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A complete restoration to the racing genre

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this video game for Christmas and boy I got a lot more than I had ever hoped for.
I salute Nintendo for restoring the classic Mario Kart genre, this game is better then the Mario Kart 64 in my opinion because you're given the ability to have two racers of your choice on a Kart so you can combine your specials to eliminate the competitors.
The graphics are the best I've ever seen on a Gamecube game, the sound and the voice-overs are a pleasure to your ears,the concept can't be beat and there are a ton of things to unlock like characters, vehicles, and courses.
I was so obsessed with the game that I stayed up five nights sequentially and unlocked everything and beat it.
This game is very fun and enjoyable and will have you glued to your seat for hours, it is a definite must-own for any Gamecube owner.
The only flaw I could see in this game was that it was a bit too short and easy, also there could've been a few more courses to unlock. Overall get off your ass and go order/buy this game NOW,it's worth your money every single penny.

The highlight of my game collection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ive been playing this game for years by myself and with my friends. It is simply amazing. For single player there are 3 different grand prixs each with 4 wacky courses with 3 levels, 50cc,100cc, and 150cc. Higher the cc the higher the speed. Each level up is harder. Beat levels to unlock the special cup, special karts, and new amazing characters. Each character has its own special like marios flame balls and koopas triple red shells. There are tons of multiplayer options for up to 4 players. Race each other in a grand prix, go one on one or whatever combination in a versus. Or face off 2 on 2. For two players, there is a co-op mode. One person drives, while the other rides shotgun being able to throw items and punch nearby opponents karts. There is also a battle mode for up to 4 players with weird tracks such as tilt-a-kart and pipe plaza. There are 3 battles, Shine theif, bob-omb blast, and balloon battle. All of them are loads of fun, especially bob-omb blast and balloon battle. Unlock another level known as mirror and play each course reverse. Unlock the all-cup-tour and play a 16 race tour following every single race. Here are my final totals:

Fun: 9/10, nothing like throwing items and duking it out to the finish
multiplayer/co-op: 10/10, tons of fun options for up to 4 players
time: 10/10, hours upon hours of gameplay
bugs: none
features: 10/10, several unlockable features and race courses
overall: 10/10, a legendary game. One of the few bright spots in the gamecube library.

great and dissapointing at the same time!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I finished 100% of this game and I gotta to say these things. It is the fastest mario kart game so far, but the contrulls feel weird at first, then you get used to it. It lacks the items that made mario 64 great and fun. It lacks the long bannana, purple shell (replaced by blue shell in MKDD) , golden mushroom and the triple shells are special items for only the koopas and they don't roll around you! But it still lacks alittle speed. It has some of the worst level designs like Baby park. It has a great rainbow road and tricky obsicles. Petey is the worst driver since the day of Billy Hatcher's release. Don't use PETEY!!! The grapichs are clean, shiny and weak. The Parade cart is the best cart in Mario kart double dash. Mario kart DS is goning to be way better than MKDD and MK64. overal it loses to the great mario kart 64!

The best game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart Double-dash for the Gamecube has to be my all-time favorite video game! My fiancé and I play against each other all the time! We've "beaten" the game a couple of times now, but it's still a lot of fun! Sometimes when we're driving around in real life after we just got done playing the game, I can't help but look around for boxes we can drive through to get objects to throw at the other drivers... I know it's not real, but wouldn't it be fun if it were?

My favorite characters to drive with are Baby Bowser and the green turtle-duck guy. Baby Bowser's special is, of course, a giant Bowser shell that crushes everything in its path. Sadly, I almost always take myself out with it when I throw it as well, but it still does its job! The green turtle-duck guy's (whose actual name I'm not sure of!) special is three green or three red shells. The green shells are another self-destructive weapon on my part, but the three red shells are awesome! Bananas are just about worthless, unless you use them to deflect a red shell attack! Mushrooms are helpful, as they help you to steal other player's objects if you use them to drive into the character while they're holding something. They are not helpful if you're on Rainbow Road, and I speak from experience. Rainbow Road is not a friendly course! The fake box is all right, but not great. You really can't aim where you want it to land and I often forget where I throw them, so I end up hitting them myself! The "first place killer", as my fiancé and I call it, is great, so long as you're not too close to the guy being blown up! Another thing you can get is the star, which is the same as in all Mario games in that it gives you a shield that saves you from anything bad, except falling off the side. Nothing can help you there!

Next, the car I always drive is the blue or pink sporty go-cart-looking car that you win with the mushroom people. They handle really well and are pretty fast! Before they're available, I use the green turtle shell car.

I love everything about this game, and I highly recommend it. Even the previews for it from television when it came out a couple of years ago were great! I think they're definitely what made me want to get it... The old people on the golf carts and the lady is throwing stuff off of it at the people behind her! So funny!

Just get it!

A great addition to an excellent Nintendo library

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best Mario Kart game to date. I've played everyone except the one for DS. This is probably the best racing game every too because it is stragety compared to just speed. Anybody can put the pedal to the metal but can you stay ahead when you have no advantage in speed.

The best thing about this game is that you can use two characters at once. So one is driving(driver can hold an item also) and the other is throwing the items. That essentially turns the game from an 8 player game to a 16 player game. Chalk this game up on the list of Ultimate Nintendo party games. Whoever on the Nintendo staff thought that idea up should be put in the Nintendo hall of fame beside mario and donkey kong. That is pure genius. Now you can save an item that you may need instead of using it right away. The only catch is though that if you get hit by a shell, lightning, or banana, you drop all you items.

That can easily be avoided by dodging shells and bananas. How you may ask. Well here is the other, less noticably addition to the game. When playing with a friend in the back, they can press the L or R button to dodge things, slow drivers down, knock opponents of the road, or steal items from opponents.

The last addition is the ability to use specials. Maro & Luigi can throw green or red fireballs. Baby Mario & Baby Luigi can use Chomps to clear the road for them. Donkey Kong & Diddy can throw a giant banana. Wario & Waluigi can throw an explosive bomb. Bowser & Baby Bowser can throw a giant Bowser shell. Peach & Daisy can steal opponents weapons. Toad & Toadette can get unlimited boost for about 8 seconds. Yoshi & Birdo have a homing shell. Koopa & Paratroopa have 3 green or red shells. Last but not least Piranha Plant & Boo have ALL THE POWERS. All in all, this is a best game in the series and well worth owning for any serious Nintendo fan or Gamecube owner.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've had this game for ages and it is still one of my favorites. I owned the original Mario kart for N64 and this game is double the fun. There are more characters in this one and more variety of karts to drive. Even for a game that was released at basically the launch of the system the graphics are terriffic. I would definitely recommend this game for anyone who liked the original or anyone who wants to discover the magic of little animated characters on fast little karts.

Gamecube Mario kart

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Mario kart is a long time established video game if you go back there is the early super nintendo version and then the nintendo 64 version that sold milions and was one of the best game created then they made gameboy versions.When the gamecube arrived fans wanted a new mario kart game and the result is really impressive!

They featured a new two player mode,but not the mode you would play on separate cars they made a new 2 player mode when both players are on the same car at the same time.A cooperation mode not seen often now the players help each other one is driving one is throwing stuff it wasnt seen before and yet it was so simple.

Just that option makes the game 5 stars but there is more.The graphics looks great the race tracks are great,and you got many cars that fits one character`s style but you can all use them.There are 3 types of cars;light,medium and heavy to go on the light car you need 2 small characters ans so it is for medium car but for the heavy you only need to have one heavy player.

You can unlock cars as you do the tournaments and characters many are here;birdo,didy kong,toadette,daisy are making appearances.Many stuff to unlock the game isnt really long it didnt took a big amout of time to beat the game but its always fun to replay this game its a classic maybe not as much as the 64 version of mario kart but still a heck of fun!

The cooperation mode,the characters,the fun everithing seems to be there the tracks are really good yet there isnt a negative point gamecube owners you should think about having it its a must have for mario fans!

Fun, But Not Much Here is New...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Introduction-

Mario Kart started as a great little game on the Super Nintendo. Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo assumed you as one of eight mascots of the mario world, and let you race against the computer, or with a friend. The twist, setting it apart from all the other racers in the genre, was it's Item and power-up system, letting you attack your opponents with shells, and get a boost from mushrooms, plus many more. Looking back on the game now, you will see very aged graphics on a very aged system. But sit down with it for a few minutes, and you will find the addictive gameplay that made it such a classic.

Mario Kart then moved to the Nintendo 64 in 1997, and replaced the flat courses of the origional with huge, lush courses to show off the hardware of nintendo's new system. Unfortunately, this upset many people because the bigger courses made winning the race more about who could best use power ups, rather than actual racing skill. Multiplayer in this game was fantastic, letting you race with three other people rather than just one.
Mario Kart 64 also built up on the battle mode, making it much more than just a diversion from the main game. But this game was plagued with many bugs and glitches that made the game unfair, and sometimes even unenjoyable. Mario Kart 64 was fun to play with friends, but was a little unbalanced, and had too many problems for its own good.

Now comes the third outing of the Mario Kart franchise to hit nintendo consoles. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! combines the best aspects of both the games before it, but unfortunately doesn't really do much else to improve the game.

Graphics-

The graphics in MKDD are crisp, smooth, and very colorful. The style of the game is very cartoonish, so those looking for a more gritty dark game will be very dissapointed. Nothing in the graphics catagory is done wrong. It has that classic mario style, but some might be somewhat concerned about how nintendo has places eyes on many of the game's inanimate objects, making it somewhat distracting to drive without feeling that you are being watched the trees... (Graphics 4/5)

Sound-

Mario and the Gang are very chatty, commenting on most of thier actions. Voice acting isn't terrible, but it might get annoying to hear those italian plumbers shout out their nintendo nonsense over and over. Some catchy themes on some of the race tracks, but nothing to get too excited about. (Sound 4/5)

Gameplay-

The gameplay in this game remains mostly unchanged from previous editions of mario kart. Race 3 times around a track, collecting power-ups from Item boxes scattered throuout each course, and beating your opponents. Controlling your Kart in this game has been tuned to perfection. The biggest addition to this edition of mario kart is the two-player-per kart aspect of racing. There is one driver in the front of the kart, and one in the back who handles the weapons and power-ups. This means you can hold two items at a time, and you can switch your character's places whenever at the push of a button.

This adds a strategic element while chosing your character, because you can combine any two characters in one kart. There are 20 characters in total, each with their own specialized kart. Another thing to worry about is that each "team" of characters has a SPECIAL item that they get randomly from any item box on the map. Each special item is different, and adds a lot to a team. The addition of a two-player-per-kart system works well and adds a lot to the game, but Mario Kart Veterans of any kind will find that playing with as two characters at once doesn't really change the gameplay that much.

The tracks you will race on are some of the best and creative courses to date, but unfortunately there are only 16, and some of them are mediocre and dull compaired to others. (Gameplay 4/5)

Multiplayer-

Multiplayer is the main draw of this title, and should be where you spend most of your time. WARNING: If you have no friends, do not buy this game! The two-player-per-kart lets you play co-op with a friend, but honestly, controlling your own kart is way more fun. Battle mode has unfortunately taken a step down from Mario Kart 64, because the courses to play on are boring and uninspired. Two new battle modes to play with are fun and welcomed, but just not fun on such bad battle arenas.

Nintendo also offers LAN play, offering up to 16 players to race, but it looks like this was thrown in at the last second, and only recommended if you actually have the resources to do it. (Multiplayer 4/5)

Overall-

This game is a great addition to the Mario Kart franchise, and recommended to anyone who owns a gamecube, and is looking for a great multiplayer experience. It perfects the mario Kart formula, but it has too little tracks, and a bad battle mode, and in the end, doesn't really offer anything new.

Overall, it is a great game. 4 out of 5
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10 years later and still as fun as the original!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Like many reviewers, I have a long history with Mario Kart, and I couldn't resist buying Double Dash as soon as I could find it... I was incredibly surprised with the graphics, the race courses and the unique two racer (driver, thrower) setup, and it's addictive nature gets both me (and my wife) immersed quickly.

My only beef, (and this doesn't change my 5 stars!) is that they haven't made a battle mode similar to the original Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo. The new battles are fun but they get resolved very quickly, where with the original, two good players could stalk each other for 10-15 minutes before getting an upper hand... With all the new characters and weapons, maybe this could be considered for the next Mario Kart?

Great fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This has become my seven year old son's and my favorite game to play together, and all the kids in the neighborhood enjoy it, too. The races are cool and battle mode is even cooler. If I keep practicing, one of these days I might even win a race or a battle against him!

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