Mario Kart 8!

[NeoCracker]

Cleared out Mushroom Cup and Flower Cup with Wario and Daisy respectively, only on 50cc though, need to get back in the groove, though considering I've gone and scored 1st place in each individual race, maybe that wasn't necessary.

Twisted Mansion is my favorite of this games stages thus far, though that in mind I've only ran the 8.

I wish I didn't have to go back to work.

[Colonel Angus]

Played this @ Target today. Man-O-man, I want this! (Need to get a WiiU first ) Played Mario Circuit track w/ Ludwig Von Mother Smurfin' Koopa & won.

[Dat Matt]

I've run through all of 50cc Using various characters getting 3 stars in each cup. There is a sticker for Miiverse associated to finishing a grand prix with each character so I am working through that just now.

100cc is a lot harder. The AI is a massive pain in the ass in this game, and they removed the Bikes with the sweet turning that were in Mario Kart Wii. Man I'd like to see them again.

[Colonel Angus]

I've run through all of 50cc Using various characters getting 3 stars in each cup. There is a sticker for Miiverse associated to finishing a grand prix with each character so I am working through that just now.

100cc is a lot harder. The AI is a massive pain in the ass in this game, and they removed the Bikes with the sweet turning that were in Mario Kart Wii. Man I'd like to see them again.

Oh, man, you & Shauna need to do a Mario Kart 8 video!

[Depression Moon]

I've been playing the hell out of the demo. Wish I could get a Wii U and the game now so I could also get one of those free games with it.

[Skyblade]

I've run through all of 50cc Using various characters getting 3 stars in each cup. There is a sticker for Miiverse associated to finishing a grand prix with each character so I am working through that just now.

100cc is a lot harder. The AI is a massive pain in the ass in this game, and they removed the Bikes with the sweet turning that were in Mario Kart Wii. Man I'd like to see them again.

That's a polite way of saying "the AI is a cheating &$@*!!"

The AI doesn't want to win. It wants you to lose. It will save up shells and hit you with like four in a row on the last lap. If you pick up the trumpet that can block shells, you'll get hit by lightning.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

The only thing I've taken issue with is the lightning. Otherwise, everything plays pretty perfectly to me. I think this is my favorite Mario Kart I've played.

[Dat Matt]

I've run through all of 50cc Using various characters getting 3 stars in each cup. There is a sticker for Miiverse associated to finishing a grand prix with each character so I am working through that just now.

100cc is a lot harder. The AI is a massive pain in the ass in this game, and they removed the Bikes with the sweet turning that were in Mario Kart Wii. Man I'd like to see them again.

Oh, man, you & Shauna need to do a Mario Kart 8 video!

I was going to record my First impressions by playing all the tracks on my first playthrough, but Shauna's PC Locks up if we do and she was writing Ciddies Speeches. I might record us going through all the cups without vocal though.

The AI doesn't want to win. It wants you to lose. It will save up shells and hit you with like four in a row on the last lap. If you pick up the trumpet that can block shells, you'll get hit by lightning.

You're damn right. On the final turn of the fire flower cup I would get hit by a blue shell, and then two red shells. This caused me to be overtaken twice on 50cc and lose out on the triple star score ranking. This happened twice on the same course and I ended up having to do the cups around 3 or 4 times to get it.

[Depression Moon]

I heard the game gives you the coin item way too often when you're in first place.

[Skyblade]

I heard the game gives you the coin item way too often when you're in first place.

50% Coin. 44% Banana. 5% Green Shell. 1% Horn.

My experience, at least.

I actually wouldn't mind the Coin if Lightning didn't destroy it. It's great for recovery from shells, since coin loss is my least favorite part of that.

[Nicolas]

I've run through all of 50cc Using various characters getting 3 stars in each cup. There is a sticker for Miiverse associated to finishing a grand prix with each character so I am working through that just now.

100cc is a lot harder. The AI is a massive pain in the ass in this game, and they removed the Bikes with the sweet turning that were in Mario Kart Wii. Man I'd like to see them again.

I've cleared all of 50cc with Baby Rosalina, WaLuigi, and Wario, and I notice the bike thing right off. I'm rather upset about that. And yeah, the AI is just a dick... especially on those Rainbow Roads with no more railings. I could have sworn I've been hit several times near the end with the Boomerang, Green Shellx2, Red Shell, and Blue Shell on every one of the last races. It's terrifying to think of 100cc since getting 3 stars means 1st place in everything. I had to repeat the Lightning Cup because of that stupid combo at the end and losing out at the last second to Toadette. How I hate her.

Yeah. Coin is the most common item when in first. I've gotten a good assortment though. Green Shells, 1 Mushrooms, Bananas, the Horn, and a few Red Shells.

But yeah, other than that, it looks like it could be easy setting up friend-based online matches.

[Colonel Angus]

I've run through all of 50cc Using various characters getting 3 stars in each cup. There is a sticker for Miiverse associated to finishing a grand prix with each character so I am working through that just now.

100cc is a lot harder. The AI is a massive pain in the ass in this game, and they removed the Bikes with the sweet turning that were in Mario Kart Wii. Man I'd like to see them again.

Oh, man, you & Shauna need to do a Mario Kart 8 video!

I was going to record my First impressions by playing all the tracks on my first playthrough, but Shauna's PC Locks up if we do and she was writing Ciddies Speeches. I might record us going through all the cups without vocal though.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

So the game is great, but I just registered it through club nintendo today to get Pikmin 3. Went through all of that (the game is now registered according to the account), but when I got the page for Pikmin after selecting that one, it just tells me "sorry, promotional only available for eligible members" or something like that. This kind of sucks . I guess I'll have to call them eventually when I have some free time.

[Skyblade]

Ok, I really, really like the racing mechanics in this game.

That said, the items are complete bull. The first place person gets either the Coin (likely useless), a banana (completely useless), or a green shell (not only useless, but a good chance to hit the caster if actually used). Meanwhile the people in the rear constantly get incredibly powerful, completely unblockable items like Blue Shells, Red Shells, and Lightning. And the AI just saves them until the last round (frequently the last round of the fourth race in a cup) to cast a dozen on you. It immediately cuts you down from 10 Coins to 3 or fewer as you get hit over and over, and your place suddenly plummets.

Oh, and even worse, if timed correctly, the items will send you off the edge (or hit you before you go over a ramp to jump a bottomless pit, with the same effect). This costs you double the coins and even more time. And, again, there is nothing you can do about it.

I like the mechanics. The racing is fun. But my gosh are the items complete bulltrout.

[Dat Matt]

I heard the game gives you the coin item way too often when you're in first place.

50% Coin. 44% Banana. 5% Green Shell. 1% Horn.

My experience, at least.

I actually wouldn't mind the Coin if Lightning didn't destroy it. It's great for recovery from shells, since coin loss is my least favorite part of that.

I think the coin for first place is great. If you're in first you're more likely to have 10 coins, so having a coin powerup is pretty useless. It;s harder to deflect red shells if you don't get items to block them. Saves people getting super ahead.