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While developing the SNES predecessor, only two-dimensional graphics were used and numerous tricks were used to make the routes appear three-dimensional, Mario Kart 64 made the leap to real 3D graphics. And even with great technology for the time! The Mario racing game was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, or Nintendo EAD for short, and published on a classic gray N64 module with 96 Mbit storage space – that’s just 12 megabytes! For comparison: A single modern 3-minute song is roughly this size as an MP3 file in good quality or a high-resolution photo from a high-quality smartphone camera – or sometimes even significantly larger.īut in the mid-nineties that was enough to combine a total of 16 different courses in four cups, four game modes in single and multiplayer, 14 different items and eight different drivers in a single, fun game. In Europe and Germany, Mario Kart 64 was released on June 24, 1997, a Tuesday, and the second in the series has already been around for 23 years. And we want to take a closer look at that Mario Kart 64. Since Mario Kart 64 at the latest, Nintendo’s Funracer series has been a popular permanent guest on the screens in living rooms around the world when friends, family, acquaintances and co. Don’t forget about Super Mario 64 as well. That changed a few years later with the second part for the Nintendo 64, because it is well known that the four connections for four controllers were one of the highly praised features of the 64-bit machine. With Super Mario Kart, the fun on Super Nintendo was still limited to two players. There are a few choices that meet all the desired criteria, but of course (at least we think so) you should opt for Mario Kart! Playing together was the focus of the first series on the Super Nintendo, the multiplayer mode has always been the strength of the Funracer series. Because: The winner can decide where to order food. So it has to be accessible, local multiplayer has to be supported and of course you want to have fun and compete against each other. But you are in agreement: you want to gamble together.

You are a gamer, a friend you invited as well, but the two other buddies in the round of four have absolutely nothing to do with gaming. Imagine you want to spend a cozy and fun evening at home with a few friends (of course, keeping a distance and with a constant supply of fresh air). We want to take a closer look at the latter today! It all started quite inconspicuously in the nineties with Super Mario Kart for the SNES and a few years later Mario Kart 64 for the Nintendo 64. Mario Kart has come a long way: The Nintendo series is now world-famous, has a total of almost 150 million games sold and has become the epitome of joint gaming. Mario Kart 64: Retro special for the Nintendo 64 classic – The glue of friendship