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Super Mario Kart Is All I Need (With Expensive Simulator)

freespeech — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:26:56 MDT

SWEETNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

freespeech

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KosherInfidel — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:37:21 MDT

I wanted to build one of these for Steel Battalion.

KosherInfidel

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Airport_Whiskey — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:22:36 MDT

@xyierz:

Force Dynamics has been in business for a long time, and probably has Mario Kart worked out by now. Their simulators are compatible with all manner of racing games and flight sims, so this was probably a fully functioning hookup.

Also considering the fully spec'd unit costs upwards of 27k, I think this was the real deal.

Airport_Whiskey

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xyierz — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:43:30 MDT

I'm guessing this is just a recorded video with the force feedback pre-scripted and he's just pretending to play. The only other options would be linking the feedback to the controller input, which obviously wasn't done, image recognition, or spending some serious quality time with an emulator and a debugger. The latter two options involve such massive amounts of effort that it's unlikely someone would go through with it just for a single demonstration on Youtube (granting that this is good press for his company).

xyierz

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goldwings — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:32:03 MDT

Is he just bad or is it the controller? Either way that would be so awesome to have.

goldwings

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Xander — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:19:26 MDT

Burnout anyone?

Xander

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kablammyman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:23:41 MDT

@megaStryke:

this is EXACTLY what i was thinking! Its an awsome machine, I would live to get my hands on one...as long as I can play it was all my racin' games...and with a steering wheel/pedals. ;)

kablammyman

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Bowserfire — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:23:41 MDT

LOL pretty interesting i guess. controls seems shitty tho since he didn't get past 6th place in any race

Bowserfire

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Swizzler121 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:22:39 MDT

looks like that machine can really screw up your game... he went off the track several times because that thing was bumping him around so much.

Swizzler121

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Null-Python — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:37:09 MDT

no force feedback rather more of bumpy ride instead. Seemed more difficult to the individual. the way the buttons are mapped is cool though. I'm surpised the pcb had enough juice to run that monstrosity :O)

Null-Python

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Reiji — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:08:47 MDT

I'm sure he's probably playing on a PC with a SNES emulator. That would also explain how he got the motion simulator to interface with the game. As for the controller: SIXAXIS controllers work really well for PC, so that's probably what it is.

And I WANT ONE FOR GT5!! Sony, make it happen. And make it cost like only $100.

Reiji

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fdynamics — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:02:41 MDT

I'm the guy in the video. To answer some questions:

a) I *do* have fun driving in the videos. But I'm competitive, so I concentrate pretty hard, even when I'm hitting moles.

b) I suck at the game, yes. I only had about an hour with the machine running MK, since it was a lark to do it, and hadn't played in 10 years. Also, like a few said, I was hitting walls because it feels cool.

c) Even though I suck, I got to drive it because it's my company. Perks.

d) The reaction time is better than it looks in the video.

e) I tried it with our $3000 uber-FFB wheel. It's absolutely impossible to drive that way; SNES MK was designed for digital input.

That's about it. Glad you guys liked it. If you think I suck at all video games, at least check out the 401 LFS video. That's where I spend a bit more time...

-David W. / Force Dynamics.

fdynamics

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Aitrus233 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:11:26 MDT

This is the controller for the next Nintendo console. Confirmed. :P

Aitrus233

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Fyren — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:45:06 MDT

I loved the "Ready" lift in the beginning.

Pretty sweet, I would imagine that he isn't driving "bad" per se, but to show the minuscule depression and elevation of the machine if it were to hit non-pavement; much like the rumble.

Fyren

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nmlss — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:38:15 MDT

Is he playing with a PS2 controller???

nmlss

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roflwaffles — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:20:36 MDT

@TOCATL:
you have just made me realize the one game i would buy this for.
crap.

roflwaffles

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munchausen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:43 MDT

it's weird how this guy seems to never have fun playing any of the games in any of the force dynamics videos. he makes it look like unfun. not even the slightest smile or happy look. how do you sell product like that?

munchausen

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D Mitsuki — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:05:48 MDT

they should make this mario kart wii style!

D Mitsuki

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Ptolemy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:47:50 MDT

I was screaming "USE THE FEATHER!" at my monitor and the darn thing cut to another course.

Shoot it all.

It was pretty neat when he hit the speed jump over the track earlier.

Ptolemy

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Prof.J — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:41:33 MDT

Fuckn' sweet, thats all I have to say.

Prof.J

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Monster Chalk — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:37:43 MDT

That Sim is pretty tight, but I miss Mario Kart SNES more... :`(

The music brought back so many great memeories.

We're is the VC EDITION?!?!?! That's the whole reason why I bought a damn Wii for.

Monster Chalk

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gunbu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:34:48 MDT

How can they let someone so bad be in their video for showing off that awesome simulator? SLIDE, dammit, SLIDE!

gunbu

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Ethereal006 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:30:30 MDT

This video would be way more awesome if they put a semi competent driver at the controls.... this guy had the reactions of an 80 year old man

Ethereal006

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Sinharvest — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:20:40 MDT

Amazing! How much are one of these bad boys?

Sinharvest

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Onizuka-GTO — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:07:03 MDT

he sucked.

plus it'll go great with MKWii

well except for the stunts, that'll be funny to see what would happen.

Onizuka-GTO

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Orionsaint — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:04:03 MDT

I can see the headlines now. timmys hand got caught between the bar and metal pole. Child knocked unconscious by wii kart simulator.

Orionsaint

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Jacktherip — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:01:07 MDT

He never showed off any sliding or rainbow road. I would've liked to see him get hit with a shell as well.

Jacktherip

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vinchbr — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:46:59 MDT

that guy sucks =D

vinchbr

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someGCguy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:44:52 MDT

If the arcade units for Mario Kart and F-Zero had these kinds of simulators they would have probably done a lot better.

someGCguy

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King Seafoam — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:42:54 MDT

thats pretty neat!- but "Were not going to tell you how we did it" What assholes...

our world would be a much cooler, funner, and nonetheless smarter place- if we were all taught these nifty tricks. Greedy bastards....

King Seafoam

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Joseph — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:39:08 MDT

@KingDavid73: YES!

And this guy sucks, he never even does the starting boost!

Joseph

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AgainstOne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:37:21 MDT

everyone is gushing over this thing? did no one else notice the half second delay between when something happened on screen to when the kart actually reacted to it?

AgainstOne

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KingDavid73 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:53 MDT

The original mario kart is the only good one.

KingDavid73

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daemonx2 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:30:57 MDT

Looks unbelievably fun. 2 weeks ago I tried MK on a projector and thought THAT was badass, how wrong I was...

Too bad noobcake never played it before ><

daemonx2

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Shiryu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:30:21 MDT

@TOCATL: You speak the truth, sir!

Shiryu

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WarlockSoL — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:29:31 MDT

Wow, that's both cool and that guy REALLY sucks at Super Mario Kart. Or was he just crashing into walls "to show the force feedback?" :)

WarlockSoL

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eskimo-bob — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:28:58 MDT

Dude! I would pay to try that!

eskimo-bob

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valhum — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:24:21 MDT

That is awesome, would love to try it.

valhum

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cybereality — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:22:51 MDT

That system was made for WIP3OUT!!! What is this Mario Kart business?!?!

cybereality

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Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:22:18 MDT

The jumps, the water, the rocks, the baddies! The way it reacts to the environments is amazing. Although, megaStryke is right, they go through all of that trouble to have it semi-simulated? Where the hell are the steering wheel and the pedals man!

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

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kwicherbichin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:21:52 MDT

I think I need to go clean up now.

kwicherbichin

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TOCATL — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:21:36 MDT

Imagine if you could play GC-FZERO with that things :D...

TOCATL

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Anaxymander — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:20:43 MDT

They sell these at ikea right?

Anaxymander

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Shiryu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:20:24 MDT

Saw this @ work in the morning, I was completly taken bu the general concept. Imagine playing Ace Combat, Wipeout or F-Zero GX! Oh, the possibilities...

Shiryu

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parasiteartist — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:16:40 MDT

@megaStryke:

Agreed

parasiteartist

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RSTStop780 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:12:48 MDT

@dantemustdie: For his sake, I hope you're right...

RSTStop780

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cheesecake000 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:09:07 MDT

@NitrousO: 50,000 volts pump right through you!

cheesecake000

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ThisCharmingMan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:56 MDT

But Imagine how hard it would be sitting in that shake-mobile while using the Wii Wheel. Talk about a challenge!

ThisCharmingMan

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Unknown-User — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:05:53 MDT

@NitrousO: Short out.

Unknown-User

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NitrousO — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:04:51 MDT

@NoahIdea: What the heck will it do when the person is supposed to get smacked by lightning? 0_o

NitrousO

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Green-clad Gamer Dude — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:03:28 MDT

Motion simulator > motion controls

Green-clad Gamer Dude

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hondo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:03:00 MDT

*pitches Wii Wheel out the window*

I want one of those!

hondo

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NoahIdea — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:02:34 MDT

I'll be sold once it spins wildly after a banana peel.

NoahIdea

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wicko — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:00:28 MDT

This guy sucks at mario kart

wicko

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partyspasb — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:59:11 MDT

At least that Mario Kart doesn't have the driver doing flips. That simulator would be AWFUL.

partyspasb

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dantemustdie — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:58:34 MDT

@RSTStop780:

Thats what I thought too at first, and then I realized I think he's trying to drive crappy and hit as much stuff as possible, like the moles, to show how the kart reacts to different surfaces and situations.

Or maybe I'm just being too optimistic.

dantemustdie

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FrigidAir44 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:57:13 MDT

@alby13: I think that was the point of the disclaimer :)

FrigidAir44

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FrigidAir44 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:56:43 MDT

Wow.

FrigidAir44

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megaStryke — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:53:07 MDT

They go through all that trouble to build that setup... then you control the thing via what appears to be a DualShock. This would be perfect if they had added a wheel and some pedals.

megaStryke