Mario Kart Speeds Home

November 19th, 2003

Got the new “Mario Kart:Double Dash!! for GameCube”:http://www.mariokart.com/launch/index.html today and my initial impressions are positive. Krista and I played for a few hours tonight unlocking some of the various extra karts. I know there is plenty more to unlock including racers, courses, cups, and more karts.

The gameplay reminds me a lot of Mario Kart 64 but that’s a good thing. I was afraid that they may have mixed up the game too much in an attempt to gain new fans but I’m glad Nintendo stuck with the tried and true gameplay that is Mario Kart. I’m also very happy that they included multiplayer Grand Prix support. I just hate it when racing games implement versus only for multiplayer a la F-Zero GX. The inclusion of multiplayer Grand Prix will guarantee that MK:DD is played more than other games.

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