Mario Kart 7 Problems

I got Mario Kart 7 today for the 3DS and am having troubles with the controls. I find my hand cramp so quickly that even doing a single grand prix is agony. Is it possible to switch up button configurations? Holding 'A' to move, 'X' to use items and 'R' put my hand in the most uncomfortable of positions... I never had this problem with Mario Kart DS on the original DS phat.

I play by using "L" for items, "Y" for gas, and "R" for drifting. It works a lot better I think, and it gives my hand more room instead of cramping up on the right side like your way does. (I used to do it that way too I admit for a bit before I swapped.) yoshi_64

Yeah, I started doing it your way and it's better, but still hurts my hand. Sometimes I wish my fingers weren't so darn long :P

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"]I play by using "L" for items, "Y" for gas, and "R" for drifting. It works a lot better I think, and it gives my hand more room instead of cramping up on the right side like your way does. (I used to do it that way too I admit for a bit before I swapped.) Pikminmaniac

Yeah, I started doing it your way and it's better, but still hurts my hand. Sometimes I wish my fingers weren't so darn long :P

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"]I play by using "L" for items, "Y" for gas, and "R" for drifting. It works a lot better I think, and it gives my hand more room instead of cramping up on the right side like your way does. (I used to do it that way too I admit for a bit before I swapped.) Pikminmaniac

Yeah, I started doing it your way and it's better, but still hurts my hand. Sometimes I wish my fingers weren't so darn long :P

well you can always drive via the motion controls so you can free up one hand

The controls feel right. The only thing that messes with my hands is when I'm holding L down to keep a shell or whatever behind me for protection. Is there an alternative way to do that?terafumos

I don't think so but I wish!

I had a lot of problems at first but I started using Y for gas and found I just naturally adjusted my hands over time w/o thinking about it.