My best intentions lay in ruins, blown aside like dandelion seeds on the wind. I had intended to try and complete some of my back catalogue of games before fully embracing GTA IV when it’s released in a couple of weeks time, but today my resolve finally broke.
I caved in to the adverts, the comments from friends, and the need to have something to revive my flagging gaming spirit and purchased Mario Kart Wii. I’ve played every console version of Mario Kart dating back to the original (and some would say still the best) on the SNES (1992). I’ve always found them hugely enjoyable and behind the cute exterior and gimmicky power-ups lies the beating heart of a polished racing game.
Am I really expecting any major surprises in this iteration? Well, not really. Every new version tends to keep the excellent core gameplay mechanics whilst experimenting with a few new ideas, retaining the best aspects and fortunately ditching those elements that don’t quite work from previous versions. The most obvious gimmick this time around is the use of the Wiimote together with the bundled steering wheel peripheral and I’m intrigued to see how well this works.
Am I looking forward to playing it? Hell yeah!
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Lets us know what you think. Even though just like you I have been playing from the start I will probably reserve my purchase of Mario Kart Wii for a later date at a cheaper price point.
Actually I never owned Super Curcuit on the GBA (only one I had missed for some reason). I just kinda watched that one walk on by. In anycase I bought a *like new* copy off eBay and it came in today. Appears to be incredibly polished.
So far its a great addition to the series Daniel. There’s a great mix of new and classic tracks and a decent character roster. As usual there’s the 50, 100, and 150cc tournaments to plough thro and the AI is as vicious (cheating) as ever!
What I’ve seen of the online side (time trials) is great with a nice global and continental view of the world that shows your rank and that of your nearest rival or top player, and being able to download ghost images is great. The wheel works suprisingly well although I still prefer a joystick at the moment.
I’ll write up some proper thoughts when I’ve completed it. I think I’ll have to fish out Super Circuit and DS kart again now! Enjoy your new aquisition!
Mario Kart was always a surprisingly good game. I played a good bit of it on a friend’s N64 (I think?) in college. Good times =D
Ah good times indeed Adrenis. I played the N64 version far too much back in its day.
