IGN:E3 2011 瑪莉歐賽車3DS (Mario Kart 3DS) - NDS

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E3 2011: Are Little Changes Enough to Make a Big Deal Out of Mario Kart 3DS?

E3 2011: 少少改變能使瑪莉歐賽車3DS變得更好嗎？

The Mario Kart 3DS demo at E3 begins with a familiar character and kart
selection screen. After this you have some new choices to make: A pair of
tires and a hang glider attachment that serves to extend your air time in the
game. This is where Mario Kart 3DS slightly diverges from its predecessors,
but despite the possibility that a pair of road-gripping tires or a more
aerodynamic glider may change the racing dynamics of the game (only a few
tires and a single glider were unlocked in the demo), Mario Kart 3DS feels
awfully similar to Mario Kart DS once you hit the tarmac.

在E3的試玩中，瑪莉歐賽車3DS(以下簡稱馬車3DS)一開始是熟悉的角色與賽車選擇畫面。
接下來你有些新玩意可以選，一對輪胎和可以延長滯空時間的滑翔翼，這些是馬車3DS與
傳統有些微不同的地方。雖然抓地力取向的輪胎、以及更加符合空氣力學的滑翔翼，可能
對賽事帶來變化(Demo版只有幾種輪胎和一種滑翔翼可以選擇)，但是當玩家把賽車開上柏
油路面時，玩家會覺得馬車3DS跟馬車DS有著極高的相似度。(譯注：應該是指路感或車身
動態非常相似)

A long time Kart veteran, I almost mindlessly cornered the turns (using the
shoulder-tap jump mechanic from Mario Kart DS) and tossed shells, bombs and
bananas as if it was part of my muscle memory. An occasional distraction ("Is
this Wu Hu Island from Wii Sports Resort?" "Whoa, it's those enemies from
Donkey Kong Country Returns!") didn't stop me from claiming first place
easily and keeping it. I don't have "mad Mario Kart skills" or anything, but
the demo never threw anything so incredibly unfamiliar at me that it jolted
me out of my racing stupor -- with the exception, perhaps of the first time I
drove right into the water.

身為一個資深馬車玩家，使用過彎加速是家常便飯，丟擲龜殼、炸彈和香蕉根本是反射動
作。偶然的分心("這不是Wii Sports渡假勝地裡的烏富島嗎？""哇，這是大金剛再起裡出
現的敵人吧！")也不會輕易讓我失去第一名的位置。筆者沒有什麼神技巧，但遊戲也沒有
什麼極為不熟悉的事物能讓我出錯--除了我第一次自己開進水裡以外。
(譯注：感謝兩位板友解惑！)

Seasoned Mario Kart fans have been conditioned by the half-dozen previous
iterations to avoid water, and the lengthy reset animation that follows a
plunge, but in certain courses in Mario Kart 3DS you can cruise through
submerged segments of track thanks to a new propeller that pops up on the
rear of the Kart. Beyond the initial surprise, though, maneuvering in the
water wasn't that much different from land. One track presented the option to
stay dry, and I ended up taking it whenever I could.

經驗豐富的馬車迷早已被六部系列作制約：不要碰到水。也很習慣在冗長的歸位動作後來
個小小衝刺。(譯注：回跑道的瞬間巧妙的按A)但是在馬車3DS的某些賽道，因為新登場的
車尾螺旋槳，你可以選擇穿越賽道上某些淹沒的地區。經歷過一開始的驚喜後，在水中的
操作跟在陸地上分別不大。但是當賽道提供陸路或水路兩種選擇的時候，我還是盡可能選
擇陸路。

Mario Kart 3DS may have an expanded gliding element in the final version, but
the single glider attachment available in the demo did exactly what you would
expect it would: It makes your Kart's descent (from certain, marked, ramps)
more gradual. The advantage of longer air time, and the ability to maneuver
slightly while aireborn, seems to be the ability to snag more coins, which
litter the various tracks and are abundant in the air above. These coins
appeared in the original Super Mario Kart and the Game Boy Advance version,
Mario Kart Super Circuit, but they haven't appeared in recent entries. In
those games, collecting coins increased your top speed. It remains to be seen
if they've been given a new role in Mario Kart 3DS.

馬車3DS也許會在最終成品擴充滑翔的要素，不過Demo版中唯一的滑翔翼零件已經很符合
你的期待：它讓賽車滑降的更為平緩。延長滯空時間，以及在空降過程提供些許操控性，
因為空中的金幣數量比地面多，讓兩種好處看來是為了能吃到更多金幣。這些金幣曾經出
現在SFC版馬車與GBA版馬車，但是後來的作品便沒有見過了。在這兩個版本中，吃金幣可
以增加極速。現在看來金幣在馬車3DS會有新的功能。(譯注：希望新功能是拿來砸人)

From the limited demo on the E3 floor, it's would seem that Mario Kart 3DS
doesn't aim to shake up the kart racing genre, or mark a strong departure
from the series' roots. Even small innovations could add up to create a big
3DS winner, but we'll have to wait until the holiday season to see the full
game.

從有限的Demo版遊戲中，馬車3DS看來沒有要改變系列風格，或是背離系列作的根本。即
便是小小創新，也有機會使馬車成為3DS大贏家，但是我們得等到冬季才能看到完成品。

[翻譯後記]

IGN編輯應該是對於馬車3DS沒有太多創新一事，同時感到安心與惋惜。

金幣用途以前是防撞甚於極速吧？很久沒碰超任版馬車，這點不能確認。

看任天堂釋出影片，重點之一是你可以選擇要飛在空中，還是要走水底，不過這應該要看
跑道設計；還有可能是取代重型車輛的美式大輪車，機車一台都沒見著。

我個人最喜歡的馬車是GameCube版的Double Dash，雙人切換專屬道具很有策略性阿！

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