When Nintendo released Mario Kart 64 in the 1990s, it became one of the most well-known games of the past few decades. During the game, four players race each other on a variety of tracks. Each player could utilize random items on the course to throw at the others. Four different game modes existed, the Time Trial, Versus, Grand Prix and Battle options. With eight different Nintendo characters to choose from, the game revolved around each person’s favorite, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Yoshi, or Bowser. Gamers argued over whether which player was better and who could be the one that excelled over the others.
The game was the second installment of the Mario Kart franchise that began with Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo gaming system. If you grew up in the 1990s, you would probably remember racing your friends in Mario Kart 64. Some would tell you to stop cheating if you looked at their characters’ races in the split screen. Others would keep their mouths shut and attempt to get away with it themselves. Some people always said that Peach or Yoshi were the fastest characters, but you could make the argument for virtually any character as long as you knew how to utilize their strengths.