james cutting wrote on 08/04/04 at 10:37:04:YO! guys has any one got *** star rank on all the tracks on mksc? because i have but on the extra tracks [smk]there are 6 cups i just can not get they are 1.on lightning cup on 50cc,i can only get **stars 2.on the lightning cup on 100cc i can olny get **stars,plus the special cup on 100cc i can only get **stars 3.on the lightning cup on 150cc,the star cup on 150cc,the special cup on 150cc i can only get **stars. is there any one out there that has ***stars on all the cc's for both the mksc tracks /smk tracks on the GBA let me know BECAUSE THIS IS GETTING ON MY TITS I AM TELLING YOU I HAVE RACED THESE TRACKS PERFECT COLLECTING 180 COINS NOT USING ANY WEAP'S NOT HITTING ANY WALLS OR GRASS NOT HITTING ANY OTHER COMPUTER BOT'S WHEN I LAP THEM...............GET BACK TO ME [AND ON ALL THE CC'S ON THE EXTRA TRACKS IT IS THE LIGHTNING CUP THAT WILL NOT GIVE ME THE ***STARS IF SOMEONE HAS THIS TELL ME .
It's a sad, sad day when "the king of mksc" doesn't even know how to get a 3 star rank.
I've probably said this about 20 million times on various messageboards and forums but hey maybe I'll say it again... just to refresh my own memory.
1. The number of coins you collect doesn't matter. Jason Whalls got 3 stars with 0 coins collected for 4 tracks and I got 3 stars with 4 coins collected for 4 tracks.
2. Weapon usage doesn't matter to the extent that using weapons will not hurt your rank... however using weapons effectively will help your rank by increasing your overall lead and position
3. The number of times you restart doesn't matter.
4. The place in which you finish and your lead on the computer DOES matter.
5. Your lap time consistency does matter.
6. Taking certain shortcuts and corner cutters... especially when it involves falling in the water or falling off of the track adversely affects your ranking.
And now you know... and knowing is half of the battle. Also Archi LeFevre has 30 of 30 3 star rankings and I believe is the only one to do so. I myself have 28 of 30 but I haven't played the game in like over 2 years.