Today’s game is Mario Kart Super Circuit. I’ve kind been making my way down the line of the Mario Kart game I suppose. So I figured this was the reasonable next stop.
I actually played this back when I was younger. Not on official hardware. But on an emulator for my phone. So while I didn’t get an authentic experience, ironically I still have nostalgia for it.
Looking at it now? It’s interesting. I know it wasn’t developed by Nintendo, so seeing someone else crack at the franchise is interesting. I personally like how each of the courses have unique artwork. Donkey Kong here is how I felt after a long day.
Of course, it’s old Mario Kart. It’s fucking brutal. Not only did I struggle to keep up with the bots but there was a jump on Cheese Land that was hard to make consistently due to the flat nature of the terrain. It made it hard to see.
Luckily on future courses I fared a bit better. Like this one I got 3rd place. I think without that jump messing me up it was a little easier.
Ultimately Super Circuit, if I had to describe, felt like more Mario Kart for the SNES. I think taking it out of its handheld environment didn’t help, but its art style and even half its identity feels like it. I know I didn’t touch on half of it, but that’s what it really kind of feels like to me. I guess after this though the only two games left for me to try are Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 7. Maybe the Arcade ones?
I never got drifting down in this game. I can do it in every other Mario Kart including the original, but not this game. Was also the first game I ever got new as a kid so I hold it close. I still remember the absolute pants shitting that occurred when I realized you could race on the retro tracks. That opened my mind to older games, and is partly why I’m here today. The other two reasons are my grandparents Atari 5200, and AVGN.