Many of you knew him as one of the public faces of our group, fail0verflow, and before that, Team Twiizers and the iPhone Dev Team. This is a formula that has been close to perfect for a long time. Ben Byer1980 2016 We are deeply saddened by the news that our member, colleague, and friend Ben bushing Byer passed away of natural causes on Monday, February 8th. It’s the subtle shifts in weight depending on character and vehicle choice it’s the satisfying hop that sends your kart into a drift, sparks flying as you charge a boost round a sweeping apex it’s the flick off a ramp, opening your glider and either lifting high above the track or dive-bombing into increased acceleration it’s the evil glee of a perfectly thrown green shell the infuriating explosion of that blue one that zeroes in on the leader. The devil, much like that battenburg starting line, is in the detail. Move on from the training wheels of the deliberately ponderous 50cc and there’s a delicious sense of speed, whizzing along at 60fps under cerulean skies. Mario Kart 8 is the series at its very best an exciting, hilarious and satisfying to-and-fro. A few have come close, but none have succeeded. "Countless games have attempted to ape Mario Kart’s blend of fizzy racing and disruptive vehicular combat.
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