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https://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Mario Kart >> Super Mario Kart >> NTSC Championships https://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1537489484 Message started by Cire Nedlo on 09/20/18 at 16:24:43 |
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Title: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 09/20/18 at 16:24:43 Hello everyone, we are planning for an NTSC championship sometime in March in Monroe Louisiana. We plan to eventually move it to a more desirable place, but for now it makes the most sense financially. We have not hammered out registration cost, but we are thinking 25-50 US dollars. We wanted to have an idea of who all would like to participate. Thanks - Kartel group. Dates of Tournament: 2 Full Days - Saturday 16th March 2019 and Sunday 17th March 2019 Players are generally aiming to travel to Monroe on Thursday / Friday just before and depart on the Monday onwards. Confirmed Attendees: Matt Ballard (Louisiana, USA) Eric Olden (Louisiana, USA) Kyle Randol (Louisiana, USA) Joe Bernier (Colorado, USA) Drew Blumfield (California, USA) Andrew Koltz (Mississippi, USA) Nathan Stinson (Oklahoma, USA) Austin Perroux (Oklahoma, USA) Chris Clark (Hertfordshire, UK) Leyla Hasso (London, UK) Sami Cetin (London, UK) Karel van Duijvenboden (Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands) Martin van Haasteren (Utrecht, Netherlands) 69544C404F4E484546404D44210 wrote:
Edited the first page to reflect the proper links for registration and scheduling. See everyone very soon! - Joe |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dan H on 09/20/18 at 21:30:07 Inb4 Fenner, "Move it to South Carolina!" |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sargoth on 09/21/18 at 00:05:38 Well this is good news indeed! It does remain to be seen how it pans out of course, but I certainly hope this could be start of something great 8-) I have been trying to get in touch with the Kartel for nearly 14 days now, but somehow I keep failing. The only info I have so far is that I could potentially blame Ballhards job. Anyway, please do hit us up on discord if you want planning ideas, general help, anecdotal experience and crazy stuff that'll make this a global phenomenon, or not, withing the next couple of years [smiley=bath.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 09/21/18 at 04:45:55 Would it be for a single weekend? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 09/23/18 at 00:02:20 I think we could fit it in over a weekend for sure Mario. Kyle wanted us to make a serious push for this, and I'm 100% behind the idea, as is Matt. I'll be honest none of us have any experience planning anything like this, and outside help is more than welcome to point the event in the right direction. As I stated we were thinking March, but if April or May is a better time especially for those that would come outside the country, that would be fine. Sargoth I will tell Matt to contact you, any organizing/planning advice is more than welcome. Contacting Nintendo of America is worth a shot as well. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 09/23/18 at 00:33:44 Fantastic initiative! The one question on my mind right now is whether this will be an NTSC open Championship or NTSC natives only? ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 09/23/18 at 02:11:15 644E5D4A432F0 wrote:
Hahaha, don't ask this, they might be too afraid of us then :-[ |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 09/23/18 at 03:41:14 We certainly want the best players in the world to come! It would be interesting to see the dynamics of the action on an unbroken version of the game, ;D. The first thing we have to figure out is the most convenient time to hold the event. We already have a couple of venues in mind. A vote in the near future can be held to determine that. Hopefully we can get Fenner, and/or Harvey to come, that will seal the deal. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 09/23/18 at 04:25:45 If at the time it's being held I'm able to come, then I'm there. It's been far too long since I was in the states. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 09/23/18 at 06:02:07 I'd be pleased to attend too if it happens at a moment of the year where I can book at least Friday and Monday around the selected weekend. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 09/23/18 at 09:52:04 644541434F4E45524943534F4E200 wrote:
Except for the DP1, 2 and 3 water shroom wall skips that I just remembered amongst the other cornering issues. On a positive note the Battle Mode will be interesting as the PAL version is actually worse. NTSC will be more: if you are getting hit with an item, you are definitely getting hit with an item. if Drew is able to attend that would be key. I know he will be very busy but might be a chance to get other USA players too. I suppose getting a first edition started will be good then it could become a regular thing for future years. Much appreciated for looking to set this up. If it gets going I will help to promote it. As per Clark and Guillaume, if I can make it I would like to try. Please keep us posted on any further updates :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 09/23/18 at 14:08:15 Yeah definitely keep us all posted, could be the start of a great event series! Also, eventhough NTSC is in many respects my favourite version of the game, NTSC GP150cc is unfortunately quite broken in 2 player. Whenever both drivers are close and there are CPUs around the game starts lagging like hell, making it quite unsuitable for the highest level of competition. It pains me to say it, but it's true. It's by far my biggest gripe with NTSC. The DP shrooms are fine, never mind those, just learn to do the moves. :D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 09/23/18 at 14:36:14 644E5D4A432F0 wrote:
Actually that's another thing I forgot aswell about NTSC. We were having that problem on nearly every round when we raced vs Takashi years ago at CDM remember? Well I guess like with the DP water stuff we just need to get used to it. It will be important to have a USA based NTSC Championship as it will be a great experience and hopefully get more players to attend there. Even if it isn't on the first edition, I am sure it could grow for future years! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 09/24/18 at 07:03:27 I'm very excited to see the interest so far guys! The biggest plus about ntsc gp is losing speed is not as crucial. The broken reference was a joking suttle stab at Moll. ;) I haven't heard from the rest of our group for further input. Kyle, and Ben are currently at Yellowstone looking for a buried treasure left by an old man for others to find, sounds like the plot to goonies. It's Fenn's treasure for those that are interested in looking into it. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 09/24/18 at 10:30:36 I'd take a bit of lag over taking 3 millions years to accelerate back to full speed anyday. ntsc>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pal |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 09/24/18 at 10:50:17 240501030F0E05120903130F0E600 wrote:
Too bad it's not Fenner's treasure |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 09/24/18 at 12:57:30 6B494A4A260 wrote:
And the KBs and VL2 are so much harder on PAL when you clip the water and it drives sooooo slow..... there is a solution though. Just don't clip the deep water. A bit like just learn the mushroom water wall boosts on DPs on NTSC, and then all is ok. Bottom line, just dont crash on either version, ever. Dodge every item thrown at you. Don't miss any NTSC shortcuts. Then acceleration is not an issue. #BothPALandNTSCSolved Anyway, looking forward to hearing news. It will be great to see you guys, meet more players in USA and have fun most of all! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 09/24/18 at 22:26:30 15272B2F460 wrote:
lol Sami "There's a solution, drive better" [smiley=roll.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 09/25/18 at 02:57:19 7F53405B5D0A04320 wrote:
lol Sami "There's a solution, drive better" [smiley=roll.gif][/quote] We are laughing... me too. But it's true. The solution stared us in the face since day 1. I know NTSC has infinite problems and my KB1 session last night was an example of that (water clipping on NTSC, not even PAL this time which Mike had to sit through watching) but I will enjoy it nevertheless when we have an NTSC Championship in the US. It's gonna be fun and nice to see players who couldn't make it to a CDM in Europe finally get to enjoy the competition in USA. #FennerForCDMUSA |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 09/25/18 at 07:38:34 62505C58310 wrote:
#SaveGhettoKarter1992 |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 09/25/18 at 09:53:02 In. Been wanting something like this to happen for many, many years. I'll help in any way I can, although Colorado and Louisiana aren't exactly neighbors... Thanks for getting the ball rolling! This sounds like it could be a very exciting event if we can get a solid group of Europeans/non-US players to also attend! ... I almost typed "non-native Americans." Surely that wouldn't have gone over well... [smiley=bath.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by アメリカのニコラス・ハｰヴィ on 09/25/18 at 17:49:33 You're probably as likely to see Steven Zwartjes there are you are to see me. While I can't 100% guarantee I'll be a no-show, you can put me down as "highly questionable". A lot can happen in six months, though. We'll just have to wait. As for the NTSC vs. PAL debate, I'm more and more beginning to prefer PAL. PAL feels more purist for me-- I feel that the greater speed loss from touching water on VL2, KB1, etc. rewards players who can stay on the track and drive it properly, and punishes those who can't. NTSC feels cheap at times with its leniency on water hits, and it does less to make sure that players learn to drive the tracks properly. Basically, Sami's advice of "drive better" is about as accurate as can be. Also, because it's so much harder to make platform jumps on GV1 and especially GV2, it's far more satisfying and rewarding to pull them off, while on NTSC it kind of becomes routine to do 5/5 runs on GV1 when you've mastered the zigzag boosts. On PAL, attempting multiple PJs in a GV1 5lap run gets more and more thrilling as you add additional jump attempts, and few can do a 5/5 even with the help of boosts. When you've got 3/5 and a likely PR from that, it's highly tempting to go for that 4/5 yet you know how big of a gamble it is. But the charts will reward you immensely if you do have some balls, go for that jump, and nail it. In a nutshell, PAL's more challenging, less forgiving time trialing better separates the men from the boys than NTSC's does, I would say. I sometimes wonder if Nintendo redid PAL in attempt to balance the game more and make the more advanced moves-- like GV1 platform jumps or VL2 island jumps-- more of the high risk, high reward type affair that they probably intended those to be. Assuming that back in 1992, Nintendo even knew we would be pulling those maneuvers in time trials. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 09/25/18 at 23:45:44 5C7B717A7D7E73614D5A736064776B120 wrote:
:o The Hunt for Harvey continues! [smiley=ninja.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 10/08/18 at 08:18:48 Just to support the lag issue I wrote about earlier, I now have a pretty shocking example to show from a session with Lafungo and me that took place yesterday. Check it out: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1johy3WUscs[/media] Honestly, I don't think it would be a huge deal during an NTSC championships as it doesn't happen all the time and one could adjust to it and think of it only as a minor annoyance. This one was particularly bad though, the heaviest one I've experienced. Notice the in-game timer freezes for like a second or so. Also, this is regular offline SMK, not ZSNES shenanigans. :-X |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 10/08/18 at 09:50:01 This will obviously happen during the NTSC GP semifinals when you're facing Joe, but only on your part of the screen, for two complete seconds, and when it's over and your character "wakes up" he will be on a Yoshi's egg you could not see you were actually driving on. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 10/08/18 at 14:18:58 Harvey - Louisiana surely has to be an ideal spot for you to attend, right? With any sort of saving from now until March you could easily afford to spend a week away from Mississippi and travel to its neighbor. That being said, I have a few CRT TVs I could bring, but not that many. Almost assuredly more than most people these days, haha. But that would mean that I would 100% have to drive across the country with a car full of antiquated televisions, which I assume is how the CDM operates though I'm not certain. Still, this is pretty rad already. [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Andrew K on 10/09/18 at 15:27:08 A big SMK meet in the US is long overdue! I'm in as long as my schedule lets me, and odds are it will. Hopefully I can also skip some classes and leave town on Thursday or earlier. As for TVs, I have a small white CRT that I could bring. Grabbing it would add a little time to my trip but if we're short a TV I wouldn't mind. Big thanks to the Kartel group for getting the ball rolling on this event! I can't wait to meet new people and make new friends [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 10/14/18 at 19:49:56 We are close to finalizing a venue, and thanks to Kyle's mother we will have tables for set up. March 15th weekend is our target for the tourney. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Firewaster on 10/19/18 at 17:49:25 I'll be in North America in June. Apparently I mistimed my travel to Canada. :( |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 10/20/18 at 17:51:09 113E2532203624233225570 wrote:
That's good though, its not in July, thus not so near to CDM's usual August month. So hopefully increased chances wel see you in Alphen in 2019? #WaitingForKarelToProvideSomeNewsSoon |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dan H on 10/20/18 at 20:26:48 #NoNutella |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 10/21/18 at 01:42:46 60525E5A330 wrote:
I didn't know CDM back in NL was an official thing! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 10/21/18 at 02:01:24 We're going to make a bid for it with the Esports arena, they also really want us back next year. I've heard throught the grapevine that there will be also be a very serious option in France for 2019, so we'll just have to carefully consider the pros and cons and then choose. In any case it's good to have viable alternatives! :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 10/21/18 at 06:39:06 517B687F761A0 wrote:
That's brilliant if there will be two great options! Looking forward to hear from both :) I remember in Alphen there were a lot of good prospects for positive improvements at least. And the suggestion from Lars Nouwen which was nice for example. Anyway yes a pro's and con's list can be good plus the usual votes etc then something can be officially booked and chosen by December or something? The far away travellers need notice enough, that means you Guilherme! 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 10/21/18 at 22:18:18 0B2132252C400 wrote:
KVD, the Marvin Gaye of SMK ::) @Sami – what was Lars's suggestion? Don't think I've ever heard about it. :-? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 10/22/18 at 01:38:00 5A76657E782F21170 wrote:
KVD, the Marvin Gaye of SMK ::) @Sami – what was Lars's suggestion? Don't think I've ever heard about it. :-?[/quote] It was something to do with the catering, a provisional offer. Karel can explain more as im not sure if it would 100% happen but I think it was on the cards. Considering I read that a few players didn't like the lunches at Alphen (why I don't know... *shakes head*)... If there is a catering option for something a bit better, then that either solves a problem (that wasn't a problem in the first place), or it makes something good from 2018, become great in 2019. Win / Win situation. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 10/22/18 at 02:48:29 Yeah Lars offered to cater the lunches and dinners through his restaurant (which is conveniently located a few 100m away from the venue). He'll offer them with a very significant discount or even for free, the details need to be discussed, but that's only necessary if the Alphen option is chosen (obviously). :) But let's not pollute the NTSC Championship topic with too much CDM19 talk. :P |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 10/22/18 at 07:22:56 755F4C5B523E0 wrote:
Definitely, Karel please make a separate topic whenever you have the details on your visit there soon. Looking forward to hear more about the NTSC Championship! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 11/25/18 at 16:21:18 CAN I HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION PLEASE!!! [smiley=smokin.gif] [smiley=uzi.gif] The NTSC championship is definitely happening. Kyle and I have already found/reserved a venue for it that can potentially host up to 120 players though we're anticipating only about half that amount, maybe even a little more. The tournament will take place March 16th and 17th. Obviously lots of you are probably wondering how we can fit a SMK tournament in to 2 days and we plan to answer that question and many more on an upcoming episode of Karthritis. We would also like everyone's help on choosing a name for the tournament! Love you guys :-* - The Real Matt Ballard |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 11/26/18 at 01:49:04 This deserves some kind of promotion from the FFSMK social feeds. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 11/26/18 at 04:08:14 This is awesome! Great work guys. Id love to come, but after a quick check of flights around that time I doubt il be able to. They were all ~£800 to pretty much any airport in Louisiana, which I just cant stretch to at the moment. So il just have to catch the stream. As for the name, surely you gotta go for 'SMK World Championships'. None of this poncy French nonsense! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 11/29/18 at 15:42:21 Clark: Why don't you fly into Denver International Airport and drive with me? I could use the company. [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 12/07/18 at 05:50:32 477A626E6160666B686E636A0F0 wrote:
Since its being held in America, it has to have WORLD in it somewhere. How about "World Series of SMK"? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by ScouB on 12/07/18 at 10:01:43 "SMK U.S. Open" [smiley=lolk.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 12/08/18 at 08:26:07 In a complete 180 from my last post, i'm now going to this meet. Booked my flights the other day. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 12/09/18 at 02:01:49 103231315D0 wrote:
Since its being held in America, it has to have WORLD in it somewhere. How about "World Series of SMK"?[/quote] Never considered naming the championships "SMK World Series" before but that rocks. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sumner21 on 12/10/18 at 04:52:48 http://https://i.imgur.com/WtJA46q.jpg Maybe there will be a championship in Perth soon... World Series of SMK |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 12/10/18 at 05:40:44 Excellent! ;D On that note, Martin and me just booked our tickets; Kartel here we come! 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 12/10/18 at 11:32:36 755F4C5B523E0 wrote:
Hellz yes 8-) So far we have Karel, Martin, Zarkov and hopefully Sami (and maybe even a wild ScouB) coming from Europe to participate in Kartamania 2019! What say ye Mario and Moll? Anyone coming from Europe (or Australia ;)) will have a place to stay and eat for free courtesy of the Kartel as well as transportation to and from airport [smiley=thumbsup.gif] Also, what about the karters from team America? Joe is coming but what say ye Tyler, Dan-dan, Harvey and Fenner? I'm more than positive that Mr. Koltz will be joining us but I'd really like the rest of you to attend as well [smiley=dankk2.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 12/10/18 at 12:30:59 *cough* Drew Blumfield *cough Also Garro, HAK and Kart_King should at least be notified. :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 12/10/18 at 12:32:05 With cdm and mk64 meets in the summer as well as a few other things I just don't have enough leave days left this coming year I'm afraid. However if cdm ends up being in a backwater French village, that would likely free up some leave days for me, but might be a bit too shotnotice by the time that decision is made. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 12/10/18 at 22:14:24 684251464F230 wrote:
Damn, I knew I was forgetting someone [smiley=flush.gif] We can't have an NTSC championship without our #1 rumbler 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sportsguy001 on 12/11/18 at 05:12:06 I can probably attend. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 12/11/18 at 05:20:24 605D45494647414C4F49444D280 wrote:
Hey man, I'd be very interested of course, scheduling a weekend for attending this would be OK but the price of such a trip is not something easy to afford for me just after buying a 4K TV. So I don't really know, count me as a "maybe, likely not, but who knows" for the moment. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sumner21 on 12/11/18 at 18:43:04 No chance of me making it but I will certainly watch on twitch if its available. Both myself and my cousin Chum are locked in for CDM 2019 tho |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sportsguy001 on 12/18/18 at 09:31:39 How close is this place from the airport? When are the out of towners arriving? leaving? The tournament an all day thing both days? I want to play PAL while i'm there. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by ScouB on 12/18/18 at 09:59:11 02213E232522362428616160510 wrote:
Wrong event lol ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 12/18/18 at 11:56:50 00233C21272034262A636362530 wrote:
After 20s you will be screaming for someone to give you ntsc again |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 12/18/18 at 15:15:08 60435C41474054464A030302330 wrote:
The venue is around 10 minutes from zeh airport. I'll be able to pick you up/drop you off at the airport and drive you around wherever during the days of tournament. I'll send you my number so that we can further plan shortly before the tournament. Fuck PAL. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 12/18/18 at 17:20:47 And yes, the tournament will consist of 2 full days of karting 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 12/19/18 at 02:05:17 4D6F6C6C000 wrote:
After 20s you will be screaming for someone to give you ntsc again[/quote] Don't listen to him Tyler, he's just joking. Yeah ok maybe not.. but for undeniable proof, he has been at CDMs where PAL was played for 4 days straight, I believe that is well over 100,000 seconds if you remove eating, sleeping hours etc. He survived it (and... kept going back again and again for more years to play more PAL ::) ). The only screaming you would hear was when some players crash and lose races. Where screaming was concerned, Guillaume broke the 'Loudness CDM Record' after the TT final win. That was worth a watch ;D and listen, if you care about your ear drums ;D Everyone will try to keep it quiet in Monroe. On a serious note though as the guys said, we have to focus on NTSC for this one, as that is the purpose of this meet. I assume you wanted to just have a go on Matt / Eric's PAL console a little if you haven't tried it before? If you arrive earlier than the event (Friday?) I'm sure Matt and Eric could arrange something for you if you ask them nicely :) Most importantly would be really great to meet you, with more players going I hope as many of us as possible can attend. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 12/19/18 at 02:18:23 Do we have a list of anyone from the community who are confirmed as attending? If not, il start: 1) Zarkov |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 12/19/18 at 02:24:33 Good idea Clark, I have amended the first post of the topic to have a list. I added Joe on for now too. Matt, please confirm any others from Louisiana who might take part, will Ben Jones join in? Please extend the list as it grows. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sportsguy001 on 12/19/18 at 05:15:37 I just want to play KB1 on pal. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 12/19/18 at 07:53:52 183B24393F382C3E327B7B7A4B0 wrote:
It would be great to see you try it, the turns angles and boost charge timings are a little different but you could hit some great records there if you can max it out. Anyway ask Matt, or he'll reply here soon. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 12/19/18 at 13:23:04 I go to cdm for the people, not to play pal smk. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 12/20/18 at 02:58:02 1C3E3D3D510 wrote:
+1 As with all of us :) I have an idea though... on the next PAL CDM, how about we both turn up to spend time with the people and spectate, but we don't touch the game at all. Here's what will go down... ;D [smiley=dead.gif] We will have an amazing time catching up with everybody, and can do more of that than ever as we will have all the extra free time to socialise with everyone. Even the Fortnite players if we wana go that far ::) But... I'll get extreme SMK withdrawal symptoms and not be able to eat or sleep properly. You'll be ok though as you will avoid even the 20 seconds of "poisonous PAL" hell. Tiny change of subject, I heard that there could be a large turnout at ASC, will be great to meet lots of new people. You should try to come as well man. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 12/20/18 at 11:17:31 6F4D4E4E220 wrote:
For which reason would go to the NTSC championships though? :-? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Lily on 12/21/18 at 19:54:27 Listened to the Karthritis episode on this, I'm interested in going. I don't know if I will be able to do so, but I'll see what I can do :) -Joel Johnson / Rusty |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 12/24/18 at 23:51:11 002721262B6367520 wrote:
We’d love for you to make it! Be sure to keep us posted and let me know if there’s anything we can do to help get you here :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 01/06/19 at 21:25:34 Sign up for the tournament through this link. https://goo.gl/forms/6zHJZs46sv3pO5E03 If you have any questions, message us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSuperMarioKartChampionship, or email us at officialasmkc@gmail.com The prices are as follows. If you are signing up early it's discounted! Early sign up single day participation: $15 Early sign up two day participation: $30 If you are filling out this form and getting a ticket after 2/24/19 the cost of the tickets are: Single day participation: $18 Two day participation: $36 If you just want to hang out and eat pizza, let us know at the door and the cost is $10. OTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT: The address of the venue for the tournament is Tower Place Monroe, 1500 N 19th St, Monroe, LA 71201. There is an attendance cap of 125 people, so sign up and show up early! Snacks and drinks will be provided. No alcohol will be sold at the venue. Pizza will be served. Arrive at 10:30 for signing in and some warm up matches. The tournament starts at 11am sharp. If you are late, you are out of luck! Arrive earlier if you have a TV or console which needs to be set up. The tournament format (except for time trials) will be triple elimination. You lose 3 times and you're done. The tournament schedule is as follows: 3/16/19: 7:30am - Staff will be setting up, if you are bringing a TV, come between 8am-10am. 10:30am - Competitor sign in. 11am - Time Trials tournament. 4pm - Match Race tournament. 8pm - event expected to be complete for the day. 3/17/19: 10:30am - Competitor sign in. 11am - Grand Prix tournament. 5pm - Battle Mode tournament. 9pm - Awards ceremony. It seems customary that Grand Prix is always played last at CDM but for ASMKC it's gonna be Battle Mode 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 01/07/19 at 02:24:03 013C24282726202D2E28252C490 wrote:
Thanks for the details looks like it is gonna be great! Just tested the tournament sign up link and it doesn't seem to work on either Google Chrome or IE though.. Also I don't use Facebook anymore for a few years now, if it hasn't been mentioned there please have a look and let us know or if there is an alternate way to register. I will have to wait a little anyway as I still need to check with work and a few things before attending. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 01/07/19 at 02:53:53 Awesome work Matt and Kyle. Tbh im most excited about the pizza. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 01/07/19 at 04:00:34 I'll let Kyle know about the registration issues Sami. I apologize I haven't been more proactive in the process, they are definitely making this all happen, and letting me be a dad in the meantime, it's much appreciated! I'm going to a local game shop tomorrow to see if they will let me borrow some extra consoles in exchange for their business name on the poster. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Lafungo on 01/07/19 at 04:26:01 I'm curious: how do you plan on implementing triple elimination? As far as I know, there's no existing (public) bracketing software that can handle the format. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 01/07/19 at 06:34:30 103135373B3A31263D37273B3A540 wrote:
Don't worry man thats all fine, please let Kyle know to take his time I know you all have lots to do. I will update the first page lists with the confirmed players. Then can let us know whenever the registration page is ready so we can do it a bit later, no rush :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/07/19 at 15:52:27 Hey Guys, I am pretty sure I can make this. I have lots of vacation time left this year. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/07/19 at 23:19:33 This keeps getting better and better! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/09/19 at 10:17:38 Hey Guys, I need some more info please. What is the name and address of the place the meet will take place? I will need to get a hotel close by. I plan to fly in so will need a ride from the airport. What is the weather like that time of year? Can I pay my fee at the door? Thanks, Dave |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 01/09/19 at 10:54:05 Dave that will be great to meet you if you can make it as well. I will definitely be there with at least one more from the UK as Matt mentioned in the Karthritis episode. So including Clark you may get to meet 3 members of the UK, or 4 if Moll could go too? Only may need to cancel nearer the time if any commitments happen. Hopefully everyone else from France / Netherlands can confirm soon too. I'm sure Matt Eric or Kyle can answer your questions. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/09/19 at 14:03:29 That will be great to meet the GodFather of SMK! I answered some of my questions. I will not be flying but driving instead. so only have 2 questions. What is the weather like that time of year? Can I pay my fees at the door? Thanks, Dave |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/09/19 at 17:21:46 3302110C1B06170A0D06630 wrote:
Weather in Louisiana (and Mississippi) is usually pretty nice in March. It will most likely be T-shirt weather even at night, but you can never be completely certain, as that one two-day cold spell of the month could very well come during the ASC. You'll definitely have to check weather.com a few days before leaving before you decide whether you really need to bring that light jacket. It could be in the 80s in the afternoon or it could be in the 30s at night. (The former is much more common nowadays, though.) It could also be raining the entire time. It will probably be warm, it could even be a bit hot, but it could also be cold as well, or at least cold by Louisiana standards-- you are highly unlikely to see snow in northern Louisiana in March, but I can't say that it's a complete impossibility. Mild or warm temperatures are the rule, but is by no means a total guarantee, as mid-March is, after all, still officially considered winter, though everyone (at least in the South) considers March to be a spring month. Spring weather in the South is variable. You should know that, coming from Tennessee. Pray that there are no tornadoes, because that, too, is quite a possibility. As for your second question, I know nothing about this. I've never registered for a Kart tournament or anything else before. If I'm too busy to make it this year, I will try 2020. Because if this ASC turns out to be a success, then it'll definitely be back next year, I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunities for an ASC appearance in the years to come. I pay my home insurance bill in March, and here in hurricane country, that always comes first. I also have a lot of work to do in my back yard this spring. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 01/10/19 at 01:55:27 Can't go due to gardening? That's on par with Fenners "planes crash mostly" reason lol. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/10/19 at 01:58:10 His porch has to be tidy in case the rapture arrives. I jest. In all seriousness, it would be absolutely great to meet you Nick! I'd be thrilled to finally meet the Jack of all Karts and stirrer of so many fueled forum debates. 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 01/10/19 at 02:47:36 6A68676766676A65687B62090 wrote:
I am trying to get a very busy week off work, understand if this is the same case. As for the Sunflowers, they are always a priority but I won't use that as a reason not to come, so my garden prep stuff which is always in March will get pushed back for this. It is only a few days and a weekend after all. It's not every year we can go. Some players will attend in 2020, some will not be able to make it then, so we may not all see you then either. It would have been great to meet you Nick. Considering how close it is and that Matt, Eric and Kyle will do what they can to help you get there, please think about it for this edition. If it is an absolute no, then no problem we hope to see you in a future year. And Matt - as the guys mentioned, focus on trying to get Fenner there then. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 01/10/19 at 02:56:24 #Harvey2020 |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/10/19 at 04:03:59 Screw that, #Harvey2019*, I actually think that Matt will pick him up and chauffeur him personally if push comes to shove. *sounds like a hurricane, but that was 2017... |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 01/10/19 at 04:34:52 5C7665727B170 wrote:
That was Matt's plan from day 1, so it's probably not worked already. Unless Harvey can make the short time and attend with some help that will be great. Just for my information as I have never been to the Southern states before except Florida in 1992, isn't the stronger weather season / possible hurricanes generally nearer September / Fall time onwards? Just by memory when it was on the news previously, apologies if I am wrong. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/10/19 at 05:59:51 Yes, hurricanes are usually August/September around here, but Monroe is ~200 miles inland so doesn't get the most severe effects of the storms. You definitely do not have to worry about them in March, but tornadoes can happen basically any time of year. Folks, it's a little early to get disappointed by my non-appearance at ASC, because with two more months to go, nothing is set in stone! But I have always put my family before everything else and they always need me to help with something. I don't want to just abandon them, even for a couple of days (none of them know any of the people here on this forum beside me). If it's not my parents then it's aunts/uncles, I will never say no to them. I'll have to get with them on this, for sure. And who knows, I might actually be working in March...? 8-) Like I said, if I don't make it this time then I'm sure there will be an ASC in 2020, and as Sami said, some people who come for 2019 may not be back in 2020... but I, ever the optimist, believe that in 2020 (or 2021) I may be able to meet somebody who didn't come in 2019. Of course, if I'm actually going to travel out of town (something I rarely do at the moment, mind you) to meet some of you guys, I may as well go all the way with it and attend a CDM in Europe, don't you think? 8-) Also, if Matt or somebody else is going to personally drive somebody to ASC, Koltz is much closer. Just sayin'. We haven't gotten him on board yet, after all. My old friend Josh Stevens is from the Jackson area as well, but I do not think he currently lives there. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/10/19 at 06:05:01 Just FYI, Andrew Koltz is actually very interested in joining for 2019 (and possibly even confirmed?). |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/10/19 at 06:10:07 ^ Don't see Koltz listed on the front post, so I wasn't sure about him, though I did think someone mentioned that he could be interested. Like me, he may or may not be able to make it, as he is not yet on the "confirmed" list, but you're probably more likely do see Koltz than you are to see me. I know he can be busy, he too has to get with the people in his own personal life before he can take the plunge. At any rate I'm going to need a hell of a lot of practice to get back into top form especially NTSC. I also have no experience playing against human opponents in GP, MR, or Battle seeing as I have nobody to play with, except when my dad played with me sometimes when I was a kid. One day I might try playing against somebody online on ZSNES, I think we even have an online SMK tournament (SNESOT). I wouldn't expect to do well against other seasoned SMK players, as strategies for multiplayer (especially Battle) are obviously going to be different than for time trialing. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 01/10/19 at 06:14:57 Yeah when everyone is 100% booked and attending we can add them to the list. Dave is the recent interested to come. Hopefully the final list will grow, still a few months to go. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 01/10/19 at 08:31:14 Last I heard Andrew was going to make it. We also need a solid count on how many people can bring consoles,if possible. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/10/19 at 13:55:13 193320373E520 wrote:
The USA is not the Netherlands, Karel. Louisiana alone can hold the Netherlands three times over, as can Mississippi. It's a solid 5 hours of driving from here to Monroe. And another 5 back. You're probably as close to Paris as I am to Monroe. And if Joe plans on driving Chris Clark all the way from Denver, that's easily a two-day drive, they will have to stop and spend the night somewhere in Texas or Oklahoma. (Assuming that both of them are even able to make the trip at all) Clark, in particular, is going to learn firsthand how massive the USA really is (especially by European standards) when he travels from Denver to Monroe by road. And that's not even half of the length of the country. I wish everybody luck on making it for the inaugural event. Including myself. Because if this does turn out to be a success, there will surely be many more ASCs to come. If you don't see me this time I will definitely try to make sure you see me next. I've checked, my airport does not have flights to Monroe, I don't think. Dave, or somebody, needs to check the website for Monroe's airport to confirm which cities have flights into Monroe. I know there can't be many. It's not a big international airport or anything. Mine isn't that big either. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/10/19 at 13:58:33 I know Nick, I toured your country for 3.5 weeks during April 2018. ;) NY, Salt Lake, Yellowstone National Park (8-)), Arches, Bryce, Zion, Vegas, Death Valley, Yosemite, SF, LA. Most of it by car, though NY to Salt Lake we took a flight. The drive from Yellowstone to Arches took 1.5 days and it didn't even look like such an impressive distance relative to the U.S. map. It truly is a big place. That said, I've heard Matt say this about driving you if needs be, so that's why I brought it up. ;) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/10/19 at 16:56:20 Hey Guys Dave again, Can I pay my fee at the door? I am able to bring 1 - SNES and 2 - Super Mario Kart games. Only have one controller. Thanks |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 01/10/19 at 18:09:52 David you can certainly pay at the door, np at all! This tournament seemed like it would never get off the ground for years, but this is truly the start of something great. I hope to the high heavens that you can make it Nick, we will give you the royal treatment, Golden Corral on us! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/10/19 at 18:29:31 If, in the event that I'm unable to appear personally, perhaps my copy of SMK and an extra SNES (and maybe also a controller) can come to Monroe in my stead, just so long as you make absolutely sure that I get everything back when the ASC is over. Everyone who comes will be able to see all of my Time Trial records on my cart, so long as they're still intact (I have more recently had some minor difficulties getting this cartridge to start up, and this can cause data to be lost-- it's happened with both my American and Japanese Final Fantasy IV carts). Maybe somebody will beat them if there is a time trial competition. I also have a Japanese copy I can loan you. The SNES that I am considering sending, will be able to play it as its cartridge slot has been modified. Be extra careful with it, though, as that one's the only one I have that can play PAL games and it's been to France and back, modified by the one and only FFVIMan. I'm sure it would once again be happy to meet some new Karters. 8-) I'd be happy to help with this event any way that I can, and I'm willing to ship you some supplies for you to borrow. Anything with the initials NCH written on it in permanent marker is mine, for those of you who happen to encounter it in Monroe, so you will know what needs to be returned to Gulfport. I'll get back with you or Matt when it gets closer to the date of the event. Maybe around late February. But right now it's a little early for me to finalize any plans. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 01/11/19 at 06:39:07 Thank you so much for all the considerations Nick! If you can't make it, we will meet up with you sooner or later for sure. Also another thing we haven't touched on is a prize table ala cdm determined by overall finishing spots. I'd like that to happen, and anyone that can donate a prize would be much appreciated! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/11/19 at 16:00:35 577672707C7D76617A70607C7D130 wrote:
Good deal then. I have put in my vacation time at work and will book my hotel room soon. Going to be a long ass drive. 9 hours...Ouch Golden Corral? Oh Damn! Hell, I will chip in if Nick comes, lol Oh BTW, If anyone wants to fly into Nashville I can pick you up and you can ride with me to the meet. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/11/19 at 21:56:01 I checked the web site for Monroe Regional Airport (as Matt mentioned that he would drive anyone arriving by air to the venue), and unfortunately, it's basically useless for most of us, as it only seems to serve Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta. However, the Jackson, Mississippi airport, Medgar Wiley Evers, has flights to and from Denver International (according to Wikipedia), so if Joe wants to go this route, that'll save him two days of driving. He (and Clark, if he comes along for the ride) may be able to plan to meet up with Koltz in Jackson and travel to Monroe together (which is about 2 hours by car on Interstate 20). Evers International doesn't seem to serve any other cities that have any confirmed ASC attendees living in or near them, unfortunately, so it looks like most of us are going to be putting rubber to asphalt. No dice for Dave Smith, as neither the Monroe nor the Jackson airports serve Nashville, nor Chattanooga or Knoxville. :( As for Duff and the European attendees, Dallas is probably the best bet, as DFW is the closest airport to Monroe that really serves any place far beyond the Southeast. It's still about a 5-hour drive from DFW to Monroe on I-20, though, but a flight from Dallas to Monroe is also possible, as mentioned above, although I'm not sure if such a short flight would be economical/practical (I've never flown commercially so I'm not sure what the costs/wait times would be like, nor do I keep track of each flight route's schedules-- Denver-Dallas and Dallas-Monroe, after all, may not be available on the same day). I have yet to do any research on rail service between Monroe and other U.S. cities, but my guess is that there are few (if any) options there as well, because in America we just don't use trains for inter-city travel like the rest of the world does... at least not here in the South. I don't even think Gulfport has a functional Amtrak station anymore. You certainly never see ads for passenger rail services on American television (may be different in the Northeast, though). |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/12/19 at 01:45:02 The road trip is the whole point of Zarkov going there Nick. They're gonna reenact Dumb & Dumber. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 01/12/19 at 09:35:11 Sorry Sami, I seemed to have glossed over your question regarding Ben's attendance at the tournament but yes, Ben Jones will be participating :) Harvey, whether this tournament is a huge success or not, there's no guarantee that there will be another one like it here in the states next year, or the next, etc. Obviously it's 100% happening this year and it's being held in a state that's next door neighbors with yours. There won't be a more opportune time for you to attend a tournament of this magnitude (geographically speaking) aside from this one. I feel like I might've given you a hard time here on the forums a time or two but it was all in good humor with no ill will attached. I think I also speak on behalf of the entire SMK community when I say that I truly want you to attend this tournament from the bottom of my heart. You are truly a good ole southern boy with a little something extra and you're a national treasure as far as this community is concerned. I think it's cool that you aspire to attend CDM one day and I pray that you do but their are waaaaaaaaaay more hurdles involved with making that adventure happen whereas with ASMKC (or ASC :P) we're all willing to come together and remove all hurdles from your path. If I have to personally come help you knock out some yard work one weekend then I would be more than happy to! We all love ya buddy and are more than willing to go the extra mile (1.6 km) in order to get Nicholas Harvey to attend the first ntsc SMK tournament of this magnitude right here in God's country [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/12/19 at 11:21:19 775D4E59503C0 wrote:
Sure they're not going to be reenacting Rain Man? [smiley=lolk.gif] ...Oh wait. That would be more like me riding with Matt. I'm still thinking about this, of course, but please be advised that I am on a fixed income and I may not have a lot of extra money in mid-March, as mentioned before, I must pay homeowner's insurance, and I haven't exactly been saving up in the past couple months. If there is an ASC in 2020, I'll have much more time to save up for that, plus bring a few of my more interesting relatives for y'all to meet. [smiley=beer.gif] Matt, I am fully aware that this year's ASC is an opportunity like no other for me to meet other Karters, and I'm sure you're willing to move heaven and earth to get me there, but please, let me get all of my personal affairs in order first-- failing this, we'll discuss any backup plans, up to and including you and I meeting up some other place at some other time. I feel a bit flattered that you're willing to do so much for me, though. :D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 01/12/19 at 12:59:32 One more comment and I’ll back off Harvey :) If you do get your personal affairs in order and can make it just know that you won’t have to spend a dime on anything while you’re here. You can stay with Kyle and I at our house along with all the karters coming over from Europe plus a few other karters from the US. We’ll feed you, there’ll be plenty of beer, and we’ll provide you a comfy place to sleep. I’ll even cover your entry fee to the tournament [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/12/19 at 15:32:21 I'd have to pass on the beer, unfortunately. There's no way I can drink a bunch of beer and then be ready to get up and start Karting by 11 AM. I currently get up around 1 PM each day. I'd have to completely retrain my circadian rhythms... but that's still doable for me in a week's time. If anything develops (or fails to develop) within the next 9 weeks, I'll keep everybody posted... until then, keep your fingers crossed! ;) Just keep me on the "maybe" list for now along with Antistar and others who have expressed interest in attending but have not yet confirmed. Hopefully nobody else runs into personal issues within these 9 weeks that might prevent them from attending. But as you probably know, life gets in the way sometimes... |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/12/19 at 15:49:16 Really Looking forward to meeting everyone. Looks like I will finally get to meet Clark and KVD and really hope Sami will make it. This looks to be the best chance to meet you guys. Don't forget I am 44 years old. LOL |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sumner21 on 01/12/19 at 16:54:01 Guys how would a person with very little money get from LA to Monroe most efficiently? My searches here have offered me a low of $230AU one way to Dallas (I would only pay $500AU flying Perth to LA) I dont mind if its train etc but I have never been to the US and have no idea really how I should go about it. I am less than a 50% chance at best but everyday I keep thinking about going |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 01/13/19 at 00:04:02 Hell yeah Dave! We can share a beer or 3 for sure. Also Harvey, as Karel said, we just wanna re-enact Dumb and Dumber (cant wait til Joe gets to hear my most annoying noise in the word impression). Im not sitting here oblivious to the size of the US, just because everything in Europe is a lot closer and smaller. We do have a concept of distance lol. It's just always been a dream of mine to drive down one of those mental long straight roads you guys have which have nothing on them for miles and miles. That type of thing is just alien in the UK. Also, I can see youre laying the groundwork to have an 'out' as it were from the ASC. Noone here is gonna force you to come, but im sure youll regret it if you dont at least try. None of us are horrible people in person, were all welcoming people who share a common interest. None of us are particularly normal anyway, we all regularly fly half way across the world to play a SNES game. It's normal to have a bit of trepidation when meeting a bunch of new people, noone will deny you that. But I think all that will disappear the moment you meet everyone, and youll have a great time. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/13/19 at 02:30:57 Are you or Joe going to be able to find an Austrian woman somewhere along the way? And if you do, you know what to say to her, right? :D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 01/13/19 at 06:59:12 67656A6A6B6A676865766F040 wrote:
Same for me dude, I wish I could join. I still plan to do this with my gf in a Western US journey someday though, that kind of roadtrip might really kick some ass. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/13/19 at 11:30:10 Western U.S. road trip? Maybe you could reenact Thelma & Louise then :D (Not sure about the Grand Canyon part, though...) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 01/13/19 at 19:11:12 33150D0E05125251600 wrote:
Michael, I feel that it would be much cheaper for you to fly into Denver and ride with Joe and Zarkov to Monroe (probably a 19+ hour drive) or fly into Nashville and ride with David which will be around an 8 hour drive I think. It would be beyond epic if you could make it! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sumner21 on 01/14/19 at 00:24:03 Thanks Matt I will keep an eye out but I really doubt I will end up there unfortunately. The problem is really that this event is actually farther away from me than CDM in Europe. Also the part about flying to LA is because the only flights possible are either Sydney or Melbourne to LA after that it must be a connection anyway, maybe I could fly to San Fran etc but only right on the west coast. Perth to Melbourne /Sydney is already the same as LA to New York to start with |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sumner21 on 01/15/19 at 02:26:17 So random fact I just found loooking at distances to SMK competitions. Perth (where I live) is dead on opposite to the Bermuda triangle. Since France and Louisiana are a bit close can we have the 2020 comps in Bermuda |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 01/16/19 at 19:38:32 I don't have a ton of room in my little Honda Civic, sorry. My car's gonna be loaded with Clark, my girlfriend, TVs, and as much beer as I can pack, so it's pretty spoken for. I'd suggest flying into LA and seeing if you can meet up with Drew and see what can happen from there. That's going to be a hell of a trip though from Australia (Austria?! Well then, g'day mate! hehehe. Let's put anotha shrimp on the barbie! Hehehaha... (Let's not.)). 24 hours at least to get to the States and then however many more hours figuring out how to get to Monroe. Wish I could help... :-/ |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 01/17/19 at 01:53:22 Stickied this (and removed the Official Multiplayer Videos from being stickied), and added the registration info and schedule for the event to the first post on page 1. I think this should help with people who are organizing their trips accordingly. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/17/19 at 05:45:47 You're making a lot of sense sir. Almost sounds like someone knew what they were doing when they made you a mod. :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/17/19 at 17:22:21 Hey, I got an idea. What if every competitor in this event arrived in a costume to completely conceal their identity, and tried to disguise their voice the best they can (even trying to hide their regional accents to the best of their ability). You wouldn't know who you were playing against, nor would you know (at first) who was actually able to come to the event and who wasn't. (I do think we need a few surprises...) Basically everyone would have to play their very best in each race because they wouldn't know if they got an "easy" or a "hard" opponent.... Once a competitor loses three races and is eliminated, they must reveal their true identity in front of everyone. Imagine, say, Elephant vs. Dragon in one Match Race, Pig vs. Tiger in another, maybe even Shark vs. Alligator. And then you beat the Alligator and discover that it's yours truly... :D Spectators (and competitors who are already eliminated) are welcome to watch the races they aren't taking part in, and are welcome to guess the identities of the players, especially when one of them has just lost and is about to take off his/her disguise. (e.g. "I think Duff is the T-Rex!") We could, of course, call this... THE MASKED KARTER!!! ...This may be the American SMK Championship, but if Sami and Karel are coming, my money is on the two of them being the last ones remaining to be unmasked. Sorry American Karters... |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 01/17/19 at 21:32:04 That is a ridiculous idea, Nick. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/17/19 at 21:38:47 ^ I guess you just don't get it. :D You see, there's this TV programme that's really popular in the US right now... |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 01/17/19 at 23:31:07 Just because a TV show is popular doesn't necessarly mean people have to act just like they were attending it, Nick. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Firewaster on 01/18/19 at 03:27:40 I'd be the pig chugging beer. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/18/19 at 04:03:03 And Antistar the malfunctioning man table. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 01/18/19 at 12:13:49 So someone who isn't going to the event wants to dictate how the event should take place. Makes sense... [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 01/19/19 at 05:47:01 42687B6C65090 wrote:
If I'm malfunctioning, what the fuck are you? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/19/19 at 06:39:13 Just not a man table. ::) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/19/19 at 19:13:25 When you say "man table", the first thing that comes to my mind are those Mexicans they use as human tables in Brüno. :D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/20/19 at 00:27:21 Exactly, except those do their jobs better ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 01/20/19 at 00:42:06 43697A6D64080 wrote:
Who could I put me feet on during a TT final if you're not? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/20/19 at 00:47:22 Not me, ill be playing for silver [smiley=lolk.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 01/20/19 at 16:32:16 Hey Guys, last Thursday I found out I have bed bugs in my home. Yes I know it Fucking sucks! It is going to cost me about $2500 all said and done. This may not let me come to the meeting. I am just not sure for this is alot of my savings. The hotel room may be too much for me too afford. With the government shut down I have no idea when I can get my taxes. I will keep you posted because I really want to come to this event. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 01/20/19 at 19:26:03 I better thank my lucky stars that I've never had to deal with a bedbug infestation. I've heard that they have to put these special heating units in your home to heat it to around 130°F (~55°C) for several hours in order to kill the bedbugs. And as lots of things in your home aren't supposed to be exposed to temperatures that high, you're going to have to find another place to put much of your stuff during the time that your home is being treated (maybe in your car, if it will all fit?). $2,500 for the treatment... ouch. That's quite a bit more than the home insurance payment that I'll be owing at the start of March. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, life just gets in the way of our plans sometimes. Hopefully nobody else will have issues like this arising, and maybe Joe & Chris will be able to reenact Dumb & Dumber after all. Fingers crossed, everyone... |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 01/21/19 at 02:18:29 That really sucks Dave, I hope you can still somehow make it, we were all looking forward to meet you! Otherwise, hopefully 2020 will give us another chance. :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by nstinson on 01/31/19 at 11:15:39 I'm heavily considering driving down for the event weekend. I live ~5.5 hours away. Will see if Abney wants to come along and Austin Perroux |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 01/31/19 at 11:59:20 5E716478717E4364797E637F7E100 wrote:
FUCKING DO IT! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 02/01/19 at 14:41:17 I second the motion! Would be awesome to see you there. [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 02/02/19 at 02:43:07 Just curious, how many non-US players will be there? If I'm correct there are two British (Sami and Zarkov) and tow Dutchies (Karel and Martin), I know ScouB was thinking about it but as far as I know there's nothing confirmed about this. Any Canadian or Brazilian players? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 02/02/19 at 06:22:29 406C7F6462353B0D0 wrote:
I'm not confirmed. But I forgot to get back to Karel on this, so good time to update here so thanks for mentioning. I chased Chris and Simon, both can't make it. Simon is abroad on a work placement till summer too but lots of regards from them both. No idea about Brazil but maybe someone can chase Guilherme? I thought he had a clash? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 02/02/19 at 11:21:16 Sami isn't confirmed, but if he's not there il eat my socks. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 02/02/19 at 11:50:36 37353A3A3B3A373835263F540 wrote:
Just to be clear again, I hope to be there lets say 90%, but there are a few things that might prevent me from going last minute, and at any of the next CDMs /events. This is the "not confirmed" meaning. Suddenly you had to rush off at the start of the last CDM for example. So please don't do that if I'm not there, but lets hope I make it anyway, the meet is still ages away ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Andrew K on 02/21/19 at 12:19:05 Just paid my registration so I'm officially signed up and ready to go [smiley=beer.gif] Nick, if you're still interested in attending, I think you should look into taking Greyhound buses to and from Monroe. For less than $140 you can arrive Friday afternoon and leave Monday morning. It takes about 7.5 hours each way and you'd have to get yourself to and from the Greyhound station in Biloxi, but it's not a terrible ride and it's probably the most cost-efficient way to get yourself to Monroe. Let me know what you think—I'd love to finally meet my state rival! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 02/21/19 at 12:38:37 Any word from the kartel? Id of thought they'd be getting hype by now. Maybe they're just busy preparing the Fenner announcement video. Also nice, will see you there Andrew. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by SMKChamp on 03/04/19 at 02:30:37 It's better that the first US SMK NTSC Championship(first worldwide one was France 2012) doesn't have a lot of press. That will make this one the mythical championship that we'll have to tell future attendees about. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Humanoidgale on 03/05/19 at 16:32:14 Super stoked that you’re able to make it Andrew! Just shoot me a text if you have any questions about anything. Drew, I assume that you’re just gonna show up? We’re gonna be pretty butt hurt if you don’t. Also, it’d be great if anyone coming could bring a console, controllers, and copy of the game. Obviously we don’t expect anyone from Europe to bring their console with them but it would be great if yall could bring a copy of the game (anyone who owns an NTSC copy of course). The hour draws nigh! 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 03/06/19 at 08:24:00 I guess that won't happen but it would have been very fun to get some European players who never played the NTSC version of the game before attending, to discover it directly during the event. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by SMKChamp on 03/09/19 at 10:00:08 I'm waiting for the airlines to get desperate a couple days before next weekend's ntsc championship, so that I can book some cheap flights into neighboring airports like Dallas, Little Rock, or New Orleans. 90% sure I can get a return flight for under $300 vs paying the $750 for a direct flight. I found a guy willing to give me a ride for around $50, and he can haul a bunch of TVs. http://https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/477677822530551819/553999662693089282/Screen_Shot_2019-03-09_at_9.57.32_AM.png http://https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/477677822530551819/553999666312642560/Screen_Shot_2019-03-09_at_9.57.06_AM.png?width=274&height=325 |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 03/09/19 at 10:14:29 Just another juicy little insight into Drew's approach to traveling. ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 03/09/19 at 13:47:29 lol, you only have to take one look at the guy in the pic on the right to instantly see he is clearly a serial killer. don't fall for his cheap ride, you'll only end up buried in the woods somewhere. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 03/10/19 at 02:14:34 Any serial killer facing Drew will instantly turn into a monk, I'm not worried for our yak. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by nstinson on 03/13/19 at 05:29:57 I'm pretty much 100% in. Will be traveling with a friend (Austin Perroux from The-Elite). Looking forward to seeing everyone. Not sure if I'll participate in the tournament.... but I'm leaning more towards it, especially if it's triple elim |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/13/19 at 12:29:08 I wonder if eoJ and Chris Clark have departed from Denver yet and started their Dumb & Dumber road trip. Hope they make it to Monroe safely, as there are currently some severe winter storms in the Denver area. It's not unusual for Kansas, Oklahoma, or the Texas Panhandle to deal with occasional blizzards in mid-March as well; eoJ will have to keep an eye on the weather for the drive back to Denver as well. I'm sure he knows that weather in the central US can do this during this time of year, but does Clark? As for Monroe itself it looks like the weather will be unseasonably cool, as I mentioned could be possible earlier in this thread. It probably won't be any colder than what the people visiting from the UK or Netherlands are used to, however. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 03/13/19 at 17:22:38 Yeah Denver airport is closed so we diverted to Las Vegas. I'm here for a night and hopefully back in Denver tmo. They gave us $75 food vouchers. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/13/19 at 21:20:20 Looks like you're going to have a busy Thursday and Friday because you've got just those two days to both meet up with Joe and make the car trip all the way to Monroe. Sure you can manage that? It's going to be a two-day drive from Denver to Monroe at any rate, you're going to have to spend a night in Texas or Oklahoma (unless Joe is willing to drive through the night, which he might have to)... and there is a severe thunderstorm system currently crossing that part of the country (Dallas had hurricane-force winds on Wednesday!). So... are you two up to it? Hopefully the worst of the weather will already be past as you go through Texas, but on such a long drive, you've got to be ready for anything, especially this time of year (tornadoes are definitely not out of the question, I'm afraid)... and you still have the whole trip back to Denver to deal with as well. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sumner21 on 03/13/19 at 23:03:15 What channels will have streams from the tournament? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by SMKChamp on 03/13/19 at 23:19:23 Where are you traveling from, OKC? I'm looking to get a ride part way. I'm targeting Dallas or Little Rock as my stopovers. The Greyhound is booked from Dallas to Monroe, so I'll have to rideshare my way there if I choose Dallas. 07283D2128271A3D20273A2627490 wrote:
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 03/14/19 at 01:28:04 Sorry to hear what happened Clark and Joe. Please be safe Joe, the weather seems really rough. I hope it eases up soon and Clark can find his way too. Not sure if Drew is suggesting to meet you guys on the way somehow? Hope all works out ok. Just departing in literally 5 minutes so have to switch phone off. Atlanta stop and change to Monroe. Catch you guys later. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 03/14/19 at 06:00:40 At least, Joe could practice a lot his Vanilla Lake driving skills. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/15/19 at 20:52:05 Maybe it's for the better than I'm not in Monroe with you guys tonight. I feel like I'm coming down with something, possibly a stomach ailment. I've barely been able to eat today, I've had frequent bouts of diarrhea, and my burps (which are frequent) have a foul sulfuric odor. I've been getting those "sulfur burps" more and more often in recent months. Hopefully nothing is terribly wrong with my digestive system, but if I don't feel better by Sunday, I'm afraid I'll have to visit a doctor. It's strange indeed for this to be happening to me at this specific time... I guess God does indeed work in mysterious ways. I really wouldn't have been able to present myself well at the ASC in such a condition, and my frequent bathroom breaks, rotten-egg belches, and loud, potent farts would certainly start to get on everyone's nerves. And the last thing I'd want to do is be a real-life burden on all the friends I've made here over the years. Wish me well! [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 03/15/19 at 21:38:24 I hope you make a swift recovery, it sounds like food poisoning perhaps. We all appreciate the console, cartridge, controllers, and taking the time to hand write an enclosed letter! I felt like I was holding a piece of Kart history for sure. I'm confident you will make future meets, and I truly look forward to that day! Once again I wish you a speedy recovery and thanks for taking the time to mail us your set up, it will be returned promptly after the tournament! - Eric |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/15/19 at 22:05:53 Glad to see that my SNES/SMK/controller set got to Monroe in time! I was worried that it might arrive late, but the postal service kept their promise. Good luck to everyone, it'd be interesting to see who ends up using my cartridge during this event, but please remember to press L+R+Select+A on the console upon startup so that it runs in NTSC mode (you've probably heard this already few times, but I just want to make sure everyone knows!). Check for that red light! (Also be sure not to confuse the NTSC/PAL switching code with a similar four-button code in the game that differs by only one button. Just... don't.) I was able to get a can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli down tonight at least, that's a start. Those have lately been my go-to snack for late nights since it only takes a minute and a half in the microwave. P.S. You will test all controllers before the event, correct? I'm okay with you adding or removing screws from the back of the controllers if you believe it will make them easier to use, as I didn't have enough screws for both of them. I think I put three in each one, and there are supposed to be five. So the outer shell could feel "loose" in a player's hand, and they won't be used to that. Also can I safely guess that no smoking is allowed inside the Tower Place? I'm not a smoker myself but if I do come there with family in a later year, they will need a place to light a cigarette. And this should be obvious but I think players should turn off phones during a race, otherwise eoJ might get a call from someone back in Austin or Chicago wanting to catch up with him, not aware that he's currently in the middle of an important SMK race. 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 03/16/19 at 11:09:52 Karel just actually got a 56.32 MC1 using your console! It was on the stream I believe. Glad you are feeling better Nick! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/16/19 at 11:14:36 I'm glad to say that I'm feeling a lot better today. I went to bed three hours before my usual time last night, and ended up sleeping over 10 hours, with almost constant rumbling coming from my intestinal region. I let out a few farts that would put Wario from Super Smash Bros. Brawl to shame. I let out big, loud, stinky belches every time I sat up in bed before going to the bathroom and shitting out pure liquid (I felt almost like I was peeing out of my ass). I had a crazy amount of gas built up in my belly, and it looks like I've gotten most of that crap out of me by now. I've lost close to five pounds due to all the shitting. Luckily I'm even feeling a bit hungry now, and I definitely need to rehydrate. ...Damn, Karel already PRed at the event? :o |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 03/16/19 at 11:39:19 I just got an MC1 PR of 56"32 on your cartridge Nick! The feeling of playing on the cartridge of a US karting & Message Board legend must have helped here! ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 03/16/19 at 13:57:29 Did Joe and Clark make it there ok? |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dan H on 03/16/19 at 14:31:04 https://clips.twitch.tv/SuccessfulPlumpBadgerMoreCowbell Zarkov nannered in epic fashion |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/16/19 at 19:10:26 I can't think of a more appropriate song for everyone at the ASC right now... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljf4Lpj7CI[/media] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 03/16/19 at 20:23:53 Hell Yeah! I got to talk with KVD, Clark and started to talk with Mario86 but the phone crapped out. Glad you all are having fun, damn I wish I could have been there. Maybe next year!!!!! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/16/19 at 20:56:36 18293A27302D3C21262D480 wrote:
You mean... Antistar... made it to the ASC? :o I wonder if Dan was ever interested in coming to this ASC as well, but just wasn't able to make it. I never heard him express interest in it, but that's not to say that he wouldn't try to come to a future ASC. P.S. I forgot to mention that I skidmarked my mattress sheet in my sleep last night, LOL. Of course it got washed. Just think, what if I was in Monroe and that was one of Matt's sheets... :P I ought to not do this tonight, fortunately. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dan H on 03/16/19 at 22:12:16 A little TMI there, Nick. Actually, a lotta TMI. I took a trip to Australia for the Open back in January, which was planned long before ASC was announced. That trip cost a ton of cash, so spending more on a plane ticket to play a video game wasn't exactly on the agenda. Combine that with a couple other things going on right now that I don't wish to get into here, plus it's my weekend to work and it woulda been too much hassle and too costly to go. It was also my anniversary on Friday. I can't imagine Jessica being overjoyed to spend the weekend watching Mariokart, lol. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/16/19 at 23:42:20 Ah... I forgot about your ball and chain. 8-) Maybe you (or I, or Dave Smith) will, of course, try to make a future ASC. Barring any future infestations from bed bugs... or stomach bugs. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Chrono ⭐⭐ Krysster on 03/17/19 at 05:19:06 71565C5750535E4C60775E4D495A463F0 wrote:
You mean... Antistar... made it to the ASC? :o[/quote] Yes, watch the live streams Nick, particularly this one https://www.twitch.tv/videos/396536960 you can even see Fenner helping Matt Ballard :D at 3 h. 36 m. 02 s.-- press pause, look around! ::) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dan H on 03/17/19 at 12:00:03 https://clips.twitch.tv/PiercingCaringWoodcockDancingBaby After watching Joe not use items (CI2 feather, DP3 shroom lol) It was refreshing to see something being done. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/17/19 at 14:39:20 Dan are you the one giving those streams those names? [smiley=lolk.gif] I bet you'd be really good at creating strong passwords too. That type of randomness is probably best, especially if you can easily remember it. Who wants to enter, say, 6dG3hnKdM9Zz to sign in, when you can enter caringwoodcock as your password instead? Nobody will guess it because there are thousands and thousands of words in the English language that can be combined haphazardly like this, for millions of possible word combinations, and "caring woodcock" is not a phrase that's not really a common element in the language. ::) Nota bene: neither one of those is a password that I currently use anywhere. I do not recommend that you use these, either. I also recommend giving "non-sequitur" answers whenever a site asks you your mother's maiden name, your high school, etc. as a security question. Preferably something you can see in the same room that your computer is in (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LineOfSightName). Just say you graduated from Garbage Pail Kids high school or that your mother's maiden name is Commodore 64, for example, if you have either of those things in the same room as your computer. That way, if you forget that your password was "caringwoodcock", you'll look around the room and see your Garbage Pail Kids cards and your Commodore 64 and remember that those were the answers you gave to your security questions. Once again, I don't use these exact answers and neither should you. These are just a suggestion as to how you should pick security question answers. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Chrono ⭐⭐ Krysster on 03/17/19 at 18:20:02 4A6D676C6B6865775B4C657672617D040 wrote:
http://https://i.imgur.com/5fIKhNp.png Watching Sami Cetin Vs. Nicholas Harvey ::) Drew, you can't fool me with your diarrhea trick ;D |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/17/19 at 20:32:21 Speaking of Sami I wonder if he's hurrying back to London so he can get his usual weekly SMK site update done by Monday night (or Tuesday). Or is he just going to wait and do the next update next week. Because I'm sure he'll have plenty to talk about for this week, and there'll be plenty of NTSC PRs to update, not just the one Karel drove on MC1 on my cartridge! Maybe even some new players as well. Can't wait to see everybody's new times as well as Sami's commentary! |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dan H on 03/17/19 at 21:23:03 twitch assigns its own random url for each clip created. I have a few others that I'll post in the morning. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Sami de la SMK on 03/17/19 at 22:34:00 7E5953585F5C51436F785142465549300 wrote:
I'm gona do the update here from hotel. Most players have sent their PRs I believe. I wont do a long commentary as the videos from the stream which we will hopefully see eventually will do the talking I am sure plus everyone can do their own 'bilan' on the forum with stories to tell :) Anyway more importantly, you should have been there! Most importantly a huge huge thank you to the Kartel team for doing this amazing event. We can't wait for the next one! There was a lot of setup and thank you also to Kyle, Chris, Matt, Alex and Eric for taking us round town and to and from the hotel and helping to make our trip a pleasant one :) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Firewaster on 03/18/19 at 04:54:05 The NTSC Championship was awesome to watch. Hoping there will be another edition next year. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 03/19/19 at 15:46:06 A very special Thanks to my friends for making a real dream come true, and my friends from around the world for making the journey, to make the event a true success! I expected more of a local turnout, but I'm more than happy for the final results. Congrats to Leyla, and Karel for making some SMK history! Martin winning 3rd in time trials was impressive as well, it was nice to finally meet you! I'd also like to thank Joe, and Vanessa for making the long last minute drive to accommodate Mario, and Zarkov, after their brutal travel problems. The fact that they all felt it was worth it in the end, made me very happy! Playing time trials, and getting new "HR" last night with Karel, Martin, and Matt was the cherry on top! I was baffled neither Karel, or myself could not get, the sub 1:03.00 on "Mud Island 2", I'm going to blame the TV. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 03/21/19 at 05:42:03 I will write something about this soon. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 03/21/19 at 13:17:00 I have created a new, separate topic for everyone's own "bilan." I apologize in advance for the length of the first post, but a story of that magnitude couldn't be contained. And I also blame myself for being a bit wordy in the way I relay stories... [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/22/19 at 21:03:58 I'm assuming Guillaume took some time to brush up on his English speaking and listening skills before going on this trip. (Although his written English has always been really good.) I mean... good luck making an order at a Taco Bell in Texas in French. :D Joe could have helped with some translations along the way but the ASC, by its very nature, was an English-speaking event. (This applies to KVD and MVH as well, of course, but Karel seems to be quite fluent, I've heard him speak in a YouTube video. Don't know about MVH but Karel could have certainly interpreted for him when necesssary.) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Cire Nedlo on 03/23/19 at 16:58:30 In short, their English is better than most native Louisiana peeps. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 03/24/19 at 10:13:41 476662606C6D66716A60706C6D030 wrote:
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/24/19 at 11:22:12 If that's true of all the Dutch, maybe I really wouldn't have to worry about any language barrier if I was ever travelling in the Netherlands. Because they'll speak English just like they're from Louisiana, only better. :D I suppose their mentality towards speakers of the bigger languages (English/French/German) is, "You never bother to learn our language, so we just went ahead and learned yours." This is probably also true of native speakers of other languages that are confined to a small geographic area, like Danish, Czech, Estonian, or possibly even Greek. Though it would probably still help to learn as much of a country's language as you can before you go and visit it in person. I'd feel kind of dumb being in, say, Finland, without knowing how to at least count to ten. ;) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Danger M on 03/24/19 at 13:56:16 ^No need to learn other languages imo. In all my travels abroad, the only countries where I've found a significant number of people under the age of 40 that can't speak near perfect English are France and the US. Typically the only foreign I bother to learn is how to order a beer, just in case an emergency situation arises. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Saint-Nicholas des É.-U. on 03/24/19 at 15:42:48 5E7C7F7F130 wrote:
What the hell part of the US were you visiting? Were you somewhere near the Mexican border, where most of the population speaks Spanish as their first language? Or maybe an Indian Reservation populated by Native people who strongly prefer their tribal language over English? You've got to tell me more about this. :P By the way, did any of you non-US Karters ever take the time to visit a Wal-Mart while you were in the States? Wal-Mart is the true all-American shopping experience. [smiley=beer.gif] Also, please tell me that eoJ/Clark/Antistar had their radio on a country music station for at least part of their road trip, otherwise they truly haven't experienced America. 8-) And not a station that plays today's garbage, but one that plays the classics that Americans my age grew up with. George. Reba. Garth. Trisha. Vince. Clint. Wynonna. Shania. Tim and Faith. No last names necessary because if you're a country fan, you damn well know all their last names. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by eoJ on 03/24/19 at 17:32:11 Quote:
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Zarkov on 03/24/19 at 23:01:28 12353228393236330C332B392E5C0 wrote:
I was quite annoyed that we didnt tbh as im a big fan of George Carlin, Garth Merenghi, Trish Stratus, Vince Vaughn, Clint Eastwood, Wynonna Ryder, Tim Sherwood, and Faith No More. I assume that's who Nick was referring to anyway. |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Antistar on 03/25/19 at 00:07:20 ;D I'll try to finish my bilan soon BTW. I was interrupted by |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by KVD on 04/04/19 at 00:42:01 All streamed matches are now available on YT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3vsjKGheWCxCHJbUvnO-nq1l2b91byx6 8-) |
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Title: Re: NTSC Championships Post by Dave Smith on 04/04/19 at 13:02:34 Nice stuff. I so had forgot about those things going back and forth on the track on match race. Brings back alot of memories. |
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