's some kind of record!

[Phoenix Gamma]

Depends. Karts don't turn tight enough, Bikes turn too much. I end up drifting way before turns just so I can get boosts.

Also, I'm sure playing online would make it more interesting, though I'd rather have a bunch of friends over instead so we can get rowdy. Mario Kart isn't much fun when you play alone because the AI is a cunt.

[Guitar Woman]

I always use Baby Peach's Bit Bike so I should be turning fine

Also I haven't played anything but online yet, and every race consists of me coasting through and finishing in 5th to 3rd after a completely uneventful race. The most exciting thing that happens is I get that faggoty stormcloud and then have to catch up to my mediocre position for a little bit.