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jtmc
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I have seen the power of the slider...
« Thread started on: Apr 24th, 2003, 8:05pm » |
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...and I like it.
Today, I blew the dust off my FZX cart and put it in. I wasn't doing all that well (If you can consider any time I put up well), and then decided, for a laugh, to try a slider. I was at Port Town 2 and decided to stay there. I had the basic technique down (direction + opposite drift), but the machine was acting more like a pinball than an F-Zero racer. Anyway, on lap 2, I boosted in mid-turn. The machine went from about 850 km/h to 1250. Fast. Right now, most of you are probably yawning, but remember the first time you did it. It was exciting, wasn't it? Apparently, I subliminately wanted to celebrate, as right after, I rammed my car into the wall and turned the Night Thunder into confetti.
Anyway, I then went to Devil's Forest 3, thinking it would be a good place to try the slider out, with its wide turns. Well, after several tries, I had it down. Well, not down, but I managed to get through a whole race without doing something stupid. I broke my race record by 2.5 seconds, my lap record by 1.5 seconds, and- the kicker- my max speed by over 200.
I have seen the power of the slider...and I want more.
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Re: I have seen the power of the slider...
« Reply #1 on: Apr 24th, 2003, 9:07pm » |
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(I DON'T play X, don't have a N64, just curious )
so basic slide tech is for a right turn (for ex), right direction on the stick and left shoulder button (trigger Z?), just like FZMV drift turns? and with a boost in the middle of the turn you're going very fast, right?.
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Re: I have seen the power of the slider...
« Reply #2 on: Apr 25th, 2003, 2:06pm » |
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when i was trying to learn how to slide, i always had it on jumper settings (towards max speed) ^.^ i was getting frustrated and kept thinking that sliding was stupid! =)
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Re: I have seen the power of the slider...
« Reply #3 on: May 1st, 2003, 9:26pm » |
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So have I JT, but I seem to only get SPEED records with that. I like regular racing, just to see how far I can get prior to me starting sliding big time. Kort Everett Jackson
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Re: I have seen the power of the slider...
« Reply #4 on: May 2nd, 2003, 04:40am » |
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KEJ: yeah I like jumper racing too, especially on courses like Mute City 2, even if I beat the time with a slider with almost 4 secs so far. (jumper - 1 min 19 sec and jumper 1 min 15 sec PAL). thats why I want separate competition for jumping, or atleast for individual tracks!
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Re: I have seen the power of the slider...
« Reply #5 on: May 2nd, 2003, 10:41am » |
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Sliding in itself is cool, but boostsliding through Port Town's hairpin curves had to be the biggest adrenaline rush, and still is. =)
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