Originally posted by Zem

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Frankly, I disagree with your critique of the physics. They feel great to me. It depends a lot on which character you're playing - I play Yoshi, and I have tons of control before, during, and after slide boosts.

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SC, but they do feel way too loose even after playing for a while. I use Yoshi too, and he (she?) certainly seems to handle a lot better than most others, but there's still a lot of sliding around, especially if you don't complete a power slide.

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the sparks don't disappear "randomly" ... there's two levels, the blue and the red. Blue sparks just flash and then disappear, then the red ones stay on.

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Yeah, noticed that aftterward. It'd still be better if the blue ones stayed though. It worked fine in all the others, why change it?

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Easy to keep in first? Have you played 150CC? Do I just suck?

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Uh... Where did I say it was even moderately easy to stay in first? It's easy to get really far ahead, but then you get attacked a bunch and knocked back to 2nd within a few seconds.

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Spiny shells exploded in DD too. Just the way it works. This could be good or bad, but since you can learn to avoid it and the computer can't, it's better for you.

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I don't think they exploded that big, though. The only real way to dodge it is to slam on the brakes, which isn't much better.

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Yes, you can avoid red shells - by holding things behind you.

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Hasn't worked for me so far.

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I can hold items behind me in multiplayer just fine... but not online. This is odd, since you say you haven't tried playing online. Maybe you can't hold items behind you if there's more than two players?

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I haven't actually tried either... I knew you couldn't do it online, so I figured not in multi either.

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(edited by HyperHacker on 12-25-05 06:17 PM)

Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish

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So slow down or move to the side. Boom; you're not hit by it. It hardly takes any skill at all. And if you're paying attention to who has what items, and they're not RIGHT FREAKING NEXT TO YOU, it's pretty easy to drop to second before it locks on to you.

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You can still dodge red shells with your own items or by tricking them in to hitting walls, and it's still possible to dodge blue shells, it's just much harder, unless you have a green shell or fake item box, in which case with some skill you can hit yourself with it and use the temporary invincibility to avoid the explosion, thus greatly lessening the effects.

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Solution: Get better at the game and stop falling off cliffs.

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The solution to the last problem is the solution to this one.

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Why the hell are you playing team battle, though? Or battle, period.

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So?

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Solution: Stop using the touch screen.

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So?

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Originally posted by Jingle ATW

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You... (Yoshi is a he)

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Physics: You hit a wall. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOURE GOING TO DO, KEEP GOING?

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And since when do karts not lose speed offroad?

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AI: Seems fine to me. I never get hit with that many items, and if I do, Im far enough ahead.

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Quick run: What?

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Manual: The manual doesnt teach you everything. It doesnt have to. It just needs to get you in the right direction.

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Spiny shells explode SMALL compared to double dash. And you can dodge them, it just actually takes REAL SKILL to dodge.

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Shells: Its called trailing. And yes, the red shells to swerve a little to make sure they hit you, but you can get rid of them.

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Lakitu is fine... youre just impatient

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Falling off ALWAYS had you lose your item. What world have you been living in?

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Team battle is lame. Dont play it.

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The trick is to blow softly... not have Category 5 hurricane winds going into the mic.

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Music: Get good headphones

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Originally posted by SantaDavis

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It's not my fault that you're just no good with him.

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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish

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What the hell, HyperHacker. How is periodically glancing at the map and who has what items any more difficult than periodically glancing at the rear-view mirror and speedometer in an actual car? You're not going to be staring at them the entire time, and you don't have to (nor should you); just as long as you make a few quick glances every few seconds you'll be fine.

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Originally posted by cpubasic13

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Well, your gripe about the Spiked Shell is stupid. To effectively play out those first-place homing devices, just keep an eye on the bottom screen from time to time if you are really close to the person behind you. If you see a Spiked Shell, pull off the accelerator, and wait for it to fire. Then just stay away.

However, if the shell is heading towards you and the second place contender is near you, STAY NEAR HIM! Then he will get the full blast just like you did. Duh!

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And if you think someone controls poorly, that is because you can't use him. I may not be able to use Rob, Toad, or Peach, but that doesn't mean that they suck. I can only control Dry Bones, Bowser in the Dry Bomber, Mario, and Luigi. Other than that, I am not that good with the other characters. I don't lose all the time, but I just can't win real well. I tend to stick with Dry Bones, though...

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Well... if you think there are too many bottomless pits, then practice being good. It isn't that hard to navigate the tracks, the hardest being the twists and turns of Rainbow Road, which aren't even that bad.

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Me not falling in them doesn't mean there isn't too many.

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For your battle woes, I don't see how it messes up team battle for you, since I can get rid of all the other team and it would say I won.

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Besides, you aren't supposed to blow hard into the mic. Just blow lightly into the mic and it would work. Blowing too hard will NOT fill the balloons faster, despite what real life would have you believe.

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I tried everything from whispering to practically blowing the DS away. Even whistling.

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Originally posted by Squash Monster

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...am I the only one who finds it amusing that it seems like everyone has taken personal offense at complaints about a game they have had no part in making?

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