I Tried Competitive Mario Kart Wii in 2024...

[@Morganox09]

Honestly I think this was great,Troy being out of his comfort zone and playing against people with more experience is very entertaining,especially because everything is closer and Troy isnt winning most of it

[@kazman115]

🎉 I LOVE SEEING TROY LOSE! 🎉

[@SJ-di5zu]

Troy did pretty great though. 38 points in the 2nd GP, lots of top 4 finishes, just a bad last GP and his teammate had a rough few races. I think Troy is great at evading items which is what gives him the edge even over guys like NMeade who is obviously a much better time trialer and equally experienced, just gets hit more often.

[@illford]

​@SJ-di5zu troy did do competitive back in the day

[@dumass804]

Troy getting mario karted on the last lap every time he's close to finishing in a top spot reminds me of a disappointed dad whose kids keep on making irresponsible life decisions, and he's just so tired of it that he just sighs and moves on with his life whenever it happens now

[@LiamDeege]

Or when a superhero seems strong enough to beat his enemies, but in the end, is too weak to take it

[@440-6pakroadrunner]

Or when you are standing in line waiting for ice cream and then the person in front of you dies. Totally relatable

[@Sean-qg3gg]

@@440-6pakroadrunnerI thought you were gonna say the person in front of you got the last of the flavor, not that 😂

[@birdieboy02]

suspiciously specific

[@440-6pakroadrunner]

@lightvoid7089 idk my weird coworker said that to me and I was just as confused as you are hahaha

[@QSahab]

thanks for playing! we're really happy the interest this format is gaining on the mod within the wider community and hopefully we can get more playing now, especially with how easy it is to get into compared to regular competitive, once again thanks for trying something you weren't used to it was a fun event :)

[@nizzystorm7067]

I feel like doing Competitive with Nick is kind of the best format for these when it comes to making these content. All in all i enjoy these since you and nick make these videos so fun. Plus what i enjoy these for is the communication in Voice chat aspect. Thanks for uploading this Troy.

[@liammurphy366]

agreed

[@Empexx]

next up, retro rewind clan wars

[@-addo-]

this would be crazy especially with the friendly fire team system on retro rewind

[@kingofplayer2]

So hyped to see Retro Rewind competitive! First race I'm seeing a little bit of the rust shaking off lol. You've got this Troy!

[@rossw3211]

Thoroughly enjoyed this Troy, I know you said you don’t play competitive anymore but this was a lovely little throwback to around 10 years ago when I’m sure a lot of us who have long quit the game used to play in wars

[@olsticks]

The war community is actually at its most active ever in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at the moment! The main reason I got involved myself (after years of putting it off) is because I loved watching Troy’s wars when I was much younger, so I’m glad you got some nostalgia from this vid 🙌

[@rossw3211]

@@olsticks hey man, glad you’re enjoying playing competitive Mario kart! I used to play MKWii competitively when I was a teenager, but those days are longgggg behind me now haha, very glad to hear and see both communities are still thriving!

[@illford]

​@@olsticksyeah but its mk8 I fkny enjoy that kne as much mechanically

[@Johnny300-]

Retro rewind having its own lounge was not something i was expecting. Absolutely amazing

[@misscubegd]

hey this might stupid and all but- what's a lounge?

[@Johnny300-]

@@misscubegd it's basically competitive mario kart with a rating system. skilled players compete against each other (whether it be individual play or team play) in competitive events and gain points (called MMR i think) depending on how well they do.

[@Streptobeep]

@@misscubegd Lounge is a way to play competetive mario kart against other people. You usually do it through discord servers and you play against people of a similar skill level. A lot of people (me included) think it is more fun than worldwides since it feels like it matters more and you usually have teammates you have to take into account while playing.

[@misscubegd]

ohhh okay yeah now this sounds like something I already done before too. Thank to both of you, yea now it makes sense and it indeed is a great thing

[@bacon5481]

PLEASE do more of these, I really like seeing you compete with the new/old generation of MK players and really pushing yourself to make harder and harder plays! The competitiveness does come at a cost of commentary but you did really well with adding in your own voice overs, speeding up the video at certain parts.

[@vilmerandersson]

This video was so entertaining! I dont usually watch all of the video if its 30 min +, but this was so exciting and I got hooked the second the race started!

[@jackal4425]

This was so entertaining to watch. Interesting to see more competive strategies used by Troy. I would love to watch the occasional competitive mkwii vids in the future, thanks for uploading this one Troy!

[@roshi6516]

GGS in the mogi!!!! ty for uploading this event i had tons of fun

[@Shshshshshhshhs]

It’s very strange I’ve watched you since I was maybe 11 and now I’m 22 and it’s just nice and nostalgic to see you still doing this thing so many of us love to watch for some reason

[@sussyeel]

super fun event! glad you decided to join us haha

[@jackiehartog80]

2024 is the definition of crazy but this is is legendary

[@OutlawRunnerSDC]

This was definitely very fun to watch. I understand if you don't want to play this again but seeing how strategic these races got was very interesting

[@impisfrog_]

I started watching you because of shortcat, but I actually really enjoy the Mario kart Wii videos, I didn’t get to play a lot when I was a kid so it’s nice watching this

[@LiamDeege]

Love the textures for the 32 base tracks in Retro Rewind

[@gochii_mkw]

unfortunately they've been removed lol

[@EthanMallonee]

​@@gochii_mkwapparently there's going to be an addon that has them, it's probably just to make it an option in case you don't like them.

[@gochii_mkw]

@@EthanMallonee ohhh ok, thats understandable

[@BossBoy208]

hope you had fun with the rr lounge! super excited for the knockout series

[@fernandofuentes1337]

Damn bro the 1st minute was shocking, i remember you being the GOAT 😅😅

[@TWD98]

you watched 1 lap of my first race in days and judged! Lol

[@julenmontes8575]

First race is a sign to never lose hope

[@JinnaGamingg]

Who needs a Bullet Bill when you've got these comeback skills? 🚀🍄 Awesome races!" Appreciate the excitement!

[@nottucks]

This is super cool. I want more of this. The commentary is super engaging.

[@TotoFoxDLX]

Finally, The competitive Mario Kart is back, we love you Troy🎉❤

[@spoody4789]

This was great to watch! Didnt feel like a troy-stomp which made it way more intense than usual. Pls more ❤

[@ericperez2092]

FINALLLY I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR PART 2. Ever since you did it with Nick

[@renyk4903]

i was watching the one with nick a few days ago!!

[@brunomcleod]

15:1 “That’s not bad”? That was amazing!

[@vpizzuti96]

I’ve never played/watched competitive Mario kart and i could only imagine how stressful this is. Thank you for the upload!

[@verkem569]

honestly this was great to watch troy, would be awesome to see you do more competitive races

[@TheBena007]

Man competitive gets HYPE in retro rewind, loved that lakeside park race! Thank you for showing us even though it was giving you a rough time

[@TonyxMK]

Ggs! Hope you do some more occasionally 👍

[@flamixdev5371]

Always a phenomenal watch, one of my favorite KZbinrs of all time

[@SeaOfPixels]

This was so entertaining, would love to see you do Retro Rewind 2v2s with Nick w/ voicecall, even if it isn't a competitive Lounge thing.

[@thunder-vw7on]

good to see a group of devs who are quick to implement suggestions and genuinely want to see the game grow as opposed to a one man show that has limited the experience and unnecessarily messed with things

[@MKrealmWiihackn]

troy was kinda (lounging) around in this session lol

[@BenDood]

Don't worry Troy - we love seeing you have fun more than your stress. Go make that clan war video!

[@CrazyMLY]

I can respect you wanting to play the game for fun more than competitive even though I knew you in your competitive days in MKW. Still really enjoyable for me to watch you play these even though I can understand you not liking to play competitive much these days.

[@phineas7423]

It was really cool to see what you do when everything is thrown at you troy. It sucks that you didnt seem to like it, but also its not good to do what you dont like all the time. that can cause burnout real quick and just sucks for you as a person to go through.

[@ari90i]

yayyy love to see the competitive mkwii content :)

[@mariokartdeluxe]

bro these textures are EXTRA crispy

[@AbsoluteLunatic123]

U got noticed again!

[@mariokartdeluxe]

@@AbsoluteLunatic123crazy!

[@acesw6124]

before 2:30 that red shell did a 180 and almost hit you Troy.

[@zachdamenti4387]

This is a certified Competitive Mario Kart Wii classic!

[@eurybiaball63]

Everyone is playing as Ghetto Kongs

[@ScoutGuy]

"Taking it seriously robs a lot of the enjoyment out of the game for me..." This is so true of many things imo. Mario Kart is such a goofy game that it feels weird making it competitive

[@madrid_drive_enjoyer]

I know this is mk8dx, but some of the competitive youtubers I watch (L1am and gyrodos) have really good sportsmanship and simply say “that sucks” to the worst luck you’ve ever seen. Some competitive players have infinitely better sportsmanship than some sweaty casuals in the 10k vr range whining about bagging when they lose. I do NOT want to see a rage gamer take this game seriously though :/

[@mav9987]

mario kart can be an incredibly in depth competitive experience when it’s broken down, especially when a majority of the time the scenes tend to not actually modify game rules for competition (like smash bros removing items and such). despite that, it exists in its own bubble but people within that bubble are seriously passionate about it

[@LucaBakiMMA]

Freaking still miss playing this and getting whooped by dudes from Japan.

[@jbomb7867]

Lounge is so soul crushing sometimes

[@Yoshaay]

For not having played competitive Mario Kart for a long time you did absolutely amazing, Troy!

[@piepie3295]

thanks for uploading this!

[@johnsimpsen5]

Really fun format to watch, but the clan war format is good too. I don’t blame you for not wanting to play this too often.

[@12packersfan]

Gonna send this video to my buddy who is convinced the blue falcon is the best vehicle in the game

[@moestack87]

by far the best mario kart

[@AbsoluteLunatic123]

Lounge is one my favorite types of content that Troy does.

[@LiamDeege]

Love it when you play competitively Troy

[@LiamDeege]

For DS Rainbow Road, it’s cool how there’s no loop since they couldn’t do that on many tracks years ago aside from Melting Magma Melee and Kirio Raceway

[@Stelmps]

w video thanks for playing :D

[@slick8164]

As a MK8DX lounger, seeing Troy play MKWii lounge is so hype.

[@superkulty64]

28:58 so true. That basically applies to every competitive game. I personally feel speedrunning is a good compromise between having fun and taking a game seriously, bc you're fighting against yourself instead of fighting against try hards (they really like to suck out the fun of the game). That's why i feel competitive games are pretty worthless to pursue unless if you really really like what you're doing.

[@shrek9489]

This is a certified hood classic!!!

[@therealRNGesus]

For those who came later, this mf came within a minute of the video upload.

[@toastytundra]

LETS GO SHREK

[@GUT5S]

​@@therealRNGesusbro is locked in, Thank you Shrek

[@General12th]

@@therealRNGesus Oh he came within a minute all right. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@PlentyOfTrickShots]

W shrek

[@Owen-xi5vb]

This dude uploads so frequently while having good content at the same time, true W but x100+

[@baconbomber2417]

I always love the competitive gameplay

[@Simo072s]

Hi Troy, i think this is great to watch, but maybe if you do it again try to have your teammates scores if possible it would be so much easier to follow how its going

[@TGSharkman]

Hey! Has your ctgp download method changed since your video from 6 years ago?

[@nimlen2258]

More videos like this please!

[@averagejoe77_]

This is a certified competitive lounge classic!!!!

[@LuigiFan1akaStar]

What I hope from giving this video a chance is that the next Mario Kart can have more than 2 teams implemented

[@funkyscott47]

W

[@zbotgames5633]

Absolute carnage at 5:49 lol

[@BenIsCool365]

Troy never fails to make mario kart wii alive again

[@karloss6698]

As a lover of GBA Mariokart whoever did these retros did an incredible job of Lakeside Park and Rainbow Road!! Omg props 💙

[@TWD98]

Agreed they’re really scaled well and have lots of fun shortcuts. The GBA RR sides are a little tricky, just have to be very careful not to get accidental low tricks

[@karloss6698]

@@TWD98 i can imagine visually they look incredible! Very glad they added the side rails to this version I remember doing that busted shortcut on the GBA when I was younger with its insane boost physics 😂

[@ninjabambam9241]

I love competitive Mario kart wii

[@tenebros7748]

You should do a vocal with your teamate to share info it help a lot

[@Chiggalonkers]

I know it’s not super popular but I still love the original 32 track worldwides

[@cluelessmeg]

Completely unrelated to this video, but I like your shirt Troy

[@zachdamenti4387]

29:45 You SHOULD commentate more often, Troy! The ability to be a play-by-play announcer while playing Mario Kart Wii at the same time will make you more valuable and successful!

[@ewjf]

Pretty sure it was a joke lol, dw about it

[@MKrealmWiihackn]

wait retro rewind lounge? never heard of that before. so what is it now.. rt tier-1, ct tier-1.and now rr tier-1

[@SJ-di5zu]

This was fun to watch but I totally get why you wouldn’t enjoy playing it consistently. It seems very stressful and there’s just no time to relax. I felt on edge just watching it tbh.

[@liammurphy366]

so good!

[@ka_6457]

ggs troy was fun event

[@TWD98]

ggs!

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

​@TWD98 89 is 14 above average Average is 75 in mkwii n 80 in deluxe Basically you WERE ANCHORED or someone boosted him illegally I have quit league Mario kart wii n a couple others because I get sick of always getting the worst player everytime on my team syndrome like you did

[@manolosb1257]

Would be so cool if you did this with Nick!

[@revupthosefryers4484]

16:13 when the game thinks you're the main character

[@j-yoshi64_justcallmej]

All I know is Troy did infinitely better than I could ever dream of doing.

[@levanderblue]

You know it's serious when Dicey isn't on the Blue Falcon

[@ZaKRo-bx7lp]

Seeing Troy compete in this extremely sweaty room shows that he's still got it EDIT: It all went wrong in Tokyo Blur

[@-addo-]

2v2s and 3v3s always feel so chaotic and lack a lot of the strategy that Clan Wars have that make them interesting in my opinion (Especially when you’re not able to actively communicate with your teammate/s). It’s unfortunate the CW scene has really shrunk since the early 2010s.

[@General12th]

Hi Troy! I don't know if Troy just got unlucky in this event, or if he's not used to how ruthless competitive players play. Either way, I totally understand why he doesn't do competitive play very often.

[@epicgamersauce3516]

I like break drifting and think it should stay in retro rewind, but think it should have some type of nerf. Maybe like its more or less effective based on your combos handling stat?

[@jaydenholzhueter6344]

Is it just me or is Troy actually a Mario kart god

[@Tocaraca]

I was the guy on the Sneakster! other name is FlameSleeper. not joining one of these again for the same reasons as you tho

[@katelynehogue3759]

We have the same birthday!

[@BillyBobGuopan]

please troy do more competitive mkwii content it’s my favorite please

[@eduargotay]

Ngl that first lap was really painful to watch for me 😂

[@TWD98]

Lol it gets better dw

[@lt2660]

spoiler for results i think it's hilarious you got 4th individually too. Shame competitive isn't for you but it was a treat to see this even if its a one off

[@nat298]

If there's one thing that throws me off about retro rewind, it's the (forced? i'm not sure) hd textures on the original 32 tracks. It kind of rubs me the wrong way, but it's an awesome distribution outside of that, so I don't want to sound like a hater lol

[@BrusqueLee]

We want more JPG collabs. Well, I do anyway.

[@typicalmkw4156]

Clan wars are still relatively active if u wanted to join a team

[@JamesPanoff]

I like pickles

[@yawshi9896]

as a mk8d competitive player (not high div) back spam at the finish line is very toxic for me

[@shadowwarriorshockwave3281]

need a doggo video

[@TrefleeFL]

I noticed several people in this room just had a bunch of letters as their username (D★C, R and L). Is this once again one of these very high level meta where it's better to just put one letter, like in Among Us, to be less visible on screen ? 😆

[@coolbeans6528]

shoutout to ken bone !!

[@General12th]

Shoutouts to CanadianCripple.

[@LiamDeege]

Road to 9’s flashbacks ensuing

[@eboone]

og reference

[@emilgertz]

Please upload more competitive 😂