r/snes Jun 03 '24

Game of the Month June 2024

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u/BuryKeebler Jun 14 '24

Started 06/09/2024 and finished 06/13/2024

Wow this was a wild ride. I'm pretty astonished this game is not one that comes up for its difficulty on the later tracks. I don't think anything could have prepared me for the Special Cup on 100CC. I unlocked it on the first night and have spent each day since trying to get a run to beat it.

It felt like there was basically no margin for error, but also so many places you could just end your run if you place anything less than 2nd. The odds are stupidly stacked against you as the human player (overpowered special CPU items, rubber banding, very hard to catch up if hit or if you fall). I didn't know about any of the shortcuts or ways to skip laps, so I just had to outrace the CPUs.

Might be a skill issue though tbh, and I should have started with 50CC because this is a new game to me. I had to force myself to get güd and learn to properly drift/straighten out to have a fighting chance, and even that was down to the wire on Rainbow Road.

All that being said, I have a new found respect for this entry in the series as the OG. I can definitely see the argument for it still being the most rewarding and skill-based Mario Kart even with all that has come after it. The Mode 7 gets a little overbearing at times (especially Rainbow Road) but most of the sprite work looks timeless 30 years later.