wraggster
May 21st, 2005, 15:11
News from <a href="http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3638&lsaid=219793" target="_blank" >Lik Sang</a>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Announced almost a year ago now, Mario Kart DS has been for many the most anticipated title for the handheld. The idea of wireless racing was just too good, but the news revealed at this weeks E3 show is even better. It's online, and beyond that, there's no subscriptions to pay, no accessories to buy, it's all free. Just take your DS to a Wi-Fi zone, slap in the cartridge, and watch out for slippery banana skins! Speaking of which, all our favourite weapons are here, including the winged blue spiky shell from Mario Kart Double Dash on GameCube. This shell flies and thus avoids hitting other racers, until it homes in on first place and delivers it's truly explosive pay load. Be warned though, anyone in a reasonable radius to first place will also have a score to settle with you after that one. Other than online however, a fantastic 8 player wireless link-up mode can be accessed, even if only one of you has the game cartridge!
Along with new tracks, this includes every single course from every single Mario Kart game. The 3D graphics run at a super smooth 60 frames per second, a feat most home console racers don't even achieve. Topping the N64 edition even, every object here is true 3D, right down to the players and karts, there's none of that sprite trickery. Meanwhile the lower screen is a helicopter style over head view, showing where your opponents are, and for that matter, if you're about to get a turtle shell up the wazoo. Mario Kart DS truly is the ultimate culmination of the series so far, and a final example of that will have long time fans cheering, both the hop and the power slide are together in this title..</BLOCKQUOTE>
<img src="http://image.lik-sang.com/images/170/nds-mariokart-jap6.jpg"><img src="http://image.lik-sang.com/images/170/nds-mariokart-jap7.jpg"><img src="http://image.lik-sang.com/images/170/nds-mariokart-jap8.jpg">
<BLOCKQUOTE>Announced almost a year ago now, Mario Kart DS has been for many the most anticipated title for the handheld. The idea of wireless racing was just too good, but the news revealed at this weeks E3 show is even better. It's online, and beyond that, there's no subscriptions to pay, no accessories to buy, it's all free. Just take your DS to a Wi-Fi zone, slap in the cartridge, and watch out for slippery banana skins! Speaking of which, all our favourite weapons are here, including the winged blue spiky shell from Mario Kart Double Dash on GameCube. This shell flies and thus avoids hitting other racers, until it homes in on first place and delivers it's truly explosive pay load. Be warned though, anyone in a reasonable radius to first place will also have a score to settle with you after that one. Other than online however, a fantastic 8 player wireless link-up mode can be accessed, even if only one of you has the game cartridge!
Along with new tracks, this includes every single course from every single Mario Kart game. The 3D graphics run at a super smooth 60 frames per second, a feat most home console racers don't even achieve. Topping the N64 edition even, every object here is true 3D, right down to the players and karts, there's none of that sprite trickery. Meanwhile the lower screen is a helicopter style over head view, showing where your opponents are, and for that matter, if you're about to get a turtle shell up the wazoo. Mario Kart DS truly is the ultimate culmination of the series so far, and a final example of that will have long time fans cheering, both the hop and the power slide are together in this title..</BLOCKQUOTE>
<img src="http://image.lik-sang.com/images/170/nds-mariokart-jap6.jpg"><img src="http://image.lik-sang.com/images/170/nds-mariokart-jap7.jpg"><img src="http://image.lik-sang.com/images/170/nds-mariokart-jap8.jpg">