Grizzmeister
Smash Lord
Mario Kart is easily my favorite Nintendo franchise and I've been a fan since the first game on the SNES. I didn't get it at launch but it was one of the first games I got for my SNES in 1995.
I discovered Super Mario Kart quite by accident. I'd read how great it was in the gaming magazines but never really felt compelled to hunt down a copy. Then while at a friends house I was shown the, at the time, visually stunning Rainbow Road track and I had to have a copy of the cartridge. Ironically the game was so popular that I literally couldn't find it either new or used at any of my local retailers. Back then the Internet wasn't what it is today so I had very few resources available to me to secure a copy. What I ended up doing was calling Nintendo's 800 number and buying a refurbished copy directly from them. Even at that the game was still kinda pricey but I wasn't complaining because I finally had it.
I played the single-player nonstop and marveled at the games technical and creative genius. It was unlike any other video game I'd played before and spoke to my inner child as well as the competitive gamer that lurked deep inside me. My friends and I even started including it in our Street Fighter II Turbo and Mortal Kombat II rotation with Mario Kart usually getting more play time than the other two combined.
By this time I had become a hardcore Nintendo addict and when news of the N64 was released I immediately started saving my money for a prepayment. Of course, the game that I was most looking forward to playing on the new machine was none other than Super Mario Kart R.
I discovered Super Mario Kart quite by accident. I'd read how great it was in the gaming magazines but never really felt compelled to hunt down a copy. Then while at a friends house I was shown the, at the time, visually stunning Rainbow Road track and I had to have a copy of the cartridge. Ironically the game was so popular that I literally couldn't find it either new or used at any of my local retailers. Back then the Internet wasn't what it is today so I had very few resources available to me to secure a copy. What I ended up doing was calling Nintendo's 800 number and buying a refurbished copy directly from them. Even at that the game was still kinda pricey but I wasn't complaining because I finally had it.
I played the single-player nonstop and marveled at the games technical and creative genius. It was unlike any other video game I'd played before and spoke to my inner child as well as the competitive gamer that lurked deep inside me. My friends and I even started including it in our Street Fighter II Turbo and Mortal Kombat II rotation with Mario Kart usually getting more play time than the other two combined.
By this time I had become a hardcore Nintendo addict and when news of the N64 was released I immediately started saving my money for a prepayment. Of course, the game that I was most looking forward to playing on the new machine was none other than Super Mario Kart R.