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.

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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

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User Reviews

The greatest version of Mario Kart out there!	darthsith19 (65)
Feels like a more pretty, but slower version of Mario Kart.	kbmb (400)	unrated
A Mario Kart game to remember	Mario Duenaz (6)
Great multiplayer game but a bit of a bore while playing by yourself.	Attila (499)

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The Press Says

Thunderbolt Games	Jun 07, 2008	10 out of 10	100
VicioJuegos.com	Dec 30, 2005	95 out of 100	95
Nintendo Land	2003	94 out of 100	94
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Mar, 1997	9.3 out of 10	93
Cubed3	Sep 03, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Electric Playground	1997	9 out of 10	90
Gaming Age	Sep 19, 2004	88 out of 100	88
Edge	Feb, 1997	8 out of 10	80
The Video Game Critic	Jul 30, 2000	B-	67
Game Revolution	Jun 06, 2004	B-	67

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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")

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This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66128) and Chris Martin

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