CPU race times in different Mario Kart games

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famousringo said:

Not sure about slowing down for a slow player, but I've had some pretty sizable breakaways in MK8. And achieved some enourmous ones in MK Wii. I wouldn't be surprised to find some dynamic difficulty in the game, but "never a convincing lead" just hasn't been my experience.

Of course, it's hard to tell how exactly how big the leads are in MK8, since there are no race times.

I admit to exaggerating when saying "never". But you can't deny that one blue shell, and certainly if followed by a red one, is enough for a CPU to get past you most of the time even if your driving is far superior.

Mario Kart Wii is not a game that I spent more than ~10 hours with overall, but given the bikes' wheeling abilities I would not be surprised if they, like snaking in Mario Kart DS, were able to neglect the rubberbanding.