I've been wanting to replay either this or the original Mario Kart Arcade GP, but the last time I played one of those games (that wasn't Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, not that I have anything against it) was at a Chuck E Cheese's that I don't go to anymore. I'm also unwilling to spend a lot of money buying the arcade cabinet online even in the unlikely scenario that I could afford it. Did you know that this game and its predecessor both used an arcade board that's pretty much just a GameCube motherboard? It's called the Triforce arcade board after the object of the same name from Zelda. The name was chosen because it was a collaboration between Sega, Namco, and Nintendo, the latter of whom let the former two use a slightly modified GameCube motherboard in some of their arcade games. Despite the name, no Zelda game was made for it. This game was the last game to use the board. When did said board debut in arcades? 2002. Some of the games used the "GD-ROM" format Sega made for the Dreamcast based on CD technology, where you had to unscrew the lid of the disc drive. In case it wasn't obvious, consumers were never supposed to see the board or disc drive. But some games used cartridges that may have connected to where the GD-ROM drive could go.
This run feels too easy with the JP advantages of upgrades and such. You need to do it with the US one where you have to insert a credit after every race and no advantages are given and the AI gets harder and harder after each win until you lose a race. (The machine at the Dave and Busters near me is notorious for not obviously not supporting the card for saves but said difficulty curve creeped up to the point it was literally bump into a wall and you lost)
My favorite part is when the announcer says "Donkey Kong".
i find it cool that even if you are speedrunning it, the cpu can still catch up and put you below 1st
Fun Fact: The announcer's favorite character is actually Donkey Kong
I've been wanting to replay either this or the original Mario Kart Arcade GP, but the last time I played one of those games (that wasn't Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, not that I have anything against it) was at a Chuck E Cheese's that I don't go to anymore. I'm also unwilling to spend a lot of money buying the arcade cabinet online even in the unlikely scenario that I could afford it.
Did you know that this game and its predecessor both used an arcade board that's pretty much just a GameCube motherboard? It's called the Triforce arcade board after the object of the same name from Zelda. The name was chosen because it was a collaboration between Sega, Namco, and Nintendo, the latter of whom let the former two use a slightly modified GameCube motherboard in some of their arcade games. Despite the name, no Zelda game was made for it.
This game was the last game to use the board. When did said board debut in arcades? 2002. Some of the games used the "GD-ROM" format Sega made for the Dreamcast based on CD technology, where you had to unscrew the lid of the disc drive. In case it wasn't obvious, consumers were never supposed to see the board or disc drive. But some games used cartridges that may have connected to where the GD-ROM drive could go.
“Yoshi, Donkey Kong, hot and exciting!”
How Did You Disable The Timer?
take a shot everytime you hear "donkey kong"
You can modify the game so you don't hear the annoying announcer all the time. =)
I know, I was annoyed I'd not done that and you only get the option at the beginning.
I play this in timezone.
This is awesome man! Great work!
Cheers dude, time for you to submit some of your DX times I think. :)
Very true man! Looking forward to more vids bro!
This run feels too easy with the JP advantages of upgrades and such. You need to do it with the US one where you have to insert a credit after every race and no advantages are given and the AI gets harder and harder after each win until you lose a race. (The machine at the Dave and Busters near me is notorious for not obviously not supporting the card for saves but said difficulty curve creeped up to the point it was literally bump into a wall and you lost)