SNES Super Mario Kart on the Force Dynamics 301

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SNES Mario Kart running on the 301 motion platform. If we can do this, imagine what else we can do...

To see more about our motion systems, check out our web site at www.force-dynamics.com!

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A quick FAQ
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1. Yes, my driving is lousy. I'm used to hardcore racing sims and it's been 15+ years since I spent any time with MK. I had about an hour with the machine actually running Mario Kart, since we built it for another project, and the video you see was the first take. Also, I had some specific goals (the jump, the bumps, the mole) that made driving well secondary.

2. The reaction speed is quite good - about 10ms from game event to machine motion. Watch during the jumps.

3. I tried it with a 'normal' 301 using the steering wheel. It's next to impossible, because the control inputs are on/off, not analog, so you have to whip the wheel back and forth like a madman. We'd have to write code to pulse-width-modulate the output from the wheel. Plus, it's Mario Kart. You -have- to play it with a gamepad.

4. Yes, FZero would be very cool. Maybe it's time to write that pulse width modulation output...

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: April 28, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Author: fdynamics

Length: 00:03:20
Rating: 4.67
Views: 136568

Tags: force dynamics motion platform simulator snes mario kart mariokart driving simulation racing

Video Comments:
Prosto2 (September 5, 2008 at 5:40 am)
how come the sit didn't drown at the end :D )))
diecd1001 (August 27, 2008 at 4:25 pm)
lol :P
kiragumanyara (August 4, 2008 at 4:07 am)
snes version looks hard as shit
pergimio (August 23, 2008 at 10:19 pm)
You damm right
bboyhoyack (August 26, 2008 at 11:41 pm)
believe me....this is classic! in that time it was like Super Mario Galaxy today
Odbarc (August 4, 2008 at 12:45 am)
Get hit with a Red Shell!
I want to see that chair your sitting in spin-out!
Voros1993 (July 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm)
why didnt u use items?
b3rnstein (July 28, 2008 at 11:53 pm)
Nope. Watch the chair when hitting the bumper or speed arrows. At this point there is no input. Good engineering job!
orlandod84 (July 27, 2008 at 4:34 am)
my blood pressure went up after seeing this video.... POWER SLIDE DAMMIT!
reggiepoops (July 25, 2008 at 8:59 pm)
also forgot to add that you would be standing on a moving platform and not the ground.