Mario Kart 64 1996

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo's 1996 kart racer for the Nintendo 64, directed by Hideki Konno, the second in its series, with eight Mario characters on tracks based on Mario locales. Item boxes give random power ups or attacks, and drifting and drafting in a slipstream give boosts. There are three weight classes and 50cc, 100cc and 150cc engine classes. Single player Grand Prix pits you against seven computer opponents in four cups of four three lap tracks, and winning all cups at 150cc unlocks mirror mode. Time Trials use ghost data on the Controller Pak. Multiplayer has two player Grand Prix, Versus for two to four, and Battle for two to four in four balloon arenas. Four player split screen in Versus and Battle on one console, with items and drift boosts keeping races open, still makes it easy to start a match today.