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Barriers to remember
02/21/04 at 07:19:34

I finally broke the 1.23 LC-barrier. I spent the entire day trying. I know its a crappy time, but I bought the game a week ago and havent spent all the time playing. Whats interesting (and frustarting Grin

) is the small steps of improvement that lead to the ultimate victory.
Before:
1.23.002
1.23.008
1.23.011
1.23.037
1.23.102

Now I am down to 1.22.459, breaking 1.22 this night Wink

Whats your most memorable barrier?

Btw do any of you know where to find track maps?

regards
your humble apprentice

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Stephen Regat Guest	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #1 - 02/21/04 at 07:28:43 well, a couple of days ago,i was stuck on Luigi Circuit trying to break the 0"26 lap barrier,i was down to 0"26"088 then 0"26"016,then 0"26"008,then finally 0"25"954.
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Ptan Ex Member	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #2 - 02/21/04 at 07:42:56 Mine was breaking 09.000 baby park flap now i have about ten 8.9s.
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rogerking n00b Offline hit 7740 moles Lowestoft, England Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #3 - 02/21/04 at 08:25:38 Thats my next barrier Paul T I've yet to do a lap with two good tight turns and shroom. My fastest lap is 9.3xx i think, so i should improve my 7 lap time by quite a way when i eventually nail it!
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Mario 64 Master Elite Offline Wats going on worships 7691 kartgods Trumbull, Connecticut, USA Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #4 - 02/21/04 at 15:45:39 Trying to break 1.08 on baby park... I had all 5 times between 1.08.009 and 1.08.150 or so, then I watched Cesar's video and got 1.07.494 after a few tries.
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ScottBrehm Elite Offline 7999 days karting Florida Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #5 - 02/21/04 at 19:10:42 I really suck at PB so breaking 1'13 will be extremely memorable and maybe my quiting point but we shall see
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thomasgx1 Ex Member	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #6 - 02/22/04 at 02:57:12 i can scan in track maps from the official guide if thats any use to you? tom
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Dudester Ex Member	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #7 - 02/22/04 at 05:57:02 I think mine was also sub 9 on BP. I remember when I first got 9"009 in about 5 minutes and I said to myself that I can get a sub 9. And BANG!!! In about 5-10 minutes I hit a 8"971. It's still my only sub 9 time coz I haven't tried it since. Heck!! I haven't played any track in a month or so stuck with MK64 at the moment.
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John Elite Offline JoHn AnDeRsOn worships 7688 kartgods Scotland, United Kingdom Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #8 - 02/22/04 at 10:36:58 mine had to be breaking 1:18 on lc
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Reply #9 - 02/22/04 at 13:31:07

mine was breaking 2:32:000 on BC and 50 on lap. finally im on 2:31:000s and a 49 lap time, well pleased with that

me and my mate stay up all night just pushing each other to the limit on BC and BP

finally hit 1:08 on BP with 1:08:756
with a 9:337 lap

where am i goin wrong? i use the gold car with mario & luigi as drivers on BP and toad & toadett in toads car on BC. any pointers anyone?

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Trystan_Pugh Legend Offline This is my house/pub! 7643 sex records Wales Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #10 - 02/22/04 at 13:39:48 It doesnt matter what characters you use but you should be using the barrel train on every track except on DKM you should use toads Kart and also maybe on WS, thats quite a good time you have got on BC with using the Toad Kart, you should be able to achieve a time under 2:30:000 with the Barrel Train.
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Rob Guest	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #11 - 02/22/04 at 13:44:58 cheers mate! well needed info there and guna get right to it! do you think a time of 2:22 on BC is possible? thats what iv heard. btw wheres the best place for shrooms on BC and BP? on BC i use them cutting the last corner on the 2nd and 3rd lap
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Reply #12 - 02/22/04 at 13:53:40

Yes 2:22 is possible because a few people have already achieved this time, there are videos available of this, you just need to ask around the message board and people will send them to you, try and speak to a helpful bloke named Paul Tanney, he has some good vids. As for using the shrooms, as far as I know you are doing the correct thing on BC. On BP you should use the shrooms around the corners whilst holding a MT (Mini Turbo). This is quite difficult getting used to but again there are video's available, I currently have a best lap of 08.998 on this level. Its best to do 2 SSMTs on the straights. Have you sent in all your times to the site yet?

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Ptan Ex Member	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #13 - 02/22/04 at 14:13:42 Ive just getting a BP-1.06.5 on vid and the last lap was 08.972 so ill get it on my computer tomor ok if anyone wants it,And thanks trystan .
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Vincent Zee (@school) Guest	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #14 - 02/22/04 at 22:07:17 My last goal I finished was the 2'30 barrier on Bowser's Castle, well, I hate the track, can't seem to get a good race, my record of 2'28'0 is a race with a last lap 1 shroomer 51 sec!!! So I can definitely go sub 2'25, but I am not realy in the mood for the track right now
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Reply #15 - 02/23/04 at 04:24:16

would love to, how do i get around doing it? i tried using the barrel car but im so used to toads car its guna take some time getting used to!

i used the bullet bill car on BP and managed to beat my previous time, im now on 1:08:719
getting better everytime.

my best time on LC is only 1:22 have you any tips on how to improve this to get atleast 1:20 on maybe under?

cheers for all ya help!

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Reply #16 - 02/23/04 at 04:41:12

Yes it takes a while getting used to the BT, but stick with it. As for submitting times, you just need to go to the home page (www.mariokart64.com/mkdd) and there is a link saying "submit times" at the top left, just click here and it will tell you how to do it through yahoo groups, or you could just email your times to mkdd@yahoogroups.com.

For LC I only have 1:20:6 so Im not the best person to ask but there are 3 different shroom spots (cutting across the grass into the chain chomp lane, cutting across the sand past the chain chomp and shrooming around the last corner) most people either do the 1st or 3rd method but im not sure which is fastest. try them out to see which one heps you most. I cut across the grass, I think Alex Penev does this too (He is currently number 1 on the site).

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Ptan Ex Member	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #17 - 02/23/04 at 07:02:38 I dont think he does shroom there,bcoz i remeber him saying when he saw the japs vid,he said"they shroom in the wrong place"so i dont think he shrooms there do you.He shrooms the last corner.
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jrel n00b Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! 7634 days karting	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #18 - 02/23/04 at 08:02:08 Tom, Thanks for the offer, very kind of you. However, I bought this magazine which had track maps in it. Btw I did beat 1.22 on LC. I landed a 1.22.000 on the way. This kartering business sure is tough. regards Rikard
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davincentcode King Offline Kart, Fart, Superstart 7663 days karting Den Helder/ The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #19 - 02/23/04 at 08:11:10 Just take good sharp corners with 3 MT's in the first big corner, this big corner is one of the main time winning points, along with the straight path to the finish line, the turn where you shroom must be sharp too
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Mario 64 Master Elite Offline Wats going on 7691 days karting Trumbull, Connecticut, USA Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #20 - 02/23/04 at 08:54:48 The last turn in LC is pretty much the accepted best place to use a mushroom, I'm quite sure.
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KeSi Karter Offline 7676 days karting Toronto Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #21 - 02/23/04 at 10:54:13 I know all of you shroom in the last corner, but I still have a problem with the fact that the WR time was done with the shroom before the chomp cut. I'm assuming they save the same amount of time right now, because I still can't say how much time each really saves.
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Mario 64 Master Elite Offline Wats going on fell 7691 times for marty Trumbull, Connecticut, USA Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #22 - 02/23/04 at 11:21:02 When did anyone say the world record uses that route? Cesar has 1.17.0 and I think he takes the last turn with a mushroom. The world record is supposedly 1.16.9 or so, right? The best video I've seen is 1.17.9 where nobuo uses them over the grass, but that's a whole second difference...
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John Elite Offline JoHn AnDeRsOn worships 7688 kartgods Scotland, United Kingdom Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #23 - 02/23/04 at 11:23:53 cesar has a 1:16.9 on french site, and its better than then nubous time, and cesar uses them around last corner so must be good spot
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ScottBrehm Elite Offline 7999 days karting Florida Gender:	Re: Barriers to remember Reply #24 - 02/23/04 at 12:33:35 how about that link JR. Just broke 1'13 on PB and it was not so memorable. Maybe 1'12 will be
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