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But wait. It's not one of those green ones that rebound off stuff, cos everyone gets hit by their own one of those. I managed to get hit by one of the homing ones I fired lol, I seemed to overtake it by cutting a corner on DK Jungle and it hit me lol.
I'm the best.
> I've been hit by red shells loads of times that i've fired forwards
> it's not uncommon.
Yeah way to ruin it for me you gimp.
> Use the power slide speed boost at the crucial moment to send it into
> a wall.
Or you could slide in front of a weapon obstacle like a giant bannana, or you could easily enough just plant some item behind you before it hits, but never try that with boxes as they don't get destroy until you hit them yourself.
> Its also quite possible to Dodge the Blue ones. Especially on twisting
> walled tracks like DK Mountain, or whatever it is...
Or just getting into the lift on Rainbow Road :D
I loved doing that.
> One good thing about DD was that it made it quite possible to 'throw
> off' a red shell if you were a skilled enough driver, whereas in
> previous versions it was pretty much luck if it missed you.
That's true... do you use the power slide tactic... or are there variations on how to avoid a red shell?