The Mario Kart Thread

[Rayl]

I got this today! It's awesome so far! Loving the hybrid blue shell 

[VixyNyan]

My game will show up soonish~

[Rayl]

You'll love it for sure I'll post a FC up later for anybody who wants to race ^^

[Phi]

I'm worried that once I start this game, I won't go back to 3D Land for a long while. >_>

[Protoman Blues]

One of the most exciting features of Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS is its online communities. These allow you to customize your own set of rules, then invite friends and strangers to join in the racing fun whenever they're online. You can have a No Items Grand Prix run or a Mushrooms-Only Coin Runner or an All Items Balloon Battle - or all of the above!

I was just reading on IGN about the whole Online Community thing. That's [tornado fang]ing awesome. So we can have an RPM Mario Kart community with all type of crazy rules and [parasitic bomb]!

[VixyNyan]

I better start hosting it as quick as possible! D:

[Protoman Blues]

Yes, you better. Or it's a Raccoon Tail spanking for you!, young lady!

[Rayl]

The community options aren't that extensive i'm afraid, you choose a CC type and you choose one rule for the community (such as no items or something like that) so it's not really going to come up with anything too insane =(

[Phi]

Communities sound like fun. How many of us are actually getting the game though?

It would be great if there were at least 8 people in it.

[Hypershell]

I'm be getting it launch-day, but on a Sunday, most of the stores around here don't open 'till 11 or 12.

[Protoman Blues]

I also be getting it on Sunday at Nintendo World

Posted on: December 02, 2011, 09:07:39 PMMario Kart 7 initial thoughts:
-Hang Gliding is awesome, and controls are very well done
-Red Shells once again have their speed back
-Not only are Blue Shells fair again, but they do NOT knock out items. Bravo Nintendo
-Only Lightning Bolt and Bob-Omb knock out items. Fair & Awesome
-New Raccoon Tail item is [tornado fang]ing awesome (haven't used Fire Flower or Lucky 7 yet as I've only come in first)
-The majority of new tracks are very well done, along with their music
-All the Karts & Wheel options are completely fair. Have not found one any better/overwhelmingly better than the other yet.
-NO MORE [tornado fang]ing CLOUD AIDS
-Why the [tornado fang] were customizable icons from the DS version NOT included in this game as well? Especially when we can use our Mii's? Boooooooooo!
-Great choice of Retro Tracks, but come on Ninty.... three games and no N64 Wario Stadium? You're killing me

Overall, the game is excellent. I'm just a little bit into it, but everything seems fair thus far. Further judgment & analysis will appear after more circuits are beaten, after I've tried online mode, and after Battle Mode as well. As of now, very well done.

[xnamkcor]

-Why the [tornado fang] were customizable icons from the DS version NOT included in this game as well?

[ray splasher]s.
[ray splasher]s, everywhere.

[Protoman Blues]

[ray splasher]s.
[ray splasher]s, everywhere.

In all my time playing MK:DS, I never saw one [ray splasher]. And even so, who cares?

[Phi]

And even so, who cares?

Nintendo and their family-friendly image?

Now that I think about it actually, I'm surprised they allowed you to draw emblems in MKDS, considering they're know to cut down on "potentially inappropriate" content. Out of the hundreds and hundreds of online matches I've played in that game, I've only seen one [ray splasher]. Granted, they didn't give you much room to draw, so it's not like it's detailed/overwhelming.

... this thread is now about [ray splasher]s.

[Protoman Blues]

Annnd now Ninja Lou and I have had our first, awesome MK7 experience on an old favorite, Koopa Beach. First, deciding to challenge his 3 Green Shell shield with my Raccoon Tail, which knocked us both out! Perfectly fair. Then, in an "slightly favors PB" way, I get a Lucky 7, then mushroom right to the side of him just to have the Bomb ram into him. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, good times. Good times!

[VixyNyan]

I'll host the community when I get home, but I'm having fun with the game so far~

[Protoman Blues]

Yeah, me too! I have a few nitpicks here and there, but the key thing is that so far the game is actually fair.

[Phi]

If only this was possible in MKDS...

[Hypershell]

Holy [parasitic bomb].

I was already ready to call this the best Mario Kart ever before I saw that.

-Why the [tornado fang] were customizable icons from the DS version NOT included in this game as well? Especially when we can use our Mii's? Boooooooooo!
-Great choice of Retro Tracks, but come on Ninty.... three games and no N64 Wario Stadium? You're killing me

Those are pretty much the only "flaws" that I can possibly find with this game.

The track design is amazing, the item balance is spot-on, THE BLUE SHELL IS NO LONGER USELESS TO PEOPLE IN THE BACK, and the kart customization is just all kinds of awesome.  The fact that every piece (driver, body, wheels, glider) influences your stats allows you to counter-balance a particular favorite element that may not mesh with your preferred play style.  Even Bowser is a surprisingly well-rounded racer with the Koopa Clown Car ( ) and small wheels.

[Protoman Blues]

I still don't think it's as balanced or as well fleshed out as MK64, however it's most certainly the closest second to it in terms of balance and fairness. The levels are great, the music is excellent ( the Toad's Turnpike song mixed into Neo Bowser City briefly), and the kart design is fun, balanced, and there is no overwhelming favorite like in MKWii.

[VixyNyan]

OK guys here it is, it's official:

11-8755-8490-3348
RockmanPM community: For MegaMan Fans

Thankies CephiNyan for creating it~

[Protoman Blues]

Thanks Cephi darling!

I'm in the community now if anyone wants to race!

Posted on: December 06, 2011, 11:28:07 PMOooooooh Cephi. I thought I had that one on Kalimari Desert. You and your star power! 

Great races though. During our first run, on Mario Circuit, I honestly couldn't tell what was going on.

[CephiYumi]

Heheh, they were fun race
I need to figure out how to customize the kart parts better, everyone always seems to bit a lot faster than me ^^;

[Protoman Blues]

We pretty much had the same kart, stat wise. The only thing I added were the wooden wheels.

[Hypershell]

I still don't think it's as balanced or as well fleshed out as MK64, however it's most certainly the closest second to it in terms of balance and fairness. The levels are great, the music is excellent ( the Toad's Turnpike song mixed into Neo Bowser City briefly), and the kart design is fun, balanced, and there is no overwhelming favorite like in MKWii.

The items themselves are balanced just fine, I'd say.  The hit-all/drop-your-[parasitic bomb] orgy from MKWii is no more and the Blue Shell is once again actually useful to the people who launch it instead of just trolling the leader.  The only thing left to tinker with is distribution: Blue shells and lightning bolts still wind up in the CPU's hands a bit too often for my liking (then again, I STARTED on 150cc for the sake of unlocking characters; I still have to see how the other levels compare).