• Vespair@lemm.ee
    191·
    1 year ago

    I think the game iteration matters.

    This is anecdotal, but I feel like the coins made a noticeable different in the SNES Mario Kart title, but are mostly negligible or minor in impact in the Switch Mario Kart title, for instance.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
      10·
      1 year ago

      I believe coins have an impact on your stats also, speed handling acceleration and the like.

      Minimal impact but it’s there.

      They also provide a minor speed boost when you run over them if I remember correctly.

    • Chill Dude 69@lemmynsfw.comOP
      8·
      1 year ago

      I think you might be right, but I’ve also heard people swear that always having 10 coins is basically necessary, in order to be consistently good in the current version.

      It’s always an argument, hence the meme.

      • Chill Dude 69@lemmynsfw.comOP
        12·
        1 year ago

        Yep. But the argument is always, like, how much should you really be going for max coins, in a multiplayer race? And how much does that really affect who wins?

        Are the people who collect all 10 coins that you can hold winning because they’re 10 percent faster, or do they just wind up with all 10 coins more often, because they aren’t getting knocked out as much? And therefore, those are also the fastest people, so they win more races?

        People argue over the minutia of this shit.

      • the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        Yeah they increase top speed. You can collect 10 maximum coins. Also they unlock car customizations after you get certain amounts.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    63·
    1 year ago

    My argument is always, what scrub can’t get the bare minimum? My niece could pull that off at 5 on the switch version. My mom could do it on the original. Both totally filthy casuals.

    I have arthritis and I can manage it.

    Freaking noobs ;)