Today’s game is some Mario Kart 64. I had a long day and wanted to take it easy, so i did a few races. It was easy up until Banshee boardwalk. Still, it was nice. I’ve always had a soft spot for DK Jungle Parkway especially (i have a soft spot for like all the tracks though) because of this bridge + waterfall. For some reason younger me was enamored with waterfalls. No clue why, though it would later bloom into my opinion on different game’s waters.
I also did rainbow road (of course), my absolute favorite of all the tracks. I’ve said it before but i love how long it is. I put myself on time trials so i wasn’t racing anyone, then i could just kick back and enjoy the drive. It was relaxing. It’s like my version of going for a drive in the rain, you know?
And of course, if i’m doing Rainbow Road, i couldn’t forget about Toad’s Turnpike. I love the original, something about it feels nostalgic for some reason. Like driving in the car late at night on the highway. My family traveled a lot growing up so i suppose im familiar with the sight.
Finally, i wanted to end off with Yoshi Valley. I love that this map doesn’t know how to keep track of the racers. It basically throws it’s hands in the air and goes “i don’t fucking know man” and leaves you to figure it out yourself. It makes for a fun challenge and when you’ve got friends playing too the challenge amps up with how hectic the curves and stuff can get.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is all nothing new, i’m sure this is nothing new to anyone, but this game was such a foundational part of growing up even though i’m removed from the generation it was made for. I just have a lot of praise for this game i suppose.
Do u guys know MK rewind? Its a modded Wii Version and awesome. It has its own Multiplayer and a ton of new maps/old ported maps.
It’s the first I’m hearing of it but it sounds interesting. I usually take issue with my Mario Kart games having too many tracks (I find people usually pick 1 favorite and spam that when there’s too many plus just makes a decision hard and overwhelming), but i do think that’d be interesting to have all those tracks ported
https://rwfc.net/ U can check it out, they have a discord aswell, its linked at the bottom under support.
Have fun :)
Oh there comes another fanproject to my mind aswell. https://bfmeladder.com/download There u can get the lord of the rings strategygames. They are full playable witch includes Multiplayer too.
These screenshots slapped me back into 1998. I loved that river level. Jumping the boat felt so fucking cool.
I can hear that bridge just looking at that picture.
Peak nostalgia. So many fun memories with this. I miss playing these games locally with my siblings - will def. bring this one out this Christmas 😊
The battle mode of Mk64 is unmatched to this day.
Chasing people to pop their balloons around the multi-tier, colored blocks level was always a great afternoon.
100% one of my favorites of all time. Newer Mario Kart iterations never quite hit that same vein of fun, though I could never figure out why. Probably something to do with it being a formative part of my childhood?
Also, my best racer was always Bowser: slow acceleration, but could make everyone spin out at a glancing blow was my way of winning 😂
I think Mario Kart 64 is honestly just very foundational of a Mario Kart. Besides the controls being iffy, it really just plays well, has solid all around courses, music, and a nice selection of characters. Plus it’s where we see a lot of the modern powerups i think
Mario Kart 64 is unplayable to me after how much better and intuitively the Karts control in newer games.
I have fond memories of smacking my brother’s controller out of his hand for blue shelling me though.
Fair enough. The drift on MK64, love it as i do, is abysmal
The all time classic friend destroyer. Man, I have so many fond memories of my friends coming over and playing, this and SSBM. I still remember the smell of the cabinet we kept our N64 in…
… I know those places. I’ve been there. A long time ago.
I’ve not played a newer or older Mario Kart game with better fundamentals. I’d like more tracks for it but other than that it’s perfect. The newer ones are pretty but there’s too much going on in many of the tracks (and I’m really not fond of the flying/water thing they do either).
Spaghetti Kart (The Recompilation I play on) has a Track Maker i think and i believe you can share tracks between players, but i’m not sure how good any of the custom tracks are.
The newer ones are pretty but there’s too much going on in many of the tracks (and I’m really not fond of the flying/water thing they do either).
I do agree though about the newer ones, it has way too much going on in the courses. Furthermore, Me and My friends are in disagreement but i think the roster is too big and there’s too many tracks
Eventually I plan on playing Spaghetti Kart - partly for that reason!
I would agree that the sprawling roster and tracklist are a bit much.
