I am 34, got DD for Christmas when I was like 13. Played it for hours and hours throughout my teenage years and even into my 20s.Played rhe beerio kart version of it with the lads for years too. I thought i basically had the game madtered and was unbeatable at it. I had never even heard kf A-Tech. Going to practice it now and try Speedrunning! Thanks for this video!
I'm happy to hear that! Good luck on your journey, and make sure to check out the main general video of this series if you haven't already :d it's quite old but still accurate
Great stuff! Was just coming to a point where I started asking myself these sorts of questions. Been using your zero to hero videos a lot so hoping to see more in the future :] Also awesome glow up in the video quality
I'm not trying to do high level time trials. I've just been replaying Double Dash this last week, and I've been trying to learn this technique. I'm still not amazing at it, and I look stupid a lot of the time, but full A-tech has given me the most fun I've had in Mario Kart in a long time. I just did 50cc flower cup, and I was faster than I was in the 100cc flower cup last week. 50cc seems like a great place to practice A-tech.
I'm asking for a friend here (I've played this game since Childhood) he has this problem when drifting that his inputs won't register having the yellow sparks not transistion to orange to blue. You can see his kart turning but no MT transitions with the sparks, he thinks its my controller, but all the controllers we have I can drift easily on and have no issues with. Is there a limit to the range of motion when flicking ths sticks?
@@Ikronix007short answer: Yes! Long answer: To charge a drift, you'll need to move the control stick only from outside to neutral (the middle). Many people think it's left-right or vice versa, but it's not. So for example, in Luigi Circuit's big left facing turn, you start a drift holding Left + R (assuming R is your drift button). Then in order to charge it, we'll need to hold outside, so RIGHT in this case, then neutral. This charges to orange. Do these steps again (outside -> neutral), and blue sparks appear. Each of these steps require a certain amount of time to register, so you can't quickly keep flinging the control stick -- theres a tiny pause between each movement. Do it slowly until it's consistent, then speed up as you grow more comfortable with it, but never sacrifice consistency. You can release R at any time once the blue spark has been charged, so no worries about that. Hope that helps!
@@GoombaNL Now that I think about it I consistently do this part. I've done this naturally as a kid so I never really thought of it. "you'll need to move the control stick only from outside to neutral (the middle)." My friend (and my brother) both wiggle the stick left AND right like you would in the more recent versions of Mario Kart such as Deluxe. Thanks for the Tip and Explanation!!
Thanks for making this video! I didn't know there are different types of A-Tech. I heard competitors say that A-Tech can be executed to various levels of success but I didn't know there are different types of A-Tech. I didn't know A-Tech had SO MUCH influence on driving technique. I thought it just allowed, straight stretch Mini Turbos or MTing without wobbling, keeping control of the vehicle but it now seems like it is the basic of 'very high' level driving techniques? At least that's how I have interpreted this video after my first viewing of it. I sometimes wondered, "How do competitors at God/Goddess level race around Baby Park with such sideways momentum technique?" If I compete again, I'll be rewatching this video multiple times. It's so awesome! As I say, too many great videogames but if I focus on MKDD!! again, properly focus, I think this video could be great for improving my PRs. In honesty, I don't focus properly and it seems a bit complex so I don't know how I'll go in the future but thanks for making this great video:) Thank you!
Hey Stephen, thanks for the kind words! Yep there's a lot that goes into a-tech at the highest level. If you do return to mkdd I hope you have fun trying them out!
Awesome video. I remember when the first a-tech revolutionised the game, now look at the evolution! I am curious with MT do you just use the right shoulder for everything (or was that for simplicity in the video). Cheers
Maybe I'll actually understand sideways strat for BP now. The MT after you clear the corner trips me up every time. That timing is very weird and unintuitive. I also notice I have this tendency to obtain blue sparks before screwing with A releases, which is the exact opposite of what you need. On many of your fancy A-tech examples, you're releasing A when you're still charging the turbo. I'm not doing that, so I always feel like I "run out of room", or I'm "not quick enough". This is a major adjustment I need to make for fancy a-tech to work for me.
As a noob, I find that releasing A makes the cart lose almost all traction, and I fall off EVERYWHERE on Wario Colosseum. I think A-tech might be abusing that “feature” to remove the forwards traction of the MT boost
Too bad that I don’t have a friend who I can show him my professional techniques in this game. 😞 + Very clear and nice video. Thx for ur beautiful edit too. 😉
Pretty sure it's this! www.ffonts.net/Koopa-Kart-Double-Dash-Regular.font There's also a similar font called Koopa Party 9, which I also use throughout this video
This video is great and has really got me interested in the advanced techniques of this game. However my basic drifting is so inconsistent!!! I’m trying to practice preparing my MT’s faster but it seems like sometimes my inputs don’t even register while other times im good. Any tips? Thanks in advance!
Sorry, only just saw your comment! I recommend making sure your controller functions properly (for example by holding a drift for a while and seeing if it randomly releases it), otherwise, comments like this are fairly common when trying to improve. It's all about timing in the end. Practice really does make perfect :)
Mkdd, mkds and mkwii are perfection in terms of skill expression. Almost always the best player should win no matter what in these games and it should be that way, imo. I also enjoyed mk7. Mk8 has too much bs for me its just not the same.
Damn I wondered why I was so bad at this. I was under the impression you have to sync when to let go of a to the drift (for all case uses) Anything asynchronous I blow at lmao
Bro I don’t even know how to get a tech to work in general I guess because I can’t grasp chapter one lmao. I don’t get how to fix spacing issues. I’m constantly swinging my ass end out, and even after listening to how you said causes it I can’t get it to not I know you said that it’s due to chaining them too slow, yet any faster and I get launched in every direction except straight. I don’t grasp how to control it. Not even happening on turns. I’m trying to go straight :(
Thanks much. Gonna take time but should be useful. Question tho, what is the method called where you hold R and spam A for sharp turns? And is that better or worse than L tech?
L-tech is where you hold R and spam L, which is very easy but way worse than R-tech R-tech is where you have to repress R in a certain rhythm, optimally around 3 frames of release before repressing R again, and holding it for at least 8 frames. You don't release A during these techs Good luck! (also, if you're just starting out learning a-tech, don't bother with r-tech quite yet)
One of the hardest Mario Kart's to master at a top level without a shadow of the doubt. I loved the editing also!
Tyvm abel, means a lot coming from you!
I am 34, got DD for Christmas when I was like 13. Played it for hours and hours throughout my teenage years and even into my 20s.Played rhe beerio kart version of it with the lads for years too. I thought i basically had the game madtered and was unbeatable at it. I had never even heard kf A-Tech.
Going to practice it now and try Speedrunning!
Thanks for this video!
I just got into Double Dash time trials and this video has been extremely helpful! Thanks for making it.
I'm happy to hear that! Good luck on your journey, and make sure to check out the main general video of this series if you haven't already :d it's quite old but still accurate
@@GoombaNL Ok I’ll be sure to do that! Thanks :)
This is a completely invaluable resource. Thanks for distilling all your experience down into a digestible format for the next generation!
Thanks danny, I appreciate it! When I started out I always wished there was something like this so Im happy to make it happen.
We’ve come a long way from TJazZ’s A tech tutorial. That was all I had for a long long time lol. Awesome work man
Same same, that's part of the reason why I wanted to make this as there just wasn't a "proper" resource
And thanks!
Wow that was a great tutorial! Was very interesting to see the mechanics of MKDD, which I wasnt really aware of.
May the A-tech be with you.
Great stuff! Was just coming to a point where I started asking myself these sorts of questions. Been using your zero to hero videos a lot so hoping to see more in the future :]
Also awesome glow up in the video quality
I got into double dash again because your this series popped up when I look up double dash glad to see you posting something like this again
Happy to help! And welcome back to double dash :)
What a video! So well put together dude. Really impressive.
Thanks so much man, I appreciate it! :D
Just realized I've been doing fancy a-tech for every mt this whole time by accident
This is what we as MKDDers call "unfortunate"
Thanks for the tutorial, very interesting
Could you tell me what is the name of the song you used in the trailer please ? (2:57)
This is the one! soundcloud.com/korewamoemoemoe/drifting-to-the-future
@@GoombaNL Thank you!
Can’t wait for this new series!
Good video, you have improved a lot in 6 years. I mean you seem more confident now .
Thanks Solaris! I suppose having a bit more experience helps :P
Yes updated guides by the best! This is exactly what I've wanted thanks!
It's a great job! I just started playing the game again two days ago! I was getting a bit of A-tech but not consistently!
I'm not trying to do high level time trials. I've just been replaying Double Dash this last week, and I've been trying to learn this technique. I'm still not amazing at it, and I look stupid a lot of the time, but full A-tech has given me the most fun I've had in Mario Kart in a long time.
I just did 50cc flower cup, and I was faster than I was in the 100cc flower cup last week. 50cc seems like a great place to practice A-tech.
This was such a well-edited, informative video, huge fucking props
I'm asking for a friend here (I've played this game since Childhood) he has this problem when drifting that his inputs won't register having the yellow sparks not transistion to orange to blue. You can see his kart turning but no MT transitions with the sparks, he thinks its my controller, but all the controllers we have I can drift easily on and have no issues with. Is there a limit to the range of motion when flicking ths sticks?
@@Ikronix007short answer: Yes! Long answer: To charge a drift, you'll need to move the control stick only from outside to neutral (the middle). Many people think it's left-right or vice versa, but it's not.
So for example, in Luigi Circuit's big left facing turn, you start a drift holding Left + R (assuming R is your drift button).
Then in order to charge it, we'll need to hold outside, so RIGHT in this case, then neutral. This charges to orange. Do these steps again (outside -> neutral), and blue sparks appear.
Each of these steps require a certain amount of time to register, so you can't quickly keep flinging the control stick -- theres a tiny pause between each movement. Do it slowly until it's consistent, then speed up as you grow more comfortable with it, but never sacrifice consistency.
You can release R at any time once the blue spark has been charged, so no worries about that.
Hope that helps!
@@GoombaNL Now that I think about it I consistently do this part. I've done this naturally as a kid so I never really thought of it. "you'll need to move the control stick only from outside to neutral (the middle)." My friend (and my brother) both wiggle the stick left AND right like you would in the more recent versions of Mario Kart such as Deluxe. Thanks for the Tip and Explanation!!
I really need this
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I'm dead
本当に素晴らしい動画です！是非L-tech、R-techについてもお願い致します！
Who knew that letting go of the gas would let you go faster lmao, such a bizarre game
Best tutorial ever
Thanks man, I suppose that's the old school stamp of approval haha :D Good to see you're still around
@@GoombaNL Well I subscribed, means ima follow you forever lol
Thanks for making this video!
I didn't know there are different types of A-Tech.
I heard competitors say that A-Tech can be executed to various levels of success but I didn't know there are different types of A-Tech.
I didn't know A-Tech had SO MUCH influence on driving technique. I thought it just allowed, straight stretch Mini Turbos or MTing without wobbling, keeping control of the vehicle but it now seems like it is the basic of 'very high' level driving techniques? At least that's how I have interpreted this video after my first viewing of it.
I sometimes wondered, "How do competitors at God/Goddess level race around Baby Park with such sideways momentum technique?"
If I compete again, I'll be rewatching this video multiple times. It's so awesome!
As I say, too many great videogames but if I focus on MKDD!! again, properly focus, I think this video could be great for improving my PRs.
In honesty, I don't focus properly and it seems a bit complex so I don't know how I'll go in the future but thanks for making this great video:)
Thank you!
Hey Stephen, thanks for the kind words!
Yep there's a lot that goes into a-tech at the highest level. If you do return to mkdd I hope you have fun trying them out!
@@GoombaNL you are welcome!
Thanks mate:)
Been waiting for this!
Awesome tutorial Goomba! I wasn’t even aware that A-Less MTs were a thing so I’m gonna have to try that in DKM
Tyvm! Let me know how it goes, and if you have any questions feel free to ask :p
ah so i just let go of a when i use my mini-turbo and start another one when the boost is done like i just dont understand
Is the song at 4:50 from Paper Mario Thousand Year Door or Super Paper Mario?
It unlocked a memory for me.
TTYD yep! It's called Excess Express at Dusk, played in the train chapter :)
Awesome video. I remember when the first a-tech revolutionised the game, now look at the evolution!
I am curious with MT do you just use the right shoulder for everything (or was that for simplicity in the video).
Cheers
Thank you! And yes, I use just the right shoulder button for all my MTs :)
Wowowow very well presented!!
Never got the knack of learning even the normal a-tech. Think I was letting go of A before should button
Very nice video :)
good stuff, i really love the editing
This is edited so goood!!!
Maybe I'll actually understand sideways strat for BP now. The MT after you clear the corner trips me up every time. That timing is very weird and unintuitive. I also notice I have this tendency to obtain blue sparks before screwing with A releases, which is the exact opposite of what you need. On many of your fancy A-tech examples, you're releasing A when you're still charging the turbo. I'm not doing that, so I always feel like I "run out of room", or I'm "not quick enough". This is a major adjustment I need to make for fancy a-tech to work for me.
so do you not hold A throughout the race then? just press A when needed its kind of confusing
I mainly hold A, in my mind it's more about releasing A to "lose grip", rather than the other way around
Hello, a question, do you play on gamecube or on PC?
Wii :) why do you think I would play on emulator?
As a noob, I find that releasing A makes the cart lose almost all traction, and I fall off EVERYWHERE on Wario Colosseum. I think A-tech might be abusing that “feature” to remove the forwards traction of the MT boost
hi nice vid m8 your vid editing skills r something
double dash or ds seems to be the most tech heavy mk game
So now I think I can get to hero level, thanks.
Dang I didn't even realize when you did fancies you re-pressed A just before you re-pressed R, I always pressed A and R at the same time
Too bad that I don’t have a friend who I can show him my professional techniques in this game. 😞
+ Very clear and nice video. Thx for ur beautiful edit too. 😉
So I do a Fancy A-Tech every time I MT
hi, where did you find the mario kart double dash font?!
Pretty sure it's this! www.ffonts.net/Koopa-Kart-Double-Dash-Regular.font There's also a similar font called Koopa Party 9, which I also use throughout this video
Super thanks !@@GoombaNL
fantastic video
Nice
Off PB Flap I go!
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This video is great and has really got me interested in the advanced techniques of this game. However my basic drifting is so inconsistent!!! I’m trying to practice preparing my MT’s faster but it seems like sometimes my inputs don’t even register while other times im good. Any tips? Thanks in advance!
Sorry, only just saw your comment! I recommend making sure your controller functions properly (for example by holding a drift for a while and seeing if it randomly releases it), otherwise, comments like this are fairly common when trying to improve. It's all about timing in the end. Practice really does make perfect :)
Mkdd, mkds and mkwii are perfection in terms of skill expression. Almost always the best player should win no matter what in these games and it should be that way, imo. I also enjoyed mk7. Mk8 has too much bs for me its just not the same.
And here I was thinking MKW was technical, holy shit!
Can someone tell me what controller he is using in this video?
I use a silver original gamecube controller :)
Damn I wondered why I was so bad at this. I was under the impression you have to sync when to let go of a to the drift (for all case uses) Anything asynchronous I blow at lmao
Bro I don’t even know how to get a tech to work in general I guess because I can’t grasp chapter one lmao. I don’t get how to fix spacing issues. I’m constantly swinging my ass end out, and even after listening to how you said causes it I can’t get it to not
I know you said that it’s due to chaining them too slow, yet any faster and I get launched in every direction except straight. I don’t grasp how to control it. Not even happening on turns. I’m trying to go straight :(
5:30 pronouncing "slight adjustments" like "slide adjustments" was not a coincidence, was it? Either way, nice sleight of mouth.
Hahah I wish it was intentional
@@GoombaNL Sleight... slide of mouth. Get it? 🥁
Hahaha you got me at the beginning
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wow
"this is what makes it an insanely technical game" *literally an exploit that's everything but fun*
What do you mean?
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Thanks much. Gonna take time but should be useful. Question tho, what is the method called where you hold R and spam A for sharp turns? And is that better or worse than L tech?
L-tech is where you hold R and spam L, which is very easy but way worse than R-tech
R-tech is where you have to repress R in a certain rhythm, optimally around 3 frames of release before repressing R again, and holding it for at least 8 frames.
You don't release A during these techs
Good luck!
(also, if you're just starting out learning a-tech, don't bother with r-tech quite yet)
@@GoombaNL ahh alr thanks. Thing i was doing worked but was inconsistent
man im still confused :(
On which part?
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This is hard
This is hard too learn
God damn your voice is different
I assume you watched my old zero to hero video and then came here? Lol
@@GoombaNL Yes
:)