Mario Kart 64

Assigning an overall rating to this game is a tough task. The strictly rational side of me wants to concentrate on its numerous and obvious flaws, and penalize it accordingly. And yet, I’ve had more fun with this game over the past decade plus than 95 percent of the games I’ve ever played. It’s my favorite game in the series, and among my favorite of all-time. When all is said and done, Kart 64 drags itself through the mud and still manages to come out golden. On a hundred-point scale, I find myself placing it somewhere between a 90 and a 100. On a true ten-point scale, I just can’t justify not rounding up.

Mario Kart 64 is a must buy and a must play. If you've experienced Super Mario Kart on the SNES, this game will feel like a grand homecoming. New players of all skill levels will instantly pick up on the fun. Get ready, get set, get going with Mario Kart 64.

La verdad es que uno no sabe que decir que no se sepa ya. Estamos seguro que todos conocéis de sobra la saga Mario Kart, y en concreto, esta edición de Nintendo 64 es todo un clásico para el que no pasa el tiempo. Tras ciertos experimentos que no cuajaron en Gamecube y una entrega de Gameboy Advance muy parecida a la de 16 bits, Mario Kart 64 sólo rivaliza con Mario Kart DS como mejor juego de la saga. Si tenéis una Nintendo 64 y aún no os habéis hecho con esta joya, os recomendamos encarecidamente que lo hagáis ya. Pasarse tardes enteras con los amigos jugando a este tipo de juegos es una costumbre totalmente atemporal.

Speaking of SNES purists, they will be the only ones who will find some serious grumbles with this game. Mario Kart 64 has some differences in it's style to Super Mario Kart; there are no more coins to collect, far less booster strips, slightly different weapons, much lighter subtelties between drivers and and overall more easygoing challenge. Wether this makes Mario Kart 64 better or worse than it's prequel is a different story, which is also of little relevance here. It's still Mario Kart, albeit with a slightly different flair to it. And whatever way you look at it, this is a huge dose of pure, frantic and hilarious fun. It's a game you will be coming back to for years on end, just because the multiplayer mode's fun and thrills almost never fade away. An essential buy.

It's a pleasure to play this one...play it again and again. Another winner comes to the Nintendo 64 direct from Nintendo. When a game is this good, where can I start? Since I only have one gripe, I'll start there. I really wanted more battle tracks. If there were at least two or three more, I'd be more pleased (let's hope for secret tracks!). Other than that, the game was perfect. The graphics were flawless and the sound fits the game nicely --- both in effects and music. All of the different modes make for even more replay value even though it already has plenty. The characters are good choices as well. Need I say it --- Mario Kart 64 rocks!

Even with its battle mode deficiency, though, Mario Kart 64 is a great game. The match races are in some ways better than ever, and it’s amazing how much depth the cornering trick and new items add to the game. About the only things missing this time around are the feather and Koopa Troopa, and those are sacrifices I’m ready to make when the end product turns out so fantastic as this one did. Missing out on a game this good should be a crime!

This title is far more controversial than its SNES brother. We love it, but if you were brought up into the SNES era and owned Super Mario Kart you may be upset to find how much the gameplay has changed. Still well worth a buy though.

Although it doesn't break any new grounds in originality (like Mario 64), Mario Kart 64 is a great addition to the N64 line-up. The solid graphics, good sound, and addictive gameplay--coupled with features like being able to race yourself (from a former race) in a special ghost mode--make you want to play it forever. If you primarily race alone, Wave Race 64 would be the game of choice. Otherwise, Mario Kart 64 is a must-have. The only draw-back is that you'll be speaking with Italian accents before long... And now leta me go-e, I have an appointmente witha three verry, verry deade people.

The trouble with making definitive games like Super Mario Kart is you have to be pretty damn remarkable with any kind of a sequel. Although I found Mario Kart 64 to be eminently playable, I just couldn't shake the feeling that it was a knock off of the first game. Nintendo gave us our minimum expectations with Mario Kart 64. Normally that would be fine but in a world where Super Mario 64 and Wave Race 64 can rest in our game libraries, producing the minimum is just not going to take home the trophy. Frankly, that's exactly what I expected Mario Kart 64 to do.

A weak one player game, Mario Kart 64 excels in the multiplayer arena, and that alone is worth the cost of admission. Few titles can come close to this one in terms of party games.

Après Super Mario 64, Nintendo nous montre une nouvelle fois tout son savoir-faire au travers de ce fantastique jeu de courses. Beaucoup plus proche des joueurs que son homologue SNES, Mario Kart 64 est aussi le summum de la saga en matière de jeu en écran splitté. Un titre magique qui trouvera sa place dans tous les salons familiaux.

Après Super Mario 64, Nintendo nous montre une nouvelle fois tout son savoir-faire au travers de ce fantastique jeu de courses. Beaucoup plus proche des joueurs que son homologue SNES, Mario Kart 64 est aussi le summum de la saga en matière de jeu en écran splitté. Un titre magique qui trouvera sa place dans tous les salons familiaux.

Although it doesn't break any new grounds in originality (like Mario 64), Mario Kart 64 is a great addition to the N64 line-up. The solid graphics, good sound, and addictive gameplay--coupled with features like being able to race yourself (from a former race) in a special ghost mode--make you want to play it forever. If you primarily race alone, Wave Race 64 would be the game of choice. Otherwise, Mario Kart 64 is a must-have. The only draw-back is that you'll be speaking with Italian accents before long... And now leta me go-e, I have an appointmente witha three verry, verry deade people.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing really wrong with the new Mario Kart - the increasingly rotund plumber and his jolly crew have never looked and sounded so good. And from Wario's penguin-like mumblings to the glittering crown on the Princess'- head, it's obvious that the design team was plenty willing to get down and dirty with the presentation aspects of the game. The addition of more detailed sliding techniques and a few new nasty things to distract your opponents are welcome features. However, once you get past the predictable new additions, you begin to realize that there's really not much depth to Mario Kart 64.

Mario Kart 64 is an immensely enjoyable game and one of the most entertaining multiplayer racing experiences ever to hit consoles, but this Virtual Console edition suffers from numerous problems that will disappoint many players. The time trial ghost problem is something that really hurts that particular game mode and the speed issue in multiplayer races could surely have been sorted out prior to release. Still, for £7 you'll be hard pushed to find a multiplayer game that offers this much entertainment.

Despite the fact that Mario Kart 64 doesn't quite compare to the original, it's nevertheless one of the best racing games for the system. The good still far outweighs the bad. And you'll eventually learn that you can fight cheapness with cheapness of your own. You may find that races turn into a chess match of sorts, as you take advantage of cheating techniques. Another classic from Nintendo.

Four and a half years ago, Super Mario Kart revolutionised the racing game. Eschewing the desperately hip supercars and global tourist sites then in vogue, it was instead set in the familiar environs of the Mario universe with its own unique brand of cartoon cheeriness. The resultant racing was way ahead of any of its 16bit rivals. In short it was classic Nintendo, classic Miyamoto.

In conclusion, if you don't already have a Mario Kart game somewhere in your collection and you have an N64, Mario Kart 64 is a game well worth picking up, whether in its original cartridge form or on the Wii Virtual Console. Ten years later, it isn't as great as Mario Kart DS, but it may be worth a significant amount of time nonetheless.

Mario Kart 64 arrived in America almost exactly 10 years ago, and the fans found it immediately. The game was a phenomenal sales success for Nintendo, selling over a million copies in just its first two months on the market, and paving the way for more great multiplayer games (like GoldenEye) to come later that same year. If you never owned an original Kart cartridge, consider this download. But if you've still got the old N64, four dust-covered controllers and the game itself sitting in a closet somewhere, do some digging. This re-release comes close to capturing the full spirit of the original version, but playing it old-school remains superior.

Unfortunately, the AI leaves something to be desired because Mario Kart 64 seems intent on keeping all of the races artificially close! And don't you think that special shell that goes after the leader is just a little bit unfair? A few of the tracks are too long, and that rainbow track is just plain boring. Personally I prefer Diddy Kong Racing over this.

So the graphics are pretty good, the controls are easy, the action is fast paced: what's the problem, you ask? Simply put, the game feels pretty bubblegummy. It goes from "cute" to "puke" in a matter of minutes. Perhaps I'm spoiled, as I've recently had the honor of experiencing the far-and-away best game for the N64 right now, the amazing Turok. Mario Kart 64 is really just a souped up version of the SNES game with added graphical power. No new ground is broken, or even scraped.

If you own a Nintendo 64, you're probably going to buy this game whether or not you read and heed this review - after all, there aren't really a lot of N64 games to choose from, and it IS a Mario title. Fair enough. The thing is, even with all its bells and whistles, Mario Kart 64 is very likely to disappoint you after about a week. I wouldn't feel right about not giving you that warning. That said, I'm off to Mario Kart on my SNES to reminisce about the good old days, and dream of what this cartridge could have been.

Mit seinen dezent leblosen Rundkursen, verändertem Schlitterverhalten und fiesem Gummiband-Effekt, machte sich Mario Kart 64 seinerzeit nicht allzu viele Freunde. Lässt man allerdings die leidigen Vergleiche mit dem Original bleiben, erhält man ein solides Kart-Rennspiel, das noch heute "Ok" aussieht und vor allem im Multiplayer-Modus mächtig zündet. Heutzutage störe ich mich eher an dem – selbst in der 150cc-Klasse – schwachen Geschwindigkeitsgefühl, das unter anderem von den viel zu breit geratenen Strecken herrührt. Wer diese Bedenken nicht teilt und des Öfteren mehr als einen Mitspieler vor dem Wii versammelt, findet in Mario Kart 64 einen niedlichen Racer, der zwar nie wirklich genial war, aber auch nicht allzu viel Staub angesetzt hat.