Mario Kart Monday [Switch Online Tournament 5419-3405-0859 at 21:00]

DarkRula wrote:...then everyone starts to gang up on me...

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Full house time :toot:

Y'all are evil.
Plain evil.

The game's broken tonight

Hyperion wrote:The game's broken tonight

Your spirit is broken, Hypes :nod:

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This is my last game

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Keep the faith, Pedz

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It was a lot of fun! :lol:

I’m sure one (I think Richy) of you went the wrong way round at one race! :slol:

BOR wrote:It was a lot of fun! ...

Good to see you on the tarmac, BOR!

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We had some pretty hectic races tonight. I had fun!

I felt like a right arse using the red shells I kept getting though.

Evil Ted wrote:...I felt like a right arse using the red shells I kept getting though.

I think I took three red shells from you on at least three occasions, Ted

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It was pretty hectic out there tonight... thanks for joining in, guys!

Top five ain't too bad. I was certainly all over the rankings this time though. 1st, 3rd, 8th, 12th, and quite a few others in between.
Some great races all the same.

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It was pretty hectic out there tonight... thanks for joining in, guys!

I think I actually finished a point down from last week, an odd mix of 5th and 11th placed finished.

I'm sure if I didn't keep falling off the track I'd be half decent, very difficult to catch up without slipstreaming.

Also, apparently I'm supposed to use one of the shoulder buttons to drift but it never seems to work for me.

NickSCFC wrote:...Also, apparently I'm supposed to use one of the shoulder buttons to drift but it never seems to work for me.

Nick, check this out for drifting technique:

The most important aspect racing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is your ability to drift. Not only does this maintain speed while turning corners, you can actually gain small boosts if you drift correctly. Drifting needs to be learned and takes a lot of practice to get down, but once you will do much better in races.

When you reach a corner, you can hold the R button while turning your kart in the direction you want to go. You’ll see sparks fly from the back of your kart, which will signify you are drifting. However, if you continue to hold the R button down and move your directional pad left and right you will begin to see the sparks change color (if you do it right).

The sparks will change from blue to red and then to pink (a change exclusive to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), then let go of the R button to receive a boost. The longer you do this the bigger your boost. But beware, judge the amount of time drifting by the size of the turns. If you drift too long you’ll fall off the stage or go off-track.

Source: Player One

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jawafour wrote:Source: Player One

Thanks, Jawa, just to clarify, is that the same button as jump?

This was my biggest problem last night, everyone's gliding past me on corners while I'm sliding towards the edge and hitting jump and brake to stop myself :fp:

Absolutely glorious-
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NickSCFC wrote:...just to clarify, is that the same button as jump?

This was my biggest problem last night, everyone's gliding past me on corners while I'm sliding towards the edge and hitting jump and brake to stop myself

Yeah, tapping R does a little jump - hold it down whilst accelerating (A) round a bend and you'll drift.

Just be playing each Monday you'll get better over time! Getting to know the courses is crucial; when you first start out you never know what's coming up but, in time, you'll get to log all of those turns into your memory.

NickSCFC

jawafour wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:...just to clarify, is that the same button as jump?

This was my biggest problem last night, everyone's gliding past me on corners while I'm sliding towards the edge and hitting jump and brake to stop myself

Yeah, tapping R does a little jump - hold it down whilst accelerating (A) round a bend and you'll drift.

Just be playing each Monday you'll get better over time! Getting to know the courses is crucial; when you first start out you never know what's coming up but, in time, you'll get to log all of those turns into your memory.

Rainbow Road is a bastard, it intentionally gives you mushrooms to send you flying over the edge :lol:

The Watching Artist wrote:Absolutely glorious...

. Pedz was pretty chilled for most of the racing but, as the night wore on, I think frustration kicked in. Classic Pedz :wub:

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