SNES Mario Kart

[Kelvin]

Also DKR had Taj who was very racist.

Taj is staggeringly racist. I know it's awful, but it honestly makes me laugh thinking how unbelievably racist he was.

[madhair60]

I'm not saying the earlier games have no merit, or that some of them don't do things betters than any other instalment - stuff like the feather's risk / reward mechanic. I'm saying that, as an overall package of visuals, level design, control, balance, secrets, multiplayer, etc, Mario Kart 8 is so far ahead of the pack that three blue shells couldn't stop the bastard winning. Super Mario Kart does have a particularly distinct feel, and yes, a higher skill ceiling, but I just don't think it stands up against several of the later entries overall.

I love Super Mario Kart and I think Mario Kart 8 is basically OK, I'll credit it that much. It's not Mario Kart 8's fault. They ruined it after one game. I like the fact you can play Mario Kart 8 in split-screen AND online at the same time, that's a neat feature.

Whoever mentioned Jak X, I loved that. Not really a kart game though. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is my current jam, it's the best kart game since SMK for me. Fucking brilliant, enriching stuff.

[Abnormal Palm]

Fuck me, you're actually right for once.

[popcorn]

The thing that really bothered me about Double Dash was that they're not in go-karts any more. Baby Mario's riding around in a fucking pram ffs. It turned it into Wacky Races! It was vulgar, vulgar.

[evilcommiedictator]

Really disappointed by the lack of love for Wacky Wheels in here chaps

[hummingofevil]

are there people who rate the SNES one that highly that played any of the later ones first? I never got the appeal of Super Mario Kart at all, whole thing just felt weird.


64 is probably worse now, mind.

I hammered DS Mario Kart about 10 years ago to point where I was pretty rapid. One day I decided to get the SNES out to compare and I literally struggled to drive around corners. SMK is great fun in GP mode but most of the time trials are pretty shit but there is something about Ghost Valley 2 that is just so addictive. You can get it almost right everytime but to consistently nail 5 laps consecutively requires a subtle level of precision that just makes it so replayable. Maybe ask me again in 3 weeks if I feel the same.

[Abnormal Palm]

Just remembered the boost snaking in MK DS. That was so much fun. Broke the game but amazing fun.