Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart 64 is a kart racing video game published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. Mario Kart 64 is the sequel to Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The original name of Mario Kart 64 was Super Mario Kart R. The changes from the original game include the 3D computer graphics, and the addition of four players support in the game. The music for the game was composed by Kenta Nagata. The introduction music for Mario Kart 64, which is mainly based on the original Super Mario Kart theme tune, which was remixed and used in the music video game Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix for the Nintendo GameCube.

Features

There are four types of play in the game, which are Grand Prix, Time Trial, Versus, and Battle. There are also eight characters in the game, four of them which are new characters. They are Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess Peach, Wario, Yoshi, Toad, and Donkey Kong. Each character has its own capability. They are different in weight, speed, and acceleration. Mario Kart 64 features of 16 tracks, split equally between Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup and Special Cup. Each track has an exclusive shape, and it contains various obstacles, hazards, and short cuts. Due to the advanced graphical capabilities of the Nintendo 64, the tracks in this game are dynamic than those in the previous game, featuring ramps, pits and banking turns. The players in the game take control of characters from the Mario universe, who race around a variety of tracks with items that can either harm an opponent or help the user. The move to 3D graphics allowed for track features not possible with the original game’s Mode 7 graphics, such as changes in elevation, bridges, walls and pits.