If your looking for solid gameplay and a fun racer then look no further than Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart on the Snes is a wonderful fun racing game with gameplay that at least rivals if not beats most modern games. 8 Different nintendo characters including Mario, Luigi, Toad, Bowser, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Koopa and Donkey Kong race against each other in a grand prix which consists of 4 different Cups each with 5 different race courses.
Your objective is to come first over the 5 races and claim 1st spot for the gold cup. Once you have gold in the Mushroom, Flower and Star Cups you unlock Special which is hard to say the least. The Fun part about Mario Kart is the power up's you collect and use to try and stop the opposition, Mushrooms give you a speed boast, Stars make you invincible for short periods, Green Koopa Shells fire at oppostion and red Koopa Shells home in on targets, Bananas are left in the track to spin other Karts out and so on.
Ok the graphics are not next gen but this game was made in 1992 so you can't expect that. The characters all have different speed and weight attributes so mix things up.
The music is standard Nintendo fare which is fine with me. Your find yourself humming songs long after the game has finished.
As i stated at the beginning of this Review. How anyone can give this game a score under 9 is beyond me. In 1993 when this hit Europe my brother and me played this game non-stop for over 3 months. Single player is fantastic and multiplayer is even better.
There is a reason this game is the third best selling game for the Super Nintendo. If you have not played this game before then shame on you. I expect this to come out on virtual console at some point if not already.
A top Nintendo game