The GRcade MK8D TT Championship - Week 5 - Ribbon Road (GBA)

Last edited by Drumstick on Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:52 am, edited 13 times in total.

In celebration of finally picking up this game and some encouragement from the Switch thread, tonight we are launching the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Time Trial Championship!

Each week, a course will be selected and you will have seven days to race as fast as you can around each circuit and send me your time. I will then reveal the results in an overly dramatic way, full of tension and suspense. Points and times will be recorded and added up over time. Course winners will receive a ★ next to their name.

Please only submit the fastest time you have recorded for each week.

In
Drumstick
Barnsy
Jezo ★★★★
TNAG
Spindash
aayl1

Rules
-Courses to be raced in Time Trial only, on 200cc.
-Have fun!

Week 1: Mario Circuit (GBA) - Winner: Jezo
Week 2: Toad Harbour - Winner: Jezo
Week 3: Rainbow Road (N64) - Winner: Jezo
Week 3: Yoshi Circuit (GCN) - Winner: Jezo

Thanks for setting this up Drum.

Drumstick wrote:
Do you want to do the courses in the intended or play courses from a random cup?

Either or for me. Though it might nice to do in a random order of your choice to add another layer of [I-wonder-which-course-is-next / yay-this-is-my-favourite-course] excitement.

Yeah go on I'm in!

Random order for me and 200cc would be my preferred speed!

aayl1 wrote:Yeah go on I'm in!

Random order for me and 200cc would be my preferred speed!

I'd agree with this.

Sounds like fun, I'm in

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Forgot 200cc even existed. Guess there'll be 2 TTs to submit then? Though I prefer 150cc myself.

Jezo wrote:Forgot 200cc even existed. Guess there'll be TTs to submit then? Though I prefer 150cc myself.

Easy either way but if we're voting I'd prefer 150cc too

Yeah I'd go for 150cc over 200 as well, but I guess there's nothing stopping us doing both?

200cc is the superior choice as there's more to master and arguably multiple different viable racing lines through a course.

I think if this was a drop in drop out thing where you could take part week in week I'd like to sign up, but I can't really commit to do the whole thing.

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aayl1 wrote:200cc is the superior choice as there's more to master and arguably multiple different viable racing lines through a course.

Actually I've just had a go on 200cc and in time trials its really fun - so either or is good

Qikz wrote:I think if this was a drop in drop out thing where you could take part week in week I'd like to sign up, but I can't really commit to do the whole thing.

Come on

YouTube

Qikz wrote:I think if this was a drop in drop out thing where you could take part week in week I'd like to sign up, but I can't really commit to do the whole thing.

Sorry, only gamers allowed in this thread

Any tips on pulling off the speedy start?

Barnsy! wrote:Any tips on pulling off the speedy start?

Don't you just start accelerating when the countdown is on 2?

Jenuall wrote:
Barnsy! wrote:Any tips on pulling off the speedy start?

Don't you just start accelerating when the countdown is on 2?

Pretty much, although I find if I go off the audio I get it wrong and need to go off watching the light instead.

Jenuall wrote:
Barnsy! wrote:Any tips on pulling off the speedy start?

Don't you just start accelerating when the countdown is on 2?

I didn't have a problem on the other mk games, but I've never been able to do it on 8. Not being able to do it has never been a problem until now when we are doing time trials.

I read about accelerating from 2, but its not working for me - so do you literally just hold accelerate when 2 appears or should be as it fades?

When the 2nd light illuminates.

Qikz wrote:I think if this was a drop in drop out thing where you could take part week in week I'd like to sign up, but I can't really commit to do the whole thing.

One course a week

Barnsy! wrote:
Jenuall wrote:
Barnsy! wrote:Any tips on pulling off the speedy start?

Don't you just start accelerating when the countdown is on 2?

I didn't have a problem on the other mk games, but I've never been able to do it on 8. Not being able to do it has never been a problem until now when we are doing time trials.

I read about accelerating from 2, but its not working for me - so do you literally just hold accelerate when 2 appears or should be as it fades?

I do it when the 2 is fully visible and it seems to work fine

Drumstick wrote:
Qikz wrote:I think if this was a drop in drop out thing where you could take part week in week I'd like to sign up, but I can't really commit to do the whole thing.

One course a week

Yeah, but I don't think I could commit to playing every week I'm afraid T_T

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