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== The MKDD connection ==

== The MKDD connection ==

The release of [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] ([[MKDD]]) in 2003 would eventually change everything, but not directly. It was not until 2005, when one of Florent’s friends bought a [[Nintendo Gamecube]] with [[MKDD]], that Florent became interested in kart again. He played [[MKDD]] for 3 months and at some point he started wondering how well his times would hold up against competitors from all over the world. After a quick internet search he found the various [[Mario Kart]] websites, but more importantly this search would also lead him to the website of the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF], a French competition entirely dedicated to his old favourite [[SMK]]. This motivated him to go back to the roots and he dusted off his old [[SNES]] and plugged in [[SMK]]. As he started playing he found out that all his old PR’s were erased (something that is known to happen with cartridges over the years unfortunately), but this initial disappointment was quickly overcome when he rediscovered how much fun playing [[SMK]] actually was.

The release of [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] ([[MKDD]]) in 2003 would eventually change everything, but not directly. It was not until 2005, when one of Florent’s friends bought a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube Nintendo Gamecube] with [[MKDD]], that Florent became interested in kart again. He played [[MKDD]] for 3 months and at some point he started wondering how well his times would hold up against competitors from all over the world. After a quick internet search he found the various [[Mario Kart]] websites, but more importantly this search would also lead him to the website of the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF], a French competition entirely dedicated to his old favourite [[SMK]]. This motivated him to go back to the roots and he dusted off his old [[SNES]] and plugged in [[SMK]]. As he started playing he found out that all his old PR’s were erased (something that is known to happen with cartridges over the years unfortunately), but this initial disappointment was quickly overcome when he rediscovered how much fun playing [[SMK]] actually was.

== Master of the LB ==

== Master of the LB ==

It was not before long until Florent learned about the art of mushroom generated Long Boosts (LB’s) and quickly specialized himself in this technique. This specialization would soon become a fruit bearing one, allowing him to hit his first ever GP WR, taking down Camille Batier’s (a French karter also known as Don Camillo and mostly known for his GP skills) MC1 flap, with an LB aided record of 7”76. Later on he would drive countless more LB involved GP WR’s and also create a couple of video compilations demonstrating the use of LB’s nicely, one of them can be found here.

It was not before long until Florent learned about the art of mushroom generated Long Boosts (LB’s) and quickly specialized himself in this technique. This specialization would soon become a fruit bearing one, allowing him to hit his first ever GP WR, taking down Camille Batier’s (a French karter also known as Don Camillo and mostly known for his GP skills) MC1 flap, with an LB aided record of 7”76. Later on he would drive countless more LB involved GP WR’s and also create a couple of video compilations demonstrating the use of LB’s nicely, one of them can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x29bcbfgUUk here].