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8.9
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Score Breakdown Based on 4430 ratings
  1. 10 (1645)
  2. 9 (1997)
  3. 8 (531)
  4. 7 (141)
  5. 6 (44)
  6. 5 (28)
  7. 4 (6)
  8. 3 (6)
  9. 2 (4)
  10. 1 (28)

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  • Rating:7

    On the outdated side, but still fun

    Super Mario Kart was the grand start of Nintendo's long-running go-karting spin-off series, and well, it does have a lot of outdated pointers. Only eight characters, slippery controls, and most notably, the lack of the i... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    Horrendously unbalanced AI.

    Good - 3D view was ambitious for its time.- the karting idea is original, and items were incorporated well, doing a good job of recreating the Mario theme in a racing setting.Bad - it's really hard to see because of the ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Aged poorly, but still fun.

    I do not like racing games, but those who have a style similar to Mario Kart I like because it's fun, it has super creative phases and etc, playing with friends and doing tournaments is really cool, even the gameplay has... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Super Mario Kart

    http://katiejurek.comAn absolute classic, Super Mario Kart is one of the fathers of the majority of cooperative racing games to come after it. Incredibly fun to play with your friends, the game established an important, ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Dude,awesome classic game.

    So,i opened my emulator and started to play game.First i noticed"Wow really,Donkey Kong Jr.,No fricking way.I will just play as him.And so i set on Star cup and played.The results,excellent.I mean,graphics are really,rea... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Super Mario Kart was a landmark game, a pioneer of the kart-racing genre

    Nintendo's go-kart racer's roster is comprised of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong Junior, Kooper and Bowser. The statistics of each character are hidden, but each character on the top row has the same attri... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    Unacceptable!

    Super Mario Kart; a classic that many have played on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I had high hopes when downloading this game via my Wii console, looking forward to the retro gameplay that would soon come. Ma... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    This old school racing game which features Nintendo's famous cast will surely captivate you for quite a while!

    Game: Super Mario Kart Genre: Racing Developer: Nintendo System: Super Nintendo (SNES) Total Score: 91/100 Value Score: 9.1/10 • Story: 10/10 o Omitted. • Characters: 9/10 o You get to choose between 8 di... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Super Mario kart was and still is a blast to play.

    When I first booted up Super Mario Kart and saw the graphics - which where great at the time - and the cute looking characters I thought "ok this is gonna be an ok racer with go karts and Nintendo characters game". But o... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    If you like Mario Kart and don't like the original! You are obviously arrogant of deluded to what makes a true game!

    As the saying goes, if it aint broke dont fix it, however this is something that Nintendo chose to do and has put me off the Mario Kart series ever since!! The original had the feeling of a "Mario Karting" experience (I... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful