Yeah, the layout makes it kinda square. I almost think you’d be better off with 9 players, in a 3x3.
I did the math, this layout gives an 8:9 aspect ratio, more tall than wide, which feels… wrong. 3x3 would maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio. Although you’d still need a pretty massive TV to make it work lol. I’m also curious what the resolution is with 8 players, if you’d even want to play this on a 100-inch plus screen to get a decent size.
Then the game would be prepared for that aspect ratio, with sharper curves to better see the game. MK8 has long curves for longer drifting which makes it more difficult to see with 8:9 ratio (16/4:9/2).
8 player splitscreen is wild.
You can’t see the curves, 4 was cramped enough already:
Here is the video from someone actually playing.
Yeah, the layout makes it kinda square. I almost think you’d be better off with 9 players, in a 3x3.
I did the math, this layout gives an 8:9 aspect ratio, more tall than wide, which feels… wrong. 3x3 would maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio. Although you’d still need a pretty massive TV to make it work lol. I’m also curious what the resolution is with 8 players, if you’d even want to play this on a 100-inch plus screen to get a decent size.
Reminds me of N64 Mario Kart. Seems fun
Edit: for the younger ones, N64 Mario Kart was just 4 players, it’s just back then the displays weren’t widescreen, they were 4:3
So 4 player mode looked like this 8 player mode if you chop the screen display in half sort of
Then the game would be prepared for that aspect ratio, with sharper curves to better see the game. MK8 has long curves for longer drifting which makes it more difficult to see with 8:9 ratio (16/4:9/2).
I saw pictures of it, and I don’t think my 75" TV is large enough for that. But absolutely amazing that they added it, yes.
I thought 4-player was already making it a bit difficult to see where you’re going… 8 must be complete chaos.
I wonder how it runs though. Even on Switch MK8 4-player’s framerate is a bit subpar, despite culling a bit of scenery and such.