This game brings back quite a lot of memories from my childhood: the discovery of many glitches, playing it with my cousins whenever they had a sleepover at my place, and just playing it with my brother gave me such cherishing moments that's helped me become the gamer I am today. You're first place one minute, and then your position is under constant threat thanks to the use of blue-shells, banana peels, lightning bolts and trick-question-mark-boxes which are actually bombs.
Released in 1996, Mario Kart 64 was one of the launch titles of the Nintendo 64, alongside Super Mario 64 (though that game was delayed in Europe and Australia by almost a year from the console's release), and Kart 64 still has fast, fun and vibrant gameplay. The roster's grown since then, but still what a great selection of characters for a crossover racing game. Mario is here with Donkey Kong, Peach, Luigi, Wario, Yoshi, Toad and even Bowser. Mario Kart 64 is one of those many treasure-troves of Nintendo's gold-mines of entertainment. Nintendo IS the Disney of video-gaming their catalogue of classic games have defined millions of childhoods across the globe and influenced things inside and outside the gaming industry itself. Uniqueness: 5/5 Replay Value: 5/5 Plain Fun: 5/5 Overall: 5/5 Featuring: Mario, Peach, Luigi, Toad, Wario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Bowser. When the racing get's old, try to beat your friends in a little battle match or set a course time trial record with your favorite character. It is so unique and fun that you just become engulfed by it. Mario Kart 64 is by far the best racer I've played. The course's are fun to travel through while you pick up items off the road helping you to stop your opponents and get a better boost. There are four sets of races, each featuring a unique course going anywhere from Peach's Castle to Donkey Kong's Jungle. A few of these characters being: obviously Mario, Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong. Mario Kart offers a wide variety of courses to race on with eight unique Nintendo characters. Even after so many other games and other systems that out did the Nintendo 64, I kept coming back to this game. Mario Kart 64 is the first game I bought for Nintendo 64 back in late 1996.