Mario Kart DS (Talk about your races with friends on DP)?

[Emuaust]

Yeah I picked this game up a day early in Aus and I have to say wow, I was up all night playing this baby.

It really makes you feel ripped off if you hav Double dash as that was really lacking on the kind of extras this game has.

[Avatard]

I had some problems with my setup, but it just took a couple of force manual tries to get connected. I haven't experienced any lag yet while in game.

[njiska]

Just got it now and my DS wifi adapter will be arriving next week. Sweet.

[NintendoMan]

Got it yesterday. I can only say this game is so amazing!!! I love the Wi-Fi too, no lag whatsoever!! I'll post my buddy code later too.

[Famidrive-16]

Best Buy didn't have Mario Kart or the USB thingy. Is it out yet?

[philosophyst]

Best Buy didn't have Mario Kart or the USB thingy. Is it out yet?

I got my "USB thingy" directly from the online Nintendo store. I have heard that is the only place you can currently get it. As for Mario Kart, yep, it's out!

[Six Switch]

i got it and it is pretty awesome.only thing is i think my connection sucks.i can connect,but after looking for a game for more than five minutes i just turn it off.i'll have to try it again later.

[Daniel Thomas]

Just picked up my copy tonight. The biggest problem was the weather - we've been hit with a sudden wind-chill smack from Old Man Winter, and we didn't even get hardly any snow! Getting anywhere outside requires you to triple-layer everything.

But Mario Kart DS is terrific. Clearly the best game on the DS and a superb game all around. I played a few online matches and was surprised by how smooth and consistent it was. I was expecting something similar to Dreamcast online (you know, 56K), but these matches are just as responsive as if everyone were together.

[goatdan]

All right, my quick review of this so far is:

- This is the best Mario Kart ever. It fixes everything that was wrong with the N64 version and the few things I didn't so much like about MKD, finally throws in missions and really gets a LOT right.

- Online play is very cool, but I HATE how Nintendo didn't build in anything for people that were losing. My record is 0 - 3, and if it wasn't for disconnects it would be at least 2 - 4, but probably 3 - 3.

Overall, until I get some sort of league on here going where I know you all won't disconnect, I love the offline component but aren't so fond of the online one.

[JJNova]

I'm tired of watching a guy fgall off the track to immediately reappear farther up ahead of me, instantly.

I hate watching someone else drive through a wall.

I hate when someone drives into the gravel (which slows you down immensely) then when I pass them they seem to warp and appear ahead of me on the track.

If it's lag, then that's a terrible thing on my behalf. But if the game is going that way, I will disconnect. There's no chance of my winning. It's like playing Dr. Mario on the kaillera network against someone in Australia, but you're playing on an AUstralian server. You have no chance to win.

I haven't heard about people hacking and/or cheating in Mario Kart DS yet, but it sure as hell seems like it at times.

Sorry, but if you were playing me and I disconnected, that was the reasoning behind it.

[goatdan]

I haven't seen anything that you've described. Every multiplayer race I've been in, they have been very close and it seemed fair the entire time. Usually, as a good Mario Kart is, it is determined in the last few seconds. But out of those games that I've been winning, almost every time even when they look just like that, "You have been disconnected." Makes the online relatively worthless.

It *should* give you an automatic loss regardless of reason. I mean, the win-loss record shouldn't matter that much, but it is obvious that people are protecting it by any means possible, and that means ruining otherwise great games.

Ah well. I'm happy tooting around in Grand Prix for now

By the way, if anyone reads this I'll update the Friend's list tomorrow. I've got so much to do right now, it's crazy!

[classicb]

I haven't had any of those problems yet and I've played a lot of games so far online both random and against people here on DP. It's been great fun and like goatdan said it normaly comes down to the last turn.

I do wish the matching wasn't so random so you could find and pick people I mean even the friends list is random. I guess Nintendo decided to keep it simple like Mario Kart.

[NE146]

Yeah I haven't had either of those problems. I guess I'll avoid the blind public races and stick with playing against DP members over in #vbender

[classicb]

Yeah I haven't had either of those problems. I guess I'll avoid the blind public races and stick with playing against DP members over in #vbender

yeah those were some good games I like how you re created your avatar for you kart symbol

[goatdan]

Yeah, I've ONLY played via the worldwide, and only a handful of times. Hopefully, people realize it doesn't really matter -- I mean, I'd rather be 1-100 then 1-0.

Ah well, so far so good. I keep trying friends, but no one is on when I am I think you're all just scared!

[Chronodriftersx]

Yeah I haven't had either of those problems. I guess I'll avoid the blind public races and stick with playing against DP members over in #vbender

yeah those were some good games I like how you re created your avatar for you kart symbol

There is a custm paint thing but I forgot where I read about it or how its accessed

[classicb]

Yeah I haven't had either of those problems. I guess I'll avoid the blind public races and stick with playing against DP members over in #vbender

yeah those were some good games I like how you re created your avatar for you kart symbol

There is a custm paint thing but I forgot where I read about it or how its accessed

go to Options / Edit / Emblem

[Nesmaster]

At first I was a bit mad when I lost, but it really doesn't matter since every race comes down to the last half a lap, and who gets what item, ect.

I just wanna play some people from here :P

[philosophyst]

I've seen where other players are just "bouncing" around the screen like spastic. I'm not sure if they have a special car unlocked that I don't or what the deal is. Has anyone else seen this?

[philosophyst]

At first I was a bit mad when I lost, but it really doesn't matter since every race comes down to the last half a lap, and who gets what item, ect.

I just wanna play some people from here :P

I'll play ya!