The button can also be used to stop players from spinning out when they drive into a Banana while driving straight if the players brake at the right time, a musical note (♪) will appear over the character's head and nullify the effect of the Banana. If and are held in conjunction, players can perform a Spin-Turn, where they can turn sharply at a standstill. The button is used to brake, and it can put the kart into reverse if the Control Stick is held down. Mario Kart 64 plays similarly to its predecessor, Super Mario Kart, where players accelerate on a kart by holding down the button and use the Nintendo 64 Controller's control stick to steer. Mario Kart 64 later became available for the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2016, and is one of the launch titles for Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online.ĭonkey Kong racing in D.K.'s Jungle Parkway The game was commercially successful and received a Player's Choice edition, being the second-best-selling game on the Nintendo 64, beaten out only by Super Mario 64, and it was generally well-received by critics.

Other elements would become series mainstays, such as its racer weight classification, the introduction of Wario and Donkey Kong as playable characters, and several new items such as the Spiny Shell and triple variants of Green Shells and Red Shells. Additionally, the game contains unique track designs rather than multiple variants of the same track, and it introduces various track tropes that would later be reused in later Mario Kart installments, such as Luigi Circuit being the first track. It is the first game in the series to use three-dimensional graphics for its environment design, such as the addition of elevation, advanced collision physics, expanded camera controls, real walls that can obscure views, and increased aesthetic fidelity however, the characters, items, and some track obstacles in-game remain as two-dimensional, pre-rendered sprites, which are rendered for game optimization. Being an upgrade from its predecessor, Super Mario Kart, it features a similar base to Super Mario Kart in which players select a Mario cast member to drive in karts, employing a weapon-based system to benefit the player and hinder opponents, though it has expanded gameplay, such as the introduction of Mini-Turbo boosts from drifting and four-player support. Mario Kart 64 is a racing game that is part of the Mario Kart series, originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1996 in Japan and 1997 worldwide.

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