10-14-2015, 10:03 PM
I'm sorry to derail the topic, Koh, but how
HOW
All of the Mario Kart games are really fun and to hear someone who um, plays a lot of a videogames say "I haven't played Mario Kart" is like someone in their 20's admitting that they've never eaten pizza in their life
Though, it does sorta illustrate the Nintendo mindset - it's sort of the sheer opposite of what I brought up. Mario Kart is, depending on the title, easy - but it's not easy enough to bore yourself to death while playing it. At the same time, the Mario Kart series always gets top advertising and generally appeals to all ages, and rarely will you hear "Oh, Mario Kart is such a kid's game - I'd rather play Need for Speed" - Mario Kart defined the mascot kart-racing genre and proved that you don't have to know an iota about actual racing in order to fully enjoy Mario Kart. It's a great experience whether you're playing by yourself, with friends, or online with strangers. It's fucking Mario Kart.
Which, now that I've said all that, if you've at least played Crash Team Racing on the PS1, I guess I can be not-as-shocked because that's a pretty amazing kart racer too. A lot of the concepts seen in CTR were "borrowed" by the Mario Kart series later on in its lifespan (which is...ironic, because it's like Nintendo saying "welp, you were right - you guys did it better, Naughty Dog")
(10-14-2015, 07:23 AM)Koh Wrote: I can't say anything about Mario Kart, since I never played itHow is this possible
HOW
All of the Mario Kart games are really fun and to hear someone who um, plays a lot of a videogames say "I haven't played Mario Kart" is like someone in their 20's admitting that they've never eaten pizza in their life
Though, it does sorta illustrate the Nintendo mindset - it's sort of the sheer opposite of what I brought up. Mario Kart is, depending on the title, easy - but it's not easy enough to bore yourself to death while playing it. At the same time, the Mario Kart series always gets top advertising and generally appeals to all ages, and rarely will you hear "Oh, Mario Kart is such a kid's game - I'd rather play Need for Speed" - Mario Kart defined the mascot kart-racing genre and proved that you don't have to know an iota about actual racing in order to fully enjoy Mario Kart. It's a great experience whether you're playing by yourself, with friends, or online with strangers. It's fucking Mario Kart.
Which, now that I've said all that, if you've at least played Crash Team Racing on the PS1, I guess I can be not-as-shocked because that's a pretty amazing kart racer too. A lot of the concepts seen in CTR were "borrowed" by the Mario Kart series later on in its lifespan (which is...ironic, because it's like Nintendo saying "welp, you were right - you guys did it better, Naughty Dog")
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