Admittedly it’s not quite the same as playing on the N64 itself, but thanks to the ability to use up to four GameCube controllers the experience can largely be replicated.
Whilst I do have an N64, unfortunately I don’t own a physical copy of MK64 (I bought my N64 and a load of games from a friend after having owned my GameCube for a year), but I did download the Virtual Console version on the Wii a few years ago. The simplicity and excellence of the multiplayer provided is still enjoyed by people today, coming back to Uni after the summer break I would often hear from people how there were many times where they got out their old N64 and spent most of the day with a group of friends and some beers playing numerous races and battles of MK64. MK64 cemented the reputation of the N64 as being one of the best consoles for multiplayer, this was further supported by other titles such as Goldeneye, Super Smash Bros, and Perfect Dark. It’s still surprising that the N64 was one of the first consoles to have four controller ports built into every unit, but this addition allowed for four people to enjoy the item filled mayhem that MK64 provides and setting the scene for all future entries in the series.
There will be many for who MK64 holds a special place in their nostalgia section of their memory, particularly for its excellent couch based multiplayer.
Like the GameCube, the N64 had modest sales during its lifetime (managing to see off Sega but struggled against the new threat of the PlayStation) and Mario Kart 64 was one of the biggest selling titles for the console. In this retrospect I go back the series’ big entrance into the 3rd dimension, (no not Mario Kart 7, the other 3rd dimension) that being Mario Kart 64. With just over one week to go until the launch of Mario Kart 8 (it launches global between May 29th and 31st) and the numerous positive review scores already in the anticipation is growing ever stronger.
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