Mario Kart 64
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Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart 64

1996
Action, Party
Mario Kart 64 is the second main installment of the Mario Kart series. It is the first game in the series to use three-dimensional graphics, however, the characters and items in this game are still two-dimensional, pre-rendered sprites. The game offers two camera angles and three engine sizes: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. Each kart has distinctive handling, acceleration and top speed capabilities. Shells that you fire at rival racers, Bananas that make them skid out and Lightning Bolts that make them small and very slow are just a few of the game's unique power-ups.

Franchises:

Mario, Mario Kart

Genres:

Action, Party, Racing

Platforms:

Wii U, Nintendo 64, Wii

Developers:

Nintendo, Nintendo EAD

AKAs:

マリオカート64, 马里奥赛车64

Mario Kart 64

1996
Action, Party
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17 Jan 2018
75
68th
Blue shell is the worst thing to happen to Mario Kart and it happened in the second game of the stupid series. "WHERE'S YOUR HONOUR?!" - 9 year old me throwing salt everywhere.
26 Nov 2019
45
4th
Every college student's favourite game, but I never got the appeal. It's aimed at people who can't play regular racing games (aka kids) because they suck at driving, so they have to resort to cheap tactics to win, like throwing fucking turtle shells at other cars to knock them out. The only boost that's acceptable to me in racing games is turbo. None of this "collect a coin and we'll transport you to the finish line via a magic fucking rainbow" nonsense.
04 Feb 2018
79
70th
I still prefer the overall simplicity of this early Mario Kart iteration to the Red-Bull-and-Amphetamine-covered-with-Warheads aesthetic of later games in the series. This one at least creates the illusion that there was some skill involved. Figuring out the death jump shortcut in Rainbow Road is a formative childhood moment. But alas, the Blue Shell that launched a thousand tantrums.
08 Feb 2023
94
98th
Given that I can still have a lot of fun with it, in 2023, specially with 3 or more friends, I give it a 100. It was part of my childhood, so take it with a grain of salt. But there are other old games I loved that have not resisted the test of time, so I think it deserves the grade.
27 Dec 2021
79
65th
Much better, thanks
25 Feb 2021
10
86th
set the bar so high for a local multiplayer racing experience that developers still can't reach it to this day. still just as fun as I remember
05 Jan 2021
100
68th
Super Mario Kart, one of the greatest head-to-head titles ever released for the cartridge systems, is back, this time for the Nintendo 64. There's a whole new set of courses, new racers, slick 3-D graphics, and most surprisingly, a four-player simultaneous play option. This should all be great news to Mario Kart fans, and in fact it is - sort of.
23 Sep 2019
7
76th
The only multiplayer racing game I ever enjoyed. So fun back in the day.
21 Oct 2018
62
52nd
Another case of the mechanics just not being quite there enough for me. On paper, everything is as it needs to be but actually driving the carts is not all that great.
03 Jul 2018
84
35th
Mario Kart 64 is not the easiest game in the world to play alone. If nothing else it's yet another Nintendo classic perfect for parties and groups of friends.
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Franchises:

Mario, Mario Kart

Genres:

Action, Party, Racing

Platforms:

Wii U, Nintendo 64, Wii

Developers:

Nintendo, Nintendo EAD

AKAs:

マリオカート64, 马里奥赛车64
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