The Official DCEmu MarioKart WiFi List

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:17 pm

Anyone care to play?

...I'll leave my DS searching for a little while

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:26 pm

My friend code:

Gmc85

077369
800497

I'm a bit rubbish tbh, lol. No wins and a few losses

Post by **Specially Cork** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:56 pm

Well, I've done all the missions, I've done the grand prix (including 150cc mirror mode), and I can beat a lot of my friends, but when it comes to online...I completely suck

Its definitely that snaking thing. Im not sure whether to blame the game for allowing it to happen, or to blame myself for sucking so much that I cant do it.

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:17 pm

BoneyCork wrote: Im not sure whether to blame the game for allowing it to happen, or to blame myself for sucking so much that I cant do it.

No, it's definitely a gameplay issue not a 'can't do it' issue. If you want to do it, just pick Yoshi in his egg car on a wide track. It takes about 5 mins to learn how to do it, has no counter (the best cars / racers to do it with have low slide, low top speed and high acceleration, so are also the best cars to recover from item use), has no limitations, is laughably easy to do once mastered, and when you can do it there is absolutely zero incentive to use any other cars / tactics once you can do it.

Then you pick GCN Baby Mario stadium repeatedly and just repeat over and over again because win record > having fun

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:54 pm

Okay...I think I've figured out this snaking thing, and it is indeed a cheap trick. It takes the fun out of the game, especially since it works best on the wide-open courses and I prefer more hazardous ones (I feel the combat aspect is a very important part of the game).

I will not be using this technique--ever. I think it's bad form. And like I said, it's not much fun, either for the person doing it or for the people who have to put up with it. Hopefully the other folks here won't be, either.

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:13 pm

Incidentally: I've been noticing recently that one or two of the players in a lot of races (usually who ends up winning) have anywhere from one to three stars next to their name in-game. Anyone know what that's all about?

politoe · Post by **politoe** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:18 pm

DaMadFiddler wrote:Incidentally: I've been noticing recently that one or two of the players in a lot of races (usually who ends up winning) have anywhere from one to three stars next to their name in-game. Anyone know what that's all about?

Something about beating staff ghost, gets you that star next to your name. My record, from people getting last second wins or snacking, 67-49

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:19 pm

my current record is 52w-35l according to the game's record page (not online)

Luriden · Post by **Luriden** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:24 pm

I'm thinking of asking for the Nintendo DS + MKDS bundle for Christmas. How much is the Nintendo network thingie you need to get online from your home if you don't have a wireless router?

And also, if anyone has it, how purdy is the hot rod DS in person? I'd prefer to have the original grey personally, but the hot rod one may be worth a bit a few years from now.

politoe · Post by **politoe** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:33 pm

you know it would be nice to know the time people usually play. I usually get a chance to play on Sundays only for the majority of the day, like 12pm-7pm PST. I'm still on dial-up, and can't seem to find anyone with an open router around here.

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:36 pm

its usually random for me. when I get bored I will pop on for a quick game or two.

Post by **Specially Cork** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:26 am

politoe wrote:
DaMadFiddler wrote:Incidentally: I've been noticing recently that one or two of the players in a lot of races (usually who ends up winning) have anywhere from one to three stars next to their name in-game. Anyone know what that's all about?
Something about beating staff ghost, gets you that star next to your name.

Nah, It isnt to do with beating staff ghost times. Its more difficult and tedious than that.

1 Star by your name: Beat all cups in all modes (thats 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, 150cc mirror) with at least a 1-star ranking on each.
2 Stars by your name: Ditto with at least a 2-star ranking on each.
3 Stars by your name: Ditto with a 3-star ranking on each.

Now considering a 3-star ranking can only be got when you perform with absolute perfection, and considering how easy it is for the AI to screw you over, it seems to be a lot of effort just for bragging rights.

royhubbs · Post by **royhubbs** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:14 pm

Hey! I finally got the bad boy up and running. My friend code is

133204
676778

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:12 am

Ahh, I've added everyone, and dunno if anybodys added me yet, cos im searching but not finding anyone.
077369
800497

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:11 pm

today was pretty eventful. a cousin of my mom's was having a birthday for her kid today at the Chuk E. Cheese's by the mall. I decided I would go for the heck of it. Free pizza, pop, and games. whats not to like? anyways, as always, I took my DS with me and was running the AP search the whole way there. upon entering the (fairly large) mall plaza, I was catching AP's left and right. at one point I had 5 in one area. and heres the kicker: all of them are named "orange" and are all WEP secured. unfortunately I couldnt get anything inside CEC so I was stuck playing the various video games there.

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:34 pm

AIEE

I don't know if it's the level that Nintendo's matchmaking service has me pegged at, or just that everyone has started doing it...

I can't seem to play a *SINGLE* game without everyone snaking. Any more, I give it one track, and if everyone else is snaking, I'll drop out.

It's not that I'm afraid of losing, or want to preserve my record or whatever (I will stay in a match, no matter how badly I'm getting whomped...because I hate it when people drop out on me).

I just find snaking *INCREDIBLY* obnoxious. It's one thing to use your slides strategically to avoid obstacles and get around corners. It's another thing to snake. And I won't play with people who snake, because it's just not fun.

Unfortunately, that means I don't really get to play much any more. If I try to play online, I get pitted against a bunch of snakers. So I can either snake myself (which is boring and tedious), or get my ass beat. If I choose the former, I get more snakers. If I choose the latter, Nintendo WiFi starts matching me against people who (mostly) don't snake, but whom I can beat easily--which isn't much fun for me, and I'd imagine it's not too fun for them either.

I go to the Friends connection (I've got the whole list here entered, plus about 5 real-life friends), and if I can't pick anyone up there, I just don't play any more. This is very disappointing to me, because I really like the game overall. I just wish there were a way to disable the boost mechanic that snaking exploits.

Post by **Specially Cork** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:06 pm

If there was more of a community element added to the online mode you would be able to create the equivalent of non-snaking-guilds etc.

But sadly apart from your friends, you get very little choice in who you play against. I've been forced off wifi from snaking now too.

Yonke · Post by **Yonke** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:53 am

im gettin tired of people with a 50 or more wins 0 losses record that desconect when they are lossing

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:36 am

The 'snaking' thing pisses me off - it IS a broken gameplay mechanic, and the reason everyone does it is because, well, EVERYONE does it, and you literally have to either lose or do it yourself.

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:07 am

Well, if anyone's interested...I don't snake, and I pop in every couple of days or so after work to see if anyone's online. Maybe we can arrange a DCEmu tourney.