@@Niosai Also, for Mario Kart Wii, have you tried CTGP? It adds 200+ more tracks and it makes it possible to play online, it honestly makes the game better and the community is very active!
Double dash coop can do WAAY MORE than you think: -You can do a super start if both players do a rocket start -You can Do a Comeback Dash if both the players press a right as they hit the floor once lakitu brought them back -The second player can bash other players,stealing their items and getting them out of the way.
@@spearmintpony7105 True,they are the one mashing the stick for the turbo to get good.I forgot to write that in my comment.Thanks for letting me know. :)
The bashing also has some great utility when driving. If your driver takes a turn a bit too narrow or wide, you can bash in the opposite direction to correct the course. You can also save the driver from falling off the track. Oh and if your driver is about to narrowly miss an item, which happens to the best of us, you can bash into the item to still pick it up. The back player in double dash really has a lot more to do than was said in this video.
MKWii has a pretty large community which is developing custom tracks. There even is a "3rd party" server for the game so that you can play online even if the official servers are offline.
@@ray_x6959 Idk if you found an answer by now, but if you wanna play online then look into Wiimmfi or CTGP (the latter is the one where you can play custom tracks)
-Swap between your two items, so you can hold on to one as long as you want while using other items. -Steal items from other players when you boost into them -Choose your kart, which adds additional strategy on top of the choice of two characters and specials. -All Cup Tour (which is awesome) -Best course design -Most importantly, the best racing mechanics (The racing in itself is actually fun, unlike Wii and DS) which makes those great courses even more fun. DK Mountain in Wii for example is not nearly as fun.
Double dash is definitely my favorite, always will be. I’d love an updated version, with all the additions of Mk8 with the double dash formula. I think that the co-op mode is best with a friend, as it really creates some focus on item usage and teamwork that other racing games don’t have. Fond memories of my childhood friend and I playing it together, and it made Mirror Mode much easier as we only needed to focus on driving or item management, not both. Plus the special items made mixing and matching characters fun, giving a good reason to pick one medium character over another. For example I’d choose Baby Bowser and my friend would take on Baby Mario for their specialties and weight distribution allowing for the light accelerator karts, but it could be used with light medium or medium heavy or light heavy. I miss it a lot
It’s always a treat seeing Arcade GP in MK retrospectives, as everyone (including Nintendo) always skips them… Also, with the announcer, you can actually turn him off if you have a Mario Card which are the game's memory cards
18:53 technically, mario kart wii had a mission mode. it was an online mode that would give you new missions every week (i think its a week? could be wrong). the tracks were all completely redesigned to be arenas or challenges, like a mushroom only track with the mushroom gorge’s mushroom on peach beach.
Something I don’t see mentioned very often about Mario Kart Wii: back when the official online servers were still active, Nintendo held special events online, with modes that weren’t available in the base game. Things like doing races on modified versions of the battle courses, organized tournament formats and even mission mode style stages have been recreated by the incredibly active modding community, but these events gave the game a lot of personality when it was supported by Nintendo.
If only we could have the double character cart setup from Double Dash with all of the special items, with the modern features and track design of MK.8. That would become the ultimate game.
This is a great retrospective. I’m glad you gave each game it’s time in the spotlight instead of just talking about 64, Wii and 8 for the majority of the video. There’s a few things you could’ve mentioned, like exploring the “online metas” of Wii (With funky long on the flame runner bike as the best character) and 8 deluxe (with waluigi on the Wiggler Quad bike as the best character). Or discussing the character roster more (For example how Waluigi was cut from Mario kart 7, or how toadette was invented for Double dash. She’s probably one of the few original Mario kart characters to become a mainstay)
You have sorely understated what makes Double Dash co-op so good. The co-op isn't a mere novelty, its quite a game changer. 1. Double Start Boost. You and your partner have to push A at the same time, and the timing is very strict so you MUST be in sync. If you succeed you get a massive boost compared to the normal one. 2. When the Driver is drifting the Rider spins the analog stick to charge the Drift Boost. The faster the spin the faster the charge. 3. The Rider has the ability to punch other racers with L and R, this has 3 functions: A) It causes other racers to spin out. B) It steals another racers item they're holding. C) It causes your kart to slide in that direction, potentially avoiding danger or seizing an opportunity the driver didn't see. With good synergy, a two player kart is a powerful force on the road. Or two teams with terrible synergy for a chaotic but hilarious good time. I had lots of fierce competitions among my friends , my partner and i were equally good drivers but he was terrible at support, but we were the best combo out of everyone lol we never lost. Well, "lose" meaning placing lower than the other team.
The mariokart 7 servers are still up and very active. I play a lot and get full lobbies and rarely disconnect. Its common to fird hackers but apart from that its great
Powerslide boosting and starting line boosting were both a thing in SMK, just harder to pull off and less obvious. You can get a boost on starting line if you accelerate near the end of the first light. It's tricky to time but I usually use the sound as a reference and press the acceleration as soon as the first beep ends. As for powerslide boost, you have to keep a slide for quite a while, not letting go of the accel button, once you stop the slide, the kart engine will pitch up super high and that's how you know you got it, you'll go faster too.
Somethings regarding Super Mario Kart you didn't mention The feather item comes from this game and is essential for some shortcuts and avoiding obstacles. You can do the rocket start in SMK too but the timing is suuuper tight. And something exclusive to this game, the CPU items, like the cupcake that makes you small, and the fact that the CPU is locked to their specific items.
A correction: Super Mario Kart DOES let you get a boost at the beginning of the race if you hold down the b button at the right time, it’s just that the timing is kind of precise(about 5 frames after you hear the first beep on the countdown). It takes some getting used to, but I think Super Mario Kart is just as good as some of the other Mario Kart games
Also another thing that you didn’t mention about SMK that’s pretty interesting is they the computers don’t rubberband. They all have set paths and times that they are supposed to finish at, and the order of who finishes when changes depending on the character you pick. Great video!
I honestly think that the original is the best. The lack of rubber banding on racers and item rolls (save for a handful of item whitelist/blacklists based on position), the need for precise timing with backdropping items to counter attacks, and no blue shell make it the most "fair" of the games in terms of the skill bubbling to the top. I'd want to play a later iteration if the whole family is joining in, but if its among peers, no other entry allows you to consistently crush an opponent with skill.
SMK also has a rocket start. The Boo item in SMK also takes your opponents item. Unlike in others games, however, you are still tangible, able to get hit by items. SMK also gives you a slight speed boot after drifting for some time. SMK also has ghost data. You can even race against a computer controlled ghost by selecting a character using a second controller. The blue shell in MK64 and Super Circuit hits all odd numbered opponents in front of you. The ranking system in Super Circuit is not just focused on how fast you go, but also a lot of other factors. Out of all the MK games with ranking systems, SC is the most complicated, but still easy to understand once learn what the factors are. The items in Double Dash drop from you depending on the item you’re hit with or if you’re holding a triple item. I’m sure you know this but since you didn’t mention it, you can unlock the option to use bikes and karts in 50cc and 100cc respectively.
The only complaint I have with Mario Kart Tour is that the courses set in real-world locations lack traffic cars. I don't get why this happens; I was expecting traffic cars in these courses to give it the real world aesthetic.
Maybe the game would be much more difficult with traffic. This game is already kinda hard with its touch controls and lack for Bluetooth controller support, actually I think that's why courses like Toad Turnpike, Mushroom City, Shroom Ridge or Moonview Highway won't appear on MKT :/
Traffic cars wouldn't work that well with Tour's controls. And traffic cars are always the main gimmick of the courses they're featured in, and city courses already have a main gimmick: Being based on real world locations. Having two main gimmicks would weaken both. And it's would also be kinda complicated to get traffic cars in most of the city courses because of their layout. A lot of them have glider ramps, so there's no flat closed loop for traffic cars. And Vancouver 1 goes on a wooden bridge in a forest, Amsterdam 2 or 3 will go into water, Singapore 1 goes on a pool on a building roof, and Los Angeles 1 goes on a beach. Not ideal environments for cars. That said, I'd still like one city course with traffic cars. It would make it a little unique among the others, and that would be cool.
To answer your question about Mario Kart 7's online: Easier than you'd think to find a match. As the 3DS's most sold game and, in my opinion, the game with the highest concentration of amazing tracks, you'll actually even have full 8-player lobbies regularly. I just wish my friends played it lul
This was a good video. As a mario kart veteran, I noticed some things you missed with a few games. For the most part, it didn't affect anything, but there were a few things with mk8 that I feel could use a little correction. First off, Mk8 on the Wii U didn't have the driving assist at all, and it is enabled by default on the Switch. The Wii U version is also a more satisfying game for completionists and technical players, due to changes in difficulty and having most things unlocked in the switch version by default. Please don't take this comment as negative. It's not intended to be. I just wanted to point out a few things, while also giving the original mk8 some attention.
They have a Mariokart arcade booth at my local arcade, so I've been able to play it a few times with friends. It's fun, but after 2-3 races, you start to feel the value per credit dry up. I'm also excited to see the DLC courses in 8 Deluxe. I only played Tour when it released, so I haven't played many of the introduced courses that are returning in the DLC.
You can’t judge Super Mario Kart after playing it for a few hours, this game really starts getting fun once you’ve mastered it enough to play 150cc with a heavy character
You're goddamn right. SMK gets an unreasonable amount of shit and it's not fair. It's truly a great game that's worth anybody's time, even if it does take some investment to pick up and adjust to.
Mario Kart Wii has mirror mode aswell, you have to complete your license first and it basically turns left turn to right turns and right turns to left turns
There actually was some kind of mission mode in Mariokart Wii, but it was limited access in some kind of online event that is completely inaccessible now… There were cool bosses like spiketops from Mario Galaxy and stuff
So after playing only Mario Kart 7 for a while, I decided to go back and grind my license on the Wii. You will not believe the amount of Blue Shells per track I saw
Dope video, never expected to see the arcade games be included! I always wanted to play them when I was young at the arcade but I was also the kid with no coins at the arcade lol keep it up Nio!
Just for your info. You said you only knew one way to dodge blue shell which was air horn. You could also use mushrooms, stat, boo, slow down to let someone else take the hit instead, fall off the track at the right time to avoid blue shell with invincibility frames, and same thing with hitting another item before getting hit by blue shell.
Perfect timing ones are my favorite ways to dodge, like the drift then hop dodge on MKds or just use Mushroom right before getting hit on MK 7 and MK 8. Idk if you can dodge with perfect timing on other MK’s since the ones I’ve played the most have been Wii, DS, MK7 and MK8 but now I can only play DS and MK7, but I’m happy with that 😁
I would like to point out that the feather actually originated in Super Mario Kart and that the original version of 8 did not have smart steering at all, let alone have it enabled by default
Haven't finished the n64 setting but saw you touched on drifting and wanted to add that if you wiggle the joy stick while drifting it gives you the boost, rather than just holding it like later games.
SNES Mariokart: Rocketstart is there. Accelerate on the right spot around after 1/3 of the countdown and you get a boost. And ghostmode also works there.
Nice vid and thoughts on all Mario kart games. All sections were explained well except for DD that you skimmed by quickly. You missed it's more violent drifting in the series, it's slippery controls and newly added characters. You didn't talk about the tracks at all compared to Wii and 8 and how there is a All-Cup Tour. Lastly, forgot the mention that it was the first Mario kart to add Kart and character unlockables and first kart game in the series to have a more diverse choice in your layout. Also wished there was more info on Tour, but other than that nice vid and nice to hear your thoughts.
To be honest, I couldn't get into Tour as much as I wanted because the controls just don't mesh with me. :/ (Especially after playing every single other MK game)
One error I noticed: In the Wii U version, I don't even recall there being an Auto-driving Assist feature, let alone it being turned on by default. if anything, I ran into the issue where it was automatically turned on by default in the Switch version when i picked it up! I think you confused the two.
Yeah, the auto-driving and steering assist features were definitely added in the Switch version. Good for accessibility, but I really wish it wasn't enabled by default...
something to note about mario kart 8 (wii u version) is that the battle mode is much worse because it literally just takes actual tracks and makes them "battle tracks"
the super horn actually isn't the only item you can use to defend against blue shells. if you use a mushroom in the same moment as the blue shell hits you you dodge it, too
Its crazy how good MK8dlx is. It's my favorite even over the ones I started on. When the game can be better than the nostalgia, you know you made a banger
Thank you for making these videos. New subscriber here. Found you through your Naruto games video. I love all your “I played every game” series so fat! Keep up the good work! ❤️
This was super cool and a blast from the past. I think you may have glossed over a lot of some of the details of some of the games though, like Mario Kart double dash, and its multiplayer mode which shines above most any other mk game's multiplayer mode, and I've heard it spoken of with reverence in a few circles I think. It also brought an absolutely massive amount of polish to the N64 controls, which were pretty loose and hard to play with IMO. There's a few other minor errors throughout, I don't know if there's a person to be a fact checker or a sounding board but you have a great presentation style and capture a lot of cool stuff about the games, I think it would be cool to bring it to that next level of possible somehow. :) :3
I believe that the reason that a lot of Wii games looked...like that is as part of an attempt to make the games look different from Gamecube games, since the Wii was about the same power-wise. You can also see this in the weirdly realistic artstyles of games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
People usually gloss over super circuit for being on a handheld but it's genuinely my favorite for the single-player experience. It's soo satisfying mastering mini-turbos and a genuine challenge collecting all 3 star ranks and retro cups for each engine class. Double-dash and Wii also being my favorites for multiplayer.
Yeah Super Circuit is arguably the best Mario Kart single player wise aside from maybe DS. The graphics are extremely colorful and while pixelated, they look good on GBA. The music is so good, and honed I think Super Circuit might have the most energetic and funkiest soundtrack of any MK game. And of course it’s pretty fun to play.
mario kart DS was so gooood I spent so long in the emblem editor doing art and doing multiplayer with everyone because of the download play feature one of the best things nintendo ever did imo especially if like me you were pretty poor so couldn't aford all the games everyone had
Tour controls arent that bad, especially when you consider the platform it was released on. The problem is, people seems to give up too easily and doesnt want to invest just a bit of practice in order to get the controls, especially when they use a bad setting such as the default steer option. If you change it in the options menu, you get a pretty decent control scheme (jumps to steer and chain mini turbos, and using the arrow guide just for small adjustments).
@@Avriel_Mimiga Can relate. Tour ran horrible on my old phone, even in the power saving mode the game offers. Probably my only complain with the game is that it is still poorly optimized for low end devices. Also cool pfp!
One thing I wish you talked about more was the physics in each game, and how it affects the controls. Double Dash feels like your kart has a lot of weight, yet feels very fast. Wii feels very heavy at times, and you drift soooo far in Snes and Super Circut compared to other games. Mario Kart 7 and 8 have much tighter controls than most of the other games. For me personally, my biggest problem with 8 is many of the retro tracks are so damn wide, with courses like grumble Volcano and Snes rainbow road losing a lot of their challenge as a result. This is mainly why I prefer 7 to 8, it stikes that nice balance. Overall though great video, really cool to see a take on the arcade games as well!!
Physics of Double Dash are why it's my favorite. It makes the racing itself fun which makes the already great course design into the best in the series. DK Mountain rules in DD, but sucks in Wii, for example.
That's a lie lol, on lap 3 on grumble volcano in 8 the top ramp just before the finish line is a very wide road in Wii, but in 8 it's an incredibly tight road close to the off-road so if you screw up you either slow down in the offroad or fall off.
Double Dash is by far my favourite. Though. I didn't get a game system from the next generations until years into their run. due to family reasons. So I was playing my gamecube for years. So I have a lot of nostalgia for it
Glad to see someone praising Mario Kart 8 for something other than graphics, since other reviews or posts I have seen are along the lines of: it’s pretty fun, but it looks GREAT, I mean, can we just talk about how great this looks for five paragraphs? Good job 👍 Also mushrooms exist. And mega mushrooms And stars
I remember that you can mute the announcer in ArcadeGP2 without muting the game itself. Thanks for including those arcade games, I love them, I played the first 2 thanks to emulation, and the last one in an actual arcade and it was amazing!
My sister and I used to play Double Dash on gamecube religiously when we were little. There were countless times that we got grounded from it because we'd start fighting. It still looks good 20 years later!
You can use karts and bikes in any mode in Mario Kart Wii if you complete all the cups in grand prix mode for each cc. Also 34:47 the original Wii U version doesn’t have smart steering. It’s new to Deluxe and on by default! Probably just got the words mixed up
27:27 Thats the sound of an Aztec Death Whistle! It is believed that these whistles were designed to sound like a person screaming, and were used as a scare tactic. Also they generally were sculpted like skulls so its very cool!
In Mario Kart 8/8D you unlock new Kart options from gathering coins, not exactly from completing cups. In 8 Wii Ü characters are unlocked from cups though and Mirror requires beating all the cups on 150cc
Excluding the tons of other things people have said, EVERY mario kart has the starting boost (even super mario kart) and ghosts (although the early ones only support 1 or a few). I also disagree with your opinion that MK8 has by far the best music. Overall this was still really well made and I think you did a good job with these game overviews.
i remember playing Mario Kart Arcade DP GX with a friend of mine in high school - we both chose to play as “don chan” because we’d never heard of him and thought he was weird. it was so funny to hear the announcer constantly saying stuff like “don chan is taking the lead! but don chan is close behind!” in the most severe american accent i’ve heard in a while (and i’m american, so)
not too big (but still pretty important imo) but I think you were mistaken in that you didn't get drift boosts by drifting for a long time but by alternating left and right while drifting in every Mario Kart before Wii. Good video regardless!
I have so many good memories of playing Mario Kart on a Game Cube with my cousins and playing it with my sister on a DS. I hated having to blow up the balloons in Balloon Battle with my actual breath in the microphone, though. Edit: WAIT, YOU COULD DO IT BY HOLDING THE SELECT BUTTON!?
Mario Kart Double Dash aged really well and is still a lot of fun to this day. I regulary play it with my Sister together and we have both a soft spot for it! We have beaten the Game together in for the first Time in Ko-op actually, so that adds another layer of Nostalgia to all of this :3 I really hope that we get something like a Double Dash-Mode in a future Mario Kart again. It was so much fun to play with two Characters at the same time
Could you tell us how to emulate the arcade gp Mariokarts/which emulator you use, i’d really appreciate that a lot. Also wow is it just me or with the European version Mariokart Arcade GP DX play way different, like you can’t choose items or karts and everything is unlocked from the start
You can also dodge the blue shell by using the mushroom. As a matter of fact, it used to be the only item to beat the blue shell before the super horn was introduce. It's never mentioned in the game but it is possible. I learned about it in MKWii and it's also doable in MK8/MK8D (though the timing is more precise in this game). Idk if it's doable on the other Mario Kart games though. I only know you can do it in MKWii and MK8/Deluxe (and probably MK7)
It's not doable in Double Dash, so I would expect the first game that introduced the shroom dodge is MkWii. You can also use invincibility items to dodge a blue shell (star, bullet bill, boo in Mk8 Deluxe etc.). Though, to be fair, in the video it was said that super horn is the only item that can cancel a blue shell, not dodge it.
@@Astra3yt True, but it can be misleading not knowing that there are other ways to avoid the blue/spiny shell. I notice that the way Nintendo marketed the super horn when MK8 was first announced, they say that it's the only item to beat the blue shell even though we know that there are other ways to avoid it and that includes the mushroom dodge.
@@redhatviewer I kinda think that the super horn should not destroy a blue shell. It's too easy to avoid with it and it just defeats the point of the blue shell, to stop the person in the first place. Shroom at least requires skill and timing and is way harder to execute and, therefore, way easier to miss the timing. But that's completely another topic.
@@Astra3yt You have a point but I think the low rng of obtaining the super horn when you're in first place balances it out of it's usefulness just to make it fair for all players. It's not often you get the super horn in your possession when you're in first place all the time so I think that's out of the question.
@@redhatviewer The chance of getting a mushroom in first is none. I don't think the low probability of getting a super horn in first really balances it out. Sure, maybe getting a mushroom in first can be unbalanced too, but trust me, players would keep it if it wasn't for the super horn. But then again, getting hit by a blue shell isn't as punishing since MK7 anyway. In another words, I feel like that once you have a lead it's way easier to maintain than it used to be.
I will say DD was my favorite because of the combos of different players actually matter. Made for some unique strategy choices that aren’t in other games in the franchise. But the best package and best game is definitely 8 Deluxe which would be my 2nd favorite.
Mario Kart Wii and 7 are my two favorites.I remember when I was younger playing Mario kart Wii with my family,playing battle mode was always fun to jump on once in a while.On the bus in grade school with my 2ds me and a bunch of other kids would play Mario kart 7 it was a big thing on my bus.These games will always be the best in my eyes
Ive watched a few of your videos, but the section on mario kart super circuit sold me on the sub. One of my favorite games as a kid and I hate how people write it off as just slightly better super mario kart when it had so much more on offer.
Which Mario Kart is your favorite?
8 or ds
Double Dash
For nostalgia it's double dash but overall its 64 but these two swap all the time
Wii or double dash
Definitely Wii
Mario Kart 7 has an extremely active online community. It's easier to find a match in MK7 than Smash4.
Noted! I couldn't find one on my 3DS but it could have to do with me trying in the middle of the night
@@Niosai Also, for Mario Kart Wii, have you tried CTGP? It adds 200+ more tracks and it makes it possible to play online, it honestly makes the game better and the community is very active!
@@elextricy3962 how do you get CTGP?
@@Zy-pt2uz much better on wii
@@Niosai yeah it's more difficult at night. Still fun tho
Double dash coop can do WAAY MORE than you think:
-You can do a super start if both players do a rocket start
-You can Do a Comeback Dash if both the players press a right as they hit the floor once lakitu brought them back
-The second player can bash other players,stealing their items and getting them out of the way.
Yeah i thought his novelty comment on a co-op was a little jarring I remember it beinga bit deeper
@@THETOMMY4265 Yeah,i mean not everything is told to us by the game,but he should at least know the bashing.Oh well ,can't be perfect can he ?
Your teammate also has control over your mini-turbos.
@@spearmintpony7105 True,they are the one mashing the stick for the turbo to get good.I forgot to write that in my comment.Thanks for letting me know. :)
The bashing also has some great utility when driving. If your driver takes a turn a bit too narrow or wide, you can bash in the opposite direction to correct the course. You can also save the driver from falling off the track. Oh and if your driver is about to narrowly miss an item, which happens to the best of us, you can bash into the item to still pick it up.
The back player in double dash really has a lot more to do than was said in this video.
I’ll never get used to watching MKDS gameplay without the snaking…
It's a sin to not snake in Mario kart ds
@@ThompYT facts, I played mkds when I was like 5 and I remember snaking even then 🤣
@@Htiy absolutely, its incredibly common knowledge and even if you didn't know it you would soon figure it out
It makes me... *Uncomfortable.* And it's not even my favorite game in the series, it's Wii. But I love DS.
Or playing MKW with automatic 🤢
MKWii has a pretty large community which is developing custom tracks. There even is a "3rd party" server for the game so that you can play online even if the official servers are offline.
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the same server works on MKDS too :D
@@ray_x6959 Idk if you found an answer by now, but if you wanna play online then look into Wiimmfi or CTGP (the latter is the one where you can play custom tracks)
I guess he didn't know about it
“Double Dash didnt add that much…”
Literally added more to the series than any other in the entire franchise.
That was my thought, too.
- Double Item Blocks
- Golden Mushrooms
- Bob-ombs
- Fireballs (Fire Flower)
- Creation of Toadette
- Shine Runners (Coin Runners)
- Chain Chomp (same concept as Bullet Bill)
@@JorbyTinky golden mushroom is 64
@@JorbyTinky plus first custom karts most unique gimmicks has some of the greatest tracks (in my opinion)
Mk64
-Swap between your two items, so you can hold on to one as long as you want while using other items.
-Steal items from other players when you boost into them
-Choose your kart, which adds additional strategy on top of the choice of two characters and specials.
-All Cup Tour (which is awesome)
-Best course design
-Most importantly, the best racing mechanics (The racing in itself is actually fun, unlike Wii and DS) which makes those great courses even more fun. DK Mountain in Wii for example is not nearly as fun.
Double dash is definitely my favorite, always will be. I’d love an updated version, with all the additions of Mk8 with the double dash formula. I think that the co-op mode is best with a friend, as it really creates some focus on item usage and teamwork that other racing games don’t have. Fond memories of my childhood friend and I playing it together, and it made Mirror Mode much easier as we only needed to focus on driving or item management, not both. Plus the special items made mixing and matching characters fun, giving a good reason to pick one medium character over another. For example I’d choose Baby Bowser and my friend would take on Baby Mario for their specialties and weight distribution allowing for the light accelerator karts, but it could be used with light medium or medium heavy or light heavy. I miss it a lot
It’s always a treat seeing Arcade GP in MK retrospectives, as everyone (including Nintendo) always skips them…
Also, with the announcer, you can actually turn him off if you have a Mario Card which are the game's memory cards
18:53 technically, mario kart wii had a mission mode. it was an online mode that would give you new missions every week (i think its a week? could be wrong). the tracks were all completely redesigned to be arenas or challenges, like a mushroom only track with the mushroom gorge’s mushroom on peach beach.
I really like Wii's tournament mode! Just wish there was still an official way to play it without mods and custom servers...
@@Aidea._. you don’t really need to mod your Wii. Just change the DNS settings in your Wii.
MK Tour also has a type of mission mode, right? There are some bosses and challenges.
Well originally MKWII was going to have a mission mode (for single-player) and it was MKDS like, but it got scrapped.
@@sandres5291 yes
Something I don’t see mentioned very often about Mario Kart Wii: back when the official online servers were still active, Nintendo held special events online, with modes that weren’t available in the base game. Things like doing races on modified versions of the battle courses, organized tournament formats and even mission mode style stages have been recreated by the incredibly active modding community, but these events gave the game a lot of personality when it was supported by Nintendo.
Technically the rocket start did exist in "Super Mario Kart". It was just tricky to pull off.
Yep, timing it with round sign disappearing is the best way to get the zoom. Holding R on the pad to drift is super helpful too.
Yeah for real when I tried it it was so hard
@@ericolden3508
after first beep ends is when i start pressing a
Yes sir that is very true you got to time it differently
Thank you. This video needed a bit more research.
I absolutely loved Mario Kart DS. That mission mode was amazing. I wish the expansion on Mario kart 8 would include that mode as well.
If only we could have the double character cart setup from Double Dash with all of the special items, with the modern features and track design of MK.8. That would become the ultimate game.
To me, the track design and racing mechanics of Double Dash can't be beat.
This is a great retrospective. I’m glad you gave each game it’s time in the spotlight instead of just talking about 64, Wii and 8 for the majority of the video.
There’s a few things you could’ve mentioned, like exploring the “online metas” of Wii (With funky long on the flame runner bike as the best character) and 8 deluxe (with waluigi on the Wiggler Quad bike as the best character). Or discussing the character roster more (For example how Waluigi was cut from Mario kart 7, or how toadette was invented for Double dash. She’s probably one of the few original Mario kart characters to become a mainstay)
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Still repping "I played every Tekken game" to go with the SoulCalibur video
Never played Tekken, I think it would be cool.
Also, a video on Five Nights at Freddy’s would be cool ( also a bit cruel on Niosai’s end ) 🐻
mario kart 7 will always be my favorite one, theres just something about it that feels better than any others
Same, specially cuz it’s the one I made the most friends and memories with back when I was in 7th grade 😃😁
I think it's because that was a lot of people's "school days" one, for me 7 feels.... off.
@@Infindox but how does it feel off? It’s almost like MK Wii but on a 3ds and gliding was added too.
Mario kart 7 on the 3ds was just something else man
@@rhysburns5420 it definitely was
You have sorely understated what makes Double Dash co-op so good. The co-op isn't a mere novelty, its quite a game changer.
1. Double Start Boost. You and your partner have to push A at the same time, and the timing is very strict so you MUST be in sync. If you succeed you get a massive boost compared to the normal one.
2. When the Driver is drifting the Rider spins the analog stick to charge the Drift Boost. The faster the spin the faster the charge.
3. The Rider has the ability to punch other racers with L and R, this has 3 functions:
A) It causes other racers to spin out.
B) It steals another racers item they're holding.
C) It causes your kart to slide in that direction, potentially avoiding danger or seizing an opportunity the driver didn't see.
With good synergy, a two player kart is a powerful force on the road. Or two teams with terrible synergy for a chaotic but hilarious good time. I had lots of fierce competitions among my friends , my partner and i were equally good drivers but he was terrible at support, but we were the best combo out of everyone lol we never lost. Well, "lose" meaning placing lower than the other team.
The mariokart 7 servers are still up and very active. I play a lot and get full lobbies and rarely disconnect. Its common to fird hackers but apart from that its great
Mario Kart Advance is so underrated. Its hard and so rewarding.
I think it's cool that Nintendo is adding more tracks to Mario Cart 8! A lot of the classic tracks are coming back.
they are all just tracks from tour in tours artstyle though
@@maegnificant So? They're still doubling the amount of tracks in the game.
@@DaShikuXI yeah but they are ugly and less fun
@@maegnificant truuuuuuueee
@@maegnificant you don’t have to buy the dlc if you don’t like it
Nothing has ever beaten 200cc as far as additions to the series in my book. Utter madness and perfection.
Powerslide boosting and starting line boosting were both a thing in SMK, just harder to pull off and less obvious. You can get a boost on starting line if you accelerate near the end of the first light. It's tricky to time but I usually use the sound as a reference and press the acceleration as soon as the first beep ends.
As for powerslide boost, you have to keep a slide for quite a while, not letting go of the accel button, once you stop the slide, the kart engine will pitch up super high and that's how you know you got it, you'll go faster too.
Somethings regarding Super Mario Kart you didn't mention
The feather item comes from this game and is essential for some shortcuts and avoiding obstacles.
You can do the rocket start in SMK too but the timing is suuuper tight.
And something exclusive to this game, the CPU items, like the cupcake that makes you small, and the fact that the CPU is locked to their specific items.
A correction: Super Mario Kart DOES let you get a boost at the beginning of the race if you hold down the b button at the right time, it’s just that the timing is kind of precise(about 5 frames after you hear the first beep on the countdown). It takes some getting used to, but I think Super Mario Kart is just as good as some of the other Mario Kart games
Also another thing that you didn’t mention about SMK that’s pretty interesting is they the computers don’t rubberband. They all have set paths and times that they are supposed to finish at, and the order of who finishes when changes depending on the character you pick. Great video!
I honestly think that the original is the best. The lack of rubber banding on racers and item rolls (save for a handful of item whitelist/blacklists based on position), the need for precise timing with backdropping items to counter attacks, and no blue shell make it the most "fair" of the games in terms of the skill bubbling to the top.
I'd want to play a later iteration if the whole family is joining in, but if its among peers, no other entry allows you to consistently crush an opponent with skill.
SMK also has a rocket start.
The Boo item in SMK also takes your opponents item. Unlike in others games, however, you are still tangible, able to get hit by items.
SMK also gives you a slight speed boot after drifting for some time.
SMK also has ghost data. You can even race against a computer controlled ghost by selecting a character using a second controller.
The blue shell in MK64 and Super Circuit hits all odd numbered opponents in front of you.
The ranking system in Super Circuit is not just focused on how fast you go, but also a lot of other factors. Out of all the MK games with ranking systems, SC is the most complicated, but still easy to understand once learn what the factors are.
The items in Double Dash drop from you depending on the item you’re hit with or if you’re holding a triple item.
I’m sure you know this but since you didn’t mention it, you can unlock the option to use bikes and karts in 50cc and 100cc respectively.
Super Circuit was actually the first game to developed outside Nintendo, by Intellegent Systems, the guys behind Paper Mario.
The only complaint I have with Mario Kart Tour is that the courses set in real-world locations lack traffic cars. I don't get why this happens; I was expecting traffic cars in these courses to give it the real world aesthetic.
Maybe the game would be much more difficult with traffic. This game is already kinda hard with its touch controls and lack for Bluetooth controller support, actually I think that's why courses like Toad Turnpike, Mushroom City, Shroom Ridge or Moonview Highway won't appear on MKT :/
Traffic cars wouldn't work that well with Tour's controls.
And traffic cars are always the main gimmick of the courses they're featured in, and city courses already have a main gimmick: Being based on real world locations. Having two main gimmicks would weaken both.
And it's would also be kinda complicated to get traffic cars in most of the city courses because of their layout. A lot of them have glider ramps, so there's no flat closed loop for traffic cars.
And Vancouver 1 goes on a wooden bridge in a forest, Amsterdam 2 or 3 will go into water, Singapore 1 goes on a pool on a building roof, and Los Angeles 1 goes on a beach. Not ideal environments for cars.
That said, I'd still like one city course with traffic cars. It would make it a little unique among the others, and that would be cool.
Tour has horrible controls, that's why there's no traffic
A real world aesthetic in a game where a turtle is driving a go kart throwing bananas at a princess
To answer your question about Mario Kart 7's online: Easier than you'd think to find a match. As the 3DS's most sold game and, in my opinion, the game with the highest concentration of amazing tracks, you'll actually even have full 8-player lobbies regularly. I just wish my friends played it lul
This was a good video. As a mario kart veteran, I noticed some things you missed with a few games. For the most part, it didn't affect anything, but there were a few things with mk8 that I feel could use a little correction. First off, Mk8 on the Wii U didn't have the driving assist at all, and it is enabled by default on the Switch. The Wii U version is also a more satisfying game for completionists and technical players, due to changes in difficulty and having most things unlocked in the switch version by default. Please don't take this comment as negative. It's not intended to be. I just wanted to point out a few things, while also giving the original mk8 some attention.
They have a Mariokart arcade booth at my local arcade, so I've been able to play it a few times with friends. It's fun, but after 2-3 races, you start to feel the value per credit dry up.
I'm also excited to see the DLC courses in 8 Deluxe. I only played Tour when it released, so I haven't played many of the introduced courses that are returning in the DLC.
You can’t judge Super Mario Kart after playing it for a few hours, this game really starts getting fun once you’ve mastered it enough to play 150cc with a heavy character
You're goddamn right. SMK gets an unreasonable amount of shit and it's not fair. It's truly a great game that's worth anybody's time, even if it does take some investment to pick up and adjust to.
Mario Kart Wii has mirror mode aswell, you have to complete your license first and it basically turns left turn to right turns and right turns to left turns
The man did it. He talked about mario kart wii in 2022 without mentioning the modding and competitive scene.
There actually was some kind of mission mode in Mariokart Wii, but it was limited access in some kind of online event that is completely inaccessible now… There were cool bosses like spiketops from Mario Galaxy and stuff
So after playing only Mario Kart 7 for a while, I decided to go back and grind my license on the Wii.
You will not believe the amount of Blue Shells per track I saw
I mean ,MKW is the most luck-based Mario Kart ,it's so violent on this game
I 100% MKDS and it was def worth it. Such a great game to hop on from time to time. Also Double Dash is a classic as well.
34:01 the feather was actually in SMK (the original Mario kart game), but not battle exclusive. Like the coin, it didn’t come back until 8.
I loved the co-op in double dash. My step brother and I spent hours in the co-op slowly but surely 100%ing the game. It was good times.
Would love to see one of these with Kirby games. They’re so fun.
Dope video, never expected to see the arcade games be included! I always wanted to play them when I was young at the arcade but I was also the kid with no coins at the arcade lol keep it up Nio!
Just for your info. You said you only knew one way to dodge blue shell which was air horn. You could also use mushrooms, stat, boo, slow down to let someone else take the hit instead, fall off the track at the right time to avoid blue shell with invincibility frames, and same thing with hitting another item before getting hit by blue shell.
Perfect timing ones are my favorite ways to dodge, like the drift then hop dodge on MKds or just use Mushroom right before getting hit on MK 7 and MK 8. Idk if you can dodge with perfect timing on other MK’s since the ones I’ve played the most have been Wii, DS, MK7 and MK8 but now I can only play DS and MK7, but I’m happy with that 😁
I would like to point out that the feather actually originated in Super Mario Kart and that the original version of 8 did not have smart steering at all, let alone have it enabled by default
Haven't finished the n64 setting but saw you touched on drifting and wanted to add that if you wiggle the joy stick while drifting it gives you the boost, rather than just holding it like later games.
Yep. Double Dash and DS do drifting boosts this way too
SNES Mariokart: Rocketstart is there.
Accelerate on the right spot around after 1/3 of the countdown and you get a boost.
And ghostmode also works there.
34:46 The wiiu version didnt have that feature its new with MK8DX.
Nice video btw
Nice vid and thoughts on all Mario kart games. All sections were explained well except for DD that you skimmed by quickly. You missed it's more violent drifting in the series, it's slippery controls and newly added characters. You didn't talk about the tracks at all compared to Wii and 8 and how there is a All-Cup Tour. Lastly, forgot the mention that it was the first Mario kart to add Kart and character unlockables and first kart game in the series to have a more diverse choice in your layout.
Also wished there was more info on Tour, but other than that nice vid and nice to hear your thoughts.
To be honest, I couldn't get into Tour as much as I wanted because the controls just don't mesh with me. :/ (Especially after playing every single other MK game)
Those things you mention about Double Dash are some of the reasons it's my favorite.
One error I noticed: In the Wii U version, I don't even recall there being an Auto-driving Assist feature, let alone it being turned on by default. if anything, I ran into the issue where it was automatically turned on by default in the Switch version when i picked it up! I think you confused the two.
Yeah, the auto-driving and steering assist features were definitely added in the Switch version. Good for accessibility, but I really wish it wasn't enabled by default...
I agree since they only had that feature in its port version.
something to note about mario kart 8 (wii u version) is that the battle mode is much worse because it literally just takes actual tracks and makes them "battle tracks"
the super horn actually isn't the only item you can use to defend against blue shells. if you use a mushroom in the same moment as the blue shell hits you you dodge it, too
I remember dodging it using mushrooms by complete accident in 7 and I was so thrilled.
Its crazy how good MK8dlx is. It's my favorite even over the ones I started on. When the game can be better than the nostalgia, you know you made a banger
The first arcade game was actually based off the double dash engine
Thank you for making these videos. New subscriber here. Found you through your Naruto games video. I love all your “I played every game” series so fat! Keep up the good work! ❤️
Thanks a lot! :)
No matter what, double dash will always have a special place in my heart ❤️
This was super cool and a blast from the past. I think you may have glossed over a lot of some of the details of some of the games though, like Mario Kart double dash, and its multiplayer mode which shines above most any other mk game's multiplayer mode, and I've heard it spoken of with reverence in a few circles I think.
It also brought an absolutely massive amount of polish to the N64 controls, which were pretty loose and hard to play with IMO.
There's a few other minor errors throughout, I don't know if there's a person to be a fact checker or a sounding board but you have a great presentation style and capture a lot of cool stuff about the games, I think it would be cool to bring it to that next level of possible somehow. :) :3
34:51 It wasn't even in the Wii U version
I believe that the reason that a lot of Wii games looked...like that is as part of an attempt to make the games look different from Gamecube games, since the Wii was about the same power-wise. You can also see this in the weirdly realistic artstyles of games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
41:20 The karts do NOT work well on carpets. Maybe some, but it’s too bumpy. It needs to be a flat surface, like wood or something
People usually gloss over super circuit for being on a handheld but it's genuinely my favorite for the single-player experience. It's soo satisfying mastering mini-turbos and a genuine challenge collecting all 3 star ranks and retro cups for each engine class. Double-dash and Wii also being my favorites for multiplayer.
Yeah Super Circuit is arguably the best Mario Kart single player wise aside from maybe DS. The graphics are extremely colorful and while pixelated, they look good on GBA. The music is so good, and honed I think Super Circuit might have the most energetic and funkiest soundtrack of any MK game. And of course it’s pretty fun to play.
@@paulgilbert5278 DS is great too! I know I'm not alone for wanting Mission Mode and boss battles to return in a new game.
At the risk of sounding like a jerk, the start boost is in Super Mario Kart too. Otherwise, great video!
You don't sound like a jerk for correcting someone's mistake! Don't worry about it. :-)
mario kart DS was so gooood I spent so long in the emblem editor doing art and doing multiplayer with everyone because of the download play feature one of the best things nintendo ever did imo especially if like me you were pretty poor so couldn't aford all the games everyone had
Tour controls arent that bad, especially when you consider the platform it was released on. The problem is, people seems to give up too easily and doesnt want to invest just a bit of practice in order to get the controls, especially when they use a bad setting such as the default steer option. If you change it in the options menu, you get a pretty decent control scheme (jumps to steer and chain mini turbos, and using the arrow guide just for small adjustments).
Yeah I agree the controls are fine
There are 11 games in this list, what the hell sre you talking aboutr
i didn't give up it's just my phone is old and stopped running it after a while
@@Avriel_Mimiga Can relate. Tour ran horrible on my old phone, even in the power saving mode the game offers. Probably my only complain with the game is that it is still poorly optimized for low end devices.
Also cool pfp!
@@MrDiana1706 Mario Kart tour
Online mode for Mario Kart 7 is actually very active lol. I dont really have an issue getting a match. Other than that, great video!
One thing I wish you talked about more was the physics in each game, and how it affects the controls. Double Dash feels like your kart has a lot of weight, yet feels very fast. Wii feels very heavy at times, and you drift soooo far in Snes and Super Circut compared to other games. Mario Kart 7 and 8 have much tighter controls than most of the other games.
For me personally, my biggest problem with 8 is many of the retro tracks are so damn wide, with courses like grumble Volcano and Snes rainbow road losing a lot of their challenge as a result. This is mainly why I prefer 7 to 8, it stikes that nice balance.
Overall though great video, really cool to see a take on the arcade games as well!!
The tracks in 8 are wide, but when you play 200cc...it's the only mode where you actually have to use brakes.
Hey I prefer 7 to 8 too
Physics of Double Dash are why it's my favorite. It makes the racing itself fun which makes the already great course design into the best in the series. DK Mountain rules in DD, but sucks in Wii, for example.
That's a lie lol, on lap 3 on grumble volcano in 8 the top ramp just before the finish line is a very wide road in Wii, but in 8 it's an incredibly tight road close to the off-road so if you screw up you either slow down in the offroad or fall off.
Double Dash is by far my favourite. Though. I didn't get a game system from the next generations until years into their run. due to family reasons. So I was playing my gamecube for years. So I have a lot of nostalgia for it
Your videos are so well done, I can't even imagine how much time it takes to do all this
Glad to see someone praising Mario Kart 8 for something other than graphics, since other reviews or posts I have seen are along the lines of: it’s pretty fun, but it looks GREAT, I mean, can we just talk about how great this looks for five paragraphs?
Good job 👍
Also mushrooms exist.
And mega mushrooms
And stars
THIS VIDEO IS AMAAAAZING. THANKS FOR THIS, I KNOW YOU WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS!
First played GBA, barely played DS, grew up with Wii, failed at 7, want to play 8 Deluxe but can't afford a Switch
what a long road indeed
When You Forget Many Things:
I remember that you can mute the announcer in ArcadeGP2 without muting the game itself.
Thanks for including those arcade games, I love them, I played the first 2 thanks to emulation, and the last one in an actual arcade and it was amazing!
Lost me at the “Double Dash didn’t add much to the series”
My sister and I used to play Double Dash on gamecube religiously when we were little. There were countless times that we got grounded from it because we'd start fighting. It still looks good 20 years later!
You can use karts and bikes in any mode in Mario Kart Wii if you complete all the cups in grand prix mode for each cc. Also 34:47 the original Wii U version doesn’t have smart steering. It’s new to Deluxe and on by default! Probably just got the words mixed up
27:27
Thats the sound of an Aztec Death Whistle!
It is believed that these whistles were designed to sound like a person screaming, and were used as a scare tactic. Also they generally were sculpted like skulls so its very cool!
That explains a lot lmao
Yo great video man
In Mario Kart 8/8D you unlock new Kart options from gathering coins, not exactly from completing cups. In 8 Wii Ü characters are unlocked from cups though and Mirror requires beating all the cups on 150cc
Mario Kart DS was my childhood
Excluding the tons of other things people have said, EVERY mario kart has the starting boost (even super mario kart) and ghosts (although the early ones only support 1 or a few).
I also disagree with your opinion that MK8 has by far the best music.
Overall this was still really well made and I think you did a good job with these game overviews.
i remember playing Mario Kart Arcade DP GX with a friend of mine in high school - we both chose to play as “don chan” because we’d never heard of him and thought he was weird. it was so funny to hear the announcer constantly saying stuff like “don chan is taking the lead! but don chan is close behind!” in the most severe american accent i’ve heard in a while (and i’m american, so)
FINALLY someone who doesn't hate on Super Circuit. Bless you sir
not too big (but still pretty important imo) but I think you were mistaken in that you didn't get drift boosts by drifting for a long time but by alternating left and right while drifting in every Mario Kart before Wii. Good video regardless!
You can actually cancel blue shells by using a mushroom as soon as the shell is about to drop down on you (when its blue part faces the camera)
Works since Mario Kart Wii
Dude i remember playing the first Mario kart and it’s so nostalgic, the music and the coins on the ground make me wanna cry
Mario Kart 64 also has the Fake Item Box. This game is where it is at its peak, as it has gotten worse in all later appearances.
I have so many good memories of playing Mario Kart on a Game Cube with my cousins and playing it with my sister on a DS. I hated having to blow up the balloons in Balloon Battle with my actual breath in the microphone, though.
Edit: WAIT, YOU COULD DO IT BY HOLDING THE SELECT BUTTON!?
Love this series so much. Still the best racing game franchise
The lightning cloud was originally in Mario Kart arcade then returned to Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Double Dash aged really well and is still a lot of fun to this day. I regulary play it with my Sister together and we have both a soft spot for it! We have beaten the Game together in for the first Time in Ko-op actually, so that adds another layer of Nostalgia to all of this :3
I really hope that we get something like a Double Dash-Mode in a future Mario Kart again. It was so much fun to play with two Characters at the same time
Could you tell us how to emulate the arcade gp Mariokarts/which emulator you use, i’d really appreciate that a lot. Also wow is it just me or with the European version Mariokart Arcade GP DX play way different, like you can’t choose items or karts and everything is unlocked from the start
You can also dodge the blue shell by using the mushroom. As a matter of fact, it used to be the only item to beat the blue shell before the super horn was introduce. It's never mentioned in the game but it is possible. I learned about it in MKWii and it's also doable in MK8/MK8D (though the timing is more precise in this game). Idk if it's doable on the other Mario Kart games though. I only know you can do it in MKWii and MK8/Deluxe (and probably MK7)
It's not doable in Double Dash, so I would expect the first game that introduced the shroom dodge is MkWii. You can also use invincibility items to dodge a blue shell (star, bullet bill, boo in Mk8 Deluxe etc.). Though, to be fair, in the video it was said that super horn is the only item that can cancel a blue shell, not dodge it.
@@Astra3yt True, but it can be misleading not knowing that there are other ways to avoid the blue/spiny shell. I notice that the way Nintendo marketed the super horn when MK8 was first announced, they say that it's the only item to beat the blue shell even though we know that there are other ways to avoid it and that includes the mushroom dodge.
@@redhatviewer I kinda think that the super horn should not destroy a blue shell. It's too easy to avoid with it and it just defeats the point of the blue shell, to stop the person in the first place.
Shroom at least requires skill and timing and is way harder to execute and, therefore, way easier to miss the timing. But that's completely another topic.
@@Astra3yt You have a point but I think the low rng of obtaining the super horn when you're in first place balances it out of it's usefulness just to make it fair for all players. It's not often you get the super horn in your possession when you're in first place all the time so I think that's out of the question.
@@redhatviewer The chance of getting a mushroom in first is none. I don't think the low probability of getting a super horn in first really balances it out. Sure, maybe getting a mushroom in first can be unbalanced too, but trust me, players would keep it if it wasn't for the super horn. But then again, getting hit by a blue shell isn't as punishing since MK7 anyway.
In another words, I feel like that once you have a lead it's way easier to maintain than it used to be.
Great video, but you forgot to mention the best Mario Kart game of the series : Diddy Kong Racing ! :P
What’s the music at 32:50?
It's the Mute City theme from Mario Kart 8 :)
Thank you so much! Been stuck in my head and couldn’t find the source until now
38:24 "Mobile Foams
Woah! a Mario kart restrospective that doesn't gushes on DD!! or 64 and doesn't demean Wii or Mario Kart Tour?! That's a rare sight!
Excelent video!
Idk a single person who demeans wii. I've seen infinitely more people hate on 7 and 8
The 3rd place icon in Mario kart arcade 1 looks so beautiful the positions icons in Mario kart arcade has no right for looking so good!
I will say DD was my favorite because of the combos of different players actually matter. Made for some unique strategy choices that aren’t in other games in the franchise. But the best package and best game is definitely 8 Deluxe which would be my 2nd favorite.
Double Dash is getting a ton of love!
Mario Kart Wii and 7 are my two favorites.I remember when I was younger playing Mario kart Wii with my family,playing battle mode was always fun to jump on once in a while.On the bus in grade school with my 2ds me and a bunch of other kids would play Mario kart 7 it was a big thing on my bus.These games will always be the best in my eyes
Finally, someone who didn’t forget Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Love this video! Rocket start and ghost data is available on the first MK as well.
Ive watched a few of your videos, but the section on mario kart super circuit sold me on the sub. One of my favorite games as a kid and I hate how people write it off as just slightly better super mario kart when it had so much more on offer.