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Mario Kart DS was released 20 years ago today on November 14th, 2005 (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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20 years of Snaking and Waluigi Pinball !

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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Left-right on the D-pad is hardly a complex input. Just about every child managed to discover it. It was one of the few ways they could make Mario Kart a bit more skill based.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago*

    The way to make MK more skill based was to balance item distribution, which they started doing decently after MKDS.

    It's not like drifting is automatic in modern MK (well, it is in auto mode, but it's meant for complete beginners and it sucks for anyone who knows how to play). You're still calling all the shots regarding when to drift and for how long. It's just less annoying to do.

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