I was able to insanely reduce my times on most of the tracks in these cups. Delfino Square is out of my reach right now, though. For some reason, I just can’t seem to do better than my teenage self. So, uh, go young me? I’ll catch up eventually.
| Track | 3 Lap | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|
| DH | 1:34:279 | 0:30:179 |
| WP | 2:26:744 | 0:47:799 |
| SR | 2:03:068 | 0:40:162 |
| DKP | 2:20:877 | 0:45:223 |
| TTC | 1:59:818 | 0:37:635 |
| MC | 1:57:494 | 0:38:599 |
| AF | 2:04:404 | 0:41:366 |
I only recently got back into MKDS. I decided it was best to start small and work on improving one single cup at a time. Surprisingly, being an adult has made me better at the game, not worse (like I thought would happen).
I drastically improved my times.
| Track | 3 Lap | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|
| F8C | 1:28:054 | 0:28:971 |
| YF | 1:02:073 | 0:20:132 |
| CCB | 1:45:281 | 0:34:629 |
| LM | 1:58:022 | 0:38:594 |
This shows a speed-up of 1.5s, 1.3s, 2.8s, and an insane 9.2s, respectively. I’ve uploaded my times for review on the players page last week and should get my new placing soon. I believe they do their updates by hand every 1st, 15th, and 22nd, of the month.
I will update this post once they do.
With just my Mushroom Cup time improvements, I’ve gone from 1253 / 1472 to 1227 / 1494!
Previously was in the 85th percentile, now 82nd.
In all honesty, I don’t see myself getting so good that I’ll have times I can boast about. But, it’s still fun. Not sure how long I’ll keep that up, haha.
So, one of the GOATs of all time, Summoning Salt, put out a new video about Mario Kart DS. I’ve always loved MKDS and even thought it was the best MK game to date. At some point, I got discouraged from improving at the game because “it’s too hard,” “snaking hurts my hands,” “mk8 is the best one anyway.”
WRONG. The video resparked the passion between me and this old racing game. I decided that, at the very least, I was going to upload all of my time trials to the official players page and get ranked. Then, maybe I’d be motivated to beat all my hard earned times?
Well, I did upload my times. I did get ranked, and it did motivate me to try time trials again. I wasn’t wrong about snaking hurting my hands.
Here are all the times I uploaded!
| Track | 3 Lap | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|
| F8C | 1:29:647 | 0:29:505 |
| YF | 1:03:312 | 0:20:743 |
| CCB | 1:48:158 | 0:35:875 |
| LM | 2:07:406 | 0:41:736 |
| DH | 1:42:478 | 0:32:460 |
| DS | 1:55:056 | 0:37:284 |
| WP | 2:41:511 | 0:53:664 |
| SR | 2:25:225 | 0:47:276 |
| DKP | 2:28:346 | 0:48:554 |
| TTC | 2:09:179 | 0:42:705 |
| MC | 1:59:744 | 0:39:788 |
| AF | 2:13:660 | 0:44:072 |
| WS | 2:28:671 | 0:48:333 |
| PG | 2:14:647 | 0:42:963 |
| BC | 2:26:202 | 0:48:346 |
| RR | 2:27:712 | 0:48:493 |
| rMC1 | 0:52:090 | 0:16:975 |
| rMMF | 1:21:461 | 0:26:144 |
| rPC | 1:13:011 | 0:23:989 |
| rLC1 | 1:29:659 | 0:39:184 |
| rDP1 | 1:15:190 | 0:24:816 |
| rFS | 2:12:814 | 0:44:008 |
| rBC2 | 2:15:402 | 0:44:295 |
| rBP | 0:50:889 | 0:09:764 |
| rKB2 | 0:54:459 | 0:17:582 |
| rCM | 2:25:568 | 0:48:240 |
| rLC2 | 2:16:800 | 0:42:295 |
| rMB | 1:28:960 | 0:29:267 |
| rCI2 | 1:09:226 | 0:21:460 |
| rBB | 2:21:139 | 0:46:569 |
| rSG | 1:41:208 | 0:32:947 |
| rYC | 1:54:269 | 0:37:566 |
As of August 8th, 2024, I was placed 1253th out of 1472 🏆.
I think that’s pretty good for times I landed back in like 2010.
Since then I’ve improved some times! I think I improved Luigi’s Mansion by 9 whole seconds. Insanity.
Link to my players page, in case I forget somehow.