Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

**Hero** · 20 Nov 2003, 03:04 AM

I'm in love with Co-op. Overall, it's a must-have if you entertain friends frequently.

As a one-player deal...it's average, not ground-breaking, and feels...short. I dunno how else to put it. It's not terrible - just not grade-A material.

But co-op puts all other racing games to shame, in its own wonderful way.

**AstroBlue** · 20 Nov 2003, 05:29 AM

I was beginning to love this game, but after today... it shits me.

I decided today to play co-op with my sister to finish the final task in the game:

All Cup Mode, Mirror Engine Class.

Seriously, we were driving like a fucking well-oiled machine. Blue boosting every corner with accuracy, swapping to maximise the amount of item boxes collected, firing green shells with precision.

But on almost every track the game never wanted us to win, we kept a stash of green shells and bananas to keep the red shells at bay. But that's futile when two of them come at you within 2 seconds of each other, that's not enough time to pass the other shell/banana to the other person. On the Yoshi track, we were way ahead of the opposition by about 15 or so seconds, then THREE Spiked Shells came at us, one after the other. I'm sorry, but that's just fucked. Apart from the ludicrous "catch-up" Mario Kart 64 was pretty fair with the amount of Blue Shells and Red Shells that would come at you when you were first. The carnage in MK-DD is more than excessive. I don't like playing games were luck is more of a factor to winning than skill, it's just not fun.

Also, the points assigned to winning is really dodgy.

This is only a spoiler because it eludes to how many tracks are in All Track Mode.

We came 1st in 11 tracks, 2nd in 2, 3rd in 1, and 5th in 2.
They came 1st in 4 tracks, 2nd in 11 tracks, and 3rd in 1.

Yet we came 2nd and they came 1st. Points should be exponential, because since they've destroyed the "must come 4th or more to pass rule", you can loose your lead by simply having two bad races.

**Eight One** · 20 Nov 2003, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by stormy

it's all about Waluigi/Daisy in Waluigi's cart. You need at least one of the girls, because they have the best special by far. As for Waluigi, i just have an unhealthy love for him. I use him in Mario Golf too.

Good call.

Sometimes I'll use Wario, instead or even ParaTroopa (triple red shells are helpful for me).

**Mzo** · 20 Nov 2003, 09:41 AM

This game gets worse every day.

I logged an incredible number of hours into the MK64's battle mode. The block fortress was awesome, especially the way you could fire red shells from the 2nd or 3rd story to negate a green shell ring of protection... good times.

Now, all the battle arenas are ass. They're TINY as FUCK. I am so pissed off. Mediocre single player with crap track design (barring 3-4 of the 16), horrible Battle Mode... at least co-op is fun.

But I could say the same thing about Conflict: Desert Storm.

I'm going to play Crimson Skies.

**680x0** · 20 Nov 2003, 01:04 PM

Play the pipe level in shine thief mode.

**Mzo** · 20 Nov 2003, 01:05 PM

Can't I slam my dick in my desk drawer instead?

Please?

LOL · 20 Nov 2003, 01:40 PM

The bomb battle game is the worst game ever designed. Shine thief would be much better on the normal tracks (if that is unlockable, good). Balloon fight is the same old on shitty small maps. Baby Park is better for fighting than any of the battle modes.

The racing is as fun as Mario Kart's ever been, but it's stupidly slow and there's really nothing new here. It's the best Mario Kart game only because it's the prettiest and newest, not because it does anything special or unique.

I like it a lot for multiplayer games whenever I'll have the time, but I'm glad I wasn't the one in my group that ended up buying it.