illdog Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Funny game this one. I played it quite alot to be fair, but it took the tightness of the DS version and the recent replay of the 64 version to show Double Dash up as the weak link in the series that it is. Its not that its a bad game, its just not a great addition to one of my all time favorite game series. Since the SNES version the tracks have been too long, but couple this with the lack of speed and after i spanked the games ass it never really went back in the Cube. The two drivers thing didnt really do a great deal for me either, kudos for trying something new but if it aint broke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 This is the only iteration of Mario Kart that I don't own. I think this is partly because I entered the 'Cube era quite late, and missed pretty much every essential title, but also because the two-per-kart thing seemed really... stupid. Alas, I have never even played the game. Worth picking up if I see it for under a tenner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin_Seffron Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I think its well worth picking up, and to a certain extent i disagree with the dawg. I see what he means, the DS version is probably the definitive Mario Kart experience in my opinion, but i prefered Double Dash! over MK64... Think i hated the cheating AI far too much in that game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I'm pretty much with the dawg on this one. Having still not played the original I can't say which is the best in the series, but I'm confident this is the worst. Not that it's terrible - if it didn't have the previous games to live up to it would be seen as a good game, but it's not a patch on Mario Kart 64 or indeed teh big bad daddy that is the DS version. And yeah, nice try Nintendo with the double kart thing, but you forgot about working on decent tracks. Bar the Yoshi one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickled Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Its a pretty fun game but the series imho peaked with the first one on the snes, each version since then has tried to recapture the pure fun-ness of that and not quite hit the mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centy Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I have to agree this is the worst game but its still a good deal of fun and the improved visuals were nice but thats all it was alot of flash and sparkle but no real magic. Ive owned all of the games at some point and have more fond memories of the N64 version and the Wifi sessions on DS even alot of wasted college days playing the GBA game on link up. When we played DD in multi it was always a race to see who got the 2 turtles and hence the 6 shell combo first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinzon Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I felt the single player mode was quite enjoyable, it was a distraction for a couple of weeks, but the multiplayer definitely lacks the Nintendo Fun Factor TM of previous incarnations. Some friends and I were playing this the other night, and it really felt like a second-rate imitation of what MK should and could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambob Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Someone brought their cube in to work the other day and its hooked up to a massive meetings monitor and weve been playing this at lunchtime, i forgot how badly I need a mario kart game in my life, I seriously cant wait for the Wii version. Its also made me appreciate the two players on one Kart thing, its actually quite funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I used to really like this, but I played recently and it just frustrated me. Shame becuase it was multiplayer staple a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I've been meaning to bring this up - after a few years away, I played it again over Christmas. I still don't like the two-men-in-a-kart thing, and without the hop-and-slide it doesn't feel right. Because it looks fairly similar this makes me worry about the Wii version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinn888 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 i never liked the hop then slide, i rather have if i wna hop i hop, if i wna slide i slide, seems weird everytime i wna slide i have to hop. Plus i liked the 2 man thing, i played so many people thinkin its jus another lil feature but usin it the right way helps a bloody lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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