tag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:/games/25379Cheerful Ghost: Mario Kart 82024-03-28T21:11:48+00:002015-05-26T01:54:43Ztag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/25132015-05-26T01:54:43Z2015-05-26T01:54:43Z/jdodson/posts/2513/mario-kart-fury-roadMario Kart Fury Road<div class='youtube-player' data-id='NAxFjVCkpRY'></div> <br/>The latest Mad Max Fury Road is racing to box office gold and on it's way has received a few parody trailers. Would a post apocalyptic Mario Kart game be fun? Not sure, but this trailer is.2015-05-26T01:54:43Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/22972014-11-20T22:59:36Z2019-11-13T05:29:09Z/Azurephile/posts/2297/mario-kart-8-dlc-releasedMario Kart 8 DLC Released<img src='http://assets1.ignimgs.com/2014/11/05/2014-11-05-171501-greenshotjpg-37ba42_960w.jpg' class='img-responsive' alt='http://assets1.ignimgs.com/2014/11/05/2014-11-05-171501-greenshotjpg-37ba42_960w.jpg' /> <br/>Mario Kart 8 is a really fun game for the Wii U and was released this summer. It includes new tracks, new characters, and much more in high-definition. The game also contains DLC which can be purchased at the Nintendo eShop. The first DLC that was released for the game includes Mercedes-Benz karts and is available for free. <br><br>The second DLC, The Legend of Zelda pack, has just recently been released. It includes three new characters; Link, Tanooki Mario, and Cat Peach. It also includes eight new tracks with two new cups. Four new vehicles are available with this pack and while searching for images of the game online, I saw an Epona vehicle.<br><br>The third DLC, the Animal Crossing Pack, will be released in May 2015. It includes three new characters; Villager, Isabelle, and Dry Bowser. It also includes four new vehicles and eight new tracks.<br><br>While the first DLC is available for free, the Zelda and Animal Crossing DLC packs can be bought together for about $12. Separately, each pack costs about $8, so getting the two-in-one pack is a deal. If you haven't played Mario Kart 8, now is a great time to get started. If you've already played the game, now is a great time to play it again with the new DLC. <br><br>I have not yet played the new DLC as I just recently purchased the two-in-one pack and am watching my son play. I've seen him race with Link on new tracks and with Yoshi (who comes in a variety of colors). I'm excited about the DLC because I think Mario Kart 8 is a great game. I really enjoyed playing the game when it was released this summer and I think the new DLC definitely adds more to the game and is worth purchasing.2019-11-13T05:29:09ZAzurephiletag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/21082014-06-30T02:32:39Z2014-06-30T02:34:30Z/jdodson/posts/2108/the-firehose-mario-kart-toys-the-history-of-cheat-codesThe Firehose: Mario Kart Toys & The History of Cheat Codes<div class='youtube-player' data-id='PpxDuNFBVj8'></div> <br/>It looks like Nintendo will be partnering with McDonalds to bring us Mario Kart 8 happy meal toys. Now I haven't set foot in a McDonalds in years but this might be thing that gets me to head back.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/06/mario_kart_8_toys_boosting_into_mcdonalds_happy_meals">http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/06/mario_kart_8_toys_boosting_into_mcdonalds_happy_meals</a><br><br>Redbull has an interesting article on the history of the video game cheat code. Some of this information is well known and some isn't but it's still neat to see it laid out well.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331660993180/the-history-of-the-cheat-code">http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331660993180/the-history-of-the-cheat-code</a>2014-06-30T02:34:30Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/20812014-06-12T02:28:52Z2019-11-30T06:36:28Z/Azurephile/posts/2081/mario-kart-8Mario Kart 8 Review<div class='youtube-player' data-id='NA6CAgv6p6g'></div> <br/><strong>Features<br><ul>
<li>Recommended <img alt="+1" src="/images/emoji/unicode/1f44d.png" style="vertical-align:middle" height="20" width="20" title=":+1:" /></li>
<br><li>Beautiful in HD</li>
<br><li>Anti-gravity racing, gliding, and drifting</li>
<br><li>New characters and tracks</li>
<br><li>Multiplayer</li>
<br><li>Post to YouTube</li>
</ul>HD:</strong> Mario Kart has been a very popular series since arriving on the Super Nintendo. Since then, the game has evolved to include new courses, new characters, new karts, and more. Mario Kart 8 not only adds these new things, but is <strong>the first in the series to be in HD,</strong> making it the most beautiful Mario Kart yet! There is also a Wii U Deluxe Set which includes the standard Wii U components, the game, a red Wii-mote Plus controller, and a red wheel accessory.<br><br><strong>Anti-gravity racing:</strong> One of the new features of Mario Kart 8 is anti-gravity racing. At certain points in the various courses, the wheels flip on their sides so that the kart hovers above the race track. While in anti-gravity mode, players can get a speed boost by bumping into other players. There are also structures that players can bump into to get a speed boost as well.<br><br><strong>Gliding:</strong> If you've played some of the other more recent versions of Mario Kart, you may remember being propelled across a long distance, usually by a cannon. In Mario Kart 8, when you are propelled into the air, the kart releases a glider, which allows the player to glide through the air. While gliding, you can move the cart around, but you can also increase the gliding distance by holding the control stick down or decrease the gliding distance by holding the control stick up.<br><br><strong>Coins:</strong> While racing, players will come across coins on the track. Some of these coins can provide a short boost. The game shows a maximum of 10 coins (similar to a health meter) that can be picked up, but players can lose those coins if hit with a power-up such as a turtle shell or fire ball. Players will want to collect these coins because they are used to unlock new karts and equipment such as wheels, or gliders.<br><br><strong>New characters:</strong> Mario Kart 8 includes new characters such as <strong>Bowser's Koopalings; Wendy, Larry, Lemmy, Iggy, Morton, Roy, and Ludwig</strong>. Other new characters include <strong>Metal Mario, Baby Rosalina, and Mii.</strong> New characters are unlocked by winning gold medals in races. While I've listed some of the new characters here, there are still more and perhaps more to come. Diddy Kong, for instance, has been seen in game pictures, but does not seem to be in the game yet. Perhaps there will be more available to unlock in a future game update.<br><br><strong>Drifting:</strong> in Mario Kart was introduced in the Nintendo 64 version, but has evolved with the series. As I did not play the N64 version (I know shame on me), drifting was new to me in Double Dash, the GameCube version. Since then, I hadn't really used drifting, until now. My son was the first between us to play Mario Kart 8, so by the time I started to play it, he understood the game play better than I did. As he watched me play, he would tell me when to drift, which was very helpful!<br><br><strong>New tracks and multiplayer:</strong> There are, of course, new race tracks, which are absolutely beautiful in HD. The game also includes "retro" race tracks from previous games in the series, something that isn't new with Mario Kart 8. Up to four players can race together locally, but players can get online and race against up to 12 players.<br><br><strong>Post on YouTube:</strong> As I'm reading about what's new with Mario Kart 8, I see a bit more information about Mario Kart TV, which allows you to post Mario Kart 8 videos to YouTube. I have not yet tried this out, but I think it's a really cool feature of a game since YouTube is a very popular website to watch people playing video games. I think that people who post videos on YouTube of their game play usually require extra hardware (like an extra GPU) and software in order to do so. Having this feature built in to the game means that no extra hardware or software is required. I think this feature is note-worthy and something that I'd like to see in more games.<br><br><strong>Controls:</strong> I have not yet used a Wii-mote for Mario Kart 8, I've only played with the GamePad. However, unlike my game play of New Super Mario Bros. U, I've had to play Mario Kart 8 with the TV on. This is because most of the GamePad's screen was filled with the steering wheel, which can sound the horn when pressed. The GamePad does show the race, but it's too small. The GamePad can also work like the Wii-Mote in that you can hold and turn it like you would a real steering wheel. I decided, however, to use the control stick for steering.<br><br><strong>Mario Kart 8 continues to prove that Mario Kart is a really fun game to play.</strong>2019-11-30T06:36:28ZAzurephiletag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/19612014-04-03T21:21:48Z2014-05-12T23:48:35Z/Travis/posts/1961/mario-kart-8-rides-the-rainbow-road-to-our-tvs-may-30Mario Kart 8 Rides the Rainbow Road to our TVs May 30<div class='youtube-player' data-id='__qp9iPKeNs'></div> <br/>I don't have a Wii U. We make fun of the poor Wii U a lot because of the less than stellar launch, the lack of quality third-party games, the confusing name, and so on.<br><br>But look at this trailer and tell me you don't want one!2014-05-12T23:48:35ZTravis