Not a deal breaker by any means, but still something worth noting. The screen is always squished by a map of the whole track under it, and while it's a good idea on paper, having an option to disable that would have been awesome. While this doesn't happen enough to necessarily ruin the game, it happens enough to dampen what could've been a fair race, as it can sometimes be cheap. The item distribution is the most unfair it has ever been in a Mario Kart, as no matter who you choose, you will always be at a disadvantage compared to the CPU, because they can spam any item they want. I always just brake while turning, because drifting always results in me smacking against the wall or a hazard. It's very finicky and seems to never be reliable. While I still stand by the gameplay being good, the drifting keeps it from being great. All of these pros make this a classic in its own right, but there are things holding it back from making it anything essential nowadays. It is excellent fun, and while it's not as robust as a few games afterwards (which is understandable, considering this is the first in the series), it's still fantastic. One of, if not the best part of this game, however, is the battle mode. While there's not a lot of variety in terms of themes, they're all structured well enough to be fun. The track design is pretty good, as well. The roster is pretty great for a first game, as you got most of the Mario characters you would hope to see, as well as some unique inclusions like Donkey Kong Jr. It's essentially the same exact fair you're used to, but with a D-pad, and thanks to this being made with that in mind, controlling this game with a D-pad is far better than you think it is. The music is all fantastic and very memorable, whether they're new tracks, or remixes from previous Mario games. Seeing locales from "Super Mario World" brought into a pseudo 3D plain is just awesome, and the fact that the SNES could give us that is still mind blowing to me. The visuals are impressive for the time and are filled with color and Mario charm. That's not to say this isn't good even after all these years later, because it's a classic for a few reasons. This Toad Plush, also has a Captain Toad Variant, but due to it's major differences it is considered separately from the Main All Star Toad Plush.I know that me giving this a 7/10 seems low considering this a classic, but, to me, this really is a series that just gets better and better with each console game, so the fact that the first one is riddled with things that haven't aged all too well makes sense.
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