"Official" MacRumors Mario Kart DS Online Racing League

[flamedraconis]

Just wondering

Sorry I am new...but I was just wondering if someone could walk me through how to set up the wireless play. This is because I tried and it said I needed a WEP key and then I typed the key in and then another error came up that said it could still not access the point. I would really like to play some of you so any help would be great. Thank you

 

[NerdBoy]

Just played my first WFC race today!
Anyway, is the league offical yet? when are we going to get a name?
Has there been a scheduled race yet?

 

[0s and 1s]

Add me to the list!

Friend Code:
085958
995195

I hate people who quit the game simply because they're losing....so far, it's happened twice!

 

[GFLPraxis]

Add me to the list!

Friend Code:
085958
995195

I hate people who quit the game simply because they're losing....so far, it's happened twice!

IIRC, Nintendo makes it so that if someone quits in the game it counts as a loss for them and win for you.

But I hate it too.

 

[NerdBoy]

IIRC, Nintendo makes it so that if someone quits in the game it counts as a loss for them and win for you.

That kinda stinks. Once, I accidentally turned off the power when I reached for the D-pad, and now my WFC record says I have 6 losses!!! SIX!!!

 

[Flowbee]

Flowbee's your friend:

000059
573855
Name: Flowbee
Timezone: Pacific (U.S.)

PS - I really suck at this game... but it's so addictive!

 

[TheGimp]

Just wanted to let anyone who's interested know that I finally managed to play online using just the airport extreme card in my powerbook. I posted exactly what I did in the other Mariokart thread.


My friend code is 206218
142069

handle:aphex

 

[MarioFan83]

I want in!!!

Really hope this league gets off the ground cuz playing people from all over is sweet but playing people you can post to later is all the more rewarding.

DS Username:Tinman
DS Friend Code:030124 362897


Hope to see some of you on the track.

 

[MarioFan83]

also...

if you add me to the list (which I really hope you do!) I am in the central time zone.

 

[Agilus]

I just added the people who posted thier friend codes (0s and 1s, TheGimp, Flowbee, and Tinman). I'll be searching for friend games probably throughout the next hour, so I hope to see you! I've had bad luck finding friends online over the past 2 days, but I figure it's just because we don't have a very big group yet. However, maybe we should start organizing "weekly racing hours" or something?

My suggestions for Weekly Racing Hours:

Monday 10-11 EST.
Wednesday 10-11 EST.
Thursday 10-11 EST.
Sunday 4-6 EST.

Sound like a good idea? Anyone else have some time suggestions? I'm just suggesting some times that I will try to check if I am interested in some action with friends.

 

[NerdBoy]

I just added the people who posted thier friend codes (0s and 1s, TheGimp, Flowbee, and Tinman). I'll be searching for friend games probably throughout the next hour, so I hope to see you! I've had bad luck finding friends online over the past 2 days, but I figure it's just because we don't have a very big group yet. However, maybe we should start organizing "weekly racing hours" or something?

My suggestions for Weekly Racing Hours:

Monday 10-11 EST.
Wednesday 10-11 EST.
Thursday 10-11 EST.
Sunday 4-6 EST.

Sound like a good idea? Anyone else have some time suggestions? I'm just suggesting some times that I will try to check if I am interested in some action with friends.

Since i only have time to play on weekends (fri-sun) we should do about 3-5 PM on friday EST, and 10-11 AM on saturday and sunday EST.

also, i've entered the friend codes for everyone on the list, but only Agilus's works! What's wrong?

 

[NerdBoy]

wait, it says that "if you still see this screen after registering each other's codes and connecting to the WFC, please check your friend codes for accuracy." does that mean, for the friend codes to work, both people have to register the other person's code?

 

[Flowbee]

wait, it says that "if you still see this screen after registering each other's codes and connecting to the WFC, please check your friend codes for accuracy." does that mean, for the friend codes to work, both people have to register the other person's code?

I believe that's how it works.

 

[Agilus]

wait, it says that "if you still see this screen after registering each other's codes and connecting to the WFC, please check your friend codes for accuracy." does that mean, for the friend codes to work, both people have to register the other person's code?

That's right. However, but don't worry too much. There's a lot of people on my friends list that are unconfirmed, and I figure it's because I just haven't run into them online yet.

By the way, I'll try to be on at 10:00 EST. Hope to see you there!

 

[TheGimp]

I just added the people who posted thier friend codes (0s and 1s, TheGimp, Flowbee, and Tinman). I'll be searching for friend games probably throughout the next hour, so I hope to see you! I've had bad luck finding friends online over the past 2 days, but I figure it's just because we don't have a very big group yet. However, maybe we should start organizing "weekly racing hours" or something?

My suggestions for Weekly Racing Hours:

Monday 10-11 EST.
Wednesday 10-11 EST.
Thursday 10-11 EST.
Sunday 4-6 EST.

Sound like a good idea? Anyone else have some time suggestions? I'm just suggesting some times that I will try to check if I am interested in some action with friends.

Thanks for adding me. I also added you, along with a dozen or so others who posted their friend codes in this and the other MK thread. I too have not had much success finding those "friends" online, but perhaps that is because many of those had not already registered my friend code by the time I conducted my last search for them (last night, EST). I'll look again tonight (sometime between 8PM and 11PM est)

cheers

 

[Agilus]

I really need to set up an IRC server. Anyone know a good place to chat in the meantime?

[edit] (@ 9:25)
I'm going to take a break for 30 minutes to play Tales of Symphonia with my wife. I'll be back soon!

By the way, good games Aphex. I enjoyed playing.

 

[Sirus The Virus]

My brother just got the game. It's great. I'm going to buy my own personal copy soon. Can't wait.

 

[TheGimp]

I really need to set up an IRC server. Anyone know a good place to chat in the meantime?

[edit] (@ 9:25)
I'm going to take a break for 30 minutes to play Tales of Symphonia with my wife. I'll be back soon!

By the way, good games Aphex. I enjoyed playing.

Thanks Severian, that was fun. It was also the first time I was able to connect to a friend from the list.

BTW- does anyone know whether it's possible for two friends, once connected, to be joined by any of the other friends in subsequent races? That way if only 2 friends manage to hook up, they're no obligated to play too many 2 player games. It seems to me that the only option after a series of 4 races, is to either "continue" or "quit", where doing the former simply starts a new grand prix without looking for other friends, and choosing the latter seems to just disconnect the two friends and make them each start from scratch if they want to hook up again with more people.

 

[michaelltd]

I just got my copy.

My friend code is: 300707 428150

My nickname is Michael. My time zone is Pacific.

 

[risc]

/me yells "Come on there must be someone else in the Southern Hemisphere with this game?"

 

[0098386]

TOMORROW! me and my sister get our copies tomorrow. 3 days before the official UK launch. so i just need to know;

how do I set up a wifi account? how do i get my friend number? and how many friends can I add? i want all you guys on here. most likely my Mario Kart addicted mate Tom will be using my sisters cart to play online. so if it says 'Nicole' and shes in 1st place then its Tom ... OR! can you have multiple accounts?

 

[TheGimp]

TOMORROW! me and my sister get our copies tomorrow. 3 days before the official UK launch. so i just need to know;

how do I set up a wifi account? how do i get my friend number? and how many friends can I add? i want all you guys on here. most likely my Mario Kart addicted mate Tom will be using my sisters cart to play online. so if it says 'Nicole' and shes in 1st place then its Tom ... OR! can you have multiple accounts?

You don't need to register online on order to obtain a friend code and play online, but I believe registering online has some additional benefits, such as allowing you to link your DS and web accounts for the purpose of synching stats or something.

Anyway, you can add all your friends and view your own friend code before you actually connect to nintendo wifi with the DS.
Just select "Nintendo WFC" from main menu, then select "Friend Code". "Confirm Friend Code" tells you your own code and "Register Friend Code" is where you enter the friend codes and nicknames of others. Simple as that.

After you connect to Nintendo WIFI from a valid access point, you can toggle the lower parameter to "friends" and begin searching. You won't find anyone, however, until both you and the respective friend have entered each others codes. Thus for your first several online games you will most likely play strangers.

As far as I know, there is no real limit to the number of friends you can add. I say "no real" because it MIGHT in fact limit you to something like 999 or 9999 or whatever, but you can always remove friends at any time, just as easily as you added them.

As for actually getting online with the DS, it should be easy provided to have a supported router. As I mentioned elsewhere, I am able to play online with no lag or snags using just the airport extreme card in my powerbook. If you happen to own one of the airport base stations, then the process should be easier for you.

Good luck (I'm sure it won't take any) connecting.
I'm in the US, EST, so chances are we won't be playing at the same time, but in any case:
my MK handle: aphex
friend code: 206218
142069

 

[0098386]

Good luck (I'm sure it won't take any) connecting.
I'm in the US, EST, so chances are we won't be playing at the same time, but in any case...

HAH! expect me to be playing at any time in the day. I find myself waking up at 4am sometimes just desperate to get a highscore on Nanostray or whatever.
im home from university, i wont be in tomorrow either. so thats it. it will be here to soon. about 14-15 hours off.
I have a popular wireless router so i should be sorted. its a BT Voyager 2100. if its worth anything, it took about 10 seconds to plug in and get my powerbook and windows laptop connected. hopefully the DS will be as easy!
all you lucky sods. all with your mario kart.

oh yea another question. how many karts are unlockable? From looking at the Mario site it looked like there was 2; regular and extra. please say I assumed wrong.

 

[Agilus]

If we told you what karts you could unlock, that would ruin all the fun! Don't worry. There's plenty of stuff to unlock.

 

[NerdBoy]

what would be really great, is if we could have our own web site! that way we could have a special email address to email to sign up, and we could move this thread off the forum once it gets up to a zillion pages. It would be easier to schedule races, too. I'll see what I can do. Even a .Mac homepage would work!!