Super Mario Kart (1992)

[andrew8798]

Was one of the games as a Kid that made me want a SNES. What's everyone's opinion of the game?

[Legion]

One of the best games ever.

Although most of it's sequels have actually been better than it, and, unlike some sequels, actually gotten better as time has gone on, the first is still a great little nostalgia game.

I have it on my phone thanks to an emulator. Good times.

[Drink Up Me Cider]

I have a GBA version with my DS that I play a lot. It's friggin' tough but it's great fun when you get first place. The original was before my time, and I was a Master System/Mega Drive guy anyway so I never played the original. The coin system never appeared on the N64/Gamecube/Wii as far as I know. It's a shame, it made it more tactical to unlock stuff.

[CMWaters]

My parents would joke about how kiddy the original game looked.

Never did with the sequels, just the first one.

[A Platypus Rave]

It's a fun game, though I played it recently and while still fun I did miss some of the advancements from the sequels.

[CMWaters]

Jan 5, 2013 16:07:00 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

It's a fun game, though I played it recently and while still fun I did miss some of the advancements from the sequels.

You mean like this advancement?

[Legion]

First game had the lightning bolt that made everyone small and slow.

I loved that

[A Platypus Rave]

Jan 5, 2013 16:08:54 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

Jan 5, 2013 16:07:00 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

It's a fun game, though I played it recently and while still fun I did miss some of the advancements from the sequels.

You mean like this advancement?

I said some... -_-

[Derk!]

I've played the recent ones. Yeah, this one is still the king.

[Push R Truth]

I'd argue it was the start of the greatest spin off series in Video Game History.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

It's hard as f*** in 150cc. It's the kind of game you really have to invest time in to get good at. Nobody I've played it with since release has enjoyed it for that reason. Personally, that's why I love it. Getting in first in any of the Special Cup courses in 150cc feels great. And with 50cc, it's fun to mess around and try and lap all the racers. There's a Bowser level you can even double lap some people in, if I'm not mistaken. It's the one with the long area and yellow speed boosts.

My favorite thing to do is screw over the guy in 2nd place. On the Mushroom Cup's final course, a well-placed banana on the speed ramp can cause the player behind you to spin out of control onto the lower track, which costs them a good chunk of time. That's also why I like this game as much as I do - yeah, it looks like hell now, but getting hit with an item as well as using an item on someone actually matters. The results don't get immediately retconned by someone getting coddled with power-ups afterwards.

They don't make games like that anymore. Know why I kick ass at Mega Man X and DKC? Because those games beat me up and forced me to get better on my own. Because I died and lost serious progress. That's not to say MK is now easy - it's not if you play online, that's for sure - I just think it that the, "oh god, please don't hit me with a red shell" feeling needs to come back. Whereas now I get the feeling of, "big deal, I'll just get a star next."

Sorry for the mini-rant, but I really enjoyed that challenge. Nintendo and the like still make challenging games, but they give people the option to take the easy road, and I can't say I care much for that.

[Deleted]

It has one my favorite soundtracks in Video Game history:




and of course, maybe my favorite VG track ever:

[bogey316]

Jan 5, 2013 20:01:01 GMT -5 DZ: WF Legacy said:

My favorite thing to do is screw over the guy in 2nd place. On the Mushroom Cup's final course, a well-placed banana on the speed ramp can cause the player behind you to spin out of control onto the lower track, which costs them a good chunk of time.

YES! I loved doing that!

By far, it was the most hours I logged on any Mario Kart game(and maybe any game ever). Me and my buddies would play it for hours and hours. We played battle mode to death and we got to the point where we would race all the courses backwards and see who could finish 5 laps first. It was a blast.

[ICBM]

Played vs mode against some incinerated friends a few months ago. I hadn't played in over a decade but that night I won like thirty in a row(no BS). God bless wii store

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Like many Mario games, I can see why it was so popular at the time and why it was so influential, but I think it hasn't aged very well.

It's still nice to see some of its tracks on the newer games, though.

[Citizen Grimm]

Awesome game. Still have my original copy that I got when I got a SNES for my birthday.

[g1megatronfan]

One of my favorite SNES games. I remember playing this one for hrs at a time. I played it a while back and it's still fun.

[beamanhogan]

It is still my favorite Mario Kart game. Personally, I think it has the best selection of characters who's traits are truly different.