Comments on Bannable Offenses: Games I HATE - Vol. 1

My real problem with the series, well over and bey...

2010-08-10T18:31:20.353-07:00

My real problem with the series, well over and beyond the blue shell, is rubberband AI. Mario Kart (especially 64, Wii, DS, and to a lesser extent Double Dash) feature the most absurd computer opponents ever to drive a non-sim racer. I can fully lap the person in 8th place, wiping out the 2nd place NPC with strategically placed weapon after weapon (read: bananas) and in the third lap will find him conspicuously ahead of the pack and well on his way to reclaiming 1st.

If I dominate the lower difficulty, I do not want them to try to make up for it by slithering up behind me regardless of my lead. I'll get to the high difficulty in a few minutes, quit struggling.

It is amusing, though, to see the minimap, which shows all the racers, when I destroy the 2nd place racer (sometimes even into a bottomless pit/lava), but since we've completed two races already this circuit and he's in 2nd place with points, he will rocket back to his CPU-intended position. It's just not amusing when he continues rocketing all the way to my backside.

I totally agree. While I don't own it, I'...

2009-09-26T15:58:44.240-07:00

I totally agree. While I don't own it, I've played it enough to hate the blue shell.

I think the answer is shockingly simple: They should change it so that no NPC can get a blue shell. If it's not a player, no blue shells. NONE. EVER.

[GM]Dave might not have been first to say it, but ...

2009-08-03T03:56:58.725-07:00

[GM]Dave might not have been first to say it, but he is damn right!

I found this on teh world wibe intarweb

http://xkcd.com/290/

lmao, people are going to think that I'm [GM]D...

2009-07-27T05:35:48.018-07:00

lmao, people are going to think that I'm [GM]Dave now because what you said about Mario Kart is virtually word-for-word what I say to someone when I'm telling them my thoughts on the series.

The original Super Mario Kart still reigns supreme...

2009-07-26T19:22:40.257-07:00

The original Super Mario Kart still reigns supreme in Mario Kart games, if you ask me.

Why, you might ask?

No.

Blue.

Shells.

The wii has more or less abandoned any skill invol...

2009-07-22T15:25:33.392-07:00

The wii has more or less abandoned any skill involved in their multiplayer games. Brawl is about it, and even that has a few quirks to give losing players a bit of a chance.

Still, it's fun as hell to play at a gathering ^_^;

See what you need to do is just barely hold onto f...

2009-07-22T09:55:54.766-07:00

See what you need to do is just barely hold onto first place, if your very skilled it's easy to do without not actually losing. Then you watch the screen that shows everyone else's items, and the instant that you see a blue shell, drop back to second place, and the poor shmuck that just took the lead gets the hell blown out of him. Kind of funny too.

And a couple people mentioned the defensive abilities of bananas, that's important.

But just the bombs and bananas sucks, they really SHOULD give the leader a chance to get green shells, at the least.

Hold down the launch button and it will hold the b...

2009-07-22T06:57:54.252-07:00

Hold down the launch button and it will hold the bananas behind you. That will stop all but the blue shell from destroying you.

Kind of depressing to look back and realize that M...

2009-07-22T04:34:18.328-07:00

Kind of depressing to look back and realize that Mariokart 64 is still the best game of the series.

I've never really played a Mario Kart game sin...

2009-07-22T00:15:24.520-07:00

I've never really played a Mario Kart game since the original on the SNES, and that one wasn't so cheap. One of these days, I need to pick up the Wii version.

Then again, I have a temper shorter than Gary Coleman. Perhaps it's best if I keep away from the sadistic racing game, considering I have a history of destroying controllers and even consoles out of extreme rage.

banana peels can be useful. hang onto them and lau...

2009-07-21T23:58:40.887-07:00

banana peels can be useful. hang onto them and launch them just as someone comes up behind you. also good for deflecting any coloured shell except blue. also, screw you warios gold mine or whatever retarded name they gave that track. every single time i get knocked off the track by some bastard

I thought for years only pathetic wussies played g...

2009-07-21T21:34:12.549-07:00

I thought for years only pathetic wussies played games like Mario Cart.

I love being right.

I agree, but I think it is the lack of randomness ...

2009-07-21T21:00:53.024-07:00

I agree, but I think it is the lack of randomness that is the problem. If the items were all random for every racer, it wouldn't be that bad. The dreaded blue shell would be the rarity it is supposed to be and everyone would be forced to deal with only getting the crap items.

And it might have helped if they kept the ability to doge the blue shell like in all other entries in the series.

I can totally agree w/this one hundred percent, bu...

2009-07-21T19:29:23.748-07:00

I can totally agree w/this one hundred percent, but I'm still addicted to the damn game. It's a love/hate sort of thing, I guess. I love to hate it.