Drinking Games: Mariokart DUI
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Quality of the show? Whatever, the escapist isn't about high-budget, tight pieces. That said, I'd pick up the pace of your cuts if you really want to succeed here.
Entertainment value of the show? Near zero. Watching other people being drunk isn't often all that fun even when you're drinking at a party with them. This show needs to have more of a story. There's nothing happening here that doesn't happen when you turn a game on and leave it on the title screen for too long. I'm not saying it needs an epic story, just some kind of story. Give people names and personalities. Make them compete. It would inform the commentary and give our brains something to work with. Even MXC gives each competitor a one-line blurb before they run off to wipe out. Then go the next step and stage the races so that they're more interesting than watching someone suck at mario cart. Maybe ask yourselves why people watch normal racing and how that could be enhanced by a drinking game competition?
What this really looks like is a lack of effort. A bunch of people sat around and played a mario kart drinking game, someone had a good commentator voice, everyone had a lot of fun, then they pitched it as a show idea. Its not a *bad* show idea, its just wasn't very well thought through I think.
Better luck next time.
PS: I drink all the time with my friends and seeing a show about booze on the escapist jolted me a bit. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but I do think it isn't necessarily in tune with the rest of the escapist's aesthetic, at least from my pov.
Entertainment value of the show? Near zero. Watching other people being drunk isn't often all that fun even when you're drinking at a party with them. This show needs to have more of a story. There's nothing happening here that doesn't happen when you turn a game on and leave it on the title screen for too long. I'm not saying it needs an epic story, just some kind of story. Give people names and personalities. Make them compete. It would inform the commentary and give our brains something to work with. Even MXC gives each competitor a one-line blurb before they run off to wipe out. Then go the next step and stage the races so that they're more interesting than watching someone suck at mario cart. Maybe ask yourselves why people watch normal racing and how that could be enhanced by a drinking game competition?
What this really looks like is a lack of effort. A bunch of people sat around and played a mario kart drinking game, someone had a good commentator voice, everyone had a lot of fun, then they pitched it as a show idea. Its not a *bad* show idea, its just wasn't very well thought through I think.
Better luck next time.
PS: I drink all the time with my friends and seeing a show about booze on the escapist jolted me a bit. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but I do think it isn't necessarily in tune with the rest of the escapist's aesthetic, at least from my pov.
This may be appropriate, yes.Ephraim J. Witchwood said:
It might be more appropriate to fire the person who OK'd it. If the second episode is more of the same, then I could totally get behind that motion.
My friends and I already had a Mario Kart Drinking Game since Double Dash.
First we drive all the course sober.
Then based on our total rank at the end, we drink. The shot number vary but usually:
Fourth takes 4 shots.
Third takes 5
Second take 6
1st takes 8
Then we race all the courses again to see if the alcohol balances everything out. Then we record our results at the end.
First we drive all the course sober.
Then based on our total rank at the end, we drink. The shot number vary but usually:
Fourth takes 4 shots.
Third takes 5
Second take 6
1st takes 8
Then we race all the courses again to see if the alcohol balances everything out. Then we record our results at the end.
Maybe I've missed something, but what is the point of a drinking game? In England, drinking is the game.
I thought this was pretty bad. Games like this just get screwy, people will want to win and "forget" to drink without pausing the game, how are you going to hold a cup and a mario kart wheel? I like the concept I guess, I would just like to see it better fleshed out.
Ok if you want actual good rules for this drinking game here's what you do.
1) Get a selection of friends who are really good at Mario Kart.
2) Everytime someone falls off everyone takes a shot.
3) The number that you come at the end of the race is how many shots you have to take.
This means that there's an incentive not to fall off, preventing you from becoming drunk. However, since the minimum number of shots you'll take is 1, you will eventually start to get drunk over time. If your friends are good at Mario Kart then you'll have space between shots to recover because they won't constantly fall.
*note* do not follow these rules if you suck at Mario Kart, or you will die.
1) Get a selection of friends who are really good at Mario Kart.
2) Everytime someone falls off everyone takes a shot.
3) The number that you come at the end of the race is how many shots you have to take.
This means that there's an incentive not to fall off, preventing you from becoming drunk. However, since the minimum number of shots you'll take is 1, you will eventually start to get drunk over time. If your friends are good at Mario Kart then you'll have space between shots to recover because they won't constantly fall.
*note* do not follow these rules if you suck at Mario Kart, or you will die.
It's a TRACK! A map is the field of play in a shooter, a track is the field of play in a racing game! GRAAHHH!
Moving past that, I though the show was pretty funny-The announcer was a pleasure to listen to and seeing the reaction shots of the players as they got increasingly more hammered was very funny. I'm definitely playing this with tequila shots next time I get a bunch of friends around.
Moving past that, I though the show was pretty funny-The announcer was a pleasure to listen to and seeing the reaction shots of the players as they got increasingly more hammered was very funny. I'm definitely playing this with tequila shots next time I get a bunch of friends around.
Argh...As a "good" Mario Kart driver (sort of, kinda...I'm pretty good amongst my group of friends, at least), it pains me to watch people play the Wii version while using both the useless plastic wheel accessory and driving with bikes...while ALSO on Rainbow Road, one of the slickest courses in any Mario Kart game! *squirm wince squirm* Seriously, I'm like this the entire time: "No, wait! Stop! Don't--ergh! Y-You're gonna--ooh! Aw, man..."
However, this drinking game does look a little fun. I sort of prefer the other version with both beer and shots, even though I know you shouldn't mix the two, but this still looks like something I want to try out. Thanks for the video, guys! Keep up the good work!
EDIT: Also, toootally agree with that "Drinking? No driving!" rule. Gonna enforce that if I have a drunken game party at my house...
However, this drinking game does look a little fun. I sort of prefer the other version with both beer and shots, even though I know you shouldn't mix the two, but this still looks like something I want to try out. Thanks for the video, guys! Keep up the good work!
EDIT: Also, toootally agree with that "Drinking? No driving!" rule. Gonna enforce that if I have a drunken game party at my house...
Try this one instead: Lap Drinks, everytime you finish a lap (in a 4+ track cup like tourney) you take a certain number of drinks, here's the list:
1st: 4 shots
2nd: 3 shots
3rd: 2 shots
4th: 1 shot
5th or lower: everyone throws a pretzel at you
Or another game that I like to call "Golden Shots" for Goldeneye 64: Set it to Golden Gun mode, and everytime you kill someone or you die, take a shot.
1st: 4 shots
2nd: 3 shots
3rd: 2 shots
4th: 1 shot
5th or lower: everyone throws a pretzel at you
Or another game that I like to call "Golden Shots" for Goldeneye 64: Set it to Golden Gun mode, and everytime you kill someone or you die, take a shot.