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Story of my Mario Kart life [FIXED] (i.imgur.com)

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[–]luckeytree 502 points503 points ago

Who shoots a green shell forward when they're in first place?

[–]project_valient 142 points143 points ago

Shoot it backward on a short course like baby park or something I've had it lap before I could and hit me inches before finish.

[–]BitsAndBytes 99 points100 points ago

Why not save it for when someone overtakes you?

Edit: This is important, I have a Mario Kart tournament coming up next saturday.

[–]r42 52 points53 points ago

In first place you want to be dropping as many items as possible to try to increase your lead. Holding one item leaves them no obstacles to avoid.

[–]teddypain 110 points111 points ago

The best strategy imo is to always have something on your back and something in reserve. You should drop something right before every new question mark.

[–]Mattson 26 points27 points ago

actually the best strategy, for Mario Kart 64, is to stay in second place until you get a star or gold mushroom and then just sit back there until you're right before the finish.

That's literally the extent of the Mario Kart 64 metagame.

[–]cbs5090 150 points151 points ago

My manliness would not allow me to sit in second place, like a little bitch.

[–]namegoeswhere 13 points14 points ago

I would counter my friends with a little ghost action. Few things were better than having a ghost on Wario Stadium. I'd steal a lightening while in 1st place, and fuck all my friends over on the jump.

[–]Etnies419 6 points7 points ago

Everyone else knew they were fucked when you got lightning on that map.

[–]namegoeswhere 3 points4 points ago

Lightning usage is crucial on this track. I've been fucked into 4th place, half a lap back thanks to enterprising friends. But it's also been the tool that stopped the other three from jumping at all, giving me an easy win.

Lightning is a fickle mistress.

[–]ShitOnYourMom 2 points3 points ago

I can just hear Toad and Wario now. AAAAAUUUUGHHHH and WAWAWAWAWAWA

[–]Mattson 19 points20 points ago

The trick is the person in first place usually only gets bananas, green shells, and fake boxes.

This is why 1 on 1 Mario Kart 64 is the most boring thing in the world second place will always win if they play the game right.

And it's not really about staying in 2nd place all race long, you just gotta make sure you're in second place when you pick up an item.

Like if you played against me it would be a very trollish affair... I'd drop back in 2nd, get a red shell, shoot you, stop, and then just shadow you while constantly passing you and slowing down so you can pass me... if you don't quit by the 3rd race and never want to play Mario Kart again then my game is lacking.

[–]slithymonster 4 points5 points ago

When my friends and I played MK64, we got pretty damn good at aiming green shells backwards using the other player's screen. So hiding in second place wasn't an effective tactic. Being super-fast with the Z-snake and aiming backwards shots were the key to our game.

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[–]I_Think_Alot 0 points1 point ago

Both players stop at the same time.... neither goes ahead of the other to get dat second-place item....

the game goes nowhere

I was such an annoying shit to play against when I was younger ._.

[–]sinembarg0 0 points1 point ago

Sounds like bicycle sprinting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkkTSVVrPYk

[–]Mesilversurfsta -1 points0 points ago

Then you slip on a banana peel...

[–]CrimsonVim 1 point2 points ago

The better option is to get so good at power sliding that the 2nd place guy can't catch you if you get hit by something.

[–]jp07 0 points1 point ago

I had a friend and we played mk64 all the time with his younger siblings and or other friends. Most of the time it was him or I that won but he owned the game and started practicing time trials a lot.

After a long while he mastered power sliding and there was no competition anymore, I just couldn't catch up.

[–]Baardmeester 3 points4 points ago

Why not just mini turbo the competition to oblivion. Who cares about that one blue shield if you are more than half a lap in front. It's not the Wii version where you get a blue one every 10 seconds if your first.

[–]Mattson 2 points3 points ago

Snaking in Mario Kart 64 is impossible.

[–]Baardmeester 0 points1 point ago

How should i do an SSMT(Straight Stretch Mini Turbo)?

You can read about that technique on the tactics page. Also, you can view some videos to see how SSMTs are performed. An SSMT is basically an MT adjusted to fit on the straight. But keep in mind that doing a Straight Stretch Mini-Turbo is not easy at all. We don't recommend players to try it before they reach Elite or King rank, since a badly performed SSMT will only slow you down or gain very little.

edit: For example

[–]Mattson 3 points4 points ago

Oh excuse me... I played before the community got all pretentious and started calling it SSMT.

My generation used to call it snaking. We called it that because if you drew a line through the path you took on straights it would resemble a snake.

I was a master at it. I perfected the strategy in Mario Kart DS... this was way back in like 2006 mind you. When I learned the technique you better believe I tried using it in Mario Kart 64.

The problem with Mario Kart 64 is due to the physics of the game the technique is impossible to perform.

[–]Snoopyalien24 0 points1 point ago

You leave it after the item box. Also another tip, shoot the banana peel (the small ones) with the green shell when they're in your way

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    [–]dulchebag 1 point2 points ago

    What I do is when I'm first place, I just hold onto the items until I come around to them item blocks. Since when you're first place, all you get are green shells and bananas, I just spam them backwards and pick up a new set of items.

    [–]tylermcbride 0 points1 point ago

    Plus, holding a banana or a shell behind you will destroy any oncoming red shells.

    [–]dulchebag 1 point2 points ago

    Then, you find out they got the 3 red shell item and you only have one banana or green shell.

    [–]tylermcbride 0 points1 point ago

    That always sucks. Unless you have three bananas!

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      [–]project_valient 2 points3 points ago

      green shells very hard to time and aim forward perfectly you have to be riding their asses and hope they don't turn.

      [–]dandruff1138 0 points1 point ago

      I humbly disagree, a friend of mine and I got so good at Mario Kart Wii we would only allow each other to hit each other with green shells, anything else was a "Cheap Shot!" We are Green Shell Experts at this point.

      [–]juusukun 1 point2 points ago

      because it would be better to get bananas or three shells so you have some sort of protection against red shells and lucky green shells from behind.

      [–]phahn13 1 point2 points ago

      you can drag the green shell behind you for that purpose as well

      [–]juusukun 0 points1 point ago

      exactly, saving it for someone to pass you is incredibly stupid. rather, be all gandalf and NONE SHALL PASS on their asses.

      [–]ohaithere123098 1 point2 points ago

      Isn't it You shall not pass?

      [–]notnamed 1 point2 points ago

      Correct. "None shall pass" is from the Black Night in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

      [–]juusukun 1 point2 points ago

      yeah, I dropped the you, are you going to hate on me for not being a walking book of memory of quotes and what not? don't be a movie nazi.

      [–]Beretot 0 points1 point ago

      Triple shells are not a good defense against red shells. You can't hold them behind the kart.

      You hardly ever get them if you're in first place, though.

      [–]juusukun 0 points1 point ago

      fo sho

      I wonder if there are any shitty MK players browsing through all the comments and becoming fucking good players from all the tips lol

      [–]Bobby_Marks 1 point2 points ago

      Theoretically speaking, you don't want to save the shell at the cost of other items. You should fire it backwards. IF you are concerned about it lapping backwards and hitting you, then you need to take the time to set up the backwards shot to get it stuck in an area or moving horizontally across the track instead of down it.

      [–]Beretot 0 points1 point ago

      Just keep a green shell/banana held behind your kart, to protect against red shells, and another green shell/banana in your item box. Drop as you are about to grab another ? box.

      If we're talking about double dash here, it might be worth training how to dodge red shells with the mini-turbo and blue shells with mushrooms.

      [–]nebbish 0 points1 point ago

      Keep it hanging off the back to block their shells

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        [–]wwwertdf 4 points5 points ago

        Wait, What?

        How?

        [–]project_valient -1 points0 points ago

        Get it, as soon as you cross the finish fire it backward, hear baby bowsers "hehehe" have everyone else miraculously dodge it... hit it as you round the last corner... red troopa says "wobble wobble"

        [–]wwwertdf 1 point2 points ago

        No, No. I didn't know you could shoot shells backwards...

        [–]jordanundead 0 points1 point ago

        You move the control stick down while you shoot.

        [–]keepkalm 1 point2 points ago

        Or save it in case someone gets close behind you.

        [–]Idras_Hairline 0 points1 point ago

        Thats why you just drag it behind you for protection, or shoot it at a banana or something if you can't avoid it.

        [–]SmokierTrout 40 points41 points ago

        I think he meant a shell that's been bouncing around for a lap or so. I remember this happening when I playing the original Mario Kart. I didn't see it coming. It essentially side-swiped me.

        [–]SeshuanSteve 163 points164 points ago

        Some men just want to watch the world burn...

        [–]Hippy10000 9 points10 points ago

        My little brother ladies and gentlemen (ignore the weird al and his voice. if it annoys you, i apologize)

        [–]Griffinith 4 points5 points ago

        "Oh my God, I'm such a fail."

        [–]r42 12 points13 points ago

        In the wii version the speed of the shell is affected by your speed. If you fire it backwards it will be going really slowly. If you fire it forwards it will be going much faster. So you bounce it off the wall in front of you and hope it hits someone behind who now has less warning. A daring strategy.

        [–]juusukun 8 points9 points ago

        Too risky IMO

        [–]r42 0 points1 point ago

        I will always do it on certain tracks where the corners are totally square so I know what direction it's going to come back in. Otherwise best to just throw it backwards.

        [–]juusukun 0 points1 point ago

        even then you have to be careful what angle you have to the wall it hits, if its too close to being perpendicular itll just go straight back into your face. i personally never risk it even when the walls are straight and corners are square.

        [–]Hank_Scorpio_77 1 point2 points ago

        Well if you shoot it forward while drifting around a corner, you can make it bounce at a more horizontal angle between the walls of the track, creating a bouncing green shell barrier that is difficult for the cars behind to pass. However, if not executed perfectly, it leads to disastrous results

        [–]juusukun 1 point2 points ago

        Someone who does not have the knowledge required to play Mario Kart and win.

        [–]iLoveNox 1 point2 points ago

        Exactly! I feel like I'm the only one to hold shells every time I see these posts. Like wut you got a shell so save it in case someone is trailing you just kart block them or have it ready if they overtake.

        [–]seannabeast 0 points1 point ago

        exactly, that shit should be glued to your ass unless you got another line of defense waiting, at which you shirt backwards and piss off whosoever behind you

        [–]dulchebag 0 points1 point ago

        Sometimes you want the 8th place guy to move the hell out of your way.

        [–]tacobellassasin 0 points1 point ago

        me when i want to try and hit a stupid penguin with it and miss

        [–]RogueNine 0 points1 point ago

        It is a green shell from lap 1, you missed Princess Peach by just a little bit, but still managed to take her out later. The shell, bouncing around the course through the next two laps, narrowly misses every other driver. Until, at the last second, BAM!

        [–]CrossCheckPanda 0 points1 point ago

        You can't go backwards with the triple shells spinning around you.. You can sort of hit em into stuff but it gets risky with one left

        [–]Exzelsios 7 points8 points ago

        Yes you can fire them back. What the

        [–]EndymionAwake 3 points4 points ago

        In 64 I know you couldn't.

        [–]pdaddio2239 4 points5 points ago

        That's true. 3 greenies on rainbow road was a death sentence

        [–]EndymionAwake 2 points3 points ago

        Well the whole goal of rainbow road was to get a mushroom per lap so that you could jump past half of it. You had the first starting boost for the first lap and then the second half of that lap to try to get a mushroom for the next lap.

        (Btw, back when I was in college there was a group of us in the dorms that were rather hardcore about that game when playing against each other. And the only thing we put off limits was the trick on the wario track that lets you (in time trial) do a 12 second race or whatever. The rainbow road jump was perfectly allowed-- and its AMAZING to see 4 carts flying it at the start. )

        [–]PatrickBatemanJr 0 points1 point ago

        same went with my roommates. The way we saw it was: if you were ballsy enough to try the jump, you deserved the right to be in first if you made it.

        [–]EndymionAwake 1 point2 points ago

        We were all rather good at it. >75% accuracy, I'd say. Which made that jump define the map. If you didn't have a mushroom it was common to leave bananas or whatnot there. Oh, and there was that one time someone had a lightning bolt and used it to screw the two leaders who were mid-jump on the 3rd lap, having stayed REALLY close the entire race and made the first two jumps.

        [–]pdaddio2239 0 points1 point ago

        we also banned holding a lightning in wario statement to use right before someone went off the jump. that was what we referred to as "the gentleman's rule". It wasn't so much as banned I guess, but seriously frowned upon. If you pulled that shit you sure as hell weren't a gentleman

        [–]creaothceann 0 points1 point ago

        You just keep them and watch out for passer-bys?

        [–]pdaddio2239 5 points6 points ago

        youre in third place in a four person versus, most like no one is remotely close to you, and your item in the clutch is a lightning. Are you going to hold on to those greenshells for two minutes so you can hit someone with em? No, youre gonna burn those shells, use the lightning and hope like hell they don't ricochet at you

        [–]creaothceann 0 points1 point ago

        fuck...

        [–]SynisterBaconLord 3 points4 points ago

        I'm pretty damn sure you could. I remember doing it a lot.

        [–]juusukun 0 points1 point ago

        another case of somehow "knowing its impossible because I never tried it and just know it isn't possible"

        [–]CrossCheckPanda 0 points1 point ago

        No, a case of I play a lot of Mario Kart 64, and you are probably thinking of a different game

        [–]juusukun 0 points1 point ago

        I've played them all... SNES was the most basic, N64 had some of the downfalls that SNES had... Wii is great and "different" maybe to people like you, but entirely and completely improved upon to people like me.

        [–]SamHealey 112 points113 points ago

        Pressing the down arrow sends the shell behind you.

        [–]jormugandr 108 points109 points ago

        You can also just hold the shell behind you. It shields you from other shells.

        [–]fpk 36 points37 points ago

        Except the spiky shell.

        [–]tobefather 32 points33 points ago

        The only way to dodge that is if you have a mushroom and you hit it at the right moment, or you have the star.

        [–]dulchebag 102 points103 points ago

        Like so.

        [–]youguysgonnamakeout 22 points23 points ago

        Words can not express... I mean I can't even...

        [–]christian-mann 15 points16 points ago

        Or if you power-boost out of it with perfect timing.

        [–]The_Blackening 6 points7 points ago

        Or go up a speed boost on a ramp at the right time.

        Happened to me once on Waluigi Stadium and I was bragging about it for weeks.

        [–]speakinred 0 points1 point ago

        I've heard tales of this maneuver, but never seen it performed. I remain doubtful.

        [–]Digipatd 0 points1 point ago

        Or bomb it right as it's about to strike.

        [–]ChurKirby 1 point2 points ago

        Does that actually work? In MKDD I'd assume? Because I distinctly remember that in that game the blue shell always dives down and trails behind the kart for a split second before it takes you from the rear, and it always looked to me as if you could counter it by firing a shell backwards at the last moment... (suffice to say that's not the case)

        [–]Digipatd 0 points1 point ago

        I couldn't find any videos of it, but I have done it in MKDS and read about it happening in MKW. You have to drop the bob-omb with perfect timing.

        [–]ChurKirby 0 points1 point ago

        I've never been certain whether that was an intended feature or whether it's just a result of the shell physics (can anyone confirm that?), but I've always thought it was really cool that you can only dodge the shell with the humble mushroom - it encourages you to try and save a mushroom for going into first place, and holding the shroom is taking a risk in that you might be leaving yourself wide open to attacks from red shells. Mario Kart tactics.

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          [–]dulchebag -1 points0 points ago

          Fuck the police.

          [–]nightfan 4 points5 points ago

          I believe this doesn't apply for Double Dash. But yes, in general it's a great strategy.

          [–]RealBean 5 points6 points ago

          Unless you have three green shells.

          [–]juusukun 2 points3 points ago

          which would mean "a shell" and not "the shell" it would be weird to somehow take that spinning shell and find a way to hold it behind the cart, now that would be ridiculous skill to be able to do that while driving a kart with eyes on the road.

          AKA your point isn't invalid but no one is really going to wonder why they can hold one shell but not the three or even the last one of the three

          [–]mr1337 1 point2 points ago

          At which point you try to run into someone coming up behind you, thus wiping them out.

          [–]joe12321 1 point2 points ago

          Yeah and accidentally easing up on that button is the prime way I shell myself :(

          [–]cptmsv 11 points12 points ago

          even more humiliating when they bounce back off the wall from behind you and catch you up

          [–]GoodGuyRediter 54 points55 points ago

          Then the fucking blue shell comes and butt fucks you...

          [–]kingseed 31 points32 points ago

          Just thinking about the blue shell makes me angry.

          [–]juusukun 4 points5 points ago

          Giving the not so fortunate a chance to win for once also makes me angry.

          Wait, it actually doesn't

          Maybe this is why people actually enjoy playing with me XD

          [–]Missing_Username 12 points13 points ago

          The blue shell doesn't help the player out, though.

          If you're in 7th/8th and you get a blue shell, you fire it and it skips all of the relevant opponents in positions close to you and hits only 1st. Generally, 1st will have such a lead on you that they will recover though, so you don't even pass them. You as the player firing the shell gain nothing other than a slight field change among opponents farthest away from you.

          If you're in 2nd/3rd and the CPU or another player in 7th/8th fires a blue shell, you stand to be benefit from their actions, which as stated above benefit them little to none.

          The only people who benefit from a blue shell are those who aren't getting them as a usable item.

          [Note: the above was not true originally in MK64 and Super Circuit, but at this point most players associate the blue shell with the expected actions of the Double Dash - Wii era. Hopefully MK7 signals the item is transitioning back to a more 'fair' item]

          [–]mjc_1525 4 points5 points ago

          In Mario Kart 7, the blue shell has no wings and is mostly on the ground knocking everything out of its way until it reaches the player in 1st. So it does help the player in MK7.

          [–]Missing_Username 0 points1 point ago

          I know, that's why I noted it at the end of the comment. I think this is a much better use of the item. However, the console releases are generally what define a series, so I'll be interested to see if the MK7 revision is maintained in the WiiU version of the game or they stick with the 'winged' version from Double Dash and Wii.

          [–]mjc_1525 0 points1 point ago

          Sorry I misread your ending statement. I do hope that the shell stays on the ground, too. Also, it would be good if all of the players are shrunk by lightning for the same amount of time, and not the players in last get resized faster than the players in the lead.

          [–]NippyDrizzle 0 points1 point ago

          So many bad memories

          [–]Agent00funk 1 point2 points ago

          My sister and I play MK religiously and have been doing so since the 90's. It's a fierce rivalry.

          But the outcomes are always predictable. Me, the avid gamer, I get in 1st place by sliding and making good use of green shells and banana peels because that is what gaming has taught me to do. My sister, the anti-gamer, keeps drifting somewhere in the middle. It stays that way until the final lap when suddenly, because my sister has not been able to get out of 5th place, starts getting triple red shells, blue shells, and everything else she needs to beat me by 0.002 seconds. Every time. If I hang back and try to make use of the sweet weapons it just means I'm that much closer to her destruction wagon. It is like the game knows she isn't a gamer and thus over-compensates. But that is my just being bitter about this weekend's loss.

          [–]somenumbers 2 points3 points ago

          l once dodged a blue shell while in first place AMA.

          [–]bronymobile 0 points1 point ago

          What's it like being Chuck Norris? Do you ever feel the need to branch out and do non-action movies?

          [–]phosphite 0 points1 point ago

          Comically/accidentally blowing myself up with a blue shell while in already first place FTW.

          [–]BnGamesReviews 23 points24 points ago

          Clearing the inventory, clue box might give me some mushrooms. Ah, shit.

          [–]albequirky 11 points12 points ago

          "Remember me from last lap?"

          "Well I remember you."

          [–]Yunners 18 points19 points ago

          This used to happen quite a lot in the SNES version.

          Which is still be best version, imho.

          Shut up.

          [–]pute 5 points6 points ago

          I agree with you. Feathers, top-right the gap, mental short cuts. I'm loving Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS right now.

          [–]Seth44 19 points20 points ago

          Does anyone have the link to the original post?

          [–]NID0RIN0 30 points31 points ago

          http://i.imgur.com/byUYm.jpg http://redd.it/100161

          [–]ItsThatOneOtherGuy 12 points13 points ago

          Boop.

          [–]mwsorr 6 points7 points ago

          I miss the Original Finder bot also.

          [–]teslaabr 4 points5 points ago

          Who lets go of green shells when they're in first place? Didn't you learn to use protection!?

          [–]dulchebag 8 points9 points ago

          I call them celebratory shells.

          [–]kartoffeln514 1 point2 points ago

          Celebratory 'Naners are also quite useful.

          [–]CambodianBreastMilk 0 points1 point ago

          Seroiusly.I hold them behind me as protection from all the shit that gets lobbed at you while you're in first place: eg: red shells

          [–]Anonximous 5 points6 points ago

          Even better, you're in second place, right on the tail of the leader. The finish is around the next bend, you have no chance of catching him. Your only hope is one green shell.

          You line up your shot, it is now or never, the curve is here and the finish is right there. You make the shot, for 2 glorious seconds you are sure it will hit, then the leader pops a boost. How could you know he had that? It's impossible, this can't be happening. The shell smacks into the curve and in a split second you realize you are even more fucked. You can't avoid it, the shell hits you on the rebound, 4 other players roll past you and you finish in 6th, you don't even get any fucking coins.

          This is Mario Kart!

          [–]nikongmer 11 points12 points ago

          Just letting you guys know about /r/mariokart :)

          [–]Sir_Laughalot 3 points4 points ago

          Just shoot it backwards

          [–]Kinomi 0 points1 point ago

          THIS, so much.

          Green shell? Keep it behind you til you pick up another item, fire the green shell backwards and equip the new item.

          [–]tyronekiller 2 points3 points ago

          Not doing the smarter thing and saving them for whenever another shell is about to hit you.

          [–]gary_x 2 points3 points ago

          The worst is when it's one you shot off during the previous lap and has been bouncing around only to say "hello!" right before the damn finish line.

          [–]helvete1337 1 point2 points ago

          Down+Z is the trick. At least for your own ones.

          [–]juusukun 0 points1 point ago

          At least for N64, does not apply to Wii, or handhelds.

          [–]coyote1284 0 points1 point ago

          Then "Z" is whatever the 'fire' button is for the version you are playing.

          [–]erictexas09 0 points1 point ago

          This never happens to me because I shoot them backwards when I'm winning.

          [–]troglodyte 1 point2 points ago

          I can't fire a shell without yelling FOX ONE!

          [–]AMostOriginalUserNam 1 point2 points ago

          Good morning.... good morning.

          [–]aveilleux 1 point2 points ago

          I play Double Dash as Team Koopa. I get sideswiped by my own shells that have been bouncing around all the time ;~;

          [–]idonotpostoften 0 points1 point ago

          I only get banana peels when I'm in first place.

          [–]cfestival 0 points1 point ago

          Press "down" when releasing the shell---it'll lay it on the ground as a stopped object (like banana), instead of shooting it off.

          [–]DontRelyOnNooneElse 1 point2 points ago

          With shells, I think it actually just shoots backwards.

          [–]Yunners 0 points1 point ago

          It depends on the version, but it usually works in most cases.

          [–]cfestival 1 point2 points ago

          yeah---or you could just "hold" it behind you, to help block incoming shells.

          [–]PocketOfStinkies 0 points1 point ago

          Mario Kart 64 will be the end of me. I've never been so upset at a game when competing against my douche bag friends.

          [–]Baleoce 0 points1 point ago

          Keep it as defence.

          [–]Raffo54 0 points1 point ago

          The only thing I hate more than hitting myself with a green shell is someone else hitting me with a green shell. HOW DO THEY AIM IT?

          [–]GrammarGorilla -1 points0 points ago

          I miss mods. It was nice when we had mods...

          [–]Rumsey_The_Hobo 1 point2 points ago

          I either hold it behind me to protect from enemy projectiles or shoot it backwards so it doesn't hit myself.

          [–]ellisrgreen 0 points1 point ago

          Unlike the blue shell, though, that's your own fucking fault.

          [–]elaborinth8993 0 points1 point ago

          Anyone else read this in the YogsCast creeper voice? "It would be a shame if something happened to it...."

          [–]lydocia 0 points1 point ago

          I just said this yesterday after a game: we should have the option to choose which power-ups can be gotten.

          I just hate the bullet-transporters and the blue shells. They don't contribute to the game at all. The people in the back of the race get both, and either way the people driving first get fucked. I know power-ups and shells are part of the game and I love that, but the people in front will never get either of these power-ups, so either it becomes 100% random, or we need the setting. (Talking about the Wii game)

          [–]Baardmeester 0 points1 point ago

          The Wii game just is too focused on being a party game and over exaggerates with the items. MKDD had the perfect balance between skill and items.

          [–]lydocia 0 points1 point ago

          I still prefer SNES.

          [–]Baardmeester 0 points1 point ago

          Yeah, I meant if you gonna play during a party with some bad players. If you play SMK with bad players and you're good the gap is so big because it's more based on skill(same with MK64).

          [–]lydocia 0 points1 point ago

          64 was my second favourite! :)

          [–]fapping_smurf 1 point2 points ago

          You're just bad

          [–]Shorthoplaser 1 point2 points ago

          /r/firstplaceproblems

          [–]1boob2many 1 point2 points ago

          This should have read:

          I see you've been in 1st the entire race.

          Let's hit you with a blue shell, a banana peal and a 3 red shells to even things out.

          [–]RTMoynihan 0 points1 point ago

          It has blown my mind that the shell's holes aren't eyes.

          [–]cs_italol 0 points1 point ago

          joni du e en ljugare

          [–]Jomo28 1 point2 points ago

          Hold that shit behind you for protection newb.

          [–]IndecisivePenguin 0 points1 point ago

          I thought this post was referring to the accident that happens when you launch a green shell in a previous round, only to run into it later on because it hadn't hit anyone yet.

          [–]simmejanne 0 points1 point ago

          So many awkward losses...

          [–]JesusPubes 1 point2 points ago

          You think that's tough, imagine hitting yourself with a red shell.

          [–]kartoffeln514 0 points1 point ago

          It was usually my own banana peal... I'd lay it down the first lap, pass it the second time with ease, and for some reason be forced into it every time on the third lap.

          [–]Auzie 1 point2 points ago

          I've been playing MK:DD for years with my little brother. We're so damn good now. We bank green shells to hit each other, crazy short cuts, A-tech boosting, hit mushroom cars and get mushrooms consistently, dodge red shells, throw bananas forwards on to each other, wall-boost, evade red shells by making them hit other characters, use items already on the track to block red shells, trigger-tech around corners, and dodge blue shells. We love the game for the crazy mili-second close finishes. 4 player is a blast.

          [–]FFathoms 0 points1 point ago

          You hold the shell behind you until you get another item and when you DO shoot it you shoot backwards... who the hell shoots green shells forward when you're in first place?

          [–]Kinomi 0 points1 point ago

          noobs obviously =/

          [–]messedhobo 0 points1 point ago

          Use them as shields then.

          [–]guitarpsycho182 1 point2 points ago

          There's no way that'll hit me... There's no way that's going to hit me...

          Aawwwwww shit.

          [–]AhhnoldXP 1 point2 points ago

          Can't wait for WiiU and HD Mario Kart.

          [–]Namco51 1 point2 points ago

          We all know you save that fucker just in case somebody fires a red shell at you. But may Mushroom King save you if somebody fires a blue shell.

          [–]Carevid 0 points1 point ago

          I've always thought that the dark spots on the shell were eyes but now i realize, they are not :'(

          [–]atrain1486 0 points1 point ago

          blue shell

          [–]Pat1234567890 0 points1 point ago

          I have done that a lot you don't know how annoying it is especially when its at the end of the race and i am doing good.

          [–]jackovasaurusrex 0 points1 point ago

          I always keep that shit there so if some jackass coughYoshi, Bowsercough comes nears me, they get their arses hit.

          [–]Prince_Squirtle 1 point2 points ago

          First place, last lap:Red shell, green shell, blue shell, bounce into a banana, [insert heavy character] pushes me off the track. Last place.

          [–]neostorm360 0 points1 point ago

          I don't always swear loudly when I'm playing video games. But when I do, I'm playing Mario Kart.

          [–]GoodguyGerg 0 points1 point ago

          I swear it happens, but green shells seem like the hone in on people

          [–]TerranRepublic 1 point2 points ago

          Shoot it backwards, quit whining.

          [–]Albus_Harrison 1 point2 points ago

          Throw that shit backwards, bro

          [–]mellie428 0 points1 point ago

          This is exactly how i feel!

          [–]nothingwillhurt 1 point2 points ago

          you shoot it backwards. nethertheless, it hits you - but you are still in first place. you stumbled and slipped, but you managed to take control over the kart again. but then - damn blue shell totally fucks you up and knocks you out. you know that feel when you're desperately crying "NOOO" and the other players next to you start laughing and telling you they're right behind you? and your heart starts beating like crazy but you slowly start to drive ahead. you're pushing this fucking button so hard but the kart has the speedup of a snail. but then you finally drive faster and faster - and suddenly a player throws a banana right in front of you and of course you cant avoid it because youre still accelerating. you only hear the "Peoowww" when the other player reaches the goal. your big dream has been crushed.

          this green shell has crushed many of my big dreams....

          [–]super_circle 0 points1 point ago

          Then some sqiud comes up to you and ejaculates all over you.

          [–]Epocs 0 points1 point ago

          Yea its always the green shell that you shot on the first lap still bouncing around...

          [–]RezDiggity 0 points1 point ago

          EVERY FUCKING TIME

          [–]Grenadier23 0 points1 point ago

          Am I the only god damn person on the planet that would use the shell as a shock shield?

          [–]frewp 0 points1 point ago

          I'm actually pretty happy that I have never done this.

          [–]Leafia 0 points1 point ago

          You're an idiot if you shoot a green shell while in first, gotta use em as a shield!

          [–]casonthemason 0 points1 point ago

          Use the green shell as a rear shield! Why would you do anything else in 1st place?

          [–]xxfay6 0 points1 point ago

          I remember this happening to me... on an Online Hot Pursuit

          [–]twodayslate 0 points1 point ago

          I think you mean banana.

          [–]pocketwhale2993 0 points1 point ago

          Sigh I've hit myself with the blue shell.. twice

          [–]theRen5000 0 points1 point ago

          relevant

          [–]greenlanternbaz 0 points1 point ago

          I seem to have a knack for running into my own fake item boxes on the next lap.

          [–]Jmvars 0 points1 point ago

          Damn, I remember once on Mario Kart Double Dash my brother was miles ahead. We were playing 4 player and each 3 of us others got one purple shell each, we hit him 3 times on the last lap, drove ahead of him and he ended up 4th. He was raging...

          EDIT: Just realised I wrote purple shell instead of blue shell, but I'm used to calling it purple shell since Mario Kart 64.

          [–]kollanhuukk 0 points1 point ago

          Staph

          [–]HumanPersonMan 1 point2 points ago

          more like: you've been in first place since halfway through the first lap? here's a blue shell and a complimentary third place finish.

          [–]r42 1 point2 points ago

          If you have been in first place since lap one then you've had the advantage for two laps in terms of there being fewer items for you to hit on the track. The person in second place has to constantly avoid the items you are dropping for them. The person in third has twice as many items to avoid. So you should have built up a blue shell's lead on second place.

          [–]ribread3 -1 points0 points ago

          This is mario kart, where no matter how slow a character is supposed to be, when the computer has him he runs the track like he has a start at all times.

          [–]r42 3 points4 points ago

          Well ok but if someone is still getting beaten by the computer they have a long way to go in skill terms. I assumed the issue was getting overtaken by other human players.

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          [–]Reverb128 1 point2 points ago

          That was oddly specific.

          [–]Sadonyoriik 1 point2 points ago

          What did I just watch?

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