Mario General Discussion

[The Host]

1: All unlockables (other than characters) are unlocked at random. I found this both good and bad, as I had to wait to get 4500 before getting the bat glider... which I then ended up not liking. And the beastly glider is also not unlocked at random...

2:I never saw that, although I tried to stay away from pre-release as much as possible to try and keep the surprise of the game(courses and karts etc) a surprise.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I was more referring to screens of the customization thing(Like from the back of the box. =P), and people seeing it at E3 IIRC saying that you could customize a ton of stuff.

I never actually realized which tracks were in until I played myself. =P

[The Host]

I'm now almost at 6000 coins... I really wish there were more parts to be earned in between 5000 and 10000 (and 20000 for that matter).

I also wish there was a free run of the Wuhu island, where you could explore the whole thing in a kart (they have it on Wii Sports Resort in a plane, but being able to drive around would also be cool.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

When did you get Mario Kart again? =P

Yeah, that would have been interesting.

[The Host]

Christmas Day. I played rediculous amounts of MK7 to get a 3 star rating, which also got me lots of coins... I've been playing a lot less since then, though. Now i'm only on for about an hour a day of online play (less if I'm tired).

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I see... =P I got it the day after, then, because I got it on Boxing Day.

[The Host]

Did you go shopping on boxing day?

how far into the game are you, btw?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

No, I got it as a present. =P

Nearly a quarter of the way through Mirror Mode, everything else is three starred; and I have about... 2300-2400 coins?

You saw my rating the other night when we raced, so you already know that. =P

/EDIT: Just checked; I have 2245 coins. So my guess was a little off. =P

[The Host]

1: Good. Going out on boxing day is rediculous for where I am... unless you're buying a computer or a tv I don't see the point of going out on boxing day

2: It took me a while to get three stars on some GPs. Blue Shells are the worst thing, especially on the last race in a GP, and you end up in second or third after leading the entire race...

3: Yeah. And is all this racing in first person steering mode? Because that's pretty impressive. I've seen lots of people with 3 star rankings, but only about 4-5 with three stars and a gold wheel.

4: In a way you're lucky to have that amount, b/c you can still unlock parts for a while...

[Magical Girl Mimi]

1. Yeah; I went to my sister's that day, and passed a mall on the way. There probably wasn't a parking spot to be had there, so I believe that. >_>'

2. Mirror Mode Special Cup. Specifically Rainbow Road. It agrees with you there. Either that, or you fly off into space on those stupid jumps. -_-'

3. Everything in first person mode. I sometimes resort to using the circle pad, but even then, it's in first person mode so that if I need to, I can quickly shift to gyroscope. =P I think I saw someone with 3 stars and a gold wheel the other night when we raced; but then again, it was like 11:30, so I could be mistaken. >_>'

4. Yeah. Though, I got a streetpass, and beat the person, so I unlocked a part ahead of time; so I'll be getting the Beast Glider at about 4500 coins, instead of 5000. =P Need 95 more tags to get the gold part early, though...

[The Host]

2: That was the last thing I 3 starred. I got so mad a few times when I lost by falling off. That's the worst for me, because that's my own fault...

3: Impressive. I often play in bed while lying down, and the gyro doesn't work so well then... I find that the circle pad controls work better for me. But gyro is fun to do everyonce in a while, and adds a new challenge if I ever want to try to get a gold wheel.

4: I have 0/100 streetpass tags needed for the gold part, so its coins and VR ratings for me, as I don't anticipate getting street passes anytime soon.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

2. Yeah, I tend to fall off too. Some times I just get shoved off, though.

3. Ah, i see, makes sense now. =P I don't usually play this while laying down. =P

4. I didn't anticipate it either, and it came as a shock to me when I kept getting streetpass tags. xD They seem to have stopped now, though.... =/

[Ddude The Insane]

I hate to be off topic, but what the heck is boxing day? =P

[The Host]

In Canada its the day right after Christmas where the stores have massive sales. It's also a holiday, so most people get the day off, which makes shopping places really busy.

I wish there was a Vs option on MK7 where you could set items to off and computers to hard so that I could race challenging opponents without items to hold me back... Or I'll try to find a busy community with no items.

[The Host]

First off sorry for the double post...

I'm currently working towards getting a top 3 ranking out of all the ghosts that I've recieved from SpotPass. So far the only good one I have is on Neo Bowser City, where I managed a time of 1:56"90something, which puts me just under a second of the best time of seen... Basically the guy with the best time had an incredible race, with near perfect drift boosting and coin nabbing...

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Yeah, you might not wanna look at the Maka Wuhu one. =P Or, rather, do, and see if I pop up on there. I'm intrigued. xD

[The Host]

Did you glitch? I regret glitching my time trial, as now I can never set a ghost on an honest race... oh well, now I'll have to see how fast I can do Maka Wuhu using the glitch.

Also: I'm currently #1 on Neo Bowser City on my system, with a time just over 1:56. If you see any ghosts on NBC that are below 1:56 can you let me know?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

That was how I tested it after you mentioned how to do it; given that they took out normal versus. =/

And cool, congrats. =) If I do, I'll tell you. Haven't played for a little while, though.