A Critical Look At The FIRST 3D Mario Kart - Mario Kart 64

[@sylvisorex]

4:10 Actually in this game the light characters have better speed AND acceleration, their downsides are that they spin out super easily if they hit heavy characters and have poor handling which makes them pretty tricky to control.

[@MDE128]

I like the part where it says “ten years to get picked up” because it reminds me of Nathaniel Bandy saying things like the loading screen in SSBWiiU taking ten years to load up.

[@PixelShiftss]

The only Mario kart I’ve never played, was hoping to try it on the n64 expansion, but decided not to pay the extra money. I’ll have to find another way.

[@Tricky_Nick]

Emulation 👍🏻

[@gamingforalaugh77]

The expansion pass is only 35 a year for me so I find it very worth it

[@sprinklesplash810]

This was my childhood Mario Kart along with Wii. I love this game because it’s jank and it makes playing more fun crazy. The sounds are also just part of my life’s soundtrack. Play it if you can and play it again if it’s been a while.

[@sprinklesplash810]

Only Mario Kart I haven’t played is Double Dash (also home circuit). It looks cool but I only got to play the game cube once and played Kirby Air Ride instead.

[@Tricky_Nick]

👍🏻

[@NinetyLegos]

I never played home circuit and probably won't tbh. I saw a couple videos and it doesn't seem as fun as you might think it would be

[@alface935]

Also The Toad Voice Of The Japanese Version Still Is The Best Toad Voice To This Day

[@Tricky_Nick]

😂

[@pavao13]

Great video! I think this is a fair and balanced review, although I could have used another 20 minutes or so on Wario stadium. Nothing was better than hitting someone with lightning right as they were about to make that jump off the ramp, so they couldn't make it across. Also, your English teacher sounds like a cool guy...

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thank you! My English teacher is a pretty cool guy except for when he makes me read 1984 over break…

[@jesuspernia8031]

This game is still fun. Also love the insane shortcuts people have pulled off on here.

[@redomega]

3:32 rip my boy toad

[@Tricky_Nick]

🪦

[@Ray_2112]

Nice video, but judging by the gameplay I see you forgot one important thing that explains a lot of your troubles with the controls and some of the tracks - DRIFTING! If you'd know how to drift properly (which is basically every curve btw.), you'd have a WAY better time in this game and fall off the track way less. It gives you way more control and also some little boosts sometimes. You just need to know how to do it properly, but it's really easy if you know.

[@snek0526]

You're so underrated!? Whyyyy? Your videos are amazin!!

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thanks!

[@HighPeakMapping]

Although I don't believe this game has aged well, it's still a blast to play. I remember when I bought it on the Wii U virtual console when I was younger and I thought I'd made my Wii U's quality glitch to really low 💀

[@jesuspernia8031]

I really could care less about how a game aged as long as it’s fun. It’s really the only thing that matters. That’s why people now still play games like SM64 or Sonic Adventure.

[@dreadzonextheredheadwarrio5268]

This game may not have aged well, but I do see it as an adored classic, definitely a step forward! You said good complaints about Yoshi Valley, my one complain about that course is that the game doesn't show who's in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, the reason, and you mentioned "it's due to the N64's limitations" That's so weird! 😅

[@Tricky_Nick]

Yoshi valley is just a whole mess in this game

[@pluglyfemsm]

@@Tricky_Nick I’m happy how Mario Kart 8 fixed it

[@LITTLE1994]

My second Mario Kart after the SNES original. Great game despite the rubberband AI. Did a stream of it, yesterday. Don't know why people call it "King of Mario Kart".

[@Tricky_Nick]

It was the king of kart racers at the time!

[@fredrick8691]

Great vid! Can't wait to see the GBA review.

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thanks!

[@ThePillowGamer]

I am not joking when I say that this Yoshi valley is my favorite. I just love it’s mystery. Mario kart 8 practically tells you where to go and where you are, but Mario Kart 64 just leaves it up to you, giving no placements and a terrible map. Something is lost when you take away the mystery of the course.

[@pluglyfemsm]

Mario Kart 64 is a huge milestone for the Mario Kart Series

[@Tricky_Nick]

Yeah

[@half-dusted]

Great video! I loved this game so much, it may not have a big roster and may be really janky, but it's a great multiplayer game.

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thanks!

[@half-dusted]

@@Tricky_Nick you're welcome

[@AlbertBoris]

The lack of any major unlockables really throws me off, and it's the reason Mario Kart 64 is my least played game of the series.

[@Tricky_Nick]

Fair enough

[@miere2quiet]

Your so underrated you need more subs

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thank you! I’m working hard on it

[@reagang2012]

2:13 MATTHEw PAVAO REFERANCE!!!!!!!!!!!1!

[@Tricky_Nick]

Yes

[@pavao13]

Great literary reference!

[@alface935]

Also Who At Nintendo Though It Was a Good Idea To Give Peach,Toad And Yoshi Both High Speed And High Acceleration? Thats Even More Broken Then The Flame Runner And Funky Kong Of Mario Kart Wii Because At Lest There You Have The Low Acceleration Holding It Back

[@Tricky_Nick]

🤷

[@reagang2012]

who would win? negative 8 vs regular 8 nick?

[@Tricky_Nick]

Shadow nick is now canon

[@OliverChiacchia112]

Works best using an N64 controller of which the joystick is completely broken

[@Tricky_Nick]

a floppy shell of what it once was

[@MrMario501]

Epic video. Super entertaining!

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thanks!

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

Mario Kart 64 is better for multiplayer, tracks and music, while DKR is better in every other way. Also, I kinda hope you mention Son of the Mask in the Super Circuit video lol

[@Tricky_Nick]

What’s that?

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

@@Tricky_Nick It was a sequel to the movie, “The Mask.” And a bad one at that. In the beginning of the movie, the main character, Tim plays Super Circuit with his index fingers

[@gamingforalaugh77]

Imagine being able to play Mario kart while getting a hair cut lol that would be cool lol

[@Tricky_Nick]

Yeah

[@TheDynastyWarrior13]

I think aside from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe this is my favorite Mario Kart game. I'm sure part of it is nostalgia because it's the one I grew up playing, but I do also genuinely think the gameplay is among the fastest paced and most challenging. I love the track selection and the simplicity of the game, having tons of different karts and gliders and characters with different stats is awesome, but sometimes I just want all that fluff to be stripped back so it's really a pure contest of who is the better racer. Also the battle mode in this game is the best in the whole series, I'll stand by that statement till the day I die.

[@crabwaluigi]

Let’s see what you got buddy, this is great on multiplayer and so is super Mario kart

[@Tricky_Nick]

👍🏻

[@ejakaegypt]

Mario kart 64 was legendary I miss getting together with my friends racing and battling

[@fatdinosaurfood8059]

How is yoshi a lightweight? He literally carried Mario

[@Tricky_Nick]

🤷

[@BeeWaifu]

3:08 I have no idea why, but the ai opponents ALWAYS hit that snowman.

[@My_Worldyt]

Most of mariokarts best stuff came from here.

[@Tricky_Nick]

👌🏻

[@EpiclyEpicGamer]

this game is the best because 8 squared is 64, so its 8 times better than mario kart 8.

[@levelthirtyone]

This game is my least favourite one. There are just so many aspects to it that I can't look past. One thing about the game I just don't understand is how people can like Rainbow Road. In my opinion it's the worst stage the series has produced: way too long, nothing interesting besides a couple chain chomps, guard rails the whole way through meaning you literally have to try to fall off.

[@jesuspernia8031]

I’ll agree with that. That’s why it’s been remade in CTGP in MKWii and on MK8.

[@jclkaytwo]

@@jesuspernia8031 the CTGP wii version is identical to the original n64 version

[@jesuspernia8031]

@@jclkaytwo Yeah but it’s got MK Wii physics which automatically puts it ahead of MK8

[@jclkaytwo]

@@jesuspernia8031 umm... no? the wii version is still boring as hell. the 8 version is an actual racetrack now.

[@jesuspernia8031]

@@jclkaytwo Don’t care. 8’s mechanics are trash compared to Wii’s.

[@Virox_HD]

Nice video

[@Tricky_Nick]

Thanks!

[@thepenguinboi8679]

I find the game pretty boring today. Even for back then, Diddy Kong racing was way better. That’s just my opinion tho

[@Tricky_Nick]

👍🏻

[@goldengoodra2941]

My belief is the only way to enjoy Mario Kart 64 is to have grown up with it. Cause otherwise, it’s such a subpar Mario Kart experience.

[@TheHalloweenGuy666]

Roster Mario Luigi Peach Toad Yoshi -Kamek- Donkey Kong Wario Bowser

[@Tricky_Nick]

Moment of silence for our fallen Kamek

[@GlitCh4O4]

Mario kart 64 oh boy where do I even start? This game has some major issues, The roster was ok but kamek we reject :( but I get why they replace him with DK, and the going from 2d to 3d was a good start, and the weight class was good,and the tracks were good but the best had to be bowser’s castle in my opinion,the music/soundtrack was good but I can’t say the same for the voice acting, the item balance was ok, battle mode was good actually, the controls were terrible and everyone would have to agree, in the end this game wasn’t bad but wasn’t good but it’s a bit better than super Mario kart but overall the game is still fun :)

[@Tricky_Nick]

Good take

[@Ray_2112]

Someone apparently has never heard about punctuation marks yet. 😅 The controls are great...if you drift that is!

[@AlonzoTompkins]

I’ll be blunt, a lot lot of your complains about Choco Mountain and Yoshi Valley are generally because you’re not very good at the game if that gameplay is yours.

[@EWOODJ]

You’re downplaying and underestimating Super Mario Kart a bit too much.