[Wii] Mario Kart Wii - EU/AU get it first! WE HAVE NO GENITALS.

Yo, did I miss the party? Just got Mario Kart earlier today and after trying out the wheel I have to say. I am terrible with it! Maybe I just need to keep using it but for now I'm sticking with the wavebird for online play.
I'm already beating a couple staff ghosts too =D

Well I'll add everyone I see here and in the gfwiki page. Also added mine to that page so feel free to add me.

FC: 4425-1917-5386 (Kairyu)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Baww no. I'm not that good yet! I did however "unlock" a few of the expert ghosts. So I'll try to beat them eventually.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I don't know, Funky Kong sounds even more hilarious than DK when taking a beating. But that's just me!

Originally Posted by Sacred X

I'm probably going to end up getting this game on the weekend.

Also, do you people tend to use the Wii Wheel more or the Gamecube Controller?

Compared to the Wii Wheel I find the NGC controller easier to use. Especially for the insane GP modes (150cc and up anyway.) The tricks are harder to do but it's not impossible to adapt to it so you're not totally gimped. Rather you can't earn the "golden wheel" icon for online play as long as you keep using the controller, lawl.

Originally Posted by Chaotic

So has anyone unlocked everyone yet?

All I got are the Mii, Rosalina, and Dry Bones.

I'm sure I'm missing at least 4 characters, tons of Bikes/Karts and mirror mode itself. I suppose that will be unlocked once I earn gold in 150cc Star Cup.
Oh yeah. I'm surprised Toadette is in Mario Kart again. I thought I would never hear her mad cackling voice ever again

Also, when are you guys on? This weekend? We need to get some races and battles going :U

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

10 years can do that to video game characters.
I haven't used Toad often enough to notice. But if that's true I wonder if that is a good thing. I mean, he was damn loud and cheerfully annoying back in Mario Kart 64.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

4 to 5 hours from now? That's a bit early for me but I'll try to make it.

So did any of you try out the tournament track? I was halfway expecting more online player interaction. Not a modified GP time trail!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Same here, I just got home not more than 20 minutes ago ._.

I'll be online in a bit!

edit:
In 10 minutes, that is.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Gah. Kai, have I ever mentioned I hate Rainbow Road? Not that I can't race on it or anything, rather, it's a bitch to stay on in this one. >_<

THE RANDOMIZER FUCKING HATES ME.

Oops XD
Frankly, I love Rainbow Road. It's one of the few courses where items can't touch me. Not even the CPUs can touch me!

Originally Posted by BigCN401

Okay, so now we know if there's three people in a room and the host choose to play battle, one person is going to get screwed aka no CPU. lol x_x

Geez Kairyu, either you're really good or I'm just terrible tonight. I guess I cannot sit at the computer while playing at the same time. lol

Anyway we should all REALLY set up a time so we can have more than 3-5 player online. The game isn't fun without MOAR people throwing items at each other.

Yeah I didn't know about the team battle setup for balloon battles. That was my first crack at it =p. Next time you host!

I dunno, I've been told I'm pretty insane at Mario Kart games so I'd say we're all damn good. Hell, you guys totally floored me on the last stretch of races! I just have a way of not getting item whored .

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Grawl

Is it even possible to host a GP? That'd be so much more fun than playing random tracks.

Not during regular WFC matches.
Against friends? The best we can do is have everyone agree to pick the tracks in order. I wouldn't mind doing that.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Great races BigCN and Grawl =D
I guess we can meet up and race together in regional and worldwide modes after all! Also, BigCN, is Moonview Highway your favorite track? I don't think I've seen you pick anything else the entire time!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Grawl

It's the track that I hate most, that's for sure. The cars are hard to see and a tiny mistake costs just way too much time.

I find the track almost cheap for anyone using a bike =p. I had such an easy time weaving around all the cars and buses with my Standard medium weight bike. On top of that the Karts are wider so it is near impossible to run inbetween crowded traffic lanes.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by BigCN401

It's one of my favorite track. I kept picking it because the randomizer hasn't picked my track yet. When both of you left it finally did and so the next around I picked my OTHER favorite track. XD

Ah, sorry for leaving so suddenly then xD
I wanted to stick around for another hour but I have to cook something eventually!

Originally Posted by Sacred X

Also I didn't try it out yet, but is the Worldwide connection any good, like when you're racing people from Japan or something?

YES, I thought it was perfect.
Far as I could tell I didn't see any difference in gameplay between Friends, Regional and Worldwide racing.

@Chaotic
lawl, damn Japanese and their 9000VR triple star rating

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by BigCN401

I'm not Japanese but I'm close to three star rating... but I know I'll never get to 9000+VR. >_>

Oh! Don't forget the GOLD WII WHEEL! I'll never going to get that!

Damn you, I was hoping to get a double star rating first! Every time I'm racing to up a star rating I'm always thwarted by several Blue shells and last second mistakes. I still have at least 6 cups that are still single star finishes ;_;

Hah, that'd be hilarious having a triple star and a golden wheel next to your name xD. But I do wonder, would they both appear next to each other?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I've updated my friend roster and added Ronz and Sacred X.

I'm going to be online in VS Regional in another an hour so if anyone wants to join, just go right ahead!

I was speaking idiomatically.

I got tired of the laggy mess in SSBB so I decided to switch it up and play some MKWii .
Well you know where to find everyone's FCs so we'll see you there~ next week!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Ah BigCN finally owned me in Moonview Highway! Incidentally, I got disconnected at the same time ;_;. I guess it's bound to happen eventually. Epic races though!
Especially that last stretch in Mario Circuit 3, the Wheelie triumphs again!

Originally Posted by Sacred X

Did you ever sign on Chaotic? You don't seem to be on my Friends list yet.

Also just raced a few with BigCN and Kairyu. It seems every time a race is over, they're in the top two. As for my last race, I'm still wondering how I was in 1st place for two laps, got hit two-thirds into the 3rd lap, and ended up in tenth place. Gah. That seems to happen a lot though, one hit causes me to fall back 6+ places for a while. Was fun either way.

I totally love how much easier and overall better the online is for MKWII opposed to Brawl.

EDIT: By the way, what karts does everyone use? I haven't gotton the feel for the cycle yet. Although, I still use a basic kart for Wario. Then again I still have a few 50cc races to get through. Never even touched 100cc yet.

It's a miracle I don't get knocked out of 1st place more often. If anything Red and Green shells are the ones that take me out most of the time.

As for karts and bikes~ I prefer using the standard bike (light or heavy weight.) It gives me a good balance in drifting, speed and handling so I can race in any track without a problem. If I was like one of the more hardcore players I'd probably learn to use the Sneakster or Flame Flyer for their huge top speed advantage.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by BigCN401

LOL. I thought you "left" because I got first place and pissed you off.
At other times, whenever I race against you in Moonview Highway I'm always getting hit by cars, trucks and stupid bomb-on-wheel-that-shouldn't-be-on-the-road-anyway-but-hey-it's-mario-kart! It's like you curse/jinx me on that track. lol

As for what kart (or bike) I use, it's Yoshi and the standard kart. But I'm "experimenting" with other characters and karts/bikes too like Baby Daisy with the Blue Falcon. >_>

Haha, it does look like that xD.
But yeah, I noticed that 90% of the races we do in Moonview Highway EVERYONE behind me is pretty much guaranteed to hit a car or bomb. You do realize the safest spot in that track is the center white line, right? RIGHT?!
Too bad it can't protect us against banana peels, fake item boxes and various colored shells ._.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Sacred X

Question about getting stars next to your name:
I know to get one, you need to get that star number on every cup, but does that include all modes? Or any mode? Or 150cc? Or...what?

You gotta go the whole 9-yards. That means getting star finishes in 50cc, 100cc, 150cc and mirror mode. That shit is not easy no matter how skilled you might think you are. Since it also depends if you can avoid getting barraged by a ton of blue shells, lightning bolt and anything else that might try to stop you.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by BigCN401

EDIT: Geez I'm one minute too late. You can't win at everything Kairyu! ;p

lawl, my time trails knows no bounds =D

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It's Monday and I'm not home :U
I'm usually available to play in the afternoon to evening hours. And so you know, I'm in that crazy ass twilight Hawaiian timezone. Though on Fridays and weekends I tend to be on throughout the day, if I'm not too busy.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sacred X

Had some matches with MrMonkeyMan earlier today, and I was online quite a bit. My VR finally reached over 6000, and I got in first plenty of times in a row. Then again, I recently started using bikes, and those things are so freaking fast.

Question: Precisely what do wheelies do? They seem to make you go faster. They also seem to cause you to only spin once on POW blocks. Is there any reason someone wouldn't use this all of the time except when in very curvey areas?

Lastly, I'm pretty sure there are 4 tricks each person can perform, one for each button on the directional pad. Do these all give the same speed boosts and only differ in looks or what?

Here are some advantages between the two vehicles.

Go-Karts
+ Overall heavier weight class and therefor better stability.
+ Stronger mini-boost (can use red sparks.)
+ Overall top speed is better.

Bikes
+ Can do Wheelies~ You get extra speed at the expense of next to no steering while doing so.
+ Handling is far better. I also hear using a the Wii Wheel with automatic bikes is especially beneficial/fun.
+ Overall smaller size. Again, less mass also means you can get pushed around a bit more.

Also, about the tricks. There isn't any real difference between the four each character can do. It's not like SSX where each trick provides a certain benefit or landing technique.

And I think either vehicle can do the "one spinout" move versus a POW block. If you time the trick button correctly. Though I never tested it on a Kart yet.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Holy crap, Icy and Mr.MonkeyMan are bullies in Mario Kart .
I lost count the amount of times I was ran over or pushed off a cliff in a neck-to-neck race! Still, I had a great time. Looking forward to the next race!

Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

I got my Friend Code!! It's 3866 8712 1330!

I played online with random people in my region and wound up in 7th place. Not bad for someone who hasn't played yet, eh? XD

So I guess you can't make make up a name for your online profile? You have to use whatever the name of the Mii you chose is? I chose Link when I connected just to test out multiplayer but I don't want to choose him permanently.

I noticed that in 2 matches I would suddenly get 'disconnected from the other players.' Is that the result of my pressing a button I shouldn't, or is it a problem with the online?

I'll be playing this weekend! I'll add everyone at that time too.

P.S. I played on a track called...Moonview Highway...it was pretty darn cool! I was about to go into a city when I got disconnected

Bah, you posted your FC as I finished playing Mario Kart Wii! I'll add you later tonight then.

You got disconnected that many times? Ouch, not sure what to say to that. I only got disconnected once out of who knows how many matches. Then again I'm also on a wired connection. Assuming you're using a wireless connection, have you tried switching channels in your router?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah, normally I just go from one end of the spectrum to the other if I'm getting connection issues like that. It's possible someone's wavebird controller or wireless phone is interfering with your connection.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Identity Crisis

I can't help it if Wario's larger than life!

However, you weren't kidding when you were bragging about your skills though! Seriously, there were quite a few races where I couldn't even catch up to you because you were so far ahead. However, that's not going to stop me from challenging you in future games! I love a good challenge.

There was a particularly close race between you, nutty, MrMonkeyMan, some random guy on WiFi, and me on Coconut Mall though. There were Bullet Bills, Stars, and Giant Mushrooms everywhere! Places were exchanged instantaneously!

Good games to everyone I faced today.

Oh, god. I remember that race. I thought I was getting last place until the final lap CARNAGE got started. This is why Mario Kart is awesome =D

FELIPE NO

I like how I got home after everyone is done playing Mario Kart. Anyway, if anyone is up for some racing I will be online within the next 20 minutes!

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by BigCN401

I'm still on and room is open so join in NAO! XD

Sorry about that BigCN, got diconnected right after overtaking you in Grumble Volcano .
At least we got one good series of races. I still can't believe I fell off that many times in Ghost Valley =p

Jam it back in, in the dark.