Yeah, XGIII is pretty fast. XGRA, the game in the second pic, is even faster, and yet it's also somehow easier to control. Really, it's just better on every level. Way more tight, and the AI doesn't magically nail every turn perfectly and constantly slingshot back up to you when you're doing too well. It's pretty tough once you unlock the higher speeds, but it never feels cheap.

Defo check out XGRA if you're ever in the mood for blistering speed. Oh, and the other riders' faces pop up on your screen to lay down some smacktalk during the races, Dynasty Warriors style. :D

If the one I did play has cheap bastard AI, that might explain why I didn't play it much. I get frustrated with racing games very easily.

I kinda hate racing games tbh. When you realize you've lost a race five minutes in it's pretty hard to summon up the desire to do it again. If GTA didn't have so relatively few actual race missions I'd probably hate it too.

Never play Mario Kart. The blue shell has legit ended marriages.

The races in XGRA don't last very long. And it's not the type of racer where you're supposed to memorize everything and never make mistakes. You're expected to slam into **** and shoot at the other racers, and the AI does the same. Even when you **** up pretty badly, it's almost never impossible bring it back. It's one of those rare racing games that is super newb friendly, while also having plenty of room for expert play.

Seriously, give it a shot. You'll ****ing love it.

Racing games can feel like Risk. Someone wins during the first 20% of the game. Then everyone else just has to play along until the inevitable conclusion has been reached.

I've played Mario Kart Wii and WiiU against my brother a number of times. In the Wii version, despite never having played it on my own, I would almost consistently wipe the floor with my brother every time I picked Princess Peach and the Dirt Bike. Must be pretty frustrating when he actually knew how to play the game :laughing:

In the WiiU game, I never won much. But I learned early in the game not to really try to win. It's chaos unless you're a pro.

The XBox version isn't compatible with 360 so unless the Gamecube version is compatible with the Wii then it will probably continue to be under my radar.

Mario Kart is the only racing game in history that has ever interested me.

I love that its chaotic but you’ll still usually win if you’re the best player. I’ve played quite a bit of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Switch online...just checked my stats and in 163 races I’ve gotten 60 1st places, 25 2nd places, and 17 3rd places (it doesn’t track anything beyond that). So 63% of the time in a race with 11 other humans I get at least top 3.

Gamecube games, despite their size, are still DVD format. All standard white Wiis have DVD readers, and can play any Gamecube game. Only the late "price reduced" models, which are usually black, can't play them (the controller ports were gutted to save a little money, and the programming that changed the guiding of the laser for the small disc size was altered to make them unreadable).

So if your Wii can play a Gamecube game, it can play any Gamecube game.

Then I'm good. Whenever I finally pick up a Gamecube controller my Wii will probably become my favorite system that I own, but I still haven't. I'm still very much looking forward to playing those Resident Evil Gamecube ports.