Ganguro

update: Warp pipe is now released and works great!
check out http://www.warppipe.com for more details..
If anyone wants to play MKDD over the net.. PM me and we'll set something up!
Yahooooo!

Jam

hey i need someone to play mario kart double dash with

im in BC Canada

aim JamFGN

Crack

I don't think My level 16 Ranger/level 4 Bard would want to play Mario Kart.. Oh, wait a min, not "That" D&D... Sorry
~Crack

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DonnieBoy

Balls and I thought someone other than me plays Divine Divinity

granted thats not multi-player tho

ni42

I loved Div Div. by the way Beyon Div comes out on Feb 24.
and now on topic i am in victoria jam161.

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DrJekyll

How the hell there's not already an active thread is beyond me. Perhaps there used to be right after it came out?

Anyway, my bro and I picked up a TV and some broadband adapters over vacation. We played a lot of frantic 8-player Mario Kart this evening. I'm not quite sure why it gets such a bad rap...it's a great party game. Heck, even girls will play it...particularly if it's co-op.

I agree with most people that Battle Mode is a tad lacking. I recall being disappointed that there were so few MK64 battle levels, but 3 of the 4 were great. However, in this one, 4 out of 6 battle levels (the essentially flat ones) suck. I hated racing in the older games, but it's the real meat of this one.

omega2K4

I played this game the other day, I can't say I'm impressed. It lacks the thrill of Mario Kart 64.

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Lasereth

I agree. The series is simply not fresh anymore...the N64 version was the best of the series. Nintendo had a damn good game to make a sequel out of, so you can't blame them too much. Double Dash is good, but it's simply not innovative enough if you've played the hell out of the previous versions.

-Lasereth

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Kaos

My brother bought his kids a Gamecube for Christmas. I am going to buy Mario Kart: Double Dash for the kids.

Actually, I'm gonna buy it just so I can play it!

The also have the Sonic series Game, it was great to play the first one again.

DrJekyll

Ack...mod, sorry about the redundant thread. Didn't notice it before. Thanks for the move.

So what if it's not extremely innovative? You've all talked about how great the 64 version was...and DD improves upon it. The network/internet probably makes it the best party video game ever made.

Lasereth

The only thing the GC version improved upon was dual riders and better graphics. That's not enough for me! The dual riders ability doesn't make the gameplay any funner or challenging, and the graphics are seriously bland for a third-year GC game. The framerate is good, but I honestly think the N64 version had more detail! The track designs are boring as well.

The WORST times I had playing this game were with friends, so I don't think I'd enjoy the networked gaming. The single-player was the only fun I had with it.

-Lasereth

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DrJekyll

Maybe you don't have as many friends that are into it. =)

I liked the course design...didn't seem so repetitive and overly long to me.

keef

man, i just played rainbow bridge on 150cc....
has anyone gotten 1st?
if so..what cart did you use...?!

wordssmith22

played it at my friends house and i must say, it smacks the crap out of all the other mariokarts. and is there any real reason why they spell cart with a k? that always bugged me for some inexplicable reason. anyway, the games pretty cool, look forward to mooching off my friend even more than i already do

yakimushi

Wow, I was going to hold off on this one but after reading this thread it looks like I'm going to have to pick this one up!

n0b

Man, this game rocks. I bought it for my little sisters for xmas and we've almost unlocked everything.

I love how you can play 4-players co-op in the main races.

bltzkriegmcanon

yeah i beat that using the Blue mushroom go-cart with Toad and Baby Mario, the handling is pretty good, the speed is good, but the weight is lacking. The best part of these racers is the special items.

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DrJekyll

Just give it a few days...Rainbow Road won't be too difficult. I've heard some suggest that heavier karts are handy though (you won't get pushed off the track as easily). If you're really having trouble, try co-op or just play with someone else (less enemies to contend with).

wordssmith, they spell it with a 'k' cause that's how you spell 'kart'...as in 'go-karts'.

CBlend

I got it and it is great. I think the course designs are even better than in the last one.

Wish I had friends to play it with, though...

bassd00d

I love this game. Lots of fun.

However, I really hate playing vs mode against just one other player. This game gives the advantage to whoever is last. The person in first gets all the crappy items (green shells and banana peels), while the person trailing gets all the good stuff (mushrooms, red shells, special items, etc). I was playing with my sister when I first got it, and she's a total newbie. Out of like 12 games, she beat me 11 times. 11 TIMES! Hate the unbalance in the game. I figure out afterwards that the best strategy is to stay behind on purpose, and then take the lead late in the race. But besides that imbalance, great game

irateplatypus

i wish there were a greater length of immunity between times that you got hit by an item. there have been serveral times where me and 3 of my friends are playing and i'll be in the lead the whole race until i get hit by 3-4 consecutive turtle shells with the finish line in sight. at that point, the game's skill curve seems to straighten out. in multiplayer you can only get so good, after that the game turns into a dang socialist.

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