If you had a Nintendo 64 rising up, we wager you had Mario Kart 64. This was many individuals’s first Mario Kart recreation, and the remainder is historical past.
Of course, you may play it on the Switch because of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Alongside Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit (each on NSO too) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, that is 4 completely different Mario Kart video games on one system.
But — within the beautiful Alex Olney’s phrases — “the perfect Mario Kart recreation is not on Switch”, and he desires to speak about it. Mario Kart wasn’t the solely kart racer on the N64, oh no. Rare additionally had a slice of the pie with the improbable Diddy Kong Racing, which marked the debut of many iconic Rare characters together with Conker, Banjo, and Tiptup.
“But wait, Diddy Kong Racing is not Mario Kart!” We know, we all know. But it is completely impressed by it and, arguably, may nicely beat Mario Kart 64 at its personal recreation. How? Well it has a full-fledged journey mode, planes and hovercrafts in addition to karts, and pleasant music.
The recreation has been caught on N64 since its launch (no, the DS model did not occur — you may’t make us keep in mind it), and we expect it deserves an opportunity on the Switch. If Banjo-Kazooie and GoldenEye 007 could make the bounce, certainly Diddy and buddies can pull up in the beginning line?
Listen to Alex wax lyrical about Diddy Kong Racing over on our YouTube channel, and tell us what you consider this glorious recreation within the feedback.
