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'''Michael Fried''' is a Mario Kart player who competes in all 8 games, and is the former [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Mario Kart] champion.  He is an active poster on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Mario Kart forum] and occasionally hangs out in the IRC channel.
  
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'''Michael Fried''' is one of the most well known members of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].  He plays all 5 Mario Karts, and has consistently been an active poster on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Mario Kart forum] since 2003.  He has worked on various kart-related projects, most notably creating the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standards.php MKDS standards], and creating and updating [http://wrvids.com wrvids.com], the largest online collection of videos for all 5 Mario Kart games, as well as F-Zero, Diddy Kong Racing, and some other games.  Michael is also an MKDS proof moderator.
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== Site Contributions ==
  
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Michael is naturally very competitive, but is never selfish about sharing strategies, because he is a strong advocate of improving the overall strength of times in the game, and enjoys seeing people improve their times.  For this reason, he often explains strategies to people through AIM, MSN, and on the forum, and he sometimes analyzes videos to identify mistakes, to help people improve.  Michael is also one of the most trustworthy karters, and has a very good history of providing plenty of video proof in all 5 Mario Karts.
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Michael has worked on several Kart-related projects:
  
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Michael is among the best in the world in [[MK64]] and is also considerably skilled in [[MKDS]], [[SMK]], [[MKDD]], and [[MKSC]], and has thereby earned the title of [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ best all-round karter]. He lost his title once for a short time when MKSC was added to the rankings.  He was passed by [[Sami Cetin]], but then started playing [[MKSC]] (August 2006) and quickly reclaimed his title.
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* [http://wrvids.com wrvids.com] (and [http://www.youtube.com/user/wrvids wrvids Youtube channel]), a large collection of videos for Mario Kart, F-Zero, and other games.
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* MKDS proof moderator
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* Created the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standardsn.php MKDS non-PRB standards]
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* Created the [http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/MKSC/MKSC%20Maps/Rules/ MKSC rule diagrams]
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* Administrator of [[speedrunwiki.com]]
  
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After Michael started playing MKSC, he slowed down in MKDS and eventually quit.  Recently the only MKDS he has been competing in is [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 Non-MT], in which he currently holds more than 50 world records.  Michael is a former world champion in MKDS, and held the title continuously for the first 99 days after the game's release, a feat never before accomplished in any Kart.  At one time he even held all 64 world records at once.  He finally lost his title to [[Miguel Rodriguez]] for awhile, and then eventually reclaimed the title for 2 weeks in June before losing it for good to [[Thomas Bolton]].  Since then he has fallen all the way to 13th.
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== Mario Kart 64 ==
  
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In August 2006, Michael created and updated an [http://z9.invisionfree.com/MKDSWifiRatings/index.php?act=idx MKDS Wifi ranking site], where people could play rated Wifi games and receive a rating, based on a rating system similar to the one used in chess.  It was fun for a short time, but didn't hold peoples' interest for long, so the idea was given up a few weeks later.  Surprisingly, Michael didn't do very well in these rankings, mostly due to his n00bish item skills; he was much worse at Wifi than he was at time trials.  Michael is good at mission mode, however, and is currently ranked 1st in missions on [http://cyberscore.net/group-1506.php Cyberscore].
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Michael joined the MK64 site in April 2003.  It was the first Mario Kart game that Michael competed in, and the game he considers himself best at.  In 2005 he drove his first world record by landing the [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]] spiral shortcut 3/3 with Bowser.  In 2005 he also also drove a world record in [[Yoshi Valley]] non-shortcut fastlap, which stood for 7 years. In late 2005, he peaked at #5 non-shortcut and #9 shortcut.
  
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The Kart Michael has spent the most time on and considers himself most skilled at is Mario Kart 64, even though he was never world champion in this game, as he was in MKDS.  He holds one world record: [[Yoshi Valley]] fastlap ([http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/MK64/Fastest%20Available%20Vids/yv-2618-Fried.mpg video]).  He is also the first person to land the [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]] spiral shortcut on all 3 laps, and he discovered a new strategy that saves .1 in Frappe Snowland.  He is currently ranked 7th in non-shortcut (4th NTSC), 11th in shortcut, and 3rd in [http://www.mariokart64.com/top100/universal.html universal].
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== Mario Kart: Double Dash!! ==
  
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Michael played Super Mario Kart for 2-3 months in late 2005.  He didn't get near the top before retiring, but he did manage to reach God (by the [http://www.geocities.com/MarioKart64Legend/ntscstan.htm old standards]).  He holds one world record: [[KB1]] trick flap ([http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/SMK/Fastest%20Available%20Vids/Trick/kb1trick-ntsc-333-Fried.MOV video]).  He is currently ranked 34th (NTSC).
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Michael joined the MKDD site a few weeks after the game's release.  He peaked at #5, and at one time held the Mushroom City world records.
  
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Michael played Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in the game's early history and peaked at 5th place, at one time holding the Mushroom City world records.  He is currently ranked 107th (60th 60hz).  Michael is not happy about being kicked out of the top 100, and will most likely return to MKDD after he's done with MKSC.
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== Super Mario Kart ==
  
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Michael is well known on the Mario Kart Forum where he is the 2nd most active poster and posts in all the different sections of the forum.
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SMK was the first Mario Kart game that Michael played, but he did not join the SMK site until September 2005.  In early 2008 he peaked at #20 NBT (NTSC) and #14 non-NBT (NTSC).  He has held all 10 trick fastlap NTSC world records (not including MC2 Infinite Boost), and still holds some of them.
  
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Michael has contributed to the [[mariokart64.com|Mario Kart community]] in various ways.  He is a proof moderator for the [[Mario Kart DS]] site.  He created the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standards.php standards for MKDS].  He finds all the fastest videos for each Kart and uploads them to his [http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/ organized collection] of Mario Kart videos.  He updates the list of [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1146526653 MKDS WRs based on all known sites] and the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 MKDS Non-MT rankings].  He created the [http://www.studentswimmer.co.uk/mk/pwnage.html Halford standards] for MK64.  He is also an administrator of this wiki, [[speedrunwiki.com]].
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== Mario Kart DS ==
  
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In addition to Mario Kart games, Michael also plays several other games.  His favorite video game series is The Legend of Zelda series.  He has competed for fast times and high scores in various games including, but not limited to [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]], [[Diddy Kong Racing]], the [[Donkey Kong Country]] series, and various online Flash games.
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Michael joined the MKDS site shortly after the game's release, immediately becoming world champion and dominating time trial mode for the first few months, at one time holding all 64 world records simultaneously.  During this time he created the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standardsn.php non-PRB standards].  He held the title for 99 days, until losing it to [[Miguel Rodriguez]].  A few months later he regained the title for 2 weeks before losing it to [[Thomas Bolton]].  Sometime later he retired.  He also competed in [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 Non-MT] and in [http://cyberscore.net/group-1506.php mission mode], where he held many world records.  He occasionally played wifi, but he preferred time trials.  He created a clan and a Wifi ratings site which are no longer active.
  
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Michael considers having fun to be a very important part of life.  He takes Kart more seriously than most people and often tries to encourage people to kart more.  He strongly disagrees with people who say that video games are a waste of time.  One of his personal quotes is "There's no such thing as too much Mario Kart."
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== Mario Kart Super Circuit ==
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Michael joined the MKSC site in August 2006, shortly after MKSC was added to the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ combined MK rankings], which allowed him to regained the #1 spot from [[Sami Cetin]].  In mid 2007, he peaked at #5.  He held several world records.  He has not modified his GBA SP, so his PRs are non-ZZMT.
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== Mario Kart Wii ==
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Michael joined the site shortly after the North American release.  He started out behind but eventually caught up with Europe.  He reached the #1 spot in July 2008, held it for 3 days, lost it briefly, and held it for another 21 days before losing it again.
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== Mario Kart 7 & 8 ==
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Michael peaked at #2 in MK7, where his most notable achievement was an early but long-lasting Luigi Raceway world record.  He peaked somewhere in the top 10 in MK8.
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== Other Hobbies ==
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Michael's favorite video game series is The Legend of Zelda (his favorite is A Link to the Past).  He also likes the Super Mario series and the [[Donkey Kong Country]] series, among others.  He has held world records in DKC ([http://www.wrvids.com/Donkey%20Kong%20Country%20series/DKC/dkc-rambi-906-Fried.MPG 906 Rambi bonus game]) and DKC3 ([http://www.wrvids.com/Donkey%20Kong%20Country%20series/DKC3/dkc3-riversiderace-5320-Fried.MPG 53.20 Riverside Race]).
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Michael also likes to watch movies.
  
 
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* [http://wrvids.com/ wrvids.com]
 
* [http://wrvids.com/ wrvids.com]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/profile.php?pid=210 Michael's SMK profile]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/profile.php?pid=210 Michael's SMK profile]
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* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shadow/profiles/michaelfried.html Michael's MK64 profile]
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* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mk64/times.cgi?MichaelFried Michael's MK64 profile]
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* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mksc/profile.php?pid=29 Michael's MKSC profile]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkdd/profile.php?pid=10 Michael's MKDD profile]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkdd/profile.php?pid=10 Michael's MKDD profile]
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* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mksc/profile.php?pid=29 Michael's MKSC profile]
 
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/profile.php?pid=20 Michael's MKDS profile]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/profile.php?pid=20 Michael's MKDS profile]
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* [http://bisqwit.iki.fi/nesvideos/MichaelFried.html Michael's times and scores in various games] (hasn't been updated recently)
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* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkw/profile.php?pid=145 Michael's MKW profile]
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* [http://cyberscore.net/user-937.php Michael's Cyberscore profile]
 
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* [http://www.thengamer.com/misc/juggling-Fried.wmv Video of Michael juggling]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 April 2016

Michael Fried is a Mario Kart player who competes in all 8 games, and is the former Combined Mario Kart champion. He is an active poster on the Mario Kart forum and occasionally hangs out in the IRC channel.

Site Contributions

Michael has worked on several Kart-related projects:

Mario Kart 64

Michael joined the MK64 site in April 2003. It was the first Mario Kart game that Michael competed in, and the game he considers himself best at. In 2005 he drove his first world record by landing the Rainbow Road spiral shortcut 3/3 with Bowser. In 2005 he also also drove a world record in Yoshi Valley non-shortcut fastlap, which stood for 7 years. In late 2005, he peaked at #5 non-shortcut and #9 shortcut.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Michael joined the MKDD site a few weeks after the game's release. He peaked at #5, and at one time held the Mushroom City world records.

Super Mario Kart

SMK was the first Mario Kart game that Michael played, but he did not join the SMK site until September 2005. In early 2008 he peaked at #20 NBT (NTSC) and #14 non-NBT (NTSC). He has held all 10 trick fastlap NTSC world records (not including MC2 Infinite Boost), and still holds some of them.

Mario Kart DS

Michael joined the MKDS site shortly after the game's release, immediately becoming world champion and dominating time trial mode for the first few months, at one time holding all 64 world records simultaneously. During this time he created the non-PRB standards. He held the title for 99 days, until losing it to Miguel Rodriguez. A few months later he regained the title for 2 weeks before losing it to Thomas Bolton. Sometime later he retired. He also competed in Non-MT and in mission mode, where he held many world records. He occasionally played wifi, but he preferred time trials. He created a clan and a Wifi ratings site which are no longer active.

Mario Kart Super Circuit

Michael joined the MKSC site in August 2006, shortly after MKSC was added to the combined MK rankings, which allowed him to regained the #1 spot from Sami Cetin. In mid 2007, he peaked at #5. He held several world records. He has not modified his GBA SP, so his PRs are non-ZZMT.

Mario Kart Wii

Michael joined the site shortly after the North American release. He started out behind but eventually caught up with Europe. He reached the #1 spot in July 2008, held it for 3 days, lost it briefly, and held it for another 21 days before losing it again.

Mario Kart 7 & 8

Michael peaked at #2 in MK7, where his most notable achievement was an early but long-lasting Luigi Raceway world record. He peaked somewhere in the top 10 in MK8.

Other Hobbies

Michael's favorite video game series is The Legend of Zelda (his favorite is A Link to the Past). He also likes the Super Mario series and the Donkey Kong Country series, among others. He has held world records in DKC (906 Rambi bonus game) and DKC3 (53.20 Riverside Race).

Michael also likes to watch movies.

External Links

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