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

50cc is for pansies. Are you a bad enough dude for 150cc?? >=(

How ya doing, buddy?

Of course!

I'm just learning the levels! The only remakes I recognize are the N64 and SNES levels. I never played the handheld MK games.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Miles

I get so far ahead in 50cc that I spend most of the time getting hit by random bullshit. Ink to the screen, red shell, lightning bolt, and then a blue shell all at once. Yay! I need to figure out if there are ways to avoid these.

Welcome to the world of Mario Kart.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

50cc is for pansies. Are you a bad enough dude for 150cc?? >=(

I was a bad enough dude for 150cc. First thing I beat, figured it would give me all the unlockables from the lower classes, but no fuck you. Gotta play EVERY cup.

Diddy Kong was the final character I unlocked.

Most amazing jew boots

Nintendo penalized you for being too much of a bad dude.

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

I still need to unlock Baby Daisy and Dry Bowser. ;_;

Ugh. Fuck you Sherbet Land and Shy Guy Beach.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

They're like my best tracks! Hint: Use the Magikruser.
Or the Dolphin Dasher.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I still need to unlock Baby Daisy and Dry Bowser. ;_;

Ugh. Fuck you Sherbet Land and Shy Guy Beach.

It's probably just me but I find Sherbert Land to be VERY item dependent. Assuming both players are equally skilled in power sliding it's hard to gain the lead. So my best advice during online play is to hold onto 2nd or 3rd place and cover yourself with items. And hope a blue shell* comes in for the assist (sup Icy :3)

*pro-tip: It usually does.

Same can be said for Shy Guy Beach but there's plenty of shortcuts in that course.

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

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

I love the wheel, don't get me wrong, it just seems like those who do really well aren't using it.

I think it goes something like: the majority of high-rated players are using non-Wheels, but the actual top players use the Wheel. Whatever, real men use the wheel.

Originally Posted by Cheezeman3000

I usually get 1st or 2nd in online races and all I use is the wheel. It's just as good as a regular controller once you get used to it, and a lot more fun to play with.
Naz, which character/kart combo do you like to use for getting stars on grand prix?

I use any character, though majority of them (~60%) I did with heavy characters. Note Rosalina is a BIG BITCH. For the light/medium characters I used either the Mini Beast/Wild Wing or Jet Bubble/Dolphin Dasher. For the heavy characters, I use either the Honeycoupe or Offroader (just to be an ass). Disadvantage of using bikes on automatic is not being able to jump out of the wheelie; shaking can be erroneous under pressure. =/

How ya doing, buddy?

I never understood, what's the pro to automatic on bikes? I always use manual.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I don't see anything beneficial to using Automatic anyway. The only thing about it is that you don't lose speed on turns, but in return, you're unable to get the mini-turbo, which is a big deal in most cases.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Going through 100cc now. I finished all the 50cc cups with 2 stars and I did 2 stars on half the 100cc cups. I expect to finish this tomorrow and then move on getting 2 stars in the 150cc cups. I did get unlucky a few times though. 3rd race of banana cup I got spammed with a ton of items on the last lap which resulted in me not placing first. Then it happened again on the fourth race. A blue shell hits me 10 seconds right before the finish line on the final lap. I turned the wii off in anger only to be told that I can place 3rd place in a race and still get 2 stars.

I was under the impression you had to place first every race, which I have been doing so far. Ending every cup with 60 points. Why didn't I just wait. ;___;

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I don't see anything beneficial to using Automatic anyway. The only thing about it is that you don't lose speed on turns, but in return, you're unable to get the mini-turbo, which is a big deal in most cases.

Ha, I don't see too much benefit to using Manual. It almost begs the question: have you tried using Automatic extensively?

Actually, maybe the mini-turbo usage is probably misleading, since "Manual" just sounds more pro. The Manual drift + mini-boost distance/time is less than or equal to the same maneuver in Automatic distance/time, just like doing a trick on a ramp distance/time is less than or equal to just doing the jump (no trick): you jump higher and spend more time in the air but make up for that with the boost when you land. In both cases, I say less than because you could fuck it up. There might be 3 or 4 turns in the game where a perfect drift /turn + orange-boost will get you faster than the Automatic, but just for that turn and not the course overall. Just do time trials under both settings to see it... set your best time using Manual control, then note how easy it is to beat that time in Automatic (pick your best vehicle for each case). The only issue may be your skill with each control, but as long as you're not terrible at Automatic it'll work. I consider myself pretty adept at both considering I used controller for the first almost 3 weeks (until I noticed getting creamed by over-7000/8000/9000-rated Automatic Wheel players).

That said, it all probably ties in with the VR score, i.e. not about getting first but about how good you are. We know using the Wheel scores more than the other controllers, so probably using manual works the same way, just as doing tricks on the jumps scores higher. In my opinion, Automatic with the Wheel feels a lil money while Automatic with a stick feels awkward. Manual with the stick with the drifting and mini-boosts is something I think we're all just used too... the gameplay, flow, control, etc. Manual with the Wheel is easily the most challenging control, so driving well with that probably helps your rating better than any other scheme. In whatever case, Manual: not a big deal.

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

I just notice something involving the Mii Channel. One of my brother friend was going to send us some of his created Miis. I head over to the Mii Channel and then go into the parade section to see what has "mingled". To my surprise the parade jumped from 200-ish to 900-ish Miis! I check out random Miis and then I notice something... Most of the Miis in the parade are from people that I race against in Mario Kart Wii! One big giveaway was one Mii named "Paul MKWii" that I remember racing against him. Other was Japanese Miis and people here in GFF!

I wonder why Nintendo decided to flood people Wii with MKWii Miis.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Makes sense to me. Those are most of the Wiis that you're connecting with. I'm sure the same thing happens with Brawl (and soon enough, Dr. Mario). Maybe it just has to do more with the fact my friends list is actually quite small (i.e. few people to connect with through the message boards).

I let the Mii Contest channel decide who I should put on my Wii anyway. Like I'd want to see the face of the person who whupped me online all over the place on Mario Kart stages >_>

Unfortunately, I'm too set in my ways to start using the Wheel now. I dismissed it early on and haven't looked back. I get into a groove I like and stay there. Personal fault I guess. Most of the domination that I've given received seemed to come at the hand of manual players, but I'm sure auto has it's own benefits, why would they include such an unnecessary option then? It's not like it's there for difficulty (that's what 50cc is for). Given enough skill, I'm sure you could whup people in auto as well.

How ya doing, buddy?

1st Race: Mirror Mode
Me: Oh ok.
2nd Race: Mirror Mode
Me: Darn. Oh well.
3rd Race: Mirror Mode
Me: ...Eh?
4th Race: Mirror Mode
Me: Ugh. >_>
5th Race: Mirror Mode
Me: You're kidding.
6th Race: Mirror Mode
Me: That's it.

Is there any way to change what the race will be? I have a passionate hatred for Mirror Mode. Normally Worldwide races had them the most, but apparrently regional now too? What determines that anyway? I'd really hate to give up great online play just because every race race is Mirror Mode.

I just completed 100cc and got my Mii. I suppose 150cc is next the next time I decide to turn this game on.

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

Originally Posted by Sacred X

1st Race: Mirror Mode
Me: Oh ok.
2nd Race: Mirror Mode
Me: Darn. Oh well.
3rd Race: Mirror Mode
Me: ...Eh?
4th Race: Mirror Mode
Me: Ugh. >_>
5th Race: Mirror Mode
Me: You're kidding.
6th Race: Mirror Mode
Me: That's it.

Is there any way to change what the race will be? I have a passionate hatred for Mirror Mode. Normally Worldwide races had them the most, but apparrently regional now too? What determines that anyway? I'd really hate to give up great online play just because every race race is Mirror Mode.

Heh, so that's why you didn't stick around longer.

Anyway, you cannot change it. It's all random picked BUT the type of mode will be influence by players "stats" in the game. I just so happen to joined in a room with bunch of VERY good player WITH 1/2 stars. Icy joined and it made the race even more exciting/challenging. So I guess the game decided to "spice" things up and made it Mirror Mode.

Oh, and Rollins, Brawl doesn't use Mii as your "profile".

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

I think I've been playing this game too much. So far I completed all of 50cc and 100cc with 2-3 star rankings. Now I'm up to the special cup of 150cc with all 2 stars. On 150cc it seems more like luck than anything. I could be smoothly riding through all the races, get up to the final lap of the third or fourth race, then get screwed over by lightning bolts and a barrage of shells (in all colors!) at the worst time causing me to lose the race due to the computers FLYING past you. This has happened a few times to me already so it's taking a bit longer to double star these 150cc. It's definitely doable. You just gotta have patience and hope the CPU doesn't screw you over. Now, anyone who has the patience to get all 3 stars in 150cc deserves a pat on the back.

I have a feeling mirror mode is going to confuse the hell out of me now that I'm learning the levels better. XD

How ya doing, buddy?

Actually Mirror Mode is better when you know the levels perfectly, because all you have to do is think the opposite of what you would normally do. It sounds difficult, but I dunno, it's easy for me at least.
I finally had a mirror mode online race the other day and went "OMG!!!!!!" Didn't know they did mirror mode online!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Oh this SUCKS.

YouTube Video

Skip to 2:50 or so. I wonder how this goes down from the perspective of the other racers. Their scores probably don't reflect the scores that are seen from the cheater's perspective, but even still, this lets him artificially inflate his score pretty easily.

FELIPE NO

I like the disclaimers right next to all of the videos teaching us how to use the glitch.

"HEY KIDS. TODAY I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO ROB FORT KNOX WITH 100% EFFECTIVENESS BUT YOU MUST PROMISE ME TO NEVER EVER USE THIS TECHNIQUE. WE MUST PINKY SWEAR ON IT."

Now ratings points seem even less relevant in regards to skill level. Oh well. It's not like there's any sort of award other than bragging rights for high-ranking players.

I'll eventually get you back to below 9000, BigCN!

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

Wow. This is (kind of) the same trick that can be pull for Mario Kart DS (no pun intended >_>).

Well if "n00bs" start doing that to gain 9000+ VR and then tries to "complete" a real race and lose, they'll loose those points and have to start over. I hope Nintendo fix this glitch as they did fix the glitch to the time trial ranking.

Additional Spam as I didn't see Icy post because I was busy watching the video and then posting:

Originally Posted by Identity Crisis

I'll eventually get you back to below 9000, BigCN!

That's fine. I'll just gain it back again the honor way. ;p

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Identity Crisis

I like the disclaimers right next to all of the videos teaching us how to use the glitch.

"HEY KIDS. TODAY I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO ROB FORT KNOX WITH 100% EFFECTIVENESS BUT YOU MUST PROMISE ME TO NEVER EVER USE THIS TECHNIQUE. WE MUST PINKY SWEAR ON IT."

Now ratings points seem even less relevant in regards to skill level. Oh well. It's not like there's any sort of award other than bragging rights for high-ranking players.

I'll eventually get you back to below 9000, BigCN!

lawl, well it would explain how I was able to consistently beat a bunch of players with a VR rating of over 9700. I brought them all down to at least 8900VR before they finally gave up .
(oh btw Icy, I also got my 8000VR back! Time to overtake BigCN.)

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Got my 2 star ranking today and I only bought the game 5 days ago (I didn't play it yesterday though so I really got it in 4 playing days). Talk about addiction. I probably won't bother going for all 3 stars. The game is just way too random to bother. The only times I didn't get three stars were when the AI screwed me over with items and I really don't wanna have to do cups over and over again until I get a run with very little blue shells and lightning bolts!

I guess I'll start doing some online stuff now or some time trials. I got the most important part out of the way now so I can focus on less frustration and more on fun. My friend code is: 0989-2875-6550

I'll start adding people on the wiki to my list now.

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

Originally Posted by Miles

I'll start adding people on the wiki to my list now.

I'll add you next time I go on.

Despite my strong hatred for Mirror Mode, I'll be giving it another shot since it's fun playing with GFFers. I just hate when I'm in 1st-2nd about to cross the finish line, and I'm so used to a map that I turn left instead of right or so, go right into a wall, and get bumped back into 7th-10th place. Ergh. More annoying than any Blue Shell to me. Except when the Blue Shell hits you when you're in the air, causing you to fly further up into the air, fall off course, and get revived in a spot that's even further behind than where you were to start.

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