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Mario Meets Pareto

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  1. __s · · focus · HN ↗
    > You probably won't pick a driver sitting on the edge of the frontier because you want some balance between speed and acceleration

    for super mario kart speedruns go with bowser&#x2F;dk: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.speedrun.com&#x2F;smk&#x2F;runs&#x2F;zp68nr8m" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.speedrun.com&#x2F;smk&#x2F;runs&#x2F;zp68nr8m

    That seemed to hold up for Mario Kart 8 too going with Bowser at the edge of their pareto frontier, <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.speedrun.com&#x2F;mk8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.speedrun.com&#x2F;mk8

    needing acceleration is a skill issue

    1. _superposition_ · · focus · HN ↗
      Lol skill issue... Right! But that&#x27;s how you choose your weights. If you&#x27;re not a great driver you need to give more consideration to acceleration.
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