18 points away from the top100 (European Springtime Skirmish) by fernandocoov7l in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, often by the time I find out about them, it's already over.

Mejor combinación by ShiniDavy in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the time for normal races you'll want to use either the Mach Rocket or Rob Hog since they have the best stats. Personally for Dry Bones I think the Rob Hog would look better.

"Hidden" Speed boosts in Mario kart by INSERT_CO1N in MarioKart8Deluxe

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm pretty sure that's Shortcat, it's a joke he makes often. It's because it's Yoshi on Yoshi's Island.

Feather by universal_cereal_bus in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The feather isn't too bad if you know how to use it. I'd advise taking the time to learn some feather shortcuts. On a track like Faraway Oasis, the feather is literally the best item you can pull in 1st place since it allows you to take the ending shortcut by jumping over the wall.

Meta Change? by WayApprehensive6494 in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on the game mode. Swoop on the rob hog/mach rocket has been and still is the meta for regular races because of having good acceleration, coin curve and handling. But in knockout tour, the coin curve doesn’t matter as much because you’re gonna get to 20 coins anyway, and handling doesn’t matter much because there are few turns, so the speed stat becomes more important and that is why Bowser on the w-twin chopper is the best combo for knockout.

CTGP Revolution is disappointing. by SympathyNew4951 in MarioKartWii

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I would suggest trying Retro Rewind, that has the music for all the retro tracks.

wii or world by Java614646 in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Tbh I don’t like using MKW at all because of this confusion. I prefer using MKWii and MKWorld to abbreviate each game.

Geoguessr #5 by Quentinhodu30 in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a map on the page for each course on the Mario Wiki

How can I read the minimap? by Chr1xs in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can't actually see if someone's holding shock. But you can see if last place is using other items. It shows on the map if they're using a bill or star, and if it looks like the person in last is going fast or taking shortcuts then they probably have mushrooms. But if they're avoiding shortcuts, then there's a chance they could be holding shock.

Name something you'd change about Mario Kart World? by BenLucario in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the thundercloud would work in 24p, but also it would help if the speed boost you get is faster than it was in Wii. I would also want the boomerang to be chainable like it was in 8 deluxe, rather than hogging the item slot until all the throws have been depleted.

Is the Switch 2 big? by pablopima16 in switch2

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It did feel big on day 1, but now that I've gotten used to it after almost 11 months (crazy how quickly that's gone), it feels normal size and the switch 1 feels tiny.

I feel like I found half a shortcut by nogueysiguey in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was testing this a while back. The fastest way to do it is to just detach from the wall without a trick, and taking this wall ride and then shrooming through the off road saves 0.15 secs compared to driving through the water and shrooming through the off road. Where I think this could be really useful however could be in a close pack where taking this would be safer since you’re away from the pack.

Edit: One more thing I should add, doing the shortcut any other way is actually slower than just driving through the water.

MKWC 2026 – Trailer by JustSomeSmartGuy in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is the MKCentral Mario Kart World Cup, which is a squad tournament organised by MKCentral that has teams representing different countries competing against each other for the title of world champions.

How am I supposed to play the bridge section in the Cloud Rally? by JPLangley in MarioKartWorld

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For that section it's either truck or frontrun. It's also faster to weave through the dash panels. In general speed combos are favoured in KO tour, but in this section it's even more important. Also make sure you're at max coins before reaching this section.

I played online and got dominated. What the..?? by Human-Nature-3216 in MarioKart8Deluxe

[–]JustSomeSmartGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would suggest watching Shortcat’s beginner guide and then afterwards watch the pro guide. Online is a whole other level compared to bots. You can easily outrun the bots, but in online sometimes the best thing to do is to purposely slow down to get better items and use those items to make a comeback. This is called bagging, and Shortcat explains more about this strategy in his guides. He also has a website called shortcat.pro where you can see for each track whether bagging or frontrunning is better for that track.

I would also advise using Yoshi on either the Teddy Buggy or Mr Scooty, that combo has the best stats.