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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.
 
 
'''Michael Fried''' is a Mario Kart player who competes on all 6 sites, and has earned the title of [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ best all-round karter].  He is also well known for owning and updating [http://wrvids.com wrvids.com], where he hosts a large collection of kart videos.  Since joining in 2003, he has made various contributions to the [[mariokart64.com|Mario Kart community]], is one of the most active posters on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl forum], and often chats to other karters on IRC, MSN, and AIM.  Over the years Michael has gained a reputation as a very trustworthy and helpful karter who has posted hundreds of proof videos and frequently offers strategy advice.
 
  
 
== Site Contributions ==
 
== Site Contributions ==
  
In addition to wrvids.com, Michael has worked on several other Kart-related projects:
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Michael has worked on several Kart-related projects:
  
* Uploaded the fastest available videos to Youtube and created [http://www.youtube.com/profile_play_list?user=wrvids playlists]
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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.
 
* MKDS proof moderator
 
* MKDS proof moderator
* Created the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standardsn.php MKDS standards]
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* Created the [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/standardsn.php MKDS non-PRB standards]
 
* Created the [http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/MKSC/MKSC%20Maps/Rules/ MKSC rule diagrams]
 
* Created the [http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/MKSC/MKSC%20Maps/Rules/ MKSC rule diagrams]
* Recruited some top karters to the MKW site
 
* Created the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1146526653 'MKDS WRs based on all known sites' chart] and the [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 MKDS Non-MT rankings]
 
* Provided many people with free webspace on wrvids.com
 
* Created the [http://z9.invisionfree.com/MKDSWifiRatings/index.php?act=idx MKDS Wifi Ratings site] (no longer active)
 
* Created the Time Trial Pwnage MKDS clan (no longer active)
 
 
* Administrator of [[speedrunwiki.com]]
 
* Administrator of [[speedrunwiki.com]]
  
 
== Mario Kart 64 ==
 
== Mario Kart 64 ==
  
Michael joined the MK64 site in April 2003.  It was the first Kart that Michael competed in, and in his opinion, the game he is best at.  He holds the [[Yoshi Valley]] flap world record ([http://youtube.com/watch?v=MSrzyionQKg 26.18]).  He is also the first person to land the [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]] spiral shortcut on 3/3 laps, and to make things even more interesting, the first time he did it was with Bowser [http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/MK64/Personal%20Folders/Michael%20Fried/rrosc-32560-Fried.wmv]He is currently ranked #7 non-shortcut, #12 shortcut, and #4 [http://www.mariokart64.com/top100/universal.html universal].
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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 yearsIn late 2005, he peaked at #5 non-shortcut and #9 shortcut.
  
 
== Mario Kart: Double Dash!! ==
 
== 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.  Since then, he has fallen out of the top 100, and MKDD is now his worst Kart.  There is a possibility of Michael returning to MKDD in the future, but only time will tell.
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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.
  
 
== Super Mario Kart ==
 
== Super Mario Kart ==
  
Although SMK was the first Kart that Michael played, he did not join the SMK site until September 2005.  A few months later he took a break from SMK, and then returned in 2007.  He is currently ranked #21 NBT (NTSC) and #15 non-NBT (NTSC), and he holds 6 trick flap world records [http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/SMK/Fastest%20Available%20Vids/Trick/].
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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.
  
 
== Mario Kart DS ==
 
== Mario Kart DS ==
  
Michael joined the MKDS site shortly after the game's release, immediately becoming world champion and completely dominating the game, at one time holding all 64 world records at once.  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 for good to [[Thomas Bolton]].  Since then, he has fallen out of the top 20Michael also competed in [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 Non-MT], where he still holds many world records, and in [http://cyberscore.net/group-1506.php mission mode], where he used to hold many world records.  He occasionally played wifi, but he was not very good at it.
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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 retiredHe 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.
  
 
== Mario Kart Super Circuit ==
 
== Mario Kart Super Circuit ==
  
Michael joined the MKSC site in August 2006, shortly after MKSC was added to the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ combined MK rankings], in order to regain the #1 spot that he briefly lost to [[Sami Cetin]].  He is currently ranked #5.  He used to hold several world records, but has lost all of them except for RBC3 flap ([http://youtube.com/watch?v=CCT0I1H8pfU 12.85]).  He has not yet modified his GBA SP, so he will most likely return to MKSC someday to try out ZZMTing.
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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.
  
 
== Mario Kart Wii ==
 
== Mario Kart Wii ==
  
Michael joined the site shortly after the North American release.  Because Europe got the game first, Michael started out behind, but he worked hard to catch up with and eventually overtake his European rivals.  He reached the #1 spot in July 2008, and is still going.
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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.
  
== Outside of Mario Kart ==
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== Other Hobbies ==
  
Michael Fried's gaming is not limited to Mario Kart.  His favorite video game series is The Legend of Zelda series.  He also enjoys the Super Mario series and the [[Donkey Kong Country]] series, among others.  In Donkey Kong Country he holds the Rambi bonus game world record ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfTn2N2tfw 906]), and in Donkey Kong Country 3 he holds the Riverside Race world record ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNtTjiEFyOg 53.20]).
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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]).
  
Outside of gaming, Michael enjoys watching movies.  His favorite directors are Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Christopher Nolan, and Hayao Miyazaki.  He also occasionally [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgG5UZjJ-L4 juggles].
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Michael also likes to watch movies.
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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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]
* [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]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mksc/profile.php?pid=29 Michael's MKSC profile]
 
* [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]
 
* [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]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkw/profile.php?pid=145 Michael's MKW profile]
 
* [http://www.mariokart64.com/mkw/profile.php?pid=145 Michael's MKW profile]
* [http://cyberscore.net/user-937.php Michael's Cyberscore profile]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgG5UZjJ-L4 Michael juggling] (recorded in 2004)
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtfwF0h0P78 Michael reading a poem he wrote about Mario Kart] (recorded in 2008)
 
 
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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.

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