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A big disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 17
Date: November 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game was a really big disappointment for me. I had to try this game because of all the hype and all the reviews here. Having played the Nintendo 64 game titled Mario Kart 64 I felt like it was not much of an improvement. In fact, I feel that Mario Kart 64 was a better game. The only improvement was in the graphics. Still, why do the characters not have fingers? In this stage of the game you would think that they would have fingers by now. Anyway, after I played the game I played a bit cheated. I was bored by it within ten minutes. The game is supposed to shine with multiplayer but it fizzled. There are so many GameCube racing games out there that are so much better than this game at a much lower price. One example of a better combat racing game is Burnout. If you can get any one of the games in this series you will see what a good combat racing game feels like. I feel that Mario Kart Double Dash!! is a dumbed down version of Mario Kart 64. I so much wanted it to be a great game. It no longer has the hopping ability of the previous game. For me it just wasn't very good. Double Dash!! probably would be better for very young gamers as they would probably be more forgiving of its shortcomings.

A wasted christmas present

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 25
Date: January 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for christmas and i was really really really dissapionted. The levels are so small and boring and i would say that the graphics are even worse than the old N64 version. The two person karts in the game have no effect at all on the excitment of the game. Even the battle levels are extremely small. If u wanna play a mario kart game then just play the N64 version cus this version is the worst game for gamecube yet. There is no challenge in the game at all. If i could i would burn all the mario kart double dash copies in the world, so no one would be exposed to such a crappy game. Good think i got a gift card for $250 dollars to bestbuy so i can buy me a REAL game that's actually FUN!

Not a good game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: July 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think anyone who is considering to buy this game should know this first.

This game doesnt break any new ground, neither graphics or sound fx. The duo tag-team option is new but not great. There are GC games out there, even kids games that look and sound a little better. Cel shading would have been nice. This game isn't.

The unreasonable difficulty towards the later parts is the main reason why this game fails when compared to Mario Kart 64.

1. It does not have the option to replay the course you failed in. Therefore you are forced to replay the entire cup of 4 courses. Although the game designers might have thought this would make it more difficult, yes it does make it more difficult but I think it's not a good move to piss off your consumers. Mario Kart 64 had the option to replay the course.

2. The computer karts can move faster than what is technically possible in this game. Therefore whoever you are handling will have a disadvantage against the computer. Their ability to turbo boost reminds me of the power of using game cheating devices except you, the human player is up against a bunch of cheaters controlled by a computer.

That is a major disadvantage and a turn-off. You either have to buy your own action replay or gameshark or use 4 controllers to control up to 4 karts of 8 characters leaving the rest to the computer, increasing the odds of you winning - but sadly that option is not available in this game. You can only control 2 karts up to 4 characters.

I think the game designers mistook " a difficult game" for " a great game". Granted that difficulty makes a game more challenging and replayable, Mario Kart: Double Dash is not MGS2 or Gran Turismo. There is no need to push the human players this hard. The winning point of this type of game is not in it's difficulty, it's in the simplicity and possibilities when playing this game. Game design is not all about making a game difficult by making the CPU more challenging.

We paid a bit of money to buy this game and we want something in return. If Nintendo is serious about being a key player in this market, it has to not only produce quality and variety games but also know what we want out of different genres of games. Because the Gamecube has much fewer games than the Sony PS2, each game is very important in deciding how the console will fare.

I know some will come to defend this game as a ground-breaking spectacle. That the criticisms are unfair. But think about it, this is really to help Nintendo improve. I recommend a rental to decide 4 urself. You will win and complete this game eventually but at the price of being pushed to fustration and having to replay the grand prix cups over and over again is just not consumer-friendly.

I hope that the next Mario Kart game will be a better game.

A Huge Disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: May 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Being a huge fan of the Super Nintendo and N64 versions I was sure to reserve a copy of this game when it came out.

However, I soon discovered that while the tracks, graphics, and extras are great, the controls and driving engine are TERRIBLE.

Racers familiar to the N64 version will feel like they are driving a school bus on ice when playing this game. The system of power sliding is completely ruined.

Definitely rent this game first, and if you must buy it, at least do yourself a favor and play the N64 version so that you know what you're missing.

Bad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 37
Date: October 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dont even rent Mario Kart: Double Dash. It is really boring. All the Mario Karts are the same. Im sick of Mario. He should die already. Dont buy it.

terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 18
Date: May 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

ok, i wanted to like this game. i almost liked it for about 1 minute, and then it got sooooo boring. i was ready to return it after 5 minutes. PLEASE dont get this game if you dont like boredom.

Wrong game shipped

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: January 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I cannot submit a review since the seller sent the wrong game. Although I returned wrong game in plenty of time for ordered game to be put under Christmas tree, it did not happen. Took quite a few emails to get refund and wasn't refunded the return postage as promised. This caused me to order books from overstock.com rather than Amazon.com for birthday present.

Same old...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 11 / 51
Date: September 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm pretty used to Nintendo games now. I've been playing them for far too many years. Just when they released Mario Sunshine they get the difficulty just right. Unfortunately they didn't make the game last. Sure I could get all the blue coins but why bother? The game was TOO SHORT.

Nintendo are getting in the habit of releasing these short games and Mario Kart Double Dash is no exception. You really got the feeling they put the effort into Mario Kart 64 but this just looks like a 3D/cel-shading mix up.

But lets not concentrate soully on the graphics. The gameplay. No online gaming. It was amazing how many people were outraged when they heard there was going to be no online gaming. Playing it with your friends will only last so long before they go home. There's no challenge when you're playing the CPU. The game would have lasted so much longer if it was online.

The tracks are a bit more intresting then Mario 64. There are pipes with flat piranha plants, there are flat balls of fire, there is a sphere chomp. Oh wait... the sphere chomp was also in the N64 game. Oh how technology has advanced!

The game is boring. You start it, you finish it. And all for fifty notes. So what? Wait a year until it's in the bargin bin. Maybe half a year. If this was a report card to Nintendo I'd write in red ink, "unoriginal" and "must try harder!" I expected so much from Mario Sunshine but now I've learnt better from it. Come on Nintendo, give us a long game for once that isn't on the Game Boy Advance. PLEASE!!!

Terrible

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 25
Date: September 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Having played Mario Kart: 64, I had huge expections for the hopefully advanced Gamecube version. I was truely dissipointed.

Reasons:

- Very small. The tracks are very small. It takes less than 30 sec to compleate most races, most while Mario Krat: 64 races take me 2-7 minutes to compleate.

- The batteling is horrible. The batteling arena is very small, and the only enjoyable (Which saved this game from 1 star overall) batteling segment is where you throw bombs at each other.

- The replay isn't good. This game takes 1 hour to master for the average gamer to beat.

Basically, the major downfall of this game is that it is too small. In the N64 game we had fun, and sometimes long race tracks. Hopefully, Nintendo will improve...

I've Already Played This Game . . .

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: March 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

. . . on the Nintendo 64.
- Is there $50 worth of additions? No.
- Is there $50 worth of better graphics? No.
- Is there $50 worth of new characters? No.
- Is there $50 worth of new gameplay? No.
- Is two characters in one cart worth $50? No.
- Is GC broadband compatibility worth $50? No.

Face it, this game is not a sequel, it's an expansion pack. Moreover, single player is no fun at all. Has our society become so blind that we spend money on games that WE ALREADY HAVE all the while there are people in other countries who are STARVING? I mean, give me a break, donate $50 to a worthwhile charity and play the N64 version for crying out loud.

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