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Wait, Bowser and Wario are the fastest? I thought it was the other way around. I guess it's reversed from Mario Kart 64.
by modeless 3y ago
Wait, Bowser and Wario are the fastest? I thought it was the other way around. I guess it's reversed from Mario Kart 64.
- CapnCrunchie 3y agoThey have the highest top speed. It was that way in Mario Kart 64 as well. They have the worst acceleration though.
- modeless 3y agoThis is not true. The lighter characters Yoshi and Peach and Toad had higher top speed in 64. https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/MarioKart64#:~:text=310-,Top%20Speed%20(150cc),-324 https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/MarioKart64#:~:text=...
- xanderlewis 3y agoI'm not sure, but it kind of makes sense as a choice, since acceleration and speed should be negatively correlated and since Bowser and Wario are both massive they should accelerate more slowly than others (given constant force). So they get to have the highest top speeds to compensate.
- cout 3y agoIn a real kart a heavier driver would have lower top speed and acceleration, in exchange for better handling (more body weight means you can more easily shift weight to the wheels that need more traction, unlike a car where the driver's weight is insignificant). But they seem to have ignored kart physics and made it more like a car, where bigger cars might accelerate slower but can accommodate a more powerful engine.
- xanderlewis 3y agoWhy would the top speed be lower? Because of increased friction with the ground due to the weight? Ignoring friction, I think what I said would be true. I hadn’t actually thought about it before but as an incredibly skinny person what you said lines up with my experience in a kart. I could seemingly go slightly faster than others but more easily span off and lost control.
- cout 3y agoGiven two equal karts I guess top speed would be the same but most courses don't have long enough straights to let you reach full speed. When I wrote that comment I was thinking one might tune the kart for the driver to make up for lack of acceleration which would reduce top speed.
- xanderlewis 3y agoActually, I'm talking rubbish since without friction there wouldn't even be a top speed. It's true that having a high top speed is only useful if you have enough time to accelerate up to it!
- thiagotomei 3y agoIt’s exactly as in Mario Kart 64! Remember, heavy characters have the higher top speed, but light characters have the higher acceleration!
- modeless 3y agoI distinctly remember that the light characters had the highest top speed in Mario Kart 64. And according to this table, I'm right: https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/MarioKart64#:~:text=310-,Top%20Speed%20(150cc),-324 https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/MarioKart64#:~:text=...
- posix86 3y agoThat'd make the heavy characters completely useless, once you're behind, there's no way to catch up anymore!
- thiagoharry 3y agoYes, but with their poor acceleration, and given how chaotic some Mario Kart races are, it is hard to achieve their maximum speed.
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- SrslyJosh 3y agoYes, but higher-speed characters have lower acceleration and less mini-turbo, which disadvantages them in many situations.