Thread 717240237

The first Mario Kart to not improve on the previous entry

it's a vast improvement in terms of gameplay mechanics

>>717240237 (OP)
>playing games without story
why?

>>717240237 (OP)
>what is super circuit
>what is wii
>what is 7

>do super complex/difficult jumps and wall rides
>you don't gain any more distance than people who are driving normal
The new gimmicks are pointless for the most part. They should have focused on making better tracks.

just say you're broke and coping over a game you've never played because you can't afford it

>>717241446
that's because you're retarded and don't know when to use it

there's plenty of shroomless cuts in the game that give you a clear advantage

>>717240237 (OP)
Double Dash was a huge step down aswell.

>>717242493
go look up some world records
a few of the tracks have some tricks, but the rest... just straight lines

>>717241779
Die zoomer

>>717243462
yeah definitely retarded

even fucking moo moo meadows has like four shroomless cuts where they do crazy stuff like riding a fence into a wall jump into bouncing off a cow to follow up with a drift in the offroad, and that's not even mentioning the most technical tracks like ? block ruins where it's basically constant cuts

>>717243727
too bad you can't use any because you have a 99% chance of only ever seeing "intermission" (read: lazy straight lines) stages and a 75% chance of getting them if you hit random
whoops haha took your mario kart out of your mario kart, hope you like bagging

>>717243956
Based fuck tendies

>>717240237 (OP)
8 Deluxe ruined 8 though by turning it into an item spam fest

>>717241446
You gotta know how to use those mechanics at the right time to gain the lead. Also they got buffed in the last patch for some reason. Now the game is even more about skips and flips.

>>717244219
And then World ruins it even further by doubling the racer count while still keeping the double item slot spam fest.

>>717240237 (OP)
I have never played a mario kart game

>>717240237 (OP)
Actually it did

>>717240237 (OP)
Am i the only person that likes the fact the game feels like a giant comfy road trip?

>>717243956
Even some intermissions have some shortcuts you can take with the new techniques.
Do you even play the game?

>>717244806
Desu I like the road trips, but I also wanna play in the classic race format too. I still don't know why Grand Prix isn't classic routes, and Knockout Tour has predetermined routes instead of routes you can actively choose from.

>>717240237 (OP)
>not improve on the previous entry

Massive open world of interconnected tracks.
More skill-based gameplay
More balanced gameplay
More online modes
Night/Day cylcles
Dynamic weather

Yup its a schizo thread.

People saying intermissions instead of freeways is pretty retarded. Game should be called Super Mario Freeway.

>>717240237 (OP)
No Mario Kart has improved on Mario Kart DS, so you are wrong.

>>717244891
Did you know that if you fail the starting boost you get guaranteed triple mushrooms?

>>717244929
>Massive open world of interconnected tracks
Ended up hurting the game more than improving
>More skill-based gameplay
What skill, jumping on a grind rail and letting the game play itself for a few seconds?
>More balanced gameplay
lol. lmao even.
>More online modes
The online fucking sucks, like always with Nintendo.
>Night/Day cylcles
Wow, something Pokemon did on the Game Boy. How impressive.
>Dynamic weather
Wow, something Pokemon did on the DS. How impressive.

>>717240664
Super Circuit gave us single player versus, older tracks, and the AI using red and blue shells against you

>>717245065
>What skill, jumping on a grind rail and letting the game play itself for a few seconds?
never played the game award

>>717245132
they literally added grind rails for little kids
Did you forget that auto-steer was turned on by default? Did you forget that you can literally just win knockout tour by holding a and mashing l to use items when you get them lol

>>717245073
Blue shell never should've existed.

>>717245065
>but Pokemon!!!

What the fuck lmao

Why do we need complex techniques? It's fucking Mario Kart. You drive, you hop, you drift, and you use items. That's it. World put all this unecessary crap into the game and now it hardly resembles Mario Kart. Nintendo had the perfect formula and they ruined it for the sake of open world and esports.

>>717245289
>anon doesn't understand he's being called a moron for acting like day/night and weather cycles are even worth pointing out in 2025

>>717245250
I liked how you could set the blue shell behind you and it would wait for the guy in first to come around next lap and pierce his dragged item.

>>717241446
You're just able to grind and ride the walls literally everywhere you can even when it's not helpful. It would not make sense to restrict it to certain places.

why do anons want a game that's meant to be enjoyed by toddlers and grandmas to also be a high-octane, high-skill competitive game?

>>717245326
>doesn't improve on previous entries in the series

Yes it does.

>no Pokemon did that

LMFAOO shit yourself harder schizo. Every day is Switch 2 rape day for you.

>>717245215
you are an enormous retard who doesn't play games, dilate

>>717245315
>complex techniques
I don't get why retards don't understand the difference between complexity and depth

the new mechanics aren't complex, it's just the drift button with the left stick in neutral and then interacting with walls and rails after a trick, the depth comes from the way you use it to take shortcuts or alternate routes

>>717245482
No I just don't play your shit game because it's shit and you're effectively a coprophile for defending it

>>717245215
This dumb nigga hasn't even WATCHED the game be played!

>>717245610
>let me seethe in a thread dedicated to a game I don't play
yep, diagnosis: nintendo derangement syndrome + being indian

>>717245610
>hasn't played the game
>thinks his opinions matter
LMAO! LOOK AT HIM!

>>717245554
Why do we need techniques with depth in this game? It's fucking Mario Kart. You drive, you hop, you drift and hold for the sparks to change color, and you use items. Sometimes you use them right away, sometimes you don't. That's it. World put all this unecessary crap into the game and now it hardly resembles Mario Kart. Nintendo had the perfect formula and they ruined it for the sake of open world and esports.

>>717245698
>Why do we need techniques with depth in this game?
because it makes the game more interesting for some people? what a stupid question

>>717240664
>>717245073
Super Circuit is the only Mario Kart that's skill-based by intent since it was developed by Intelligent Systems instead of Nintendo EPD, so the design philosophy was significantly different.

>>717245870
what is that garbage supposed to prove exactly, there are more interesting cuts in a single world track than in this entire webm

>>717245973
Post some, then. Genuinely, I just like seeing cool skill-based tricks.

>>717245870
I was just doing the Bowser Castle 3 shortcut half an hour ago on NSO. It's way more balanced when you need a mushroom or a star to do it instead of charging up a bike miniturbo to clear the gap.

That pier shortcut on Riverside Park is demonic though. It has to be one of the most difficult shortcuts in the entire series - and it's intentional!

>>717246013
https://youtu.be/APmBrDvUZlQ?si=-uoyvTZKNvVZess4

>>717246169
? Block Ruins gets posted a lot when it comes to World's shortcuts, but are there any other super big ones like that? I've seen Bowser's Castle too and that one's also pretty cool.

>>717246169
>trick trick trick trick trick trick
>no ultra shortcuts
Not him, but this looks boring in comparison. The "Big Air" jump in Rainbow Road 64 and Wii shits on anything found in this game so far.

>>717246390
>they're using... le trick!!!
what point are you trying to make here you mongoloid, that's like saying
>jump jump jump jump jump jump
to shit on cuts in previous games, kill yourself

>>717240237 (OP)
Doesn't this shit have over 100 tracks?

>>717246220
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cGeHdtORyI

contrast with how boring this track was in its previous appearances

>>717246665
I ran over 100 tracks on your mom last night, nerd.

>>717246609
I'm sorry, I can't hear you over Funky Kong's screaming from skipping half of Dry Dry Ruins. Face it, Worldtist, your game is too safe. Every shortcut you take was completely intended by the devs, and when your community finally does discover the game's first ultra, you can bet that Nintendo will patch it out. You may only drive and jump where Lakitu tells you while everyone else gets to have fun.

>>717246926
It's kind of funny how they brought back one of the worst courses in Wii and revamped it on that level. I do still prefer SC's cuts but I have to give respect to World for not being another MK8 situation where it's literally nofunallowed.

>>717246969
people have already realized how insufferable cubies are but I think it's time to focus on wii zoomers, absolute bottom of the barrel faggot spergs nostalgic for the wost games ever released by nintendo

>>717247101
goddamn thats stupid

>>717246969
>I'm sorry, I can't hear you over Funky Kong's screaming from skipping half of Dry Dr-ACK!!!

>>717245326
>anon doesn't understand he's being called the moron
Oh the ironing

>>717247141
Most Wiifags are millennials that got to appreciate finally having a Mario Kart with easily accessible multiplayer. The character and item balance is fucked, but the praise is entirely justified as the rest of the game still holds up incredibly well. I really enjoyed my last playthrough last year.

Also Funky is based. Imagine having a character whose voicelines are so good that Nintendo ports after being absent for more than a decade. This character is perfect.

>>717247141
Ironically being a Wii zoomie was my first step to retro gaming thanks to VC and GC compatibility, even as a stupid kid the price to quality ratio seemed much more consistent than new releases.
A big reason behind MKWii specifically being so beloved, sometimes to an obnoxious degree, probably has to do with sales, but also timing and mod support. It was the first proper online MK (DS only supported 4 players and 100cc) which made it very popular, and then CTGP and custom online servers came out when 7 was new and kind of divisive, and the Wii U not selling well meant it had a ridiculously long lifespan. It wasn't until 8DX came out that most people finally started to move away from Wii.

>>717244806
no, i love it too and all the remixed music adds to it, i just wish it was more balanced to the circuits. grand prix mode should have 3 laps for all tracks instead of only the first one.

>>717240237 (OP)
no, that was Mario Kart Wii, and then later Mario Kart 3DS.

>>717241779
>put the game at $80
>everyone gets the bundle instead
>Switch 2 packages that weren't bundles get slapped a Mario Kart sticker and a download code
Bet this is going to be the first and last first party Switch 2 game to be $80, lmao

>>717240237 (OP)
Let's be honest here, it's not like the series is full of constant improvements. Outside of certain graphical leaps, there really isn't anything that actually improves on the previous ones.

>>717247101
Man, 8 sucks so bad.

>>717246926
look how fucking boring 8DX was in comparison (vid taken roughly two months after the game release to have an accurate point of comparison)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81JKMFz2nc

there's NOTHING happening

>>717240237 (OP)
was bound to happen
MK8 was basically perfect

MKW has the superior soundtrack though
and the open world is still pretty good

>>717240237 (OP)
What did Super Circuit improve

>>717250659
>MK8 was basically perfect
>vanilla had the worst battle mode in the entire series
>anti-gravity barely does anything
>severely gimped gliders following 7
>majority of QoL stuff didn't show up until Deluxe
>Deluxe overtuned Lakitu to the point where you can't jump over anything outside of basic shortcuts
>took until Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass to attempt to balance the game
>p2p

>>717240237 (OP)
The base roster is better than the roster of 8 at launch though, and it actually has a decent battle mode. Also tricks are a great addition to the gameplay. The tracks are fantastic too. The problems this game has are the intermission tracks and freeroam being barebones. If this game was just the tracks with 12 racers at once just like the previous games it would have been praised as the best Mario Kart game (without DLC)

>>717251439
>battle mode
stopped caring about it 5 gens ago

>gliders
should never have been in MK