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curl-6 on 15 April 2014
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S.Peelman said:
Lol about the rubber-band AI in MK64.

It was very well possible to finish a race a minute ahead of the #2, people having problems were probably just not good enough !

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RubberBandAI

The most blatant instance is Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 64, which has a shortcut that can literally skip 40% of the course (which is, to this date, the longest course in the game series's history). Even if you hit said shortcut on all three laps, the computer is still able to catch you on the last lap.

  • By turning on the map-view in Mario Kart 64 it's possible to watch opponents suddenly accelerate to unrealistic speed when they are far behind or ahead. Allow a single CPU driver to get too far ahead in 150cc and they'll reach the finish line in times no human player, even drifting experts, can finish in.