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Read a post-Eģ preview of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on the GameCube, and what's the one bad-point every-single critic has to make about it?
The game's speed.
"It's too slow!" "Too slugish!" "Need" to be faster!" and so on...
But, although it does seem like this new Mario Kart will be slightly slower than we would've expected, since when have the Mario Kart games ever really been that... 'fast'?
Just look about Mario Kart 64, for example...
When I first played that game, I remember thinking it did feel rather sluggish, at times. In comparisson to many other racing games, anyway.
It may have been a little slower, but everyone seemed to love it that extra-bit more than they did with the original game on the SNES - especially in 4-player Battle Mode!
Just as long as we had our red and green shells, we were happy! :)
So, why can't people think the same about Double Dash!! ??
If anything, this game has got to be BETTER than the '64-version, surely?
Better graphics for a start, and new 2-people-per-kart system that offers some interesting new ideas, the same old power-ups and way to go about doing things (and perhaps even some new ones, too?), twice-as-many characters to play as than ever before, and more.
If we've ignored the 'lack-of-speed', then surely it won't bother us this time, either?
And anyway, how would you be able to enjoy ANY Mario Kart game if the karts all raced-around at F-Zero-like speeds?!
That would make it too much like a "standard" racing game - something Mario Kart will never be!
You'd spend too-much time trying to master corners and avoid skidding off the track to actually make good use of and ENJOY the beauty of taking out an opponent with a red of green-coloured shell!
And that's what I think the problem is - racing games today all seem to be about nothing but speed. And with that in mind, people are forced to look at any new Mario Kart game in this way.
Burnout 2, F-Zero, Tube Slider, Need for Speed... The list goes on!
The fact is, `Mario Kartī games are like no other.
It's not about speed, not about 1st place, it's abou having fun - just like so-many of Nintendo's other top-franchises.
So, I'll be looking forward to this game more than any other 2003 release no matter what the likes of NGC, GamesMaster, IGN or anyone else thinks! :P
The game's speed.
"It's too slow!" "Too slugish!" "Need" to be faster!" and so on...
But, although it does seem like this new Mario Kart will be slightly slower than we would've expected, since when have the Mario Kart games ever really been that... 'fast'?
Just look about Mario Kart 64, for example...
When I first played that game, I remember thinking it did feel rather sluggish, at times. In comparisson to many other racing games, anyway.
It may have been a little slower, but everyone seemed to love it that extra-bit more than they did with the original game on the SNES - especially in 4-player Battle Mode!
Just as long as we had our red and green shells, we were happy! :)
So, why can't people think the same about Double Dash!! ??
If anything, this game has got to be BETTER than the '64-version, surely?
Better graphics for a start, and new 2-people-per-kart system that offers some interesting new ideas, the same old power-ups and way to go about doing things (and perhaps even some new ones, too?), twice-as-many characters to play as than ever before, and more.
If we've ignored the 'lack-of-speed', then surely it won't bother us this time, either?
And anyway, how would you be able to enjoy ANY Mario Kart game if the karts all raced-around at F-Zero-like speeds?!
That would make it too much like a "standard" racing game - something Mario Kart will never be!
You'd spend too-much time trying to master corners and avoid skidding off the track to actually make good use of and ENJOY the beauty of taking out an opponent with a red of green-coloured shell!
And that's what I think the problem is - racing games today all seem to be about nothing but speed. And with that in mind, people are forced to look at any new Mario Kart game in this way.
Burnout 2, F-Zero, Tube Slider, Need for Speed... The list goes on!
The fact is, `Mario Kartī games are like no other.
It's not about speed, not about 1st place, it's abou having fun - just like so-many of Nintendo's other top-franchises.
So, I'll be looking forward to this game more than any other 2003 release no matter what the likes of NGC, GamesMaster, IGN or anyone else thinks! :P
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All I remember was that Nintendo managed to convert Mario Kart 64 from NTSC to PAL rather badly, with the result being that us Europeans owned a version of the world's greatest driving game that, in terms of speed, was inferior to its NTSC version.
That made me angry somewhat.
But if I remember correctly, if you played 3-player on Bowser's Castle, it nearly always ran at NTSC speed.
Anyone else notice that?
That made me angry somewhat.
But if I remember correctly, if you played 3-player on Bowser's Castle, it nearly always ran at NTSC speed.
Anyone else notice that?
Super Mario Kart on the SNES is actually quite fast, especially if you hold your face about 5 inches from the screen, the corners come up faster than you can react.
I think MK-DD will be great, even if it is a bit "slow", there will be plenty to do - ie coins, swap driver, power ups etc.
If your only interested in speed, buy F Zero.
If your only interested in speed, buy F Zero.
Probably got the numbers wrong then. It's usually 50, 100, 150 isn't it?
Whoops.
Whoops.
TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTYcc?!?
I don't think I'll be able to wait much longer!! :S
I don't think I'll be able to wait much longer!! :S
Nintendo recently stated that their will be a 50cc 150cc and 250cc modes. Leading people to believe that the early builds of the game have been in 50cc mode and that the final game will be a lot faster.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
Read a post-Eģ preview of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on the GameCube, and what's the one bad-point every-single critic has to make about it?
The game's speed.
"It's too slow!" "Too slugish!" "Need" to be faster!" and so on...
But, although it does seem like this new Mario Kart will be slightly slower than we would've expected, since when have the Mario Kart games ever really been that... 'fast'?
Just look about Mario Kart 64, for example...
When I first played that game, I remember thinking it did feel rather sluggish, at times. In comparisson to many other racing games, anyway.
It may have been a little slower, but everyone seemed to love it that extra-bit more than they did with the original game on the SNES - especially in 4-player Battle Mode!
Just as long as we had our red and green shells, we were happy! :)
So, why can't people think the same about Double Dash!! ??
If anything, this game has got to be BETTER than the '64-version, surely?
Better graphics for a start, and new 2-people-per-kart system that offers some interesting new ideas, the same old power-ups and way to go about doing things (and perhaps even some new ones, too?), twice-as-many characters to play as than ever before, and more.
If we've ignored the 'lack-of-speed', then surely it won't bother us this time, either?
And anyway, how would you be able to enjoy ANY Mario Kart game if the karts all raced-around at F-Zero-like speeds?!
That would make it too much like a "standard" racing game - something Mario Kart will never be!
You'd spend too-much time trying to master corners and avoid skidding off the track to actually make good use of and ENJOY the beauty of taking out an opponent with a red of green-coloured shell!
And that's what I think the problem is - racing games today all seem to be about nothing but speed. And with that in mind, people are forced to look at any new Mario Kart game in this way.
Burnout 2, F-Zero, Tube Slider, Need for Speed... The list goes on!
The fact is, `Mario Kartī games are like no other.
It's not about speed, not about 1st place, it's abou having fun - just like so-many of Nintendo's other top-franchises.
So, I'll be looking forward to this game more than any other 2003 release no matter what the likes of NGC, GamesMaster, IGN or anyone else thinks! :P
The game's speed.
"It's too slow!" "Too slugish!" "Need" to be faster!" and so on...
But, although it does seem like this new Mario Kart will be slightly slower than we would've expected, since when have the Mario Kart games ever really been that... 'fast'?
Just look about Mario Kart 64, for example...
When I first played that game, I remember thinking it did feel rather sluggish, at times. In comparisson to many other racing games, anyway.
It may have been a little slower, but everyone seemed to love it that extra-bit more than they did with the original game on the SNES - especially in 4-player Battle Mode!
Just as long as we had our red and green shells, we were happy! :)
So, why can't people think the same about Double Dash!! ??
If anything, this game has got to be BETTER than the '64-version, surely?
Better graphics for a start, and new 2-people-per-kart system that offers some interesting new ideas, the same old power-ups and way to go about doing things (and perhaps even some new ones, too?), twice-as-many characters to play as than ever before, and more.
If we've ignored the 'lack-of-speed', then surely it won't bother us this time, either?
And anyway, how would you be able to enjoy ANY Mario Kart game if the karts all raced-around at F-Zero-like speeds?!
That would make it too much like a "standard" racing game - something Mario Kart will never be!
You'd spend too-much time trying to master corners and avoid skidding off the track to actually make good use of and ENJOY the beauty of taking out an opponent with a red of green-coloured shell!
And that's what I think the problem is - racing games today all seem to be about nothing but speed. And with that in mind, people are forced to look at any new Mario Kart game in this way.
Burnout 2, F-Zero, Tube Slider, Need for Speed... The list goes on!
The fact is, `Mario Kartī games are like no other.
It's not about speed, not about 1st place, it's abou having fun - just like so-many of Nintendo's other top-franchises.
So, I'll be looking forward to this game more than any other 2003 release no matter what the likes of NGC, GamesMaster, IGN or anyone else thinks! :P
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