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Sat 10/05/03 at 11:41
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...if you have a PC, a broadband line, and a copy of some XBOX PC software...let me explain....

Some of you may allready know this, but it is possible to Play Mario Kart GC online. You see, before the days of XBOX Live people wanted a way to play Halo on the net. A company named Gamespy who you may have heard of, released a program named the 'XBOX Portal'. It emulated 'XBOX System Link' - A.K.A. Lan play. You could then choose a lan game, with an ethanet cable from your box to your PC, and choose a game online to play through the Gamespy XBOX Portal software.

Worked a treat! Played Halo online myself, months before I got XBOX Live (and Halo 1 unlike Halo 2 isnt even meant to be played online full stop)

Now, if the GC Mario Kart can play LAN games via a broadband adapter, why won't it work with the exact same peice of software? Awnser is it will. So when Mario Kart pops through my door, perhaps I will see you online.

If you have broadband, a cube, a PC, and a GC broadband adapter as well as the obvious Mario Kart game that is...


http://www.gamespyarcade.com/tunnel/ for the software (You will need a free Gamespy ID too - mines MattUK ;)


Don't tuant me if you allready knew this - just spraeding the word for those who don't
Sat 10/05/03 at 11:48
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"sdomehtongng"
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I don't want to play Mario Kart online.

It's best in 4-player multiplayer, as you're actually enjoying the experience with people that you actually know and that you can actually have fun playing a game with.

And hopefully I'll get to play the 8-player sometime too.
Sat 10/05/03 at 11:59
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I do and i've got all the equpiment.

Fingers crossed it will work.
Sat 10/05/03 at 12:00
"For the horde!!!!"
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You technical wizard.
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:00
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Mario Kart DD isn't going to support Internet capabilitys but Nintendo are going to release a i-link to daisy chain more than one GC together allowing up to 8 players at once.
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:02
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"aka memo aaka gayby"
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Read the post idiot boy.
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:08
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I just explained what you did in a third of the space.

Keep it simple keep it clean.
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:09
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You mong.
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:10
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"aka memo aaka gayby"
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AAARRRGGHHHH!

What he was saying is that there is software that allows you to use the i-Link to play it over the internet!
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:12
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Thank You some one know what I am going on about.
Sat 10/05/03 at 13:12
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You spastic.

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