Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
Channel 3 has a subscription called Turbo that costs $5/month. THIS IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. Turbo helps support the platform, and gives you access to special features and the ability to unlock certain prizes.
You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
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The online features of this game alone deserves high praise from me. The map selections are admirable, the Kart customization and characters add depth, and the soundtrack slaps as per usual with Kart games. It's just unfortunate that the online races became filled with hackers so quickly.
This one with tilt controls was such a fun experience. It was enough to get my girlfriend at the time (now Mrs. Funk) to get a Wii so we could play online together. Lots of crazy blue shells and shouting over speakerphone. I’m certain it’s during one of these nights that she realized I’m wired differently and yet she still bought in.
If I were to criticize the game, I’d say that the rainbow road (remade in MK8DX) is god awful with the longest falls and the tempting ramps over the giant holes in the track.
I remember when I wa showing and had the Wii I had this little rubber wheel I would put my controller in to make me better and being a little kid who wants to drive that was always fun. And the game in general was just such a fun time to spend with my family when I was young. And I would always lose to my dad. I’ll have to do that if I have kids I guess beat them till they quit.
This was a must-have game back when the Wii was popular. It's left such a strong impact on my generation that many of us that are casual fans to this day call it the "original" Mario Kart.
I know a lot of people complain about balancing issues, which I agree with for the most part, but you really couldn't lose if you were Funky Kong on the Flame Runner. I definitely liked the amount of effort it took in both Grand Prix mode and Time Trials to unlock all the characters and vehicles, and I wish that level of requirements would have made its way to the newer games.
First time Mario Kart introduced what I see as gimmicky motion controls. I played this a little bit but it was right in the middle of my gaming hiatus so I don't have huge memories of this game. I did have it on the Wii and I abandoned the Wii steering wheel and bought a Classic Wii controller which made the experience much more enjoyable.
I actually really enjoyed using the steering wheel and equally enjoyed seeing people try to use the steering wheel who couldn't do it properly. Excellent game and a huge graphical improvement IMO over N64 and GameCube versions.
Every Kart game is great. This one introduced motion controls which were more of a novelty to me - I played better without them. The online experience was pretty solid for an era where Nintendo was really struggling online (looking at you, Smash Brawl). It’s not the best Kart but well deserving of 4 stars.
Motion controls were interesting at first, but became more of problem. Once I found out you could use a GameCube controller to play it made the game much better.
Favorite Mario kart game hands down! The advanced tech that can be learned at the fast-paced gameplay with bikes makes it all the more fun. The abundance of characters and lots of strategies can be a lot of fun with 4 friends in a room!
