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More Fun With Mario

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I think this game gives a really good challenge to people 6-12. Our whole family plays it together. We loved discovering new characters, carts, and courses, but we wish there were more because we have unlocked everything. We still have a blast playing it and trying to beat our records.

Mario Kart is Awsome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart has alot of really fun mode. especially the wacky battle, Grand Prix, and the awsome 4 player vs mode. This game is alot more fun than Mario Kart 64 because you have two people and alot of more items. Every one has a special item. Like mario's fireballs and yoshi yoshi egg. This game is great fun to my whole family. and it could to yours!

Good, but no Super Nintendo Mario Kart.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Super Mario Kart of SNES days, despite the cartoonish nature of it, was perhaps the greatest racing game ever. In my time, it was a college dorm staple. The battles were just a medium for trash talking, the time trials were a measure of pure skill, and the races were a great combination of both. Very rarely does a game reward skill. When the N64 version came out, it came out with a collective, "ughh". While darn good looking, much of the skill was replaced by luck, and it just wasn't as fun.

Now the latest incantation is for the Gamecube. Sure, Nintendo is no longer the only major player in the video game market, but it still shines. This game still relies a lot on luck, and the power slide of yesteryears have been replaced by a useless unintuitive turn boost. The Super Nintendo version had different levels of characters, where the ultimate goal was to master the clunky but amazingly fast Bowser and Donkey Kong Jr. Now, even though there are more characters, the AI and lack of a power slide removes all motivation to switch from the lighter ones, reducing replayability. The battles are good though. I especially enjoy the bomb battles, but the lack of good levels severely limits the playability.

The worst part of the AI is what I like to call the "Colorado Rockies Pitchers" syndrome, where if you get hit once, you get hit over and over again. The second you get caught in the pack, it's over. It's very common to get hit once with a red shell, then before you start again, get hit by a start, a green shell, a red shell, and hit by lightning, throwing you into last place. It sucks.

With all its faults, it's still darn fun and is pretty easy to pass all the levels. Probably the best non-shooting multi-player game out there at this time.

Pros:
Good looking.
Still fun.

Cons:
Cheap AI.
The larger characters are not fun.
Needs more battle levels.
No power slide.

Simple but beautiful...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Actually I used to play with Playstation games and Metal Gear Solid 2 is still the best game I ever played. But just because of Mario and those cute Nintendo characters, I bought a gamecube with Mario Kart. My first impression was "what a simple game it is!" . But as I played the game more and more, I just got addicted to the game and finally I found myself angry and shouting in a saturday night becasue I didn't win a race due to that Donkey Kong and Bowser pair. If you never played this kind of game before, I highly recommend this game. It's very funny to play alone and also multi-player mode is 3 times funnier.
The only missing point is it's too short and too simple(but still it's gonna take more than a month to unlock the hidden map.). I hope next time Nintendo will come out with just a little more sophiscated Double Dash with more maps.
BTW, the last rainbow racing course is beautiful and the jazzy game soundtrack is awesome.

Very addictive & fun for all ages!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have been a Mario Kart fan since it first came out on SNES, and maintain that the original version is by far the best. However, I continue to be impressed by the various versions of this game Nintendo puts out, and Double Dash is no exception.

When I first played this game, I have to admit, I did not like it. It seemed a little too fast and too over the top for me, as I prefer simplicity in my gaming. I put it away and didn't touch it for a long time, but I decided to give it another shot a couple months ago. This second time around has been wonderful and I enjoy being able to chose different character combinations, unlocking characters/levels/karts, and playing the various battle modes. Be warned! This can be addictive and hours can by without you realizing it!

My only complaint is that the 150cc mode is very hard. In all the previous games, I have found Mario Kart to be a bit on the easy side, and the 150cc mode to be not very challenging. The opposite is true here. Expect to spend a lot of time mastering the 150cc mode--I know I have! I suspect that Nintendo has purposely made this mode a lot harder. For example, characters recover amazingly quickly when hit by various items, whereas you do not, and they seem to go a lot faster than you, too, regardless of the kart/characters you have chosen. Overall, this is a great game for girls and boys of all ages. Happy gaming!

Even my little sisters like it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My 10 year old son's review: I just got Double Dash for my gamecube. I played it on vacation as a rental in the hotel. I played it for 3 hours with my cousin and ran my aunts hotel bill up. She was OK with it and we had lots of fun playing it. We have it at home now and even my little sisters like it. They like the game too because they can play as the princesses. I can play with my sisters at the same time because they can ride on the back while I steer. My favorite car is the Koopa King. And my favorite character is Bowser. There are lots of cars and drivers to choose from. Its really fun to win trophys and new cars when you race in Grand Prix. My mom plays too but she's a crazy driver. My dad is a good driver but I usually beat him in battle. This is a good game because there are lots of choices for drivers, rides, race tracks and cars. Get a memory card so you can save your trophys.

Great game but could be alot better!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I like the cast of characters, but they could have included characters like Kirby, Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and others whitch would be awesome!!! I wish they wouldn't have made Kirby Air Ride because Kirby would have been better on Mario Kart: Double Dash. But this game is great non the less, The tracks are short, thier isn't very many either just 12, and There arn't that many weapons!!!! I give this game 4 Stars!!!

It is double the fun...Double Dashing!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun!!! You can do Time Trial races, you can multiplayer racing, one player racing and racing with ghost characters! It really cool. You earn new kinds of cups like the Special Cup to race in. You also earn different cars depending what king of medals you get in the Grand Prix. There are different levels like the 50 cc, the 100cc and the 150 cc. 150 cc is really hard. I especially like this game because if you are tired of racing and want to play something else, in the game, you can do battle mode. Battle Mode is where you try and beat your opponent by doing the mini-games that they have.

OUT OF A FIVE STAR SCALE

Graphics: 5 stars
Action : 4.8 stars
Boringness: 1.1 stars

great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is fun but it is great with budies

A classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart double dash is a classic. We have played this for years with our kids, and it remains one of our all time favorites.

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