This Thanksgiving break my siblings and I rediscovered the joy of Super Mario Kart for the SNES. While the graphics and level geometry are basic, the core gameplay is still very solid and holds up very well in this day and age. The battle mode in particular was surprisingly competitive and engaging, red shells have to be aimed to properly hit drivers as they can be easily dodged with enough skill, and there are systems in place to prevent all sorts of exploits that I had hoped to take advantage of.
My brother and I in particular have really gotten into the competitive spirit, and our duels on Battle Course 3 are nail biting and worthy of epic poems.
I personally always noticed amongst my family and friends that Toad / Koopa are the dominant character choices, and I was curious if that was a global trend. To review the different traits of the different driver types:
[b]Mario / Luigi:[/b]
1) Medium Acceleration
2) Medium Top Speed
3) Medium Weight
4) Medium Handling
[b]Peach / Yoshi:[/b]
1) High Acceleration
2) Low Top Speed
3) Medium Weight
4) Medium Handling
[b]Bowser / Donkey Kong Junior:[/b]
1) Low Acceleration
2) High Top Speed
3) High Weight
4) Low Handling
[b]Koopa Troopa / Toad:[/b]
1) Medium Acceleration
2) Medium Top Speed
3) Low Weight
4) High Handling
What characters do you guys prefer?
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Relevant
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I haven't played it. :( I was tempted to grab it the last time it was offered as a Club Nintendo reward, but I decided to save my coins instead. Just in case that cool Windwaker shirt ever becomes available in North America...
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Koopa Troopa, always and forever
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Like Koopa trooper, but I use Mario also
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Yoshi or Wario for me....
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I find I mostly go for Yoshi
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Baby Mario + Baby Luigi
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Tie between Yoshi and Toad, mainly leaning toward Toad though 'cause he just looks like a boss driving a kart.
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TOAD!!
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Edited by JLx24: 11/30/2013 2:18:14 AMI remember in Mario Kart 64, everyone would be fighting over who got to race as toad.
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Always liked peach
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I've always done well with Luigi on one of the motorcycles.
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It's either Yoshi or Toad
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Ive always played as Yoshi since SMK.
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Koopa Troopa is #1