Awesome video as always. The jump from 16-bit to 32/64 bit was like nothing before or since, what a time to be alive. Brings back the anticipation waiting for my N64 as a kid, saving up and holding firm whilst everyone else was getting their Playstations...
I was fortunate to be able to get both the PlayStation and N64 back in the day. Had PlayStation first then shortly after got the N64. I never regretted either especially the PlayStation. The PS always felt like the true spiritual successor to the SNES to me. Good Times.
@@GTV-Japan Algorithm. Try one video about the outrage of a modern AAA game and watch it get a lot of views then people will find your actual good content and hopefully sub! Shitty but a good way to potentially make your channel explode if you want growth.
This time they’re well all good and very different. Many times the company will just make one commercial and translate it ya know? Thanks for watching!
Mario Kart 64 was such an important part of my childhood. You had to be there in 1997 playing split screen battle mode and experiencing your first grand prix. It was a mind blowing experience coming out of the Genesis and SNES era. The nostalgia for MK64 hits just as hard as Super Mario 64.
Kamek was perhaps a placeholder for Donkey Kong while RARE was working on giving Nintendo their DKC Character Renders for DK to be driving a Kart during the time of the earlier showings at Game Trade Shows like early E3 for example.
SMK will always be the goat...!! takes actual skill. 😯 also nice no super cheap rubberband cpu. but smk64 is goat too. for its evolutions... also honorable mention for gba mario kart. which fused both. my fav. 😁
This is not the consensus? I thought it was! When I was in college everyone had a PS1 but a few guys had 64s and the only game they had was MK64! Because it was so good it made you spend and extra 129 to get the 64 to play it!
In all due respect, Super Mario Kart on the SNES is more similar to Mario Kart Super Circuit on the GBA. They have similar graphical limitations which required the Mode 7 technology for that racing feel to stay in effect. Everything else from N64 and GameCube lives on in later versions of Mario Kart.
Just so you know, regardless of what your video is about, the moment I press play, I click the Like/Thumbsup button, because I know without any doubt, it will be a greatly researched, produced, and presented video. Thanks for being such a great creator in this space.
@GTV-Japan Yeah! I'd be interested to know what animation studio was behind it as well. Or if that was in house? It is easily the best of the television ads.
I kind of miss these more simpler Mario Kart games. But my goto Mario sport was and always will be tennis. I spent SO many hours playing the Mario tennis games on the N64, Gameboy Color, Gamecube, and GBA
I'm probably the only one, but I prefer the soundtrack and visuals of the original SNES game. I think drawn sprites (especially ones with defined black outlines) have aged much better than pre-rendered sprites.
@@GTV-Japan Visually, certainly. Donkey Kong Country 2 is up there as well, if you can appreciate the unique look of early 3D (even though I guess it's technically not 3D).
SNES original is superior in all ways apart from multiplayer options IMO. I'm not a MK64 hater though - I just rank it as possibly the weakest in an outrageously high quality franchise.
@@Fattydeposit I'd rank Mario Kart 8 as the lowest, the camera and physics just feel a little bit off, and the original Wii U version had bad multiplayer. I'd also rank Super Circuit pretty low, maybe even below MK8 but I'm not sure.
I completely agree with your "controversial" take. Nintendo 64 games like Mario Kart 64 really set the standard for what games would be in the future. And GameCube just had fantastic sequels.
Thanks! I think there are several games that started in 16 bit that were kind of different that got refined later and have stayed the same way every since. Thanks for watching!
Super Mario Kart will always have a special place in my gaming room just for the nostalgia of playing that game for around 3-4 years nonstop between all us neighborhood kids that had a Super Nintendo between 1993-1996 BEFORE the N64 released in the US. So many memories tied to “Time Trials” & “Battle Mode” & our small neighborhood sharing ONE Cart between like 2-3 different houses.
You have to give Nintendo credit for their system naming convention and marketing during the Super NES and N64 eras. All you had to do was add "Super" or "64" to the name to tell what system it is to an existing franchise. There was one fatality though: SNK/Neo Geo. A lot of people got confused with Samurai Shodown 64.
Great video, and Mario Kart 64 was such a wonderful game. But - objectively speaking - there's no way to say it's the best Mario Kart game without some serious nostalgia glasses on. Floaty controls, blurry graphics ... there's nothing in that game that has not been done better since. Mario Kart 8 does everything Mario Kart 64 did, but significantly improved. Mario Kart 8 makes the other ones obsolete... MK64 included. Don't get me wrong ... I spent countless days of my life playing Mario Kart 64 back in the day, and the memories are wonderful. And, it did set the foundation for what came next ... but today, there is really no reason to go back to it other than a brief trip down memory lane.
Yeah there’s always a new best but at least at the time MK64 was the best and most fun game you could have. Certainly I feel like 8 is 64HD! Thanks for watching!
Oh yeah, new gtv video. Always stoked to see what you put out, my guy. As usual, much love and keep it up bud. Ps, I'd always flip between toad and Luigi. No real rhyme or reason other than that's who I got most comfy with.
Visually, the original is my fav, tho I definitely recognize there are improvements in later versions. The original cant be played 4 player on the side of a house tho...
It's always amusing to think about how Mario Kart 64 is the title I have the least memories of growing up. The original was ingrained in my brain due to a mix of Nintendo Power and a neighbor who would get practically every notable title on the SNES when they came out. When it came to 64 I had already moved onto Playstation (had to follow my RPG obsession) but would play occasionally at parties and the like. The future titles however, Double Dash on, I would play a ton of with friends and family. I think the last time I played Mario Kart 64 was about a decade ago after a night of bar hopping, crashed with a group of people at someone's house and it devolved into a night of playing N64 titles. This was yet another great look at an incredibly influential game! My first day of vacation and this very much hit the spot.
It’s strange to me too because no doubt the PlayStation migration is something we all remember but MK is the one game that moved a lot of 64s. Imagine the world without it?!
This could be your best video yet - I absolutely adore MK64. Got the Japanese version with 2 tone black/grey controller on day 1 just before Christmas ‘96. Quite possibly the best Christmas ever, having played through SM64, Pilotwings 64 and Wave Race 64 just before. What a year that was for gaming…. Are you planning a similar video for the development of SM64?
man this hit the feels I remember being so young playing this game, I was so young I didn't really understand the concept of "3D" game and kept running into walls. but I stuck with it and eventually became pretty good a mario kart 64...well good enough to be the cpus anyway lol.
Fun look back on Mario Kart 64. I don't remember the L button turning off the music, that's pretty cool! One thing I'll add is that DK was originally going to be replaced with Kamek the magikoopa. There is an old Nintendo Power screenshot with him in the roster. I was so disappointed that they cut Kamek out, I skipped the game on launch day lol
I never owned the original Mario Kart, but I did play it when I rented the SNES when I had to stay home...but Mario 64 was amazing for its timed boost starts and like the things you talked about here. It was amazing to see at that time.
I think it's time for Nintendo Kart. 8 deluxe feels like a goodbye to fans and will be very hard to top. Saying that I will always play 64 before anything else.
I first played Mario Kart 64 in a hospital while I was recovering from surgery. I was 6 or 7 at the time, and while Super Mario 64 felt confusing and directionless (I eventually learned to love it on the DS), Mario Kart was pretty good, you know, for a Mario game. I was a Sonic fan, what can I say? The first Mario Kart I owned myself was Super Circuit for the GBA, which in my opinion is a wonderful evolution of the original Super Mario Kart, bringing in a few touches from 64 where it can (the cast, the items, and having all the courses be unique). It even has all the courses from the SNES game included! I picked up 64 for myself when it came out on the Wii Virtual Console, and it's still a blast to play even today.
So i saw your thingy about Spiderman, and gawd damn i had to stop listening bc i was so awe struck in both astonishment and laughter by how INSANE the new story for spidermans origins were. I feel like there was some time era when Japan was so obssessed with aliens, and beings from other planets in their media. I didnt mind the twisty spin on spiderman, and found it refreshing really bc it was just something new and original, at least it seemed that way to me, when we live in an era, where stories and originality have never been so lacking. I honestly enjoy these Japanese perspectives on American comics, like for example, i recently discovered there is a Hulk manga, where instead of gamma radiation, it goes the more serious route, similar to Godzilla with Bruce Banner being transformed via a nuclear bomb. I look forward to more of your stuff ! 😄👍
My nostalgia is for SMK, but my favorites are MKDS (multiplayer) & MKDD (single-player). Still, MK64 is the most iconic iteration, it's what comes to mind when I hear "Mario Kart".
24:32 I remember seeing articles about Mario Kart R in Nintendo Power, and wondering why it was called R. I do prefer it being renamed Mario Kart 64. Speaking of Nintendo Power, I also remember a contest where if you could beat certain times on certain tracks, you could win a gold N64 controller. I tried so hard, but I just couldn't, beat the qualifying times.
A lot can be forgiven about Mario Kart SNES being the first outing, establishing the brand and concept and the basics. Though there is no doubt, Mario Kart 64 was an improvement on every level. It's just a more playable and accessible game, and the computer controlled characters aren't complete cheating bastards like in the SNES version. It's just a more fun game overall. And of course, Wario's there. You can't beat that.
i was with you until i sensed the biased... the cpu in mk64 was more cheap. lol be real about it! constant rubberband always behind you. unless you cheat back with shortcuts. in og snes mario kart you had the skill and you can get ahead and keep a good distance from the cpu racers.
Starfox 64, F Zero X, Pilot Wings 64, and of course Mario Kart 64 all are vastly surperior to their Super Nintendo originals and have aged so much better...Mario Kart Super Circuit is a much better redux of the original game.
Man i love the sound of a Japanese man excitedly speaking Japanese haha Thoroughly enjoyed the n64, its only failure is the joystick. Everyone had a worn out controller.
I don't really agree with all your nitpicks of the snes game. Coins are still used as speed cap increases. I think the game plays fine. I played a ton of f zero so maybe it's that but I really didn't have any issues with the game.
I liked F Zero a lot. It’s funny nobody is criticizing that I said pilot wings “wasn’t really a game” 🤣 I guess you don’t know what chord you strike until you try.
My only wish for Mariokart games is to be able to choose the number of laps (up to maybe 20) and have the option to turn rubberbanding on or off. Ive always hated being stuck with only 3 laps with mandatory rubberbanding.
Sometimes the jump from one stage of concept to the next version is so large it gets difficult to go back. That certainly is the case for Mario Kart 64 as it eclipses the SNES original on every level. Another example of this is Super Smash Bros. While the N64 original was great and so much fun back in the day. When Melee came outon the Gamecube it made going back to the original difficult. I also like how point out the coins. I never liked the concept of coins to increase speed. It's already bad that you got hit by something and stopped dead in your tracks but now you also lost coins which makes getting up to topspeed difficult again. I was excited when I saw the announcement for Mario Kart Wii but when I saw the coins I skipped it. To me personal the best Mario Kart is DS. If I have to mention a home console version it would be double dash on the gamecube. But DS is pretty much perfect if you ask me.
Honestly, almost all the things you’re complaining about in Super Mario Kart are what I love about it. One of my favorite things about SMK was the fact the map and all the racers were on the bottom screen.
Played all the Mario Karts ever since the SNES original and sure had tons of fun with all of them. I honestly think that Mario Kart Wii and 8 Deluxe are the definitive entries in the series, however what you said during the video about improvements made with MK64 holds true. That splitscreen map annoyed me even as a kid, especially since F-ZERO utilities the whole screen and has a map too. And Super Mario Kart's A.I. cheated brutally. Mario Kart 64 got rid of those issues and despite having its own share of problems (4P mode ran at half the frame rate and had no music for instance), the courses and battle mode were just so much more fun. Sure SMK couldn't do much beyond what was possible at the time with the Super Famicom and mode7 feels slippery especially these days when coming from newer games, but it was nonetheless a fun milestone for what's to come and that was basically two continuations of the SNES (PS1 and N64) and SEGA pushing for low priced arcade experiences at home (Saturn). Overall, the 90's were a crazy fun ride for videogames, going from 16bit to 128 in just 10 years.
What I mean to say is there are many games where the series didn’t take shape until the second game. I don’t get why people don’t see that but that’s fine.
This game is just endlessly appealing. It's not the first game I played technically but the first I ever got into. Nintendo at that point was still putting out these simple, fun games you can play over and over with no conclusion during a time games were starting to become more like movies -- just because their gameplay paradigms are so amusing and satisfying. None of the other MK games come close. The only reason I would buy the latest MK is because I was hoping it'd be like 64 in some way. I miss it, want this approach to return -- and I want the blue shells, coins and superficial gimmicks to burn in hell.
On one hand I never played Yoshi's Story, so I don't know about its quality. On the other hand, I get burned out going for 100 points in every level in Yoshi's Island, even though it feels like that's how you're supposed to play it. In spite of that, it does feel like a classic game.
It’s just that a lot of 16 bit games at the end were impressive but not even 3 years later were out of date. These games all changed the format just a little bit too. But I’ll fire up YI this weekend to see if I’m wrong 😑
@@GTV-Japan I don't think there's such a thing as a perfect game, but YI is top 5 easy for me for snes. I just have never heard of anyone liking yoshis story better. It's just so unconventional. But I'll fire up the ol 64 and give it another run. Maybe read a guide this time.
13:09 - 13:17 😆😆😆 I agree! WHO WOULD? This is coming from someone who Recorded Videogame Themes as A Capellas for Years but the Option is there if you want it!
@@GTV-Japan I dont know. Germany were back then against violence against humans in videogames. For example: they switched the marines for robots in half life. But in a "cartoonish" game like mario kart...?
I bought the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe add on pack sight unseen assuming they'd re-do more N64 tracks. sadly that didn't happen. and its version of N64 Rainbow Road was fun but waaaay too short. Should have been 3 laps. Didn't like how they insisted on having almost all the tracks being roughly the same length.
I actually prefer super mario kart :P It has more focus on the driving and skills at cornering rather than weapons focus that later mario karts focus on. Much different tone and atmosphere in it that I prefer and have more fun with.
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20:31 funfact, Luigi's japanese voice is done by Julien Bardakoff, the french translator of Ocarina of Time and Pokémon
Awesome video as always. The jump from 16-bit to 32/64 bit was like nothing before or since, what a time to be alive. Brings back the anticipation waiting for my N64 as a kid, saving up and holding firm whilst everyone else was getting their Playstations...
Yeah. The PlayStation exodus is going to be the topic of a few videos this and next year. Interesting times!
I was fortunate to be able to get both the PlayStation and N64 back in the day. Had PlayStation first then shortly after got the N64. I never regretted either especially the PlayStation. The PS always felt like the true spiritual successor to the SNES to me. Good Times.
@captain3186 exactly! The style of early ps1 games felt like super SNES games! I made a video about this and people got upset! But it’s true!
Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64 are perhaps the best combination for any early N64 adopter during mid 1997.
I don't understand how you don't have more subs. You've been one of my favorite channels for years.
Thanks. And I don’t know! It seems to be stuck in the 50ks forever and can’t get out!
@@GTV-Japan Algorithm. Try one video about the outrage of a modern AAA game and watch it get a lot of views then people will find your actual good content and hopefully sub! Shitty but a good way to potentially make your channel explode if you want growth.
I just finished a video about EA and so we will see what people say tomorrow
I played 4-player MK64 growing up, then during university, and even now it has never gotten old. I actually prefer it over MK8 tbh.
That’s great to hear!
I love all that promotional material for the game. Those 3D renders have their charm
Forever one of my absolute favourite things about the N64's life!
Toad was always my favorite racer, fast and the best victory chant!
I'm excited for you when you do a video on Donkey Kong Country!
You'reeee the best!
In this one, I liked Bowser the most. Something really fun about playing as Mario's archnemesis.
Damn right, dude!
@@GTV-Japan I like Luigi's the best
I love seeing the old tv commercials. Really brings back memories
This time they’re well all good and very different. Many times the company will just make one commercial and translate it ya know? Thanks for watching!
The Australian ad stars Tim Ferguson from the Doug Anthony All Stars in the race suit. Funny bloke, clever band!
Mario Kart 64 was such an important part of my childhood. You had to be there in 1997 playing split screen battle mode and experiencing your first grand prix. It was a mind blowing experience coming out of the Genesis and SNES era. The nostalgia for MK64 hits just as hard as Super Mario 64.
True!! 🍺
I remember playing Mario Kart 64 first. Sometime around the late 90s, I saw a friend play the SNES version. It looked wierd to me, I can't go back
Kamek was perhaps a placeholder for Donkey Kong while RARE was working on giving Nintendo their DKC Character Renders for DK to be driving a Kart during the time of the earlier showings at Game Trade Shows like early E3 for example.
Mario Kart 64 was addictive. I wish it had Koopa Troopa on the game but Wario's laugh always make me smile
That would’ve been nice! 🐢
finally someone else who recognizes that MK64 is the best in the series
SMK will always be the goat...!!
takes actual skill. 😯
also nice no super cheap rubberband cpu.
but smk64 is goat too. for its evolutions...
also honorable mention for gba mario kart. which fused both. my fav. 😁
This is not the consensus? I thought it was! When I was in college everyone had a PS1 but a few guys had 64s and the only game they had was MK64! Because it was so good it made you spend and extra 129 to get the 64 to play it!
Great vid! One correction I think you can unlock all the SNES tracks in GBA Super Circuit so DS was not the first game with retro tracks.
Doh!
The pre-rendered sprites continue to impress me to this day. They're shockingly smooth with lots of a frames for something from the late 90s.
this is touched up, this is not how they looked back then.
ya power of n64...
when nintendo wanted to have the most powerful console.
Still my favorite Mario Kart. Sure, MK8 is awesome, but MK64 is pure magic.
In all due respect, Super Mario Kart on the SNES is more similar to Mario Kart Super Circuit on the GBA.
They have similar graphical limitations which required the Mode 7 technology for that racing feel to stay in effect.
Everything else from N64 and GameCube lives on in later versions of Mario Kart.
Super Circuit is more fun in my opinion than Super Mario Kart
Just so you know, regardless of what your video is about, the moment I press play, I click the Like/Thumbsup button, because I know without any doubt, it will be a greatly researched, produced, and presented video.
Thanks for being such a great creator in this space.
Thanks for supporting the channel! Much appreciated ❤️
GTV Japan! The best video game channel on TH-cam! Great topic, thank you!
That Japanese animated commercial is phenomenal.
It really was!! I wonder how long that took?
@GTV-Japan Yeah! I'd be interested to know what animation studio was behind it as well. Or if that was in house? It is easily the best of the television ads.
Just imagine what a Mario anime series could've looked like! Alas, all we got instead was the DIC cartoon
They should make a Mario kart in that graphic style!
@gfdggdfgdgf that would be boss
Coming in to say Mario Kart 64 is much much better than its super nintendo older sibling.
I kind of miss these more simpler Mario Kart games. But my goto Mario sport was and always will be tennis. I spent SO many hours playing the Mario tennis games on the N64, Gameboy Color, Gamecube, and GBA
Wow! that's a lot of action! 🏓
I'm probably the only one, but I prefer the soundtrack and visuals of the original SNES game. I think drawn sprites (especially ones with defined black outlines) have aged much better than pre-rendered sprites.
There is that argument, I say Yoshi's Island is the best aged SNES game of all!
Both games' characters look good, I can't decide. The backgrounds are certainly better on N64 over the flat, blocky SNES courses though.
@@GTV-Japan Visually, certainly. Donkey Kong Country 2 is up there as well, if you can appreciate the unique look of early 3D (even though I guess it's technically not 3D).
SNES original is superior in all ways apart from multiplayer options IMO. I'm not a MK64 hater though - I just rank it as possibly the weakest in an outrageously high quality franchise.
@@Fattydeposit I'd rank Mario Kart 8 as the lowest, the camera and physics just feel a little bit off, and the original Wii U version had bad multiplayer. I'd also rank Super Circuit pretty low, maybe even below MK8 but I'm not sure.
What a treat! Thank you for the nostalgia trip my friend
You got it!! Have a great weekend 🍺
I completely agree with your "controversial" take. Nintendo 64 games like Mario Kart 64 really set the standard for what games would be in the future. And GameCube just had fantastic sequels.
Thanks! I think there are several games that started in 16 bit that were kind of different that got refined later and have stayed the same way every since. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your videos, they're always a joy to watch. ❤
Cheers 🍻 I appreciate the support
Loved it as usual! Keep up the good work
Super Mario Kart will always have a special place in my gaming room just for the nostalgia of playing that game for around 3-4 years nonstop between all us neighborhood kids that had a Super Nintendo between 1993-1996 BEFORE the N64 released in the US. So many memories tied to “Time Trials” & “Battle Mode” & our small neighborhood sharing ONE Cart between like 2-3 different houses.
It have felt like blessing when you only had access to a few games and they were all greats.
You have to give Nintendo credit for their system naming convention and marketing during the Super NES and N64 eras. All you had to do was add "Super" or "64" to the name to tell what system it is to an existing franchise.
There was one fatality though: SNK/Neo Geo. A lot of people got confused with Samurai Shodown 64.
It always felt clunky to me, but hey. it works.
A very lovely video GTV!
Yoshi has been my favorite since SNES.
Snes mario kart is still the best!
5:41 Nintendo made a parody of Marlboro, 'Marioro', on the boards on the right of the track.
Yes! Unfortunately when I talked about cigs, big brother didn’t like it. So now that part of the video is memory holed.
Great video, and Mario Kart 64 was such a wonderful game. But - objectively speaking - there's no way to say it's the best Mario Kart game without some serious nostalgia glasses on. Floaty controls, blurry graphics ... there's nothing in that game that has not been done better since. Mario Kart 8 does everything Mario Kart 64 did, but significantly improved.
Mario Kart 8 makes the other ones obsolete... MK64 included.
Don't get me wrong ... I spent countless days of my life playing Mario Kart 64 back in the day, and the memories are wonderful. And, it did set the foundation for what came next ... but today, there is really no reason to go back to it other than a brief trip down memory lane.
Yeah there’s always a new best but at least at the time MK64 was the best and most fun game you could have. Certainly I feel like 8 is 64HD! Thanks for watching!
This is the first video I come across from you and I have to say you are a great narrator! Will be subscribing ❤
Thanks! I’m glad you. Liked it! See you next video
This channel is a gem
Much appreciated 💎
Oh yeah, new gtv video. Always stoked to see what you put out, my guy. As usual, much love and keep it up bud.
Ps, I'd always flip between toad and Luigi. No real rhyme or reason other than that's who I got most comfy with.
I'm for any light racer, I'll never catch up with a heavy guy. Have a good weekend!
@@GTV-Japanright back atcha boss.
Visually, the original is my fav, tho I definitely recognize there are improvements in later versions. The original cant be played 4 player on the side of a house tho...
Nice to see you posting content! :) Ever done a piece on Nintendo's toys like the Ten Billion Barrel?
I have not, but if ever come across something interesting I will give it a chance.
It's always amusing to think about how Mario Kart 64 is the title I have the least memories of growing up. The original was ingrained in my brain due to a mix of Nintendo Power and a neighbor who would get practically every notable title on the SNES when they came out. When it came to 64 I had already moved onto Playstation (had to follow my RPG obsession) but would play occasionally at parties and the like. The future titles however, Double Dash on, I would play a ton of with friends and family. I think the last time I played Mario Kart 64 was about a decade ago after a night of bar hopping, crashed with a group of people at someone's house and it devolved into a night of playing N64 titles.
This was yet another great look at an incredibly influential game! My first day of vacation and this very much hit the spot.
It’s strange to me too because no doubt the PlayStation migration is something we all remember but MK is the one game that moved a lot of 64s. Imagine the world without it?!
Ps! My vacation began today too! That’s why I put it out early! Have a good one 🍺 🍔
Snes 1 player split screen view is amazing and never was tiresome. No one of the era had a problem with it
Yeah, some of duder's editorial asides, like that one, I feel are a bit wonky.
@@OptimusNiaa fair
@@OptimusNiaa nah it's fair. Though I didn't think of it since it was a map. Some games had it worst
Super doesn't punish you for being in first place!
This could be your best video yet - I absolutely adore MK64. Got the Japanese version with 2 tone black/grey controller on day 1 just before Christmas ‘96. Quite possibly the best Christmas ever, having played through SM64, Pilotwings 64 and Wave Race 64 just before. What a year that was for gaming…. Are you planning a similar video for the development of SM64?
I’m pretty sure I’ll make a Mario 64 video someday probably next year
@@GTV-Japan look forward to it!
Great Stuff, as always!
SWEET!! this page rocks!
man this hit the feels
I remember being so young playing this game, I was so young I didn't really understand the concept of "3D" game and kept running into walls. but I stuck with it and eventually became pretty good a mario kart 64...well good enough to be the cpus anyway lol.
That’s a great story! I was about 21 when I got into 64 but I think fun is the same regardless of age!
@@GTV-Japan that's the magic of nintendo, fun at any age. 20 some ood years later I am still wahooing with the mario brothers
@vitodtin9304 haha waahoo. Yeah me too
Fun look back on Mario Kart 64. I don't remember the L button turning off the music, that's pretty cool! One thing I'll add is that DK was originally going to be replaced with Kamek the magikoopa. There is an old Nintendo Power screenshot with him in the roster. I was so disappointed that they cut Kamek out, I skipped the game on launch day lol
That’s holding a grudge!!
I never owned the original Mario Kart, but I did play it when I rented the SNES when I had to stay home...but Mario 64 was amazing for its timed boost starts and like the things you talked about here. It was amazing to see at that time.
And it was just fun!
This was the game that gotten me to liking Toad as my favorite Mario character- to me, Issac Marshall is the true voice of Toad.
I think it's time for Nintendo Kart. 8 deluxe feels like a goodbye to fans and will be very hard to top. Saying that I will always play 64 before anything else.
This game is brilliant! Always racing as Peach myself!
I first played Mario Kart 64 in a hospital while I was recovering from surgery. I was 6 or 7 at the time, and while Super Mario 64 felt confusing and directionless (I eventually learned to love it on the DS), Mario Kart was pretty good, you know, for a Mario game. I was a Sonic fan, what can I say?
The first Mario Kart I owned myself was Super Circuit for the GBA, which in my opinion is a wonderful evolution of the original Super Mario Kart, bringing in a few touches from 64 where it can (the cast, the items, and having all the courses be unique). It even has all the courses from the SNES game included! I picked up 64 for myself when it came out on the Wii Virtual Console, and it's still a blast to play even today.
Thanks for sharing your story!!
Awesome video have a great day
Same to you 🍺
honestly- this is the only one that matters to me! we spent soooo many sleepless nights playing this 4 player... 4th person always gave up the stick
Always look forward to new GTV Japan content!
Toad concurs!
This channel is the best!
Toad is aware!
@@GTV-Japan yes! Exactly!
having old courses started with GBA not DS mario kart
Yes but those aren’t retro cups where only a select few made the cut
Great video for a Thursday evening. MK64 was an improvement over the original minus the cpu rubber banding.
So i saw your thingy about Spiderman, and gawd damn i had to stop listening bc i was so awe struck in both astonishment and laughter by how INSANE the new story for spidermans origins were. I feel like there was some time era when Japan was so obssessed with aliens, and beings from other planets in their media.
I didnt mind the twisty spin on spiderman, and found it refreshing really bc it was just something new and original, at least it seemed that way to me, when we live in an era, where stories and originality have never been so lacking. I honestly enjoy these Japanese perspectives on American comics, like for example, i recently discovered there is a Hulk manga, where instead of gamma radiation, it goes the more serious route, similar to Godzilla with Bruce Banner being transformed via a nuclear bomb.
I look forward to more of your stuff ! 😄👍
Hey! Thanks for sticking around!! The next video which is already cut is hopefully going to be a good one too. See ya then
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My nostalgia is for SMK, but my favorites are MKDS (multiplayer) & MKDD (single-player). Still, MK64 is the most iconic iteration, it's what comes to mind when I hear "Mario Kart".
I like double dash too maybe that’s next up someday
24:32 I remember seeing articles about Mario Kart R in Nintendo Power, and wondering why it was called R. I do prefer it being renamed Mario Kart 64.
Speaking of Nintendo Power, I also remember a contest where if you could beat certain times on certain tracks, you could win a gold N64 controller. I tried so hard, but I just couldn't, beat the qualifying times.
That’s cool! I think R means rendered. I think the gold controller was sold with goldeneye later
A lot can be forgiven about Mario Kart SNES being the first outing, establishing the brand and concept and the basics. Though there is no doubt, Mario Kart 64 was an improvement on every level. It's just a more playable and accessible game, and the computer controlled characters aren't complete cheating bastards like in the SNES version. It's just a more fun game overall. And of course, Wario's there. You can't beat that.
i was with you until i sensed the biased... the cpu in mk64 was more cheap. lol be real about it!
constant rubberband always behind you. unless you cheat back with shortcuts.
in og snes mario kart you had the skill and you can get ahead and keep
a good distance from the cpu racers.
The best game❤
Starfox 64, F Zero X, Pilot Wings 64, and of course Mario Kart 64 all are vastly surperior to their Super Nintendo originals and have aged so much better...Mario Kart Super Circuit is a much better redux of the original game.
Bro left out the most nostalgic part. "Velcome to Marioo kart!....sElect your player!"
But I told ya! It’s a bunch of kids screaming Maaaaaaariiioooooo kaaaaaaaa-toooooooo
Easily the 2nd best mascot kart racer sipnoff of a Nntendo franchise on the N64.
“Timeless N64 Classic”
But GameSpot disagrees. They gave that game a 6.5/10!
GameSpot 9 times out of 10 can’t review a video game to save their lives!
Well, lemme just go kill myself then, because Gamepots has totally owned me here!
@@GTV-Japan don’t do that! You’re more creditable than they ever hoped, and you have so much to live for!
@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial yeah! I must live long enough to be the last channel standing!
@@GTV-Japan that’s the spirit! And to quote a certain fisherman, “it is why you should believe in achieving your goal! NEVER GIVE UP!”
I always liked the pre-rendered graphics. They look more artistic than polygons.
Yeah especially in the early days. I liked how they kind of looked like toys in this and other games
@@GTV-Japanagreed!
Man i love the sound of a Japanese man excitedly speaking Japanese haha
Thoroughly enjoyed the n64, its only failure is the joystick. Everyone had a worn out controller.
I don't really agree with all your nitpicks of the snes game. Coins are still used as speed cap increases. I think the game plays fine. I played a ton of f zero so maybe it's that but I really didn't have any issues with the game.
I liked F Zero a lot. It’s funny nobody is criticizing that I said pilot wings “wasn’t really a game” 🤣 I guess you don’t know what chord you strike until you try.
My only wish for Mariokart games is to be able to choose the number of laps (up to maybe 20) and have the option to turn rubberbanding on or off. Ive always hated being stuck with only 3 laps with mandatory rubberbanding.
Sometimes the jump from one stage of concept to the next version is so large it gets difficult to go back.
That certainly is the case for Mario Kart 64 as it eclipses the SNES original on every level.
Another example of this is Super Smash Bros. While the N64 original was great and so much fun back in the day. When Melee came outon the Gamecube it made going back to the original difficult.
I also like how point out the coins. I never liked the concept of coins to increase speed. It's already bad that you got hit by something and stopped dead in your tracks but now you also lost coins which makes getting up to topspeed difficult again. I was excited when I saw the announcement for Mario Kart Wii but when I saw the coins I skipped it.
To me personal the best Mario Kart is DS. If I have to mention a home console version it would be double dash on the gamecube. But DS is pretty much perfect if you ask me.
Thanks for sharing and honest and well thought out perspective!!
Honestly, almost all the things you’re complaining about in Super Mario Kart are what I love about it.
One of my favorite things about SMK was the fact the map and all the racers were on the bottom screen.
That’s fine! But certainly in the next gen that was out of date! If you liked it, sorry it never came back. 🍺
I liked the novelty of it in SMK. Didn’t complain it wasn’t in MK64.
Played all the Mario Karts ever since the SNES original and sure had tons of fun with all of them.
I honestly think that Mario Kart Wii and 8 Deluxe are the definitive entries in the series, however what you said during the video about improvements made with MK64 holds true.
That splitscreen map annoyed me even as a kid, especially since F-ZERO utilities the whole screen and has a map too.
And Super Mario Kart's A.I. cheated brutally.
Mario Kart 64 got rid of those issues and despite having its own share of problems (4P mode ran at half the frame rate and had no music for instance), the courses and battle mode were just so much more fun.
Sure SMK couldn't do much beyond what was possible at the time with the Super Famicom and mode7 feels slippery especially these days when coming from newer games, but it was nonetheless a fun milestone for what's to come and that was basically two continuations of the SNES (PS1 and N64) and SEGA pushing for low priced arcade experiences at home (Saturn).
Overall, the 90's were a crazy fun ride for videogames, going from 16bit to 128 in just 10 years.
I think Double Dash on GameCube was/is the best Mario Kart, but they are all great!
wooooooah dude i was with you all the way until you mentioned yoshi's story being better than island? cant agree -- but fantastic work as always!
What I mean to say is there are many games where the series didn’t take shape until the second game. I don’t get why people don’t see that but that’s fine.
Love your work. Take the subscribe!
Thank you 🍺
One sec... This mah jam.
This game is just endlessly appealing. It's not the first game I played technically but the first I ever got into. Nintendo at that point was still putting out these simple, fun games you can play over and over with no conclusion during a time games were starting to become more like movies -- just because their gameplay paradigms are so amusing and satisfying. None of the other MK games come close. The only reason I would buy the latest MK is because I was hoping it'd be like 64 in some way. I miss it, want this approach to return -- and I want the blue shells, coins and superficial gimmicks to burn in hell.
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Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, San Francisco RUSH.
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Mario Kart DS gotta be next.
That yoshis story line is a hot take
On one hand I never played Yoshi's Story, so I don't know about its quality. On the other hand, I get burned out going for 100 points in every level in Yoshi's Island, even though it feels like that's how you're supposed to play it. In spite of that, it does feel like a classic game.
@@GTV-Japan unsubscribed lol
@@lhfirex I've gone for the 100% and had a bad time. Just give it an any % playthrough and you'll have a great time
It’s just that a lot of 16 bit games at the end were impressive but not even 3 years later were out of date. These games all changed the format just a little bit too. But I’ll fire up YI this weekend to see if I’m wrong 😑
@@GTV-Japan I don't think there's such a thing as a perfect game, but YI is top 5 easy for me for snes. I just have never heard of anyone liking yoshis story better. It's just so unconventional. But I'll fire up the ol 64 and give it another run. Maybe read a guide this time.
13:09 - 13:17 😆😆😆 I agree! WHO WOULD? This is coming from someone who Recorded Videogame Themes as A Capellas for Years but the Option is there if you want it!
Exactly! This ain’t an Atari game!!
I loved double dash! GameCube had so many good games!
So I’ve heard. I might have to try one out and see why it’s so popular 💿
Dude Mario Kart super circuit for the game boy advance was the first Mario Kart game to feature retro tracks
In Germany at the end ceremony the 4th place isn't chased by a bomb, instead you see him standing alone in the background
Wow! Why? Is it too violent for kids or something?
@@GTV-Japan I dont know. Germany were back then against violence against humans in videogames. For example: they switched the marines for robots in half life. But in a "cartoonish" game like mario kart...?
@flaviapunktexe6924 I also heard pro wrestling was heavily censored 🤬 unfortunately
Very nice video!
Just one note. Mario Kart is the second best selling N64 game.
Goldeneye is the third.
Yesss butttt if you include the goldeneye bundle then the order is reversed! Basically tied. Thanks for watching!! 🚗 ⚡️
Australia had the wackiest N64 TV ads! 😂😂😂
Koopa Troopa is my favorite Racer.
One of MP kings on N64.
Well done
Yesss! New video !!!
GTV has the BEST Nintendos video 🔥 )m(The other videos are 🔥 too tho 😅)
The next video is a Sega one. It’s going to be hot too! 🏈
I bought the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe add on pack sight unseen assuming they'd re-do more N64 tracks. sadly that didn't happen.
and its version of N64 Rainbow Road was fun but waaaay too short. Should have been 3 laps. Didn't like how they insisted on having almost all the tracks being roughly the same length.
I hope MK 9 will just have every track ever.
am i the only one that likes doubledash the best? and mk8 the least?
I still prefer Mario Kart 64 over MK8. MK8 is great, of course, but sometimes I find it too chaotic to really matter if you drive good or not
15:28 - Is that the voice of video-game-enthusiast/ actor/ golfer “Brian Doyle Murray?
I thought it was Ken Hudson Campbell, who was kinda up there in the mid 90s.
I looked him up; I think you’re right. I know him best from Groundhog Day, as the “Good Morning!” espouser.
15:14 The announcer sounds like that one dude from Herman's Head.
...
Anyone?
It’s him!! I thought the same thing!! He was also in Down Periscope
@@GTV-Japan I actually went on his IMDB page wondering if I'd find the commercial, haha.
You meant whole new comment 😂. Sorry, slow morning!
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I actually prefer super mario kart :P
It has more focus on the driving and skills at cornering rather than weapons focus that later mario karts focus on.
Much different tone and atmosphere in it that I prefer and have more fun with.
Yes. It certainly is a very different game
I don't think it was ever confirmed that jr grew up to be dk in country.
Also Mario kart arcade is objectively the best one.
He wasn’t? I thought Kranky was the original DK and Jr. grew up!
@@GTV-Japan it's somewhat implied that happened with kranky the Kong family tree isn't clear.