Mario Kart 64

Description

Mario Kart 64 races eight familiar faces, including Mario, Bowser and Yoshi, on four progressively tougher four-track circuits. Wide curves and gentle banks mark the Mushroom Cup tracks. Your commute gets notably tougher on the Flower Cup, though. You'll have to dodge semis rumbling on Toad's Turnpike and bounding boulders on fogbound Choco Mountain! Star Cup tracks range from the icy surfaces of Sherbet Land to the lava lakes of Bowser's Castle. The true test of karting competence, though, comes on the four tracks in Special Cup. Zip through the dark caves and green hillsides of Donkey Kong's Jungle Parkway, cling to the sheer cliffs of Yoshi Valley and hustle over haunted Banshee Boardwalk before tackling the longest track in the game: neon-lit Rainbow Road.

Mario Kart 64 offers two camera angles and three engine sizes: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. You can gain even more speed by mastering the power slide technique or grabbing Super Star power-ups. Each kart has distinctive handling, acceleration and top speed capabilities. Light karts like Princess's smoothly steer through tight corners, but run the constant risk of getting flattened by heavy karts, like Donkey Kong's. Shells that you fire at rival racers, Bananas that make them skid out and Lightning Bolts that make 'em small and very slow are just a few of the game's unique power-ups.

Alternate Titles

• "马里奥卡丁车64" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "Mario Kart R" -- Early pre-release title
• "マリオカート64" -- Japanese Spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Kart racing
• Mario Kart series
• Mario licensees

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User Reviews

The greatest version of Mario Kart out there!	Nintendo 64	darthsith19 (65)
Feels like a more pretty, but slower version of Mario Kart.	Nintendo 64	kbmb (399)
A Mario Kart game to remember	Nintendo 64	Mario Duenaz (14)
Great multiplayer game but a bit of a bore while playing by yourself.	Nintendo 64	Attila (499)

The Press Says

GamePro	Nintendo 64	Apr, 1997	5 out of 5	100
VicioJuegos.com	Nintendo 64	Dec 30, 2005	95 out of 100	95
Nintendo Land	Nintendo 64	2003	94 out of 100	94
Nintendojo	Nintendo 64	Jan 01, 1997	9 out of 10	90
Electric Playground	Nintendo 64	1997	9 out of 10	90
Cubed3	Nintendo 64	Sep 03, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	Wii	Aug 12, 2009	17 out of 20	85
All Game Guide	Nintendo 64	1997		80
videogamer.com	Wii	Feb 02, 2007	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Nintendo 64	Feb 06, 1997	6.4 out of 10	64

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Trivia

Originally, MagiKoopa (an enemy from Super Mario World) was intended to be one of the racers. However, he was later replaced by Donkey Kong before the game was released. You can still see MagiKoopa in some of the earliest screenshots of the game however (back when it was still called "Mario Kart R")