Welcome to the Mario Kart 64 guide! Discover why this N64 racing classic is considered one of the best, with insights into its graphics, items, and gameplay.
Welcome back! It's time for another guide, and this time I chose Mario Kart 64, the best racing game on the N64, in my opinion. Now, I practically promised I'd write for the Oracle of Ages/Seasons Zelda games earlier, but certain circumstances have made this impossible. You see, my first guide ever was for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and it was posted on GameFaqs on July 10, 2004. My contributing career was "born", I guess, on that day. To commemorate this joyous occasion, I decided to write up a quick guide (I could not possibly write a guide for two Zelda games in such a short amount of time, or at least do it well) to release on July 10, 2005. In the end, no one really cares, but I thought this was the perfect way to cap off a great year.
After all, Mario Kart 64 is as great as, say, Frosted Flakes (bad joke alert). I remember back in the late 90's renting this game. I was blown away. Even though they look a bit bad by today's standards, the graphics were insanely good back then. The items play an integral role in the game (just one of the many reasons why this is better than most racing games), and you can play as any of eight Mario characters in Mario-tastic courses. It does play more slowly than Double Dash, but it's a big improvement over Super Mario Kart. But, this was still a blast from the past for me (and others, I'd imagine), and it's better than its sequels and prequels in many respects.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! dazzled us on the Game Cube. With crisp, undeniably beautiful graphics, faster game play, and lots of secrets and co-op play, it is an amazing game. But, Double Dash borrows much of what people love about it from Mario Kart 64. From unlocking secret ghosts to new items... Double Dash will always just be the learner, not the master. You will understand after playing this wonderfully addictive game. To quote Mario... Welcome to Mario Kart!
By the by, should you happen to see this guide (or any of my other guides) on any site but GameFaqs and its affiliates, please contact me at the e-mail address listed at the top of this guide. With your help, this guide won't be plagiarized. Thanks a million, my friend.
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