for the portables- to talk to the other person while playing with absolutely no lag... and shy guy

Dammit I was going to make this thread.

Anyways, competitive tactics? Snaking is the only tactic I know would be good. How about an example.

Ticking(MKSC), NBT(SMK), SSMTing(MK64). All of them are legit competitive tools that when used right can cut a lot of time off of your total, but aren't nearly as intense as PRBing or snaking.

Wait, isn't NBT related to the controller?

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Ticking(MKSC), NBT(SMK), SSMTing(MK64). All of them are legit competitive tools that when used right can cut a lot of time off of your total, but aren't nearly as intense as PRBing or snaking.

what do those stand for?

Is this Ticking?


NBT?


Couldn't find a video for SSMTing(MK64)

the first one is ticking yes with the continuous boost, it's like PRB... Still not sure WTH NBT and ssmting is >.<

More mario characters, like the ones in mario kart wii.

NBT is simply New Boost Technique, although it's not really new anymore. Wicked hard to learn, but isn't that crazy to do once you know how to.

Why do we bother with acronyms when you, Smash, and Tainted are the only ones who recognize them? -.-

Anyway, there are plenty of possibilities outside snaking. One idea we're considering using for our game is individual character abilities. We started with character items, such as in Double Dash, but that became too much of a hassle, and we needed something that didn't rely as much on luck of the draw. So we took a Jak X turn to it, so to speak.

As for the problem of fighting over the same characters, the first installment will only be 2-player... 4 tops, but I find it hard to imagine getting 4 people on one keyboard. Regardless, however many there are, there will be a set of that many characters sharing the same basic ability.

(Another good example is Sonic R, if any of you want to look up some videos. Flight, missiles, turbo, and levitating over water were all examples of character abilities.)

True. But then, if it were a real MK game, they usually have pretty restricted character selections, so Nintendo wouldn't have a tough time keeping abilities to those that wouldn't give someone an advantage in single player. Such as combat-exclusive abilities.

In terms of our game, I rather doubt it'll be at all popular enough for any competitive Time Trials. On the off chance that it is, we can always incorporate something else into the sequel and nix the abilities.

I'd like to see a future Mario Kart title use the Wii Speak feature (or whatever that thing is called) like Animal Crossing: City Folk has. Or being able to talk to other like you can while playing Diamond/Pearl on the DS. Mario Kart DS is one of those kind of games where being able to talk to others as you race them would make online play much more enjoyable. =D

Online chat makes everything more enjoyable. But Nintendo is paranoid.

Which honestly doesn't make much sense if they don't censor anything else. I've seen MKDS players with boobs in their decals and names like 'SHIT HEADZ' just about every day I'm on there.