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?
Its ironic in a way as i grew up with almost none of these games, so i discovered them all myself later in life. It’s just ironic to me in a way i suppose. I saw someone mention a game for the Wii called Pandora’s Tower, so that’s another random (maybe not nostalgia) game that might show up at some point
Even more obscure, since it never got shipped to NA, but a South American friend suggested it to me saying it has Shadow of the Colossus vibes. Which is good, haha.