RandV
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The only flaw in Mario Kart 64 is that from Super Mario Kart they took the top speed away from my man/ape Donkey Kong (and Bowser) and gave it to Yoshi
I think that I understand what's great about the Mario Kart franchise, but I've never really understood why people praise the later entries as much as they do. I've played the original Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 64 felt just like Super Mario Kart to me, but with better graphics, and Mario Kart Wii, even though it came out over a decade later, still just felt like SMK with a graphics update. It's not that that's a bad thing--that kind of consistency is awesome and I wish that Super Mario Bros. had that, instead of each game feeling different--but I just get a little confused when people praise the later entries. Perhaps it's because Mario Kart 64 was a lot of people's (especially around here) first Mario Kart and whether it wasn't that different of a game from its predecessor is irrelevant.
The only flaw in Mario Kart 64 is that from Super Mario Kart they took the top speed away from my man/ape Donkey Kong (and Bowser) and gave it to Yoshi
Umm yeah, as someone who spent countless hours playing Super Mario Kart, from doing hundreds of battle rounds (we always played no red shells) to spending hours running time trials to shave milliseconds off of best time, I have to strongly disagree here. I actually do agree in principle with what you're saying, but the starting point is Mario Kart 64, not Super Mario Kart. It could just be an age thing but in general I had a funner time playing SMK, while I also played MK64 a tone I never got into the same level of obsessive detail as the original. But after getting used to MK64, it was hard to go back.
I mean it may look the same other than going from 2D->3D, but how the different characters operated was changed there was a subtle but significant shift in controls as well. In SMK when taking corners a lot of it was about taking your finger off the gas to reduce speed, while MK64 implemented and embraced the more aggressive power sliding manoeuvre that's become the franchise standard.
Don't Bowser and DK have the highest top-end speed, just brutal acceleration? Whereas someone like Yoshi has much better acceleration but not as good top speed. That's how I remember it at least.
Either way, from my extensive SMK experience when it comes to Mario Kart I have forever been loyal to Donkey Kong
I don't think that something still being fun with the right frame of mind is evidence that it necessarily holds up, though, personally. Lots of mediocre things can be fun with the right frame of mind (just like bad movies can be fun with the right friends and the right frame of mind). The important question is, removed from nostalgia, is it one of the best games released in 1997 when looked at today?I played SOOO much 4-player Goldeneye in the late 90s. What a blast. By far the #1 multiplayer game amongst my group of high school friends. Has my vote easily.
And aside from how influential it was, I have to disagree with those who say it doesn't hold up. Sure it's not as polished and refined as modern console FPSes, but if you go into it with the right frame of mind and the right group of people, it can still be fun as hell. A couple years ago I had a little get together with some of those old friends, someone wrangled up an old N64 and a Goldeneye cartridge. And guess what, it was still fun.
When I think of N64 classics that haven't held up well, I think of Mario 64. Sorry, but it's true. Great game, incredibly influential, but it's a PITA to play today.
It's a decent game. My bias comes from not playing it at time of release and playing it after IX (which imo is a better game), but I just don't see the big deal about it.Lmao @ this poll. How do you not vote for FFVII??? And I'm not even a big time VII fan.
Lmao @ this poll. How do you not vote for FFVII??? And I'm not even a big time VII fan.
As shocking as it may be, people often have different tastes in games.
Its predecessor is easily the best Final Fantasy, and arguably one of the greatest games of all time, IMO.It's a decent game. My bias comes from not playing it at time of release and playing it after IX (which imo is a better game), but I just don't see the big deal about it.
Hell even it's predecessor is a better game I feel like.
I like VI a lot but for me IV is my favourite.Its predecessor is easily the best Final Fantasy, and arguably one of the greatest games of all time, IMO.
If we're talking influence, isn't Ultima Online the best option? Haven't played it, but it was the first big mainstream MMO game and people seem to still have fond memories of it.
I can respect that. They're probably my two favorites, and I think they're both pretty close to flawless, but IV in a more minimalistic way, where it just "feels" right. The only thing I dislike about IV is the cop-out at the endI like VI a lot but for me IV is my favourite.
Kefka is definitely the best villain of the series though.