Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

[Xiahou Ba]

Re: Mario Kart 8

I still don't get why DK is in a lower weight class than Wario, despite being bigger than he is. DK should be in the same class as Bowser.

Easy. Wario is such a fat man that he's heavier than Donkey Kong

 

[Princess Céline]

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Easy. Wario is such a fat man that he's heavier than Donkey Kong

Official material disproves that otherwise.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

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Official material contradicts each other all the time.

 

[Princess Céline]

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From DK's article:

According to the talking microphone named Microbuffer that serves as the announcer for the fight against K. Rool in Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong weighs 800 pounds (363 kg).

From Wario's article:

According to the Wario World instruction manual, Wario weighs 308 pounds (140 kilograms).

I think it's safe to say that Nintendo ignores things like these and do whatever they feel like.

 

[Mcmadness]

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I still don't how having Bowser, getting rid of his fat, muscle, flesh, organs, etc. results in Dry Bowser, who has the exact same weight as Bowser.

Well maybe he's got really heavy bones?

 

[MnSG]

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i don't really see how it's a size class when wario is smaller than donkey kong yet still weighs more, or how roy and morton are the same size but weigh differently

To be fair, Morton is the biggest Koopaling, so seeing him have the highest speed and weight stats of all the Koopalings does make some sense.

What really disturbs me though, is the weight class that Rosalina and Waluigi are placed in. They're tall, but not bulky, so I would think that their stats would be in between that of the Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong; Donkey Kong's speed and handling, and the Mario Bros.' acceleration, weight, and traction.

 

[Roserade]

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What really disturbs me though, is the weight class that Rosalina and Waluigi are placed in. They're tall, but not bulky, so I would think that their stats would be in between that of the Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong; Donkey Kong's speed and handling, and the Mario Bros.' acceleration, weight, and traction.

I always thought this was especially strange in Wii, where there's no distinction between a cruiser and a heavy class. I've never understood why Rosalina and Waluigi were heavyweight, especially Rosalina because she's presumably around the same size as Peach or Daisy.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

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I really don't think it's that confusing. Can you imagine characters like Waluigi or Rosalina trying to fit in the medium size bikes? They'd be really scrunched up in those vehicles, especially how Waluigi was in Mario Kart DS.

 

[memoryman3]

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Twininfinte will be happy to know that the Cat Cruiser is one of Daisy's used vehicles

Oh, and the computer also has double items.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

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That surely drives home the point that Daisy is a tomboy.

 

[memoryman3]

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It's over.

The COM can now hold Triple Red Shells

MARIO KART HELL!

 

[Xiahou Ba]

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In normal races, frantic races, or shells only races?

 

[Mcmadness]

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should have triple Bowser shells

 

[MnSG]

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I really don't think it's that confusing. Can you imagine characters like Waluigi or Rosalina trying to fit in the medium size bikes? They'd be really scrunched up in those vehicles, especially how Waluigi was in Mario Kart DS.

It gets even worse when you start pairing someone like Bowser with the Mushmellow. At least in MK7 and MK8, the body frame size for the vehicles change, depending on how tall or how bulky the character is.

 

[Princess Céline]

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Yeah, but even with the frame size change, some still don't look that great.

 

[Magikrazy]

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I mean if you have a giant monstrous turtle king driving a go-kart, it's gonna look silly.

 

[memoryman3]

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In normal races, frantic races, or shells only races?

In Normal Battle at least.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

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From Wario's article:

According to the Wario World instruction manual, Wario weighs 308 pounds (140 kilograms).

I think it's safe to say that Nintendo ignores things like these and do whatever they feel like.

Or since then, Wario really let himself go.

 

[Princess Céline]

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Or since then, Wario really let himself go.

He must have eaten too much.

 

[J-Yoshi64]

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I always thought this was especially strange in Wii, where there's no distinction between a cruiser and a heavy class. I've never understood why Rosalina and Waluigi were heavyweight, especially Rosalina because she's presumably around the same size as Peach or Daisy.

I'm pretty sure Rosalina is a least a good head taller than Peach.

 

[TinTinfinite]

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all along we thought it said mario kart 8

but [i]actually[/i] it says mario kart ∞, because nintendo is planning to just release incremental updates for this one game forever
[/quote]
After [i]MARIO KART 8 Deluxe[/i] then we're going to have [i]Super MARIO KART 8 Deluxe[/i], then [i]Super Ultra Hyper MARIO KART 8 Deluxe ': Arcade Edition[/i].

 

[GalacticPetey]

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all along we thought it said mario kart 8

but actually it says mario kart ∞, because nintendo is planning to just release incremental updates for this one game forever

I'd honeslty be okay with this. I think MK8 is the best MK and all it's really missing is a couple of characters, and maybe a few Retro tracks that would look really cool in this engine.

 

[Magikrazy]

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yeah but that's going to quickly get stale, which many already accuse nintendo of being

 

[Xiahou Ba]

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All Mario Kart 8 needs is a better single player mode and the customization that comes from mods, and paintjobs and maybe more things that I forgot about and it'll be the best Mario Kart ever.

 

[MnSG]

Re: Mario Kart 8

Random part unlocks can be annoying at times, and I often think that there should be a use for the coins that you collect. Sonic Riders enabled you to use your rings to purchase new extreme gear after all.